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Documentation of statistics: Childcare after school start

Contact info, Population and Education, Social Statistics , Annemarie Schriver , +45 40 18 43 54 , RIE@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Childcare after school start 2024 , Previous versions, Childcare after school start 2023, Childcare after school start 2022, Childcare after school start 2021, Childcare after school start 2020, Childcare after school start 2019, Childcare after school start 2018, Childcare after school start 2017, Childcare after school start 2016, The statistics illustrate the number of children in childcare for schoolchildren and the number of employees with pedagogical assignments. The subject of childcare used to cover the entire childcare area for children from the age of 0-18 years, which from 2015 has been divided into childcare pre-school for children (0-5 years) and childcare school for children (6 - to 18 years). The purpose of this statistics is to shed light on childcare for schoolchildren., Statistical presentation, The statistics is an annual inventory of the number of enrolled children and the number of employees with pedagogical assignments in childcare for schoolchildren. The children and young people are measured by municipalities, category of child care, type of ownership and age. The staff are measured by municipalities and positions category. The statistics are published in StatBank Denmark. , Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data for this statistics is collected annually from municipalities and payroll systems. It is supplemented by data from the Ministry of Education and electronic reports from self-employed and private institutions. The data collected are validated for large deviations as well as inconsistent information from the different sources and is compared with the numbers from previous years. , Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, There are several different diverse users of the statistics. The Danish Ministries use the statistics to compare the resource allocation to childcare in different municipalities and to develop policies on child care. Interest organizations, such as the National Association of Pedagogues (BUPL), the National Associations of Muncipalities (KL) and The Association of Parents (FOLA) use the statistics to assess the allocation of resources and the service level in the childcare area. Data has been collected on the basis of an agreement between Statistics Denmark and the Ministry of Children and Social Affairs., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The inventory contains information from all 98 municipalities. The accuracy is affected by errors in municipal registrations and the assessment institutions on whether the staff is working in childcare or as the teacher in the same school. Some new established institutions can be missing and some can have changed status without Statistics Denmark has been informed. , Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The inventories are published without delay in relation to the pre-announced release date in the release calendar. The publications take place once a year., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, Statistic on childcare can be dated back to 1943. In general it is possible to compare the total number of children and type of institutions from 1994 onwards. However be aware that the day of reference changes from spring to autumn from 2004. Statistics on childcare are published in several countries, but they do not have common guidelines. The subject of child care in the OECD countries is described in the yearly report Education at a Glance., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The statistics are published in StatBank Denmark under the subject of , Childcare, . For further information, go tp the , subject page, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/childcare-after-school-start

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Documentation of statistics: SME Access to Finance

Contact info, Business Dynamics , Alina Grecu , +45 30 55 18 24 , AGC@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, SME Access to Finance 2018 , Previous versions, SME Access to Finance 2014, The statistics provides updated information on small and medium-sized enterprises' access to finance in light of the financial crisis. The 2018 statistics is an update of previous surveys covering the periods 2007, 2009/2010 and 2014. To provide the best basis for comparability over time, the survey has been repeated with an almost unchanged contents., Statistical presentation, The statistics sheds light on small and medium-sized enterprises' access to finance, covering loan finance, equity finance and other types of finance. Results are published in a NYT from Statistics Denmark and related tables in the Statbank. , Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The statistics is annual and questionnaire-based. Information is reported digitally. Validation includes checks and supporting information built into the digital form, combined with subsequent checks and recontact to reporting enterprises. The published results are grossed up to population level. Stratification is based on activity, enterprise size class and subpopulations ( high-growth enterprises, high-growth new enterprises and other enterprises)., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The statistics provides updated information on growth conditions for the Danish business sector, specifically on small and medium-sized enterprises' access to finance. The 2018 survey was carried out in collaboration with, and with financing from, the Danish Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs. In addition, the statistics is expected to be used by other ministries, Danmarks Nationalbank (the Danish Central Bank), business associations and by researchers., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, Sampling error calculations have been produced. The response rate is 93 per cent. Unit non-response is limited and due to bankruptcy, take-overs, etc. Item non-response is also limited. The quality of the statistics is considered high., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, Results from the survey are published relatively soon after the end of the reference period, and results have been published without delays. Results for 2014 were published without delays in a NYT from Statistics Denmark and related tables in the Statbank in mid-April 2015. Results for 2018 will be published without delays in late October 2019., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The statistics provides updated information on small and medium-sized enterprises' access to finance in light of the financial crisis. The 2018 statistics is an update of previous surveys covering the periods 2007, 2009/2010 and 2014. for 2007 and 2009/2010 results for a number of other European Member States are also available. To provide the best basis for comparability over time, the survey has been repeated with an almost unchanged contents., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, Results are published in a Nyt from Statistics Denmark (in Danish only) and related tables in the Statbank. , Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/sme-access-to-finance

