Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010 Introduction to CensusInfo Margaret Mbogoni Demographic and Social Statistics Branch United Nations Statistics Division

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010 Overview of Presentation  2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme  Activities to assist countries to disseminate census results  Objective of CensusInfo  Main features of CensusInfo  Managing the process to identify data and indicators for CensusInfo  Proposed data and indicators for CensusInfo  Reports from CensusInfo  CensusInfo web-site  Global CensusInfo

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July World Population & Housing Census Programme Three essential goals are: 1.To agree on international principles and recommendations to conduct a census 2.To facilitate countries in conducting census at least once during the period To assist countries to disseminate census results in a timely manner

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010 Activities to asist countries to disseminate census results  Inadequate data dissemination and analysis was generally a weakness of previous census rounds  Project on strengthening national capacity to analyse, present and disseminate data for evidence-based policy making National Seminars on Census Data Analysis Analytical thematic reports  Regional seminars on dissemination and analysis of data Expert Group Meeting Technical Report on census data dissemination and analysis

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010 Activities to assist countries to disseminate census results (contd.)  Development of a software for census data dissemination: CensusInfo Developed by UNSD in partnership with UNFPA and UNICEF to disseminate census results Officially launched in February 2009 at the 40 th session of the Statistical Commission Available on-line for free  Activities to assist countries for CensusInfo Regional workshops Onsite technical support to assist/improve technical capacity of countries to adopt the CensusInfo software

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010 Objective of CensusInfo to disseminate data and indicators on population and housing characteristics for the country as a whole and for geographical areas/administrative units for planning, management and evaluation of development programs

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010 Main features of CensusInfo  a tool to disseminate population and housing census results on the web and on CD-ROM  presents indicators with map and graph facilities by date of census and different geographic levels up to small geographic area  includes census topics and a suggested list of data and indicators with accompanying metadata  can be customized for country-specific data and indicators  generates user-defined tables, graphs, maps and reports  can import data from other software applications

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010 Managing the process to identify data and indicators for CensusInfo Define indicators by taking into account:  Main results of the census up to the smallest geographical level considering national priorities and international comparability  Monitoring indicators of international, national and sub-national development programs  Needs of the related national organizations and principal users (e.g. ministries, state planning office, local authorities, private sector organizations…)

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010 Managing the process to identify data and indicators for CensusInfo Organization of work:  Teamwork is necessary for well-designed census indicators  Demographers and other subject-matter specialists on education, labor force, disability, housing characteristics etc. should be involved in this process  The work should be organized by covering the results of all available censuses to provide time series information

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010 Managing the process to identify data and indicators for CensusInfo Data analysis and quality:  Data quality, coverage should be checked before dissemination, for example by comparing to the results of other sources (household surveys/administrative registers) and/or previous censuses  In case of coverage or quality problem, alternative methods (indirect techniques, some adjustment) can be used to estimate concerned indicators

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010 Proposed list of data and indicators for CensusInfo In order to help countries set up their own list for the national CensusInfo  Census tables/indicators with accompanying metadata are derived from the core topics given in “United Nations Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Census, Rev 2.” by UNSD  Proposed tables/indicators can be disseminated at different by small geographic units; country, regions, provinces, districts, etc.

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010 Census Topics

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010 Metadata for the tables/indicators  Metadata includes descriptive information about the tables/indicators  Categories: Definition Classification Method of computation Geographical breakdown Comments and limitations

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010 Reports from CensusInfo  Report to replicate standard census table reports for different areas and time periods  Advanced reports to present tables, maps and graphs by geographic units to present the findings of census results by geographical units

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010 CensusInfo website  Census topics and a suggested tables/indicators with accompanying metadata  Manuals, materials of regional workshops, technical support,  National applications  Global CensusInfo Available at /2010_PHC/CensusInfo/index.htm

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010 CensusInfo website

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010 CensusInfo website

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010 Global CensusInfo  Disseminates census tables/indicators by country with map and graph facilities  Initially contains basic results of 2000 round of census results  More indicators gradually will be added with 2010 round census results

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010

Malawi National Seminar on Census Data Analysis Blantyre, Malawi, July 2010 Thank You