DRAFT
Proposed Pacific Island Model
Census Questionnaire
For the 2010 Round of
Population and Housing
Censuses
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Contents
Purpose
Advantages
Challenges
Principles
Geographic Identifiers
Definitions
Household/Dwelling Questions
Personal Questionnaire
Work Groups
Report to Plenary
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Purpose
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In collaboration with PICT’s, review and revise, where
necessary, the Pacific Islands Model Population and
Housing Census Form developed for the 2000 Round of
Censuses. Review basis:
The usefulness of the 2000 form;
Its perceived strengths and limitations;
Unique needs for socio-economic/demographic
information;
Emerging topics;
International standards; and,
Improvements in questionnaire design & data
processing.
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Advantages/Objective
• Enhanced ability to conduct inter-country
comparisons of census data;
• improved questionnaire wording, content &
design that is consistent with international
standards;
• improved data quality;
• increased opportunities for the sharing of
concepts, methodologies, quality control, editing
procedures and data processing systems; and
• increased efficiency and effectiveness resulting
in reduced resource utilisation.
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Challenges/Issues
1.What policy issues need data for decision
making?
2.Can a census collect useful data on the
policy issues?
3.Country requirements for census data
must take priority.
4.Unique socio-economic characteristics in
some Pacific Island countries.
5.Historical continuity.
6.Interpretation/meaning of English terms
into local languages (work, job, employed).
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Principles
1. Ensure that the data is needed and is
useful .
2. Identify the census topic followed by a
complete question.
3. Translate questions where practical.
4. Field test all questions.
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Geographic Identifiers
G1-Province # ________
G2-District/Island # ________
G3-Village # _________
G4-Enumeration Area # ____
G5-Dwelling # ________
G6-Household # _______
G7-Household Type ____
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Definitions
Dwelling
A dwelling is one or more building structures that
may contain one or more households.
Household
A household is an arrangement of persons,
individually or in groups, who provide for
themselves food or other essentials of living. It
can also be defined as those persons who usually
eat together and share the work of preparing the
food and/or the cost of work of providing it.
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Definitions
Head of Household (Person 1)
The person who is acknowledged as such by the
other members. Usually named by the household
members as being the person most responsible for
their well being. Person 1, for purposes of
Reference. First person listed in question H1.
Usual Resident
A person who has lived in this household for 6
months or more.
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Household/Dwelling
Questionnaire
H1-Household members
List the names, sex and usual residency
status of all persons in this household at
midnight (12:01am) on Sunday July 1, 2007.
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Household/Dwelling
Questionnaire
Household
Line Number
Name
Surname
Sex
Given name
Male
Female
Usual
Resident
Yes
No
Person 1Head of
Household
Person 2
Person 3
Person 4
Person 5
Person 6
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H2 Building Materials*
What is the main type of
material used in the
construction of the walls,
floor and roof of the main
dwelling where this
household lives and
sleeps?
Walls
Floor
Roof
Wood
Metal
Plastic
Thatch
Reed, bamboo,
Straw, grass
Earth/Mud
Concrete/
Cement/block
Other
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H2 Building Materials
Notes for discussion:
Some countries have indicated an
interest in adding a question on the
housing type. This is to determine the
number of households that could be
described as “make-shift” or “squats”
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H3 Drinking Water*
What is the main source of drinking water for
this household?
-Piped water supplied by local government
-Rain water tank
-Protected (covered) well
-Unprotected well
-Bottled water
-Spring water
-River, lake, pond
-Other, please specify
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H3 Drinking Water
Notes for discussion:
- the question is used to determine the
suitability of the water for human
consumption.
- is there a need differentiate between
private/community-stand-pipe access?
- is boiled/treated water a common source?
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H4 Washing Water
What is the main source of water used for
washing in this household?
-Piped water supplied by local government
-Rain water tank
-Protected (covered) well
-Unprotected well
-Other, please specify.