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Documentation of statistics: Bachelor and long cycle higher education

Contact info, Population and Education, Social Statistics , Nanna Maria Kerlauge , +45 61 63 06 57 , nml@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Bachelor and long cycle higher education 2024 , Previous versions, Bachelor and long cycle higher education 2023, Bachelor and long cycle higher education 2022, Bachelor and Long-Cycle Higher Education 2021, Bachelor and Long Cycle Higher Education 2019, Bachelor and Long Cycle Higher Education 2018, The statistics about bachelor and long-cycle higher educations describe activity on bachelor and long-cycle higher educations in Denmark. Bachelor and long-cycle higher educations are defined from Statistics Denmark's education classification DISCED-15 as all educations classified on level 60 and 70. The levels in DISCED-15 for higher education are classified according to the main fields regulated by law. Bachelor and long-cycle higher educations are typically 3 and 2 years in duration. Bachelor and long-cycle higher educations statistics is in its current form comparable since 2005 and is part of the overall Student Register, which contains information on all students and students in ordinary education in Denmark., Statistical presentation, These statistics contains yearly data about the activity on bachelor and long-cycle higher education in Denmark. This includes the number of entrants, the number of completed and the number of active students. The statistics are divided by education and the students' age, sex, ancestry and national origin., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The data for these statistics are collected yearly in October from the administrative systems of the educational institutions. Statistics Denmark has drawn up standards for reporting formats, validation and error searching in cooperation with the system supplier STADS, who is in charge of the administrative systems on the universities. This means that the data received by Statistics Denmark have already been controlled. In addition, a thorough error search and validation of data are done by Statistics Denmark., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The statistics are relevant for public administrators, scientists and other analysts, journalists and citizens etc. as basis for prognoses, analyses and planning purposes in the educational field, but also for example in the labour market field and the integration field. The basic data for the statistics are used as background data for most of the personal statistics at Statistics Denmark, and it is the basis for the tables in StatBank Denmark about education. , Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The administrative systems that are the basis for the statistics are used by the institutions for their own daily administration of the students and also for the payment of different economic grants. Correct registers are therefore necessary for the economy of the institutions and contributes to an expected high quality of the data source. However, occasional errors will almost always occur. These are almost always fixed before next year's publication of data. , Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are published about 4 months after the reference time which is 1 October. The statistics are usually published without delay in accordance with the scheduled date., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The current time series of these statistics goes back to 2005, but statistics on bachelor and long-cycle higher education have been made further back than this. , Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, In the StatBank, these statistics can be found under the subject , Bachelors, and , Long-cycle higher education, . For further information, see the homepage of , Bachelors, and , Long-cycle higher education, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/bachelor-and-long-cycle-higher-education

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Documentation of statistics: High Growth Enterprises

