2024 Colloquium
The 2024 Colloquium takes place on Tuesday 26 August in the Stats NZ building at 8 Willis Street, Wellington, with the following presentations. Please click to register to attend, as we are limited to 60 people in person, and need to know numbers for catering. We will also be livestreaming the event via Zoom.
9:45 Morning tea (catered)
10:00–10:15 Introduction to COMPASS Research Centre
Associate Professor Barry Milne, COMPASS Director
10:15–10:45 Refugee Studies
Professor Jay Marlowe
TBC.
10:45–11:15 Kumanu Tāngata – Health outcomes for rugby union players
Dr Stephanie D'Souza, COMPASS Deputy Director
TBC.
11:15–11:45 Lifecourse Impact of Chronic Health Conditions: A family & whānau perspective
Dr Lisa Underwood
The Lifecourse project aimed to understand the challenges facing New Zealand families affected by Long Term Health Conditions (LTHCs). We analysed data from over 3 million people who were living in 1 million families. We present our findings on individuals, families and children affected by LTHCs, as well as outcomes for partners of people who experienced a stroke or traumatic brain injury, parents of autistic children and young carers.
11:45–12:15 Microsimulation
Associate Professor Barry Milne
TBC.
12:15–13:00 Lunch (catered)
13:00–13:20 Addressing linkage errors in the IDI
Eileen Li
Probabilistic linkage introduces linkage errors due to internal and external factors. In many instances, research & analysis conducted using IDI data assume perfect linkage without considering the potential impact of linkage errors. This talk discusses potential approaches to identifying linkage errors using Census 2013 and Education datasets and illustrated the effect of linkage errors on linked data analysis.
13:20–13:40 A legacy of survey research
Martin von Randow
Alongside our large scale work with administrative data and the IDI, we have a long history of data collection, as well as a focus on the preservation of survey data. From medical care surveys predating COMPASS itself and the inception of the New Zealand Social Science Data Service, we have gone on to run the New Zealand Election Study and the International Social Survey Programme for New Zealand, as well as a number of smaller surveys with community collaborators.
13:40–14:00 Novel applications of the IDI: Adding longitudinal capability to Te Kupenga
Tori Diamond
TBC.
14:00–14:20 Gastric cancer incidence among Level 2 Pacific ethnicities using the IDI
Nicole Satherley
This presentation outlines findings from a research project on cancer incidence and mortality reporting for Level 2 Pacific ethnicities using the IDI. Administrative data were used to provide additional information on ethnicity, and potentially relevant variables not measured in the New Zealand Cancer Registry, including country of birth and migration. Strengths and limitations of the methods used, particularly when working with small population sizes, are discussed.
14:20–14:40 Testing for treatment inequities in multiple sclerosis using integrated data
Dr Natalia Boven
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory central nervous system disease. We used the IDI to test for treatment inequities in prescriptions of disease-modifying therapies among those with service use suggestive of multiple sclerosis. Disparities in prescriptions for disease-modifying therapies were evident across ethnic groups and levels of socioeconomic position.