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H5 Sanitation
(or main toilet facility)
What type of toilet facility does this
household use?
-Flush toilet to central sewerage system
-Flush toilet to septic tank
-Ventilated Improved Pit Latrine
-Open pit/latrine
-Lagoon/Ocean
-Bush or field
-Other, please specify
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H6 Household Waste Disposal
How does this household mainly dispose of
its household waste?
-Commercial/local gov’t waste collection
-Burn
-Bury
-Lagoon/ocean
-Composting
-Take to central waste disposal site
-Other, please specify
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H7 Source of Lighting
What is main source of lighting used in this
household?
-Electricity supplied by local government
-Electricity supplied by own generator
-Kerosene lamps
-Candles
-Gas
-Solar
-Other, please specify
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H8 Energy for cooking
What is the main source of energy used for
cooking in this household?
-Electricity supplied by local government
-Electricity supplied by own generator
-Kerosene
-Wood
-Gas
-Solar
-Other, please specify
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H9-Tenure
• What is the tenure of this household?
-Owned
-Rented
-Rent free
-Other, please specify___________
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Possible additional household
questions
HA1-What is this household’s main source
of income?*
HA2-Source/frequency/value of remittances
HA3-Household use/access to the internet
HA4-Mortality
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Source of Income
What is this household’s main source of income?
-No income
-Wages/salary/commissions
-Own business
-Sale of own products (fish, crops, handicrafts,
etc.)
-Lease of land
-House rental
-Remittances
-Other sources
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Personal Questionnaire
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Name & Relationship
P1-Name
What is this person’s name?
Family name__________
Given name____________
P2-Relationship
What is this person’s relationship
to the head of the household
(person 1) named in H1?
-Head
-Spouse
-Son or daughter
-Step child or adopted
-Mother or father
-Brother or sister
-Other relative
-Visitor/Friend
-Other, please specify
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Age & Sex
P3-Date of birth/Age
What is this person’s
date of birth and age?
Day __Month__Year____,
P4-Sex
What is this person’s
sex?
-Male ____
-Female ___
Age __
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Marital Status & Religion
P5-Marital Status
What is this person’s marital
status?
-Single (never married)
-Married
-de facto (customary marriage,
common law)
-Divorced
-Separated (not divorced)
-Widowed
-Other-please
specify._________
P6-Religion
What is this person’s faith or
religion?
-Christian-if Christian, go to P7
-Muslim
-Hindi
-Buddhist
-Baha’i
-Other, please
specify__________
-No religion/faith
-Refuse to answer
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Church & Ethnicity*
P7-Christian Church
Affiliation
Which Christian church
is this person affiliated
with? (Write name of
church and code)
Church _______
Code ________
P8-Ethnicity
What were the ethnic or
cultural origins of this
person’s ancestors?
Ethnic origin ________
Code
________
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Ethnicity
Notes for discussion:
1.
Alternate P8- What ethnic or cultural group does this person
most closely identify with?
2.
Important to distinguish ethnicity, race, citizenship,
nationality.
3.
What is ethnicity?
4.
How will data be used? What is the purpose of this question?
5.
Can individuals have multiple ethnicities?
6.
How is an ancestor defined-how many generations ago?
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Citizenship & Language*
P9-Citizenship
Of which country is this
person a citizen?
-this PICT-by birth
-this PICT-by
naturalisation
-other country, please
specify
Country_______________
Code _____
P10-Language
What is the language that
this person first learned at
home in childhood and
still understands?
Language_____________
Code
______
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Language
Notes for discussion:
1. Do we want language spoken at home?
2. Need to make clear the reason for this
question, i.e., is it to determine the
language in which government services
need to be provided or is it to assist in
determining educational levels?
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Migration
P11-Birth Place
Where was this person born?
-This PICT, if this PICT, go
to P12.
