1. Bangkok, Thailand, 15-19 September 2008
2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme
United Nations Statistics Division
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2000 round of P&H censuses
27 countries didn’t undertake census or produced equivalent information
Political situation (conflicts...)
Funding issues
Technical issues:
Inadequate planning and management
Lack of skilled staff...
Quality concerns for some censuses of the 2000 round
Cartography coverage
Coverage of enumeration
Scanning, outsourcing
Insufficient dissemination
Untimely release of data
Insufficient planning and preparations
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3. 2010 World Census Programme
The three essential goals are:
to agree on international principles and recommendations to conduct a census
to facilitate countries in conducting censuses during the period
to assist countries to disseminate census results in a timely manner
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4. Goal 1: International Census Recommendations
Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, Rev. 2 adopted by the United Nations Statistical Commission in March 2007
Published in English and available on UNSD website before translation into the other 5 UN official langages
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5. Principles and Recommendations
Main features of the review process
Extensive international consultative process
Gradual process through regional and international consultations
Meetings
exchanges
On-line discussion forum
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6. Principles and Recommendations - major changes
Orientation
Emphasis on production of outputs for evidence-based decision making
Recognition of an integrated statistical system for the production of outputs
Non-prescription of data sources for outputs
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Outputs/tabulations
Basic/essential tabulations
Top priority
Providing minimum statistics for countries in difficult circumstances
Population (20)
Housing (7)
Recommended tabulations
Adequate for meeting essential data needs for evidence-based planning, monitoring and implementation of national policies
Population (33)
Housing (19)
Optimal tabulations
Meet the needs of most data users nationally and internationally
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8. Set of recommended tabulations
Number of recommended by broad topic (51 tables)
Geographical and internal migration characteristics – 6
International migration characteristics – 4
Household and family characteristics – 3
Demographic and social characteristics – 2
Fertility and mortality - 4
Educational characteristics - 3
Economic characteristics – 8
Disability characteristics – 3
Housing characteristics - 19
Produced at least once in the period
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9. Metadata for recommended tabulations
All recommended tabulations require metadata
Metadata necessary for understanding underlying concepts and methodology
Type of metadata
Core topics represented
Source of statistics
Type of population count
Definition of urban/rural
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Core topics
Main variables for recommended tabulations
Population - 31 core topics with 25 direct and 6 derived
Housing - 21 core topics
Permit national and international comparability of data by use of common concepts and definitions
Developed through international consultative process
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11. Changes in core topics - Population
Non-core to core
Date of birth of the last child born alive
Births in the past 12 months
Household deaths in the past 12 months
Deaths among children born in the past 12 months
Country of birth
Year or period of arrival
Disability status
Core to non-core
Time worked
Alternate core topics
Place of previous residence
Place of residence at a specified date in the past
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12. Changes in core topics – Housing
New core
Fuel used for cooking
Main source of drinking water
Information technology and communication devices in the household
Core to non-core
Year or period of construction
Useful floor space
Rental and owner-occupied housing costs
Separate core topics – previously one
Type of toilet
Sewage disposal
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13. Principles and Recommendations - major changes
Introducing definition of Place of usual residence
(a) The place at which the person has lived continuously for most of the last 12 months (that is, for at least six months and one day), not including temporary absences for holidays or work assignments, or intends to live for at least six months; OR
(b) The place at which the person has lived continuously for at least the last 12 months, not including temporary absences for holidays or work assignments, or intends to live for at least 12 months.
Impact on regional and international data comparability
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14. Principles and Recommendations - major changes
New classification of living quarters that:
With clearer distinction between conventional and non-conventional housing units
Enlarges the taxonomy of collective living quarters
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15. Collective living quarters
Principles and Recommendations – major changes: Previous classification of living quarters
Living quarters
Housing units
Conven.
dwellings
Basic
Temp.
Hous. units
Mobile
Marginal
Collective living quarters
Impro-
vised
Not for habit.
Other
Hotels
Insti-
tutions
Camps
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16. Principles and Recommendations – major changes: Revision 2 classification of living quarters
Housing units
Conventional
dwellings
Has all basic facilities
Temp.
