The Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study (NILS) to 2020

北方爱尔兰纵向研究（NILS）是一个独特的数据集，将1981年，1991年，2001年和2011年的人口普查与大约28%的人口的行政数据联系在一起。自2009年以来，用户访问这些数据一直由ESRC资助的研究支持单位提供支持。该应用程序旨在通过该单位将用户支持扩展到2020年，其中心目标是将NILS推进到2021年人口普查;增加用户的数量和范围;并增加基于NILS的研究的影响。为此，它制定了一项工作方案，重点是以下一系列活动;核心功能，如维护安全环境，NILS文档，检查用户输出，以及发展目标，如促进NILS研究的影响，提高研究人员的能力，倡导2021年人口普查数据的联系，探索其他行政数据的联系，并考虑提高历史普查数据衔接的范围和质量的可行性。这样做的目的是，该计划将提高国家劳工标准的资金价值，并保持自2006年设立以来所取得的进展。

The Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study (NILS) is a unique dataset that links together the Census from 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2011 with administrative data for approximately 28% of the population. Since 2009, user access to these data have been supported by an ESRC-funded Research Support Unit. This application seeks to extend user support via this unit to 2020 and its central objectives are to take the NILS forward to the 2021 Census; to increase the number and range of users; and to increase the impact of NILS-based research. It sets out to do this with a programme of work that concentrates on the following series of activities; core functions such as maintaining the secure environment, NILS documentation, and checking user outputs but also developmental aims like promoting the impact of NILS research, increasing the capacity of researchers, advocating the linkage of 2021 Census data, exploring the linkage of other administrative data, and considering the feasibility of improving the range and quality of historical census data linkage. In doing so, it is intended that the plan will increase the value for money of the NILS and maintain the progress that has been made since its creation in 2006.