Contact info, Business Dynamics, Business Statistics , Kalle Emil Holst Hansen , +45 21 58 48 87 , KHS@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, High Growth Enterprises 2023 , Previous versions, High Growth Enterprises 2022, High Growth Enterprises 2020, High Growth Enterprises 2018, High Growth Enterprises 2017, High Growth Enterprises 2016, High Growth Enterprises 2015, High Growth Enterprises 2014, High Growth Enterprises 2012, The statistics High growth enterprises in Denmark was published the first time in 2008. High growth enterprise as well as Gazelles were at that time measured. However, later the statistics was limited to only include Gazelles. The purpose of the statistics "Gazelles in Denmark" is to illustrate the development in the number of gazelles and jobs created in the growth period., Statistical presentation, The statistics counts yearly the number of gazelles in Denmark, as well as jobs created in the growth period. In addition the turnover at the beginning and end of the growth period is available., The growth indicator is the number of employees. The number of employees is converted into full-time equivalents (FTEs). The number of FTEs is used as a measure of the total amount of work performed by the gazelles employees during the year in question., The statistics covers only Non-Agricultural Private Sector., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The statistics are based on the Business demography statistics and the information regarding surviving firms up to 5 years old. The information of survival is used to the delimitation of the population to be measured. The enterprise's development in number of full-time employment is measured from start to end of the growth period., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The statistics is used by ministries and governmental agencies, regional and county authorities as well as private sector institutions and enterprises. Number of gazelles in Denmark is used in analysis of the development of young high-growth enterprises (gazelles). Moreover, it illustrates the creation of new jobs amongst these enterprises in the growth period. No user satisfaction is collected., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, There exist a certain uncertainty regarding the identification of real new enterprises in the statistics of business demography, which the statistics Gazelles is based on. If the Business Demography has identified new administrative units incorrectly in relation to whether they are really new, it can affect the start population for these statistics, and thus the companies that have the opportunity to become new high-growth companies., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics is available with final figures around 18 months after the end of the reference year. The statistics is published with preliminary data around 10 months after the end of the reference year., The statistics has not previously been delayed., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The statistics can not be directly compared to the statistics of Gazelles published by Eurostat, see the paragraph '7.01 International sammenlignelighed' for further explanation. The statistics are based on the real new enterprises from the business demography statistics. There have not been changes in methods since the beginning of the series., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The data is published in NYT and is available in the , StatBank, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/high-growth-enterprises

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Documentation of statistics: Shelters

Contact info, Personal Finances and Welfare, Social Statistics , Chris Cornelia Friis Christiansen , +45 23 13 05 91 , CCC@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Shelters 2024 , Previous versions, Shelters 2023, Shelters 2022, Shelters 2021, Shelters 2020, Shelters 2019, Shelters 2018, Shelters 2017, Shelters 2015, The purpose of the statistics Shelters is to provide information about the users of the types of accommodation as prescribed by section 110 of the Social Services Act, which includes reception centers etc. The statistics were originally established by the National Board of Social Appeals in 1999. Until July 1st 2016, the Appeals Board managed the statistics, after which it was transferred to Statistics Denmark. , Statistical presentation, The statistics provides an annual statement on number of nights and number of persons who have spent the night on an accommodation established in accordance with section 110 of the Service Act. The statistics are distributed by age, sex, number of nights and number of stays., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The received data are reviewed for obvious errors, such as date format and incorrect time periods. The received data are processed with the aim to gather data into one dataset. When all datasets are combined, duplicates, missing departure dates, etc. are validated. Data are linked to the population register in Statistics Denmark for further information about the users., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The statistic is relevant for authorities, analysts and scientists, who wants knowledge about the demand and capacity of shelters. , Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, Submitting data is required by law. The number of persons who use a type of accommodation as prescribed by section 110 of the Social Services during the year is measured fairly accurately. In some cases, completion is lacking in categories such as where the citizen is referred from, how the discharge has been taken place and where the user has been discharged to. In these cases, "unknown" is used in regard to the validation. , Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are published approx. 6 months after the end of the reference period. The statistics for 2024 has been published without delay in relation to the planned time of publication., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The Statistics has been maintained since 1999, but is comparable in its current form since 2021. Because of a data breach in 2021, data before and after 2021 should be compared with reservations. Men who have a stay at a crisis center by section 109 will no longer be included in the statistic by July 1, 2024. They will be included in the section 109 statistics. In addition, there has been removed and included new variables, why data breach will occur in these informations. , Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published yearly in a Danish press release, at the same time as the tables are updated in the StatBank. In the StatBank, these statistics can be found under the subject , Shelters and care homes, . For further information, go to the , subject page, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/shelters

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Classification of education (DISCED-15), completed educations, v1:2025

