1. 1 CENSUS 2011 30 August 2011 SECRET

2. 2 Outline of Presentation  Census Benefits  Previous Censuses Difficulties and Outcomes  Census 2011 Key Dates  Outcome of the information gathered in Census 2011  Census 2011 Progress to date  Challenges  Strategies SECRET

3. 3 Population Census  Census is a total count of every person who is in the country on the census night.  Characteristics and living conditions of the people.  Population size and picture of the social and living conditions of people.  Only data collection exercise that covers each and every person in a country at the same time. SECRET

4. 4 The greatest strength of the census is the provision of detailed population figures at local level mainly for:  Evidence based planning, monitoring and evaluation of programs.  Equity in distribution of government services.  Distribution and allocation of government funds to provinces and municipalities.  Planning of education and health services.  Delineating of electoral districts at national and local levels.  Measuring the impact of industrial development etc.  The census also provides the benchmark for all household surveys conducted by Statistics South Africa.  Sampling frame derived from the census improves the system of national statistics. Population Census (cont)… SECRET

5. 5  First democratic census conducted in 1996  1996 Census gave a full cover of whole country as direct measurement.  2001 Census was the second full count.  Large scale survey conducted in 2007 community Survey. Previous Censuses SECRET

6. 6  Provide the country with accurate data at the national, provincial, district and municipal level.  To implement the Statistics Act, No.6 of 1999 to carry out a census every 5 years.  To provide a time series data on small areas  To improve on the quality of count of 1996 and 2001. Census 2011 Strategic Mission SECRET

7. 7  Questionnaire has 75 questions.  50 Questions about individuals: -Demographics -Employment -Education  25 Questions about households: -Service delivery measures electricity, water and sanitation -Housing material and household structure or composition -The average household size. QUESTIONNAIRE SECRET

8. 8  Access to services and welfare:  Standard Measure of living in the community.  Measure of quality and profile of service delivery.  Extent of the welfare support on children, disabled, old age…)  Measure of infrastructure distribution (in terms of water supply, electricity, housing, schools, sanitation.  Measure of deprivation (unemployment, low income, no schooling, poor housing condition,…) Expected Measurement SECRET

9. 9  Demarcation of the country into 103 000 small areas for data collection with 130 households per enumeration area  Map creation complete  EA summary book production – complete.  Printing of the census questionnaires completed and delivered.  94% of the other field materials required procurement and delivered at the organisation central warehouse in Pretoria. Current Status SECRET

10. 10  Recruitment and training of field workers coordinators (6000) completed  Recruitment Listers/supervisors (30 000 )complete  Training of Listers/supervisors underway  Currently finalization the recruitment of (120 000) enumerators. Current Status (cont…) SECRET

11. 11  Strategies towards the hard to count groups  Low key of our publicity and advocacy campaign  Lack of applicants for fieldwork from high walled areas and farming communities  Ensuring that this is a Community centered census (partnerships with all local structures)  Turnaround the previous undercount Challenges SECRET

12. 12  Localised recruitment as a strategy  Acquisition of training venues at local level  Acquisition of district / satellite offices  Connectivity to district and satellite offices Challenges (cont…) SECRET

13. 13 MPs as Ambassadors  Request from Hon. Minister Manuel and Statistics South Africa  Mobilisation and preparation of the citizenry for population count  To create public interest  Positive results through awareness  Leadership, partnerships, community driven Census 2011  National Statistics System Development  Bringing census 2011 closer to home  Ensure that neighbours are counted

14. 14 Census 2011 Ambassadors  MPs accepted an invite to partake as Ambassadors to:  Promote public awareness and maximum participation  Inform, educate and communicate the importance of census  Endorse Census as a household brand  Engage all political and executive leaders to advocate for Census as a national effort  Demonstrate in all public platforms how statistics can be used for decision making  Strengthening the National Statistics System

15. 15 STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA IS READY TO CONDUCT CENSUS 2011 "EVERYBODY COUNTS” SECRET