Go to P13
-Other country, please
specify
Country ____________
Code
______
Go to P13
P12-Geographic Location
of birth (Usual residence
of mother at time of
person’s birth)
What is the name of the
community in this PICT
(city, town, village or
country) where this person
was born?
PICT community________
Code
______
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Migration
P13- Residence - 1 year
ago
Did this person live in
this PICT 1 year ago?
-If yes, go to P14
-If no, go to P15
P14 Internal Migration-1
year ago
What is the name of the
community (city, town,
village/or country) where
this person lived one year
ago?
Community __________
Code
______
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Migration
P15 Residence-5 years
ago
Did this person live in
this PICT 5 years ago?
-Yes, if yes, go to P16
-No, if no, go to P17
P16- Internal Migration-5
years ago
What is the name of the
community in this PICT
(city, town, village/ or
country) where this person
lived five years ago?
Community _______
Code _____
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Education
P17-Education & Training
(QUESTIONS P17 AND P19 ARE ONLY ASKED OF PERSONS 5
YEARS OF AGE AND OVER)
Is this person currently enrolled in a school
or pursuing any other form of education or
training?
-If yes, go to P18
-If no, go to P19
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Education
P18-Type of school or educational/training institute
In what type of school or educational or training
institute is this person enrolled?
-Pre-school (kindergarten, nursery school)
-Elementary school
-Other post primary
-Secondary school
-Years 1-3
-Years 4-5
-Year 6
-Tertiary
-Other post-secondary certificate or diploma program,
(nursing, teacher’s certificate, trade license-plumber,
electrician, mechanic etc.)
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-Other, please specify.
Education
P19-Educational Attainment *
What levels of educational attainment has this person successfully
completed?
-Elementary school
-Secondary school
-Years 1-3
-Years 4-5
-Year 6
-Tertiary
-some time spent at university – no qualifications achieved
-certificate
-diploma
-degree (BA/ BSc)
-post-graduate (MA, PhD)
-Other post secondary, (e.g. Nursing, teaching certificate, trade
license) please specify_________
-Never been to school
-Other, please specify ___________
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Education
Notes for discussion:
1. Do we also want to know about
professional qualifications, e.g.
medical doctor, accountant,
pharmacist?
2. Do we want all levels or just the
highest level of educational
attainment?
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Labour Market Activity*
QUESTIONS P20 – P27 ARE ONLY ASKED OF
PERSONS 15 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER
P20-Labour Market Activity
During last week, did this person do any
work?
-Yes- If yes, continue below
-No-If no, go to P21
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Labour Market Activity
Notes for discussion:
1. Is there a distinction between work, a
job and employment?
2. Is “work” the correct word to use in
all countries?
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Labour Market Activity
What type of work did this person do?
-Work for pay? (wages, salary, commission, payment in kind?)
-Work to support the household by producing goods mainly for
sale? (goods include products from fishing, farming and handicrafts)
-Farming or gardening mainly for sale?
-Fishing mainly for sale?
-Handicrafts mainly for sale?
-Work to support the household by producing goods mainly for own
consumption? (goods include products from fishing, farming and
handicrafts)
-Farming or gardening for own consumption?
-Fishing for own consumption?
-Volunteer work? (Missionary, Community Service, VSO, CUSO)
-Unpaid family work?
-Other? please specify______________
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Labour Market Activity
P21 Had a job, but was not at work
During last week, did this person have a job at which
they did not work?
-Yes
-If no, go to P27
If yes, what was the main reason this person did not
work at his/her job last week?
-Temporary illness
-Temporary lay-off
-Maternity leave
-On vacation/holidays
-Weather conditions
-Cultural/national events (funeral, weddings etc.)
-Family/personal reasons
-Other
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Labour Market Activity
P22 Occupation
What is this person’s occupation?
________________
P23 Main Tasks
What are the main tasks of this occupation?
_________
P24 Employer
What is the name of this person’s employer?