Name: , DISCED15_AUDD_HOVED_V1_2025 , Description: , DISCED-15 is Statistics Denmark's classification system for education., DISCED-15 acts as a classification system across statistics-producing authorities within the education sector in Denmark. At the same time it ensures a clear connection to the international classification system , International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), ., All educations in DISCED-15 have a four-digit code, e.g. , 4280: Electrician, , which is aggregated in four different ways. The classification system thus organises education and training programs in the following four dimensions:, Main area, Classification of educational programs which follow the structure of the Danish education system, as regulated by law for higher education and for the admission to vocational education., Types of education, Classification of education programs by type, which makes it possible to differentiate the educations in the Danish education system by type of education, regardless of the level of the educations, fields of education or main area., Levels of education, Classification of education programs in the Danish education system by levels, which are consistent with the international education classification ISCED-P (levels of education)., Fields of education, Classification of educational programs by fields, regardless of the levels of the educations. The basic principle in the construction of the fields of education follows the idea of ​​which employment function or industry the education is oriented towards with a view to later employment. Classification by fields of education ensures complete comparability between the Danish education classification and the international education classification ISCED-F (fields of education and training)., Valid from: , February 1, 2025 , Office: , Population and Education , Contact: , Martin Herskind, , hrs@dst.dk, , ph. +45 21 34 03 31 , Codes and categories, Codes and categories are only available in Danish , All versions, Name, Valid from, Valid to, Classification of education (DISCED-15), completed educations, v1:2025, February 1, 2025, Still valid, Classification of education (DISCED-15), completed educations, v1:2024, February 1, 2024, January 31, 2025, Classification of education (DISCED-15), completed educations, v1:2023, February 1, 2023, January 31, 2024, Classification of education (DISCED-15), completed educations, v1:2022, February 1, 2022, January 31, 2023, Classification of education (DISCED-15), completed educations, v1:2021, February 1, 2021, January 31, 2022, Classification of education (DISCED-15), completed educations, v1:2020, February 1, 2020, January 31, 2021, Classification of education (DISCED-15), completed educations, v1:2019, February 1, 2019, January 31, 2020, Classification on education (DISCED-15), completed educations, v1:2018, February 1, 2018, January 31, 2019, Classification on education (DISCED-15), completed educations, v1:2017, February 1, 2017, January 31, 2018

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/nomenklaturer/disced15-audd

Documentation of statistics: Long Term Unemployed Persons

Contact info, Labour Market, Social Statistics , Carsten Bo Nielsen , +45 23 74 60 17 , CAN@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Long Term Unemployed Persons 2024 , Previous versions, Long Term Unemployed Persons 2020, Long Term Unemployed Persons 2019, Long Term Unemployed Persons 2018, Long Term Unemployed Persons 2017, Long Term Unemployed Persons 2016, Long Term Unemployed Persons 2015, Long Term Unemployed Persons 2014, This statistics show the structure and development of long-term unemployment, defined as gross unemployment spells of minimum 52 weeks. The statistics cover all months in the period from January 2009 onwards. The statistics also covers shorter and longer unemployment spells, these different spells was published for the first time in October 2018., Statistical presentation, The statistics cover the persons who are long-term unemployed due to administrative data. A long-term unemployed person has been gross unemployed for at least 52 consecutive weeks (1 year). Persons who leave the gross unemployment for a period of 4 weeks, within the 12 months, and who is not in ordinary employment during the period of 4 weeks are also included in the statistics. The statistics also covers unemployment spells by duration from 26 weeks (0,5 year) up to 156 weeks (3 years)., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The statistics of long-term unemployment is made out of the register of public benefits that covers all persons receiving public benefits in the age below their official pension age. The Register of Employees is also used in the statistics. The employment records cover employed persons in firms registered in Denmark from January 2008 onwards., Both data regarding public benefits and employment is collected quarterly. , Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, Users: Ministries (primary the Ministry of Employment), municipalities, organizations, educational institutions, research institutions, the news media and private persons., The statistics is quite new and there has not been collected any knowledge about the user experience., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The statistics measure the number of long-term unemployed persons according to administrative registers and is based on a full sample. The statistics is precise according to the written description of long-term unemployment., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistic is published quarterly and is published 4 months after the end of the reference period., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The statistic is comparable from one month to another from January 2009 onwards. For international comparison the long unemployment term/figures from the Labour Force Survey is recommended., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published in the StatBank under the subject , Unemployed persons, . For further information, go to the subject page](https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/arbejde-og-indkomst/beskaeftigelse-og-arbejdsloeshed/arbejdsloese). , Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/long-term-unemployed-persons

