1. Work of the Task Force on future census Agenda point 5
DSS Meeting September 2015

2. Content
Update on the activities of the Task Force on future EU censuses
Summary of the progress made
Outline of the timetable for future work on both the 2021 census data collection and the post-2021 census strategy.
Information on the current technical proposals for a limited set of 2021 census data geo-referenced to a 1km² grid

3. The task force
17 NSIs
Non-participants can follow via the dedicated CIRCABC interest group
So far mostly 2021 round (post 2021 discussions will re-start next week)
Simplification and reduction to about 50%-60% of tables.
New proposal according to DSS priorities
Geo-referenced table
2 tables on migration – more detail
Support through grants ( )
Use of admin data
Geo-referencing
Specific country issues
Both via special Census Grants and ESS.ADAMIN project

4. the 2011 census Defining the outputs of the 2021 EU census data collection
the census topic definitions and classifications
programme of cross-tabulations
Reduction to 50%-60% of 2011 programme in terms of table number (203  110)
Simplification: breakdowns, optional items, no secondary data; removal of doubtful or duplicate tables; minimisation of effort for topics of diminishing relevance
2 migration related tables expanded
1 km² grid data (see next slide)
Keeping the geo-detail
Slight reduction in dimensionality
metadata collection

5. the 2011 census Geo-referenced (1 km² grid data)
Source: DSS priority, INSPIRE
topics where there are policy needs
topics that may present technical problems avoided
13 numbers:
Total population
Age (under 15, 15-64, 65 and over)
Sex (males, females)
Employed persons
Place of Birth (reporting country, another EU country, outside EU)
Usual residence 12 months before (same, within reporting country, outside of the reporting country)
options for a legal framework for data collection
particular confidentiality issue (see next slide)

6. the 2011 census Statistical disclosure control for 2021 census outputs
Via Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA) on Statistical Disclosure Control signed between Eurostat and eight NSIs.
Issues related to the main EU census data collection and related to the 1km² grid  non-nested classification
Recommendation of work to start early in 2016
FPA work programme to be discussed Dec 2015 meeting

7. Future censuses – 2021 & beyond
Restart of the next week meeting
re-examine current and likely future needs for census-type data, as well as user satisfaction with the existing data.
presentations on national data needs & on Eurostat user satisfaction surveys.