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"Youth Affairs and Sports" statistical office

The "ministerial statistical office for Youth Affairs and Sports" consists of the "Databases and Statistical Information" Mission (Mission "Bases de Données et Information Statistique": BDIS) at the Ministry of Health and Sport. Its main areas of statistics-gathering and study are: sports and cultural practices, sports economics, sports-related occupations and jobs, vacation and recreational centers, sports associations, youth membership organizations, diplomas issued by the Ministry, and sports facilities.

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Main missions

BDIS develops and implements a studies and statistics program whose results will provide insights for Ministry policy. It coordinates all of the Ministry's statistical work and, among other tasks, ensures the methodological harmonization of statistical and analytical projects. BDIS also contributes to the definition, development, and coordination of the Ministry's information system.

Statistical production

Statistical work covers sports, youth and community education, associational life, and jobs and training programs in these areas. These statistical projects are based on surveys of households and sports federations (for sports licenses) or on extraction of data from administrative sources (diplomas issued, vacation centers, jobs).

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Studies and forecasting

In addition to producing statistics, BDIS conducts studies on decision-making and management assistance at the request of other Ministry departments. It can perform or commission assessments and forward-planning studies. It prepares the economic accounts of the sports sector.

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Dissemination

BDIS acts as editor-in-chief of publications that present the Ministry's statistical production, studies, and assessments.

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Status in institution

BDIS is a unit of the Personnel and Administration Directorate, which reports directly to the Ministry of Health and Sport. The Ministry defines regulations concerning sports, vacation centers, recreational centers, and educational activities. It is in charge of organizing local sports programs, providing support to local sports associations, inspecting sports facilities, and setting guidelines and implementation procedures for local education projects, volunteer youth work projects, and membership-organization activities in the youth and community-education sectors. The Ministry is also in charge of issuing professional certificates.

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