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Documentation of statistics: Consumer Credit

Contact info, Government Finances, Economic Statistics , Jesper Søgaard Dreesen , +45 51 64 92 61 , jsd@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Consumer Credit 2023 , Previous versions, Consumer Credit 2022, Consumer Credit 2021, Consumer Credit 2020, Consumer Credit 2019, Consumer Credit 2018, Consumer Credit 2017, Consumer Credit 2016, Consumer Credit 2015, These statistics Consumer credit show the volume and development of consumer credit and credit cards services. With its short production time of 35 days after the end of the quarter, these statistics can serve as a business cycle indicator for credit intermediation in Denmark. These statistics have been compiled since 1999 and are in their current form comparable from 2008 onwards., Statistical presentation, These statistics are a quarterly estimate of consumer credit in DKK million, provided by financial and non-financial corporations inside and outside the banking sector. The consumer credit is distributed by balance on purchase cards and debit cards, including gasoline companies, as well as on short-term loans and credit against collateral., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data is collected directly from consumer credit companies, while data from the banking sector is gathered from Danmarks Nationalbank. The data is gathered electronically through virk.dk. Consumer credit within the banking sector is corrected for double counting. Once data is collected, a manual validation of the data is carried out before the publication of the aggregated figures., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The statistic contributes to the general information on the Danish lending and may, given the short time of production, serve as a business cycle indicator. Therefore it is broadly oriented towards the different sectors: private citizens, businesses, politicians, authorities or educational institutions. Data regarding user satisfaction is not gathered at this time., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The statistic covers all providers of consumer credit and debit payments and the response rate is 100 per cent. There will be no revisions to the statistics. However, there may be some uncertainty associated with coverage error, if new companies aren't observed and gathered in time before publication., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The publication time of these statistics is 35 days. The statistic is usually published without delay in relation to the scheduled date., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, There are statistics back to 1999 on consumer credit. The population is defined for relatively few units, causing some sensitivity to the constant changes in the population. This adjustment is a result of new players and where companies no longer meet the requirements to be included in the statistics., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published in the Statbank under , Consumer Credit, . For further information, go to the , subject page, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/consumer-credit

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Documentation of statistics: The Use of Cereals

Contact info, Food Industries, Business Statistics , Mads Haaning Andersen , +45 51 85 76 27 , MHG@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, The Use of Cereals 2023 , Previous versions, The Use of Cereals 2022, The Use of Cereals 2021, The Use of Cereals 2018, The Use of Cereals 2016, The Use of Cereals 2014, The purpose of the statistics is to compile a grain balance, primarily with the aim of calculating the quantities of grain that go to feed consumption, both for each individual crop and for the total amount of grain. In the grain balance, the amount of grain from harvest and import is calculated, and it is distributed among different uses. The statistics are used to calculate the Economic Accounts for Agriculture. Supply balance sheets for cereals for the crop year have been compiled since 1900/01. Balance sheets for the calendar year have been compiled since 1961. Data in its present form is comparable from 1995 onwards., Statistical presentation, The statistics is an annual calculation of the supply balance sheets for cereals in million kg. The utilization of cereals is calculated both for calendar year and crop years and is published for 6 different cereals and cereals in total. The supply balance sheets contain for each type of cereals statistics on cereals available: harvest, imports and initial stocks, as well as statistics on the use of cereals for different purposes: exports, final stocks, seeds, flour production and other manufacturing, feeding. Moreover, the supply balance sheets are produced based on the origin of the cereals, whether it is produced in Denmark or abroad., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The data is collected in biannual and annual questionnaires where the incoming data is checked. Data is from different sources where some are sample surveys and others are censuses why there can be differences in how the further data is calculated. Censuses are aggregated whereas sample surveys are listed according to known target variable. , Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, It is relevant for the agricultural organizations, ministries and agencies, who uses it to follow the development in the use of cereals in Denmark. Moreover it is an input to the Economic Accounts for Agriculture. The users can comment on the statistics in the user committee for agricultural statistics and the users have expressed satisfaction with the statistics. , Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The utilization of cereals are build on sample surveys for stock of cereals at farms, the harvest of cereals and international trade of goods and the results are therefore subject to some uncertainty. The data on the use of cereals for feeding are subject to some margin of errors, as the use for feeding is calculated as a residual in the balance sheets. The data on the use of cereals for feeding are subject to some margin of errors, as the use for feeding is calculated as a residual in the balance sheets., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, It is published twice a year- The statistics concerning the crop year, end of period June 30th, is published in January/February together with the feed consumption, approximately 6 months after the end of the reference period. The statistics following the calendar year is published in May together with the Economic Accounts for Agriculture, barely 6 months after the end of the reference period. Data is preliminary until 2,5 years after the end of the reference period. The statistics is punctual and is published without delay., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The utilization of cereals is comparable back to the crop year 1960/61 and the calendar year 1960. Stocks were not a part of the statistics before 1960. It is in compliance with the current EU legislation and it is an input to the Economic Accounts for Agriculture which is comparable to the Economic Accounts for Agriculture published by Eurostat., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published in the StatBank under , Crop production, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/the-use-of-cereals

