CIMES - Portugal

Access to microdata for scientific purposes 

in European countries

Access to microdata for scientific purposes in Portugal

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Contact

Name of the microdata access service

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (National Institute of Statistics)

Postal address

Av. António José de Almeida
1000-043 Lisboa (Portugal)

Email

info@ine.pt 

Website

http://www.ine.pt

Access conditions

General conditions

Researchers
The scientific community has special needs in terms of statistical information, namely for the development of research work and for the preparation of Master's and PhD theses.

In this context, Statistics Portugal has signed a protocol with the Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics (DGEEC) and the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. (FCT) to facilitate researchers' access to the statistical information they need to carry out their work.

To this end, the Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics carries out the previous accreditation (online) of the interested parties, also providing them with all the necessary information.

For each scientific research project, an accreditation request must be made to the DGEEC, which must include the following documents:

  • Accreditation request form
  • Declaration of commitment (draft)
  • GDPR Privacy Notice and Consent

Before proceeding with the accreditation request, researchers must consult the databases accessible within the scope of this protocol.

The accreditation of researchers is only carried out for access to databases available within the scope of this project. Free access to statistical micro-data bases for research purposes is possible to accredited researchers, according to the Protocol established with Statistics Portugal.

Some of these micro-data bases are only available for access in a safe centre environment. Statistics Portugal has 4 safe centres located in the headquarters building in Lisbon, in its Regional Delegations in Coimbra and Porto, and a remote safe centre in the Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM). The use of these safe centres has its own rules. The standard software installed on the safe center PCs is SPSS, R and Stata. Use of the safe centers is subject to prior booking.

Note: remote access is not yet implemented.

Conditions for non-resident researchers

Non-resident researchers can access statistical data under the same conditions as the Portuguese if they are in a Foundation for Science and Technology Portuguese training scholarship, if they participate in cooperation programmes in R&D with Portugal, or if they belong to an entity recognized by Eurostat as a research entity.

Conditions for students

PhD students have access under the same conditions as other researchers. Master's students need to fulfil an additional condition: the request and the statement of commitment must be also signed by the supervisor.

Legal framework

Law of the National Statistical System, NSS (Law No. 22/2008 of 13 May, article 6o, no 7 and 8).

How much does it cost?

Access to INE data is free of charge for researchers.

How long does it take to obtain data?

If there is no need to use safe centre, the average time between the request and access to the data is one week (with some variation).

Information on access

For further details:

Statistics Portugal - Web Portal: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_cont_inst&INST=387114&xlang=en 
Researchers Area: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_serv_clientes&INST=161301979&ine_smenu.boui=161303032&ine_smenu.selected=161303243&xlang=en 
https://acreditacao.dgeec.medu.pt/ (in Portuguese only)

Other

(All in Portuguese)
Protocol: https://www.dgeec.medu.pt/pagina/6499db7d9eff36f307f07bdb/65293837121f6…
Accreditation request form: https://acreditacao.dgeec.medu.pt/ 
Code of conduct to be signed by researchers: https://acreditacao.dgeec.medu.pt/ 
Data available: https://acreditacao.dgeec.medu.pt/BDs 

Types of microdata available for Portugal

Public Use Files (PUF)

https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_pufs&menuBOUI=13707095&contexto=up&selTab=tab5&xlang=en 

Scientific Use Files (SUF)

The prospective data user must submit online a request for accreditation for a specific research project, naming all the researchers involved and specifying the duration, goals and methods of the project. A Code of Conduct for the use of statistical data must be signed by each researcher involved and by an authorized representative of the institution. The request is examined by DGEEC for accreditation and then forwarded to INE if approved. When access is granted, then a contract must be signed between the researchers and INE, specifying obligations of the parties and sanctions in case of breach.

Secure Use Files (SecUF)

Some of the micro-data bases are only available for access in a safe centre environment. Statistics Portugal has 4 safe centres located in the headquarters building in Lisbon, in its Regional Delegations in Coimbra and Porto, and a remote safe centre in the Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM). The use of these safe centres has its own rules. The standard software installed on the safe center PCs is SPSS, R and Stata. Use of the safe centers is subject to prior booking.

Outputs are subject to confidentiality checks before release.

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

No

No

Onsite access

No

No

No

Remote access

N/A

N/A

N/A

Remote execution

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

Microdatasets available for Portugal

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.