1. The Bahamas1

2. 2 United Nations Regional Seminar, on Census Data Dissemination and Spatial Analysis SANTIAGO, CHILE MAY 31 - JUNE 3, 2011

3. The Bahamas3 CONSULTATION WITH CENSUS DATA USERS

4. The Bahamas4 CONSULTATIVE HIERARCHY THE CABINET DIRECTOR/CENSUS CO-ORDINATOR MINISTER OF FINANCE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES

5. IDENTIFICATION OF CENSUS DATA USERS

6. The Bahamas6 CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES (DATA USERS) ADVISORY COMMITTEE Expert Group Committees (Subject Matter Experts) Technical Committee (Department of Statistics (DOS)) Questionnaire Committee (Department of Statistics (DOS))

7. The Bahamas7 CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES  ADVISORY COMMITTEE:-  Former Chief Census Officers, Department Of Statistics  Directorate Staff, Department Of Statistics  Director of Planning College of The Bahamas  Director of Planning & Research Ministry of Education  Vocational Training Representatives  Ministry of Health  Ministry of Social Services and Development  The Bahamas Christian Council  Director of Physical Planning  Director of Geographical Information Systems (GIS)  The Bahamas Environment Science & Technology  Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources

8. The Bahamas8 CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES  ADVISORY COMMITTEE Cont’d:-  National Emergency Management ? (NEMA)  Ministry of Lands and Local Government  Royal Bahamas Police Force  Water and Sewerage Corporation  Association for the Disabled  Ministry of Finance  Ministry of Public Works and Transport  Ministry of Immigration  Chamber of Commerce  Disability Affairs Unit  The Bahamas Public Services Union

9. The Bahamas9 CENSUS TOPICS  HOUSING (a) Housing Stock (b) Water Supply (c) Toilet Facility (d) Electricity (d) Electricity (e) Transportation (vehicles per household) (e) Transportation (vehicles per household) (f) Tenure (f) Tenure

10. The Bahamas10 CENSUS TOPICS  POPULATION (a) Age and Sex (b) Marital Status (c) Family Membership (d) Religion (d) Religion (e) Nationality (e) Nationality (f) Migration (f) Migration (g) Disability (g) Disability

11. The Bahamas11 CENSUS TOPICS  POPULATION CONT’D (h) Education (i) Training (j) Transportation (mode of transport) (k) Economic Activity (k) Economic Activity (l) Income (l) Income (m) Fertility (m) Fertility

12. The Bahamas12 CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES  EXPERT GROUP COMMITTEES:- - Education - Training - Disability - Health - Ethnicity - etc.

13. The Bahamas13 CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES  TECHNICAL COMMITTEE (DOS):- - Education - Economic Activity - Training - Disability - Information Technology (IT)

14. The Bahamas14 CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES  QUESTIONNAIRE COMMITTEE (DOS):- - Design of the Questionnaire - Layout of the Questionnaire - Content of the Questionnaire

15. The Bahamas15 FINAL CONSULTATION AND APPROVAL OF CENSUS TOPICS Prime Minister THE CABINET

16. The Bahamas16 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION GRACIAS POR SU ATENCIÓN