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Documentation of statistics: Farm Structure Survey

Contact info, Food Industries, Business Statistics , Karsten Kjeld Larsen , +45 21 29 55 76 , KKL@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Farm Structure Survey 2025 , Previous versions, Farm Structure Survey 2024, Agricultural and Horticultural Survey 2023, Agricultural and Horticultural Survey 2022, Agricultural and Horticultural Survey 2021, Agricultural and Horticultural Survey 2020, Agricultural and Horticultural Survey 2019, Agricultural and Horticultural Survey 2018, Agricultural and Horticultural Survey 2017, Agricultural and Horticultural Survey 2016, Agricultural and Horticultural Survey 2014, The purpose of the survey is to describe the structure of agriculture, e.g. number of farms by size and geography., The statistics have comparable time series going back to 1982. The agricultural statistics, however, are much older than that with figures for number of farms, livestock, crops etc. going back to around 1900. , Statistical presentation, The farm structure statistics are yearly and include figures on number of farms, livestock, crops and technology distributed by for instance size and geography. The statistics are published "Nyt fra Danmarks Statistik (News from Statistics Denmark) and in the statbank., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The information is collected by means of a yearly questionnaire based survey where the farmers complete the questionnaire online. The answers are validated for non probable values., Information on crops and cattle is collected from registers, and is thereby not reported by every single farmer. , The survey is a sample survey stratified by region, size and type of farming., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The statistics fulfill a need for structural information on the Danish agriculture, e.g. number of farms by size and region. Important users are EU, the ministries and agricultural organizations., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The precision varies for the different items of the statistics. The precision is thus highest for the total agricultural area and less precise for specific crops, especially crops grown by only few farmers. Likewise the precision is best for livestock which many farmers have. This is in particular true for cattle. In the same way the uncertainty is high for small geographical units, e.g. Bornholm., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The survey is published about 9-12 after the survey day. This difference is due to the fact that survey varies in size from year to year, both with respect to the questionnaire and the sample size., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The survey is almost comparable from 1982 onwards. There is also a high degree of comparability with other European countries. Between 2009 and 2010 there is, however, a small break in the comparability since the statistics from 2010 onwards includes a number of small farms and additionally farms with fur animals. It means that the number of farms in 2010 is about 1.200 bigger than it otherwise would have been., From around 1900 to 1981 the statistical surveys also included very small farms with an area of only hectares. These figures are available for the users in paper publications, but not online. , Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The survey is published here: Online, http://www.Statbank.dk, New from Statistics Denmark, Statistical ten years review, and in the analyses of Statistics Denmark, see this analyse on [Analyse]https://www.dst.dk/da/Statistik/Analyser/visanalyse?cid=29376 , Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/farm-structure-survey

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