Data Usage
The OPPA partners are committed to making collected microdata available to the research community in a timely fashion and at minimal costs (mostly free of charge). We distinguish two types of data:
- Data collected as part of a joint project among OPPA partners
- Data collected by one of the OPPA partners, not part of a joint project
Data collected as part of a joint project among OPPA partners
These data are available on the OPPA web-site and anyone who has registered as an OPPA data user can download the data.
OPPA data come with a common, multilingual codebook.
Data collected by one of the OPPA partners, not part of a joint project
Partners in OPPA have somewhat different procedures for data dissemination. Here are some guidelines:
GESIS Panel.pop Population Sample: To access the scientific use file (Standard Edition), Researchers need to complete and sign the data use agreement. To allow students to use the data within the limits of a thesis, the supervisor has to request the data. Upon approval of the data use request, the data archive will provide researchers with access to the current scientific use file via secure ftp download. Please follow the bilingual GESIS Panel Data Access instruction.
LISS Panel: The published LISS panel data can be accessed for own scientific, policy or socially relevant (i.e. non-commercial) research. Use of the data for paid projects for third parties is only allowed against payment. To download the survey data you need to sign a statement confirming that you agree to the conditions.
UAS: The Understanding America Study Data Pages provide access to collected data, accessible for all registered users, unless currently under embargo. (Register here.) Non-registered users may explore the fielded UAS surveys and their individual variables, but cannot view or download data.
Life in Australia™: Access to Life in Australia™ is usually restricted to academic, government, and non-profit end-clients, with commercial end-clients assessed on the policy, scientific, or social merit of the proposed research. Data collected on Life in Australia™ is made available to the client subject to the terms of the Social Research Centre research agreement or as otherwise negotiated. Data may be made publicly available (e.g., in data archives or for replication purposes) only with a limited set of variables that have been selected to minimise reidentification risk; details provided on request. Accessing certain profile variables may require signing a Restricted Access Data Agreement to ensure that these data are kept securely with access restricted to a named set of persons (which may be updated as required).
SCP: Collaboration with the Swedish Citizen Panel (SCP) is restricted to scientific, academic, and non-commercial purposes. To collect data with the SCP, the project signs a collaboration agreement, and data will be delivered to the principal investigator after fees have been paid. Projects collecting sensitive personal information need ethical approval from the Swedish Ethical Review Authority before data collection can begin. Panel data, of which the SCP is the project owner, can be shared after a collaboration agreement has been signed between the investigator and the SCP and an administrative fee has been paid. Access to data for paid projects for third parties can be given after approval by the project owner. The collaboration form (fillable PDF format) can be obtained on the Swedish Citizen Panel’s website.