1. Population and Housing Census 2011 Czech Republic
Use of Administrative Data Sources

2. History of Population Censuses
Population Census in Austria Monarchy ( )
Decennial Czechoslovak Population Censuses (1921, 1930, 1950, 1961, 1970, 1980, 1991)
2001 Population and Housing Census at Czech Republic
inhabitans
dwellings
houses

3. Census 2011 –Legislation Statistical Act Census Act
possibility for CZSO to use administrative data sources
Census Act
2006 first proposal
2007 second proposal
accepted by Government: 12 September 2007
finalization of the Census Act for Government: 30 June 2008
2008 supposed adoption

4. Population and Housing Census 2011
News in census 2011
Use of Administrative data sources
Electronic questionnaire
Use of mail operator for distribute and collect questionnaires
Interaction between census results and updating of statistical registers
Census process model
Preparing
Provision
Results Processing
Outputs

5. Use of Administrative Data Sources
Census 2011: a „half-way“ between conventional census and register-based census
pre-filling of census questionnaires
complementarity of data sets
Questionnaire for Persons, Dwellings and Houses
(information about households is derived)
Reduce of financal expense for the next census
Reduce of questionnaire content
reduce of burden for individuals
More precise results
Re-use of dates from census for next statistical purposes

6. Process Model (1): Preparing
Beginning of the process
Preparing of technical project
Preparing SW and HW
Administrative data source
Collecting of administrative data
Initial fulfillment of database
Initial fulfillment of census questionnaires
Update of electronic questionnaires
Manual updating of database
Distribution of electronic questionnaires
Print and distribution of paper forms
2. Provision

7. Process Model (2): Provision
2. Preparing
Automatic updating of DB
Collecting of printed questionnaires
Archiving of primarly documents
Electronic mail room
Database (DB)
scanning
Recognition ID items
Control of completeness of census
Non-response cases
Enlarging set with next data records (uncounted individuals)
Recognition pragmatic items
Uncounted individuals
Administrative data source
Enlarging set with next indicators
Anonymised data sets for processing and other projects
Base set
Entering set of individuals

8. Conclusions Census 2011 in comparison with 2001 should be:
of minor costs (using mail operator nad advanced technologies)
more friendly with enumerated persons (inter alia electronic questionnaires)
more accurate (administrative data sources)
faster (in terms of data processing and dissemination of results)
But the impact of new approach on census results and
projects like IPUMS is not clear

9. Thank you for your attention