CIMES - Czechia

Access to microdata for scientific purposes
in European countries

Access to microdata for scientific purposes in Czechia

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Contact

Name of the microdata access service

Český statistický úřad (Czech Statistical Office - CZSO)

Postal address

Na padesátém 3268/81
100 82 Praha 10 (Czech Republic)

Email

safecentrum@csu.gov.cz

Website

http://www.csu.gov.cz

Access conditions

General conditions

Data without direct identifiers can be provided by CZSO for scientific research purposes.

Conditions for non-resident researchers

Same conditions as national researchers.

Conditions for students

Because data can only be provided for scientific research purposes, and final theses are not considered as research, microdata cannot normally be provided to students. Exceptions are possible when the student participates in a research project.

Legal framework

Act No. 89/1995 Sb, Act No. 110/2019 Sb.

How much does it cost?

Access is chargeable. The price is available online for predefined microdata files. For others, it depends on the time needed for preparation of data.

How long does it take to obtain data?

Provision of microdata is based on the contract which has to be signed by a customer and the CZSO statutory representatives. The time it takes depends on the bureaucratic process.

Information on access

For further details: https://csu.gov.cz/statistical_data_for_scientific_research_purposes

Types of microdata available in Czechia

Public Use Files (PUF)

N/A

Scientific Use Files (SUF)

A request form has to be completed and submitted online or by email or by post. A contract is signed by researcher’s authorized representatives, with annexes including proof of the scientific activity of the data user’s institution, the research project description and the pledge of secrecy of all persons who will get in touch with provided microdata. Based on the completed application form, the CZSO will decide whether the researchers will work with confidential statistical data in the SafeCentre or whether the complete dataset will be transferred via a secure repository.

Secure Use Files (SecUF)

N/A

Access to microdata by type of person

 

Public Use Files

Scientific Use Files

Secure Use Files

Public

N/A

N/A

N/A

Students*

N/A

N/A

N/A

PhD students

N/A

Yes

N/A

Researchers

N/A

Yes

N/A

Foreign researchers

N/A

Yes

N/A

*Conditions for students: Because data can only be provided for scientific research purposes, and final theses are not considered as research, microdata cannot normally be provided to students. Exceptions are possible when the student participates in a research project.

Modes of access by microdata type

 

Public Use Files

Scientific Use Files

Secure Use Files

Online access

N/A

N/A

N/A

For download

N/A

Yes**

N/A

Onsite access

N/A

Yes

N/A

Remote access

N/A

N/A

N/A

Remote execution

N/A

N/A

N/A

**Downloading: Datasets are transferred via a secure repository from where are downloaded by the researchers. Data on Research and Development, Innovations and Licences are available in the CZSO Safecentre only.

Microdatasets available in Czechia

Other access points in Europe

Disclaimer

The pages above provide information on microdata disseminated at the national level by the statistical institutes in the European countries and on microdata disseminated by Eurostat.  The pages describe the data and the procedures for requesting access as well as the available types of microdata files (Public Use Files, Scientific Use Files, and Secure Use Files).

This information was initially collected by CASD/GENES for the CIMES database developed for Data without Boundaries project (funded by the 7th Framework Programme, the EU's research funding programme between 2007 and 2013). CIMES stands for Centralising and Integrating Metadata from European Statistics. Various organisations (ADP, CED, CNRS-Réseau Quetelet, FORS, GESIS, RODA, ONS, and UL) contributed to the creation of CIMES by collecting and structuring the metadata for the period of the Data without Boundaries project (2011-2015). In 2021, Eurostat moved the CIMES database to the CROS platform to facilitate updates of countries' information. Eurostat would like to thank all CIMES developers, especially CASD, for sharing the CIMES database and for all efficient collaboration.