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Karoly, Michael Mattock Prepared for the Qatar Supreme Council for Family Affairs RAND-QATAR POLICY INSTITUTE This research was sponsored by the Qatar Supreme Council for Family Affairs and conducted within RAND Labor and Population and the RAND-Qatar Policy Institute, programs of the RAND Corporation. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Karoly, Lynn A., 1961- Qatar Supreme Council for Family Affairs : database of social indicators : final report / Lynn A. Karoly, Michael Mattock. p. cm. — (TR ; 350) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8330-3947-4 (pbk.) 1. Family—Qatar. 2. Family policy—Qatar. 3. Social indicators—Qatar. 4. Qatar. Majlis al- A‘lá li-Shu’ūn al-Usrah. I. Mattock, Michael G., 1961– . II. Title. III. Series: Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; 350. 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In addition to the sponsor, the report may be of interest to other governmental institutions in Qatar that interact with the QSCFA, as well as similar institutions in other countries considering the development of such a database system. This research was sponsored by the Qatar Supreme Council for Family Affairs and conducted within RAND Labor and Population and the RAND-Qatar Policy Institute, programs of the RAND Corporation. The opinions expressed and conclusions drawn in this report are the responsibility of the authors and do not represent the official views of the QSCFA, other agencies, the RAND Corporation, or RQPI. v Contents Preface ...................................................................................................iii Figures ..................................................................................................vii Tables ...................................................................................................ix Summary................................................................................................xi Acknowledgments................................................................................xxix Abbreviations.......................................................................................xxxi 1. Introduction..........................................................................................1 2. QSCFA Social Indicators Database System ..............................................5 Objectives for the Database System.....................................................5 Database Users..................................................................................9 Overview of Database Content......................................................... 12 3. QSCFA Database Indicators................................................................. 15 Sources of Data ............................................................................... 15 Recommended Indicators ................................................................ 18 4. QSCFA Database Architecture ............................................................. 79 The Prototype Database................................................................... 79 Strengths and Limitations of the Prototype Database......................... 82 Assessment of the Prototype Database System Capabilities ................ 85 Recommendations for the Social Indicators Database System Architecture.............................................................................. 87 5. Conclusions and Recommendations ..................................................... 93 Database Objectives......................................................................... 93 Database Content and Indicators...................................................... 94 Database Architecture...................................................................... 98 Strategic Actions for Future Database Implementation....................... 99 Pursuing the Longer-Term Objectives..............................................101 Appendix A: Proposed Database Architecture .........................................103 Appendix B: Organization, Resource, and Timeline Considerations..........113 Bibliography .........................................................................................127 vii Figures S.1—Relationship Between Database Content and Objectives in the Short-Term and Longer-Term......................................................xv S.2—Proposed Database Architecture ................................................... xxiii 2.1—Relationship Between Database Content and Objectives in the Short-Term and Longer-Term........................................................6 4.1—Prototype Database Architecture...................................................... 79 4.2—Proposed Database Architecture ...................................................... 89 4.3—Integration with External Data Sources............................................. 90 A.1—The First Three Observations in the “Population” Data Set Giving Population Counts by Year, Age, Sex, and Nationality .................105 A.2—First Three Observations of the “Population” Dataset in XML Format......................................................................................105 B.1—Organizational Chart for Database Project .......................................116 B.2—Organizational Chart for Database Project Staff................................119 B.3—Proposed Schedule for Project Implementation ................................125 ix Tables S.1—Summary of Recommendations.......................................................xiii 1.1—QSCFA Goals and Departments .........................................................2 3.1—Potential Sources of Data for Indicators ............................................ 16 3.2—Summary List of Indicators by Domain............................................. 30 3.3—Summary List of Indicators by QSCFA Goals .................................... 61 A.1—Informal Definition and Example Domains for Each Attribute in the Population Relation..............................................................107 xi Summary The Qatar Supreme Council for Family Affairs, established in 1998 under the authority of His Highness the Emir, is charged with reviewing and proposing legislation, promoting policies, adopting