Indicator 17.18.2 - Number of countries that have national statistical legislation that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official statistics
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Global Metadata
This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the United Nations Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata documentation on all indicators in Goal 17, unless otherwise noted, is provided by the UN Statistics Division.
| SDG Indicator Name | Number of countries that have national statistical legislation that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official statistics |
|---|---|
| SDG Target Addressed | By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts. |
| Definition of SDG Indicator | |
| UN Designated Tier | 3 |
| UN Custodial Agency | UNSD, PARIS21, Regional Commissions, World Bank |
U.S. Metadata
This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from U.S. statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from U.S. statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other US-specific metadata information
| Method of computation for global SDG indicator | |
|---|---|
| Graph Title | Does the US have national statistical legislation compliant with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics? |
| Actual indicator available | Existence of national statistical legislation that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics |
| Description of actual indicator available | |
| Method of computation | This is a dichotomous variable. In the US, several national laws providing this coverage are relevant. For coding purposes, we consider three most relevant: the Paperwork Reduction Act, which gives authority to the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to designate a Chief Statistician with professional credentials and to designate the responsibility of ensuring official national statistics reflect relevance, accuracy, and objectivity. The Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act protects the confidentialty of infomration provided for solely statistical purposes. The Information Quality Act ensures that the quality of infomration collected is commesurate with its intended use and provides a means for the public to challenge (and thereby ensure) the quality of information collected. |
| Comments and limitations | |
| Periodicity | Annual |
| Time Period | |
| Unit of measure | Yes/no |
| Disaggregation #1 (Industry or social categories) | |
| Disaggregation #2 (Geographical coverage) | |
| Date of public data release from National source | |
| Date of last Update of This Page | |
| Scheduled Update by National source | |
| Scheduled Update by SDG Team | |
| Data Source1 (Agency STAFF NAME) | Jennifer Park |
| Data Source2 (Staff E-MAIL) | jpark@omb.eop.gov |
| Data Source3 (Agency/Survey/Dataset name) | SSP/OIRA/OMB/EOP |
| Indicator web address (closest to data provided) | https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg_statpolicy (see Legislation and Related Policy Guidance) |
| International and National References |