Access to microdata for scientific purposes
in European countries
Access to microdata for scientific purposes in France
Contact
Name of the microdata access service
Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques – INSEE (National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies)
Postal address
88 avenue Verdier
CS 70058
92541 Montrouge Cedex (France)
For scientific use files: https://www.comite-du-secret.fr/contacts/formulaire-de-contact-faq-2/
For access to secure use files: https://www.comite-du-secret.fr/contacts/formulaire-de-contact-faq-2/
Website
Access conditions
General conditions
Fully anonymised microdata (public use files) can be accessed freely by any user. More detailed versions of data can be accessed for research purposes, a condition that is interpreted as involving the production of new knowledge of general significance whose results are to be published. Use for commercial purposes is proscribed.
Conditions for non-resident researchers
Access may be subjected to conditions.
Conditions for students
Master's students, PhD students, and post-doctoral post holders can access data under the same conditions as confirmed researchers.
Legal framework
Law on Statistics, 1951.
GDPR
French data protection act
How much does it cost?
Access to public use files and scientific use files is free of charge.
Access to secure use files is chargeable; discounts are available for students and post-docs.
How long does it take to obtain data?
Public use files: immediate access.
Scientific use files: around 2 to 3 weeks
Secure use files: up to 3 months
Information on access
https://www.comite-du-secret.fr/
Other
Types of microdata available for France
Public Use Files (PUF)
Public use files are directly downloadable from INSEE’s website.
Scientific Use Files (SUF)
Requests shall be forwarded through https://www.comite-du-secret.fr/
Secure Use Files (SecUF)
Requests shall be forwarded through https://www.comite-du-secret.fr/ or https://cdap.casd.eu/comite-secret-statistique
Access to microdata by type of person
Public Use Files | Scientific Use Files | Secure Use Files | |
---|---|---|---|
Public | Yes | No | No |
Students | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PhD students | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Researchers | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Foreign researchers | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Modes of access by microdata type
Public Use Files | Scientific Use Files | Secure Use Files | |
---|---|---|---|
Online access | Yes | No | No |
For download | Yes | Yes | No |
Onsite access | No | No | No |
Remote access | No | No | Yes |
Remote execution | No | No | Yes |
Microdatasets available for France
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.