The Demographic Database — History of Technical and Methodological Achievements
The Demographic Data Base (DDB) at the Centre for Demographic and Ageing Research (CEDAR) at Umeå University has since the 1970s been building longitudinal population databases and disseminating data for research. The databases were built to serve as national research infrastructures, useful for ad...
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The Demographic Data Base (DDB) at the Centre for Demographic and Ageing Research (CEDAR) at Umeå University has since the 1970s been building longitudinal population databases and disseminating data for research. The databases were built to serve as national research infrastructures, useful for addressing an indefinite number of research questions within a broad range of scientific fields, and open to all academic researchers who wanted to use the data. A countless number of customized datasets have been prepared and distributed to researchers in Sweden and abroad and to date, the research has resulted in more than a thousand published scientific reports, books, and articles within a broad range of academic fields. This article will focus on the development of techniques and methods used to store and structure the data at DDB from the beginning in 1973 until today. This includes digitization methods, database design and methods for linkage. The different systems developed for implementing these methods are also described and to some extent, the hardware used.
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| spelling | doaj-art-cf9309a2152042a3af85e1599843eb0f2025-02-02T15:09:52ZengInternational Institute of Social HistoryHistorical Life Course Studies2352-63432023-03-011310.51964/hlcs12163The Demographic Database — History of Technical and Methodological Achievements Pär Vikström0Maria Larsson1Elisabeth Engberg2Sören Edvinsson3Centre for Demographic and Aging Research (CEDAR), Umeå UniversityCentre for Demographic and Aging Research (CEDAR), Umeå UniversityCentre for Demographic and Aging Research (CEDAR), Umeå UniversityCentre for Demographic and Aging Research (CEDAR), Umeå University The Demographic Data Base (DDB) at the Centre for Demographic and Ageing Research (CEDAR) at Umeå University has since the 1970s been building longitudinal population databases and disseminating data for research. The databases were built to serve as national research infrastructures, useful for addressing an indefinite number of research questions within a broad range of scientific fields, and open to all academic researchers who wanted to use the data. A countless number of customized datasets have been prepared and distributed to researchers in Sweden and abroad and to date, the research has resulted in more than a thousand published scientific reports, books, and articles within a broad range of academic fields. This article will focus on the development of techniques and methods used to store and structure the data at DDB from the beginning in 1973 until today. This includes digitization methods, database design and methods for linkage. The different systems developed for implementing these methods are also described and to some extent, the hardware used. https://hlcs.nl/article/view/12163DatabaseLinkageRDBMSDigitizationChurch registers |
| spellingShingle | Pär Vikström Maria Larsson Elisabeth Engberg Sören Edvinsson The Demographic Database — History of Technical and Methodological Achievements Historical Life Course Studies Database Linkage RDBMS Digitization Church registers |
| title | The Demographic Database — History of Technical and Methodological Achievements |
| title_full | The Demographic Database — History of Technical and Methodological Achievements |
| title_fullStr | The Demographic Database — History of Technical and Methodological Achievements |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Demographic Database — History of Technical and Methodological Achievements |
| title_short | The Demographic Database — History of Technical and Methodological Achievements |
| title_sort | demographic database history of technical and methodological achievements |
| topic | Database Linkage RDBMS Digitization Church registers |
| url | https://hlcs.nl/article/view/12163 |
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