Statistical processing

Source data

The statistics is primarily based on the Statistic Denmark's register of adult education and supplementary courses. This register gives a complete description of the participation in courses/single courses related to adult education and supplementary courses. Data is also drawn from Statistic Denmark's registers on population (for data on age, gender, area of residence, family relations and ancestry), register of highest education and register of income to describe the background of the students on the folk high schools. Details of how the data of the folk high schools is collected and entered in the student register can be found here: Courses and Adult Education - Folk High Schools

Frequency of data collection

Annually.

Data collection

The statistics are draw on data from several exciting statistical registers.

Data validation

The statistics are based on validated and edited data from several statistical registers. For a description of data validation of register data, refer to the statistic documentation for the individual statistical registers:

Courses and Adult Education - Folk High Schools The Population Highest Education Attained and Income Statistics.

Data compilation

Register data for each participant is linked together by personal identification number and data are tabulated based on background variables, school type and course length for both calendar year and school year. The total extent of courses expressed by the number of full-time equivalents is calculated by summing the duration of each participants' teaching and dividing by 40 weeks, which expresses a full year's folk high school course. The completed tables are compared with the other tables for adult and continuing education.

Year students are calculated based on the length of students' stay and the number of students. The length of the students' stay corresponds to the proportion of a full academic year that the course corresponds to for each student. The course length thus indicates the extent of a course calculated during the teaching period and does not say anything about the length of the period over which the course has elapsed. A course completed in one month may have the same length of activity as a course completed in six months.

The personal income is based on the total personal income. Total personal income is equal to the sum of business income, transfer income, wealth income (excluding calculated rental value of own dwelling) and other non-classifiable income attributable directly to the individual. The amount is before deduction of tax, labor market contributions and special pension contributions, and interest expenses are not deducted.

The equivalent disposable income in the family is used to compare income and living conditions for families of different sizes, the available income is weighted with the number of people in the family.

The personal income, the equivalent disposable income in the family, the highest attained education level for the participant and his/her family are based on the period immediately before the course. The age of the participant is estimated from the start date of the course at the folk high school. The register information is linked together on the basis of personal identification and data are tabulated. The completed tables are compared with the other tables for adult and continuing education.

Adjustment

No additional corrections are made apart from what is described in data validation and data treatment.