User charge

Charge for the use of data from the standard supply

For the use of data from the standard supply, 250 EUR are charged per statistic, survey year and way of data access. The data can be used for a maximum of three years and can be extended once for an additional three years.

Paying the standard charge gives you the chance to announce any number of data users that can work with the microdata within the scope of the given project.

Example 1: You would like to use the Microcensus of the years 2011 and 2012 at the safe centre and through remote execution and the Income and Consumption Survey of 2008 through remote execution.

Example 2: Starting from example 1, you additionally want to merge the unemployment rate at district level to the microcensus 2012 (remote execution).

Discount for PHD students

PhD students that use the RDC supply for their doctoral thesis can request a discount for PhD students after the submission of appropriate verifications. This can only be granted if the regular charges cannot be carried by the supervising university. The following verifications are necessary:

• Request for the discount for PhD students including a declaration of the university that the PHD student is supervised
• Detailed project outline

When using the discount for PhD students a fee of 50 EUR is charged per statistic, survey year and way of access for statistics from the standard data supply. The data may be used for up to three years and can be extended once for an additional three years. Only the PhD student and a maximum of two supervisors may be authorised as data users.

If the data is to be processed specifically for the project then the usual fee for additional processing will be charged in full.

Example 1: You would like to use the Microcensus of the year 2011 at the safe centre and through remote execution. In addition, you want to use the Census of 1987 via remote execution. You request the discount for PhD students.

Example 2: Starting from example 1, you additionally want to merge the unemployment rate at district level to the microcensus (remote execution).

PhD Students that have used RDC data for their thesis and have made use of the discount for PhD students can refund the charges under certain conditions. The refund can only be made for PhD students from German universities. Please click here for further information. If you have questions, please contact wissenschaftsfoerderung@destatis.de.

Discount for students

Students that use the RDC supply within the scope of their qualification works – e.g. seminar paper or master thesis – can request a discount for students after the submission of appropriate verifications. The following verifications are necessary:

• Informal request for the discount
• Up-to-date certificate of enrolment
• Declaration of the university that the data is needed for a seminar paper or a thesis

When using the discount for students a fee of 25 EUR is charged per statistic, survey year and way of access for statistics from the standard data supply. The data may be used for up to twelve months and cannot be extended. Only the student and a maximum of one supervisor may be authorised as data users.

If the data is to be processed specifically for the project then the usual fee for additional processing will be charged in full.

Example1: You would like to use the statistic of road traffic accidents of the years 2011 to 2013 at the safe centre and the causes of death statistics of the year 2011 through remote execution. You request the discount for PhD students.

Example 2: Starting from example 1, you additionally want to merge weather data at district level to the causes of death statistics.

Students that have used RDC data for their thesis and have made use of the discount for students can refund the charges under certain conditions. The refund can only be made for students from German universities and for the use of up to 5 Scientific Use Files or Public Use Files. Please click here for further information (German only). If you have questions, please contact wissenschaftsfoerderung@destatis.de.

Charge for the use of project specifically processed data

The RDC offer the possibility to process data from the standard supply project specifically. Project specific processing includes, for example, the following:

• Merging of data from the data supply of official statics data supply based on unique identifiers (record linkage), as long as they are not yet merged (e. g. microcensus panel) or offered as data that is to be merged (AFiD panel and modules)
• Recoding of functional or regional classifications, if that is done by RDC staff.
• Merging of data sets from the RDC’s standard supply with external information if authorised by the legal framework (includes statistical matching); the charged is due irrespective of whether the merging is done by the user or by the RDC staff.
• Merging of data sets from the RDC’s standard supply with publicly available additional information at survey unit level if authorised by the legal framework (generally in accordance with § 13a BStatG).

If you want to use merged data for your project then please use the form for the description of the process when requesting the data.

For the use of project specifically processed data, the fee for the project specific processing is charged in addition to the charge for the use of the standard supply. 250 Euro are due for every additional project specific auxiliary service.

Example: You would like to use the hospital statistic of the years 2005 and 2010 at a safe centre. You additionally want to merge the settlement structural district type.

Please contact the responsible RDC location if you are planning to merge external data. It can tell you if the data merge you are planning is possible.