Hous. units
Other housing units
Collective living quarters
Marginal
Improvised
Not for habitation
Other
Hotels
Institutions
Camps
Mobile
Does not have all basic facilities
Hospitals
Correctional
Military
Religious
Retirement
Students
Staff quarters
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17. Principles and Recommendations - major changes
Alternative approaches
Introducing elaboration of alternative approaches
Traditional census – most countries
Register based census
Rolling surveys (with national variants)
UNSD website – national examples of alternative approaches
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18. Principles and Recommendations – major changes
Contracting out
Funding for the census
Quality assurance (instead of quality control)
Enhanced section on census mapping including on geo-coding and contemporary GIS
Focus on hard to capture and enumerate population groups
Homeless
Indigenous populations
Promotion of, and training on, use of data
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Goal 2: Facilitate countries in conducting censuses during the 2010 round
66 countries will have undertaken a census by the end of 2008
21 countries have not yet planned a census
Major problems or needs for assistance:
Funding
Preparation and planning
Cartography
Management and quality assurance
Data capture, especially scanning
Data processing
Dissemination and analysis
Evaluation, Post enumeration surveys
Others, including political problems
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20. 2010 Census Dates* by Year - Global
*As planned by countries
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21. Bangkok, Thailand, 15-19 September 2008
2010 Census Dates* - Africa
*As planned by countries
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Goal 3: Assist countries in their efforts to disseminate census results
Inadequate data dissemination and analysis was generally a weakness of previous census rounds
Handbook on census data dissemination and analysis
Workshops on data dissemination and analysis
Development of a software for census data dissemination: CensusInfo
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Activities of UNSD to support the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses
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Partnerships
UNSD develops strong partnership with UNFPA, UN Regional Commissions and other International or Regional Organizations:
To avoid duplication
To monitor and collect country needs
To exchange information
To train
To provide technical assistance
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Monitoring
Monitoring country activities related to census-taking
Questionnaire sent out to NSOs
Contact list of census managers
Regular update
Coordination with UNFPA and Regional Commissions
Disseminating information on census activities via the 2010 World Population and Housing Censuses Programme Website and Newsletter
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26. Develop Technical Guidelines
Principles and Recommendations
Handbooks, Guidelines on topics pertaining to different stages of the census:
Census mapping and use of GIS (2008)
Measuring International Migration
Economic characteristics in population censuses
Data Editing (2008)
Guidelines on reporting on census activities (2008)
Data Dissemination
Evaluation, Post Enumeration Surveys
Document new methodologies and elaborate on preconditions and portability
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Training
Training workshops on topical technical issues in census-taking, following the census process:
2006: Principles & Recommendations: WS in Mozambique, Mali
2007: Census Cartography and Management: 4 WS in Zambia, Thailand, Trinidad, Morocco
2008: data processing:
Data capture (internet, scanning, PAD, inc. outsourcing)
Data editing
Quality assurance, risk management
2009 and later: dissemination, analysis, evaluation (PES)
Develop e-training materials available online
Follow-up: implementation, problems faced...
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28. Exchange of Experience & Advice
Workshops always include country presentations and permit fruitful exchanges
Workshops include practical exercises
Emphasis on the practical use of technology or methodology but also on pre-requisites (Eg. Use of GIS)
Exchange of methodological and practical documents (e.g. quality plans, outsourcing contracts)
Census questionnaires database:
Questionnaires
Database of the text of the questions organised by topic
Support study visits
Technical assistance missions (Interregional adviser)
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Provide Tools
CensusInfo: partnership with UNICEF and UNFPA to provide a dissemination software based on DevInfo with new functionalities:
Cross tabulation
Mapping facilities
Standard result sheets (tables + graphs, to provide standard results at any geographical level)
Customizable by country
Support other free tools (Redatam...)
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30. Bangkok, Thailand, 15-19 September 2008
2010 World Census Programme Resource Center
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31. 2010 World Census Programme Resource Center
Provide information on census activities in the world:
Census taking in the countries
Supporting activities (seminars, workshops...) conducted by different organizations (UNSD, UNFPA, UN Regional Commissions, Eurostat...)
Resource center on methodology and best practices in censuses:
P&R, Handbooks and guidelines
Best practices: papers provided by countries or other experts (seminars or others)
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32. 2010 World Census Programme Resource Center (contd.)
Rationale:
Census takers are very busy and don’t have time to look at colleagues’ websites or don’t know where to look
NSOs websites are often public-oriented and offer little technical documentation
Census takers need to keep abreast of the methodological and practical improvements
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33. 2010 World Census Programme Resource Center (contd.)
Success factors:
Build a network to work in collaboration with all the partners (International and Regional Organizations and NSOs)
Create a mailing list of participants
Pro-active participation of census managers to provide information and documentation
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34. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008
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35. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008
UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008
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37. Bangkok, Thailand, 15-19 September 2008
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38. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008
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39. Bangkok, Thailand, 15-19 September 2008
Thank you.
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