1. Core topics of the Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, Revision 2
Session 4
United Nations Statistics Division
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012

2. Presentation Core topics Other topics in the P&R What they are
How they were developed
Differences between 2000 and 2010 round
Population and housing core topics
Other topics in the P&R
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012

3. On core topics Idea not new – previously termed “basic” topics
Core (basic) topics are those on which there is substantial agreement among regions in regard to both their importance and the feasibility of collecting in a census
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012

4. Core topics for P&R-2 Main variables for recommended tabulations
Population
31 core topics with 25 direct and 6 derived
Housing
21 core topics
Developed through protracted international consultative process
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012

5. Geographical and internal migration characteristics
Place of usual residence
Place where present at time of census
Place of birth
Duration of residence
Place of previous residence (Alternate)
Place of residence at a specified date in the past (Alternate)
Total population
Locality
Urban and rural
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012

6. International migration characteristics
Country of birth (new core topic)
Citizenship
Year or period of arrival (new core topic)
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012

7. Household and family characteristics
Relationship to head or other reference member of household
Household and family composition
Household and family status
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012

8. Demographic and social characteristics
Sex
Age
Marital status
Religion
Language
Ethnicity
Indigenous people (new topic)
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012

9. Fertility and mortality characteristics
Children ever born
Children living
Date of birth of last child born alive (New core topic)
Household deaths in the past 12 months (New core topic)
Births in the past 12 months (New topic/Core topic)
Deaths among children born in the past 12 months (New topic/Core topic)
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012

10. Fertility and mortality characteristics (contd.)
Age, date or duration of first marriage
Age of mother at birth of first child born alive
Maternal or paternal orphanhood
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012

11. Educational characteristics
Literacy
School attendance
Educational attainment
Field of education and educational qualifications
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012

12. Economic characteristics
Activity status
Occupation
Industry
Status in employment
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012

13. Economic characteristics (contd.)
Time worked (previously a core topic)
Income
Institutional sector of employment
Employment in the informal sector
Place of work
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012

14. Disability characteristics
Disability status (new core topic)
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012

15. Living quarters Living quarters – type of Location of living quarters
Occupancy status
Ownership – type of
Rooms – number of
Water supply system
Main source of drinking water (New topic/Core topic)
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012

16. Living quarters (contd.)
Toilet – type of (new separate topic)
Sewage disposal (new separate topic)
Bathing facilities
Kitchen – availability of
Fuel used for cooking (new topic/core topic)
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012

17. Living quarters (contd.)
Type of lighting and/or electricity
Solid waste disposal – main type of
Occupancy by one or more households
Occupants – number of
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012

18. Living quarters (contd.)
Number of bedrooms
Useful floor space (previously core)
Heating – type and energy used for
Hot water – availability of
Piped gas – availability of
Use of housing unit
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012

19. Households and occupants
Age and sex of head of household/reference person
Tenure
Information and communication technology (ICT) devices (new topic/core topic)
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012

20. Households and occupants (contd.)
Rental and owner-occupied housing costs (previously core)
Furnished/unfurnished
Cars – number of
Durable household appliances – availability of
Outdoor space – availability of
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012

21. Building Building – type of Construction material of outer walls
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012

22. Building (contd.) Year or period of construction (previously core)
Number of dwellings in building
Construction material of floor, roof
Elevator – availability of
Farm building
State of repair
Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses
New Delhi, India, May 2012