_________
P25 Main Activities
What are the activities, services, products of the
workplace? ______________
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Labour Market Activity
P26 Employment Status
What is this person’s employment status?
-Employee
-Employer
-Self employed with no employees
(Own- account worker)
-Unpaid family worker
-Other
GO TO P30
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Labour Market Activity
P27 Looked for work
During the past
week, did this person
look for work?
-Yes, Go to P29
-No, Go to P28
P28 Reason for not
looking
Why didn’t this person look
for work last week?
-Not interested in finding work
-Full time homemaker
-Weather conditions
-Believes no work available
-Retired, disabled, family
responsibilities
-Transportation not available
-Attending school full time
-Other
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Labour Market Activity*
P29 Availability
During last week, was this person
available to start work if a job were
offered?
-Yes
-No
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Labour Market Activity
Notes for discussion:
1. Persons answering yes to P20,
Did work last week, but are doing
subsistence or other work, are now
considered as being employed.
Not given the opportunity to answer the
“looking and available” questions that
could classify them as unemployed.
Should subsistence workers be asked if
they were looking for work?
2. Is data required on multiple job holders?
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Fertility
QUESTIONS P30 TO P34 ARE ONLY ASKED OF WOMEN 15 YEARS OF AGE AND
OVER
P30 Given Birth
Has this woman ever given
birth, even if the child died
later?
-Yes  go to P31
-No  finish
P31 Number of children
still alive
How many children of each
sex did this woman give
birth to who are still alive
and are now living…
M
-In the household? ___
-Somewhere else in
this PICT?
___
-Overseas?
___
F
___
___
___
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Fertility*
P32-Number of children that have died
How many children of each sex did this woman give birth to
who have died?
Males
Females
Total
P33 Total number of children ever born alive
How many children of each sex have ever been born alive
to this woman?
Males
Females
Total
P34 Date of last birth
What is the date of birth and sex of this woman’s last child
born alive?(including a child that may have died later)
Day
Month Year
Sex M
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F
Fertility
Notes for discussion:
In order to utilise the “own children” method for fertility
estimates, it is necessary to link the mother to the
child.
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Is the child’s biological mother still alive
and living in this household?
If yes, what is the mother’s person
number in question H1?
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Possible additional questions
Language/Literacy
PA1-Language Use/Literacy relating to
Educational Attainment
1.General literacy or functional literacy?
2. Is there a need for level of proficiency in
national language or English – used in
business and government in most PICs.
3. Literacy needs written test to be accurate.
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Possible additional questions
Disabilities
Does this person have any disabilities?
Questions used in 2006 Tongan Census
1=no difficulty at all; 2=some difficulties;
3=a lot of difficulties; 4=cannot do at all
Does this person have difficulty in: (insert the
appropriate codes in the boxes)
a. Seeing, even wearing glasses?
b. Hearing, even if using a hearing aid?
c. Walking, climbing steps or use of arms?
d. Remembering or concentrating?
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Questions Endorsed by the Washington Group
The next questions ask about difficulties you may have
doing certain activities because of a HEALTH PROBLEM.
Do you have difficulty seeing, even if wearing glasses?
No - no difficulty
Yes – some difficulty
Yes – a lot of difficulty
Cannot do at all
Do you have difficulty hearing, even if using a hearing aid?
No- no difficulty
Yes – some difficulty
Yes – a lot of difficulty
Cannot do at all
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Disabilities
Do you have difficulty walking or climbing steps?
No- no difficulty
Yes – some difficulty
Yes – a lot of difficulty
Cannot do at all
Do you have difficulty remembering or concentrating?
No – no difficulty
Yes – some difficulty
Yes – a lot of difficulty
Cannot do at all
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Disabilities*
Do you have difficulty (with self-care such as) washing all
over or dressing?
No – no difficulty
Yes – some difficulty
Yes – a lot of difficulty
Cannot do at all
Using your usual (customary) language, do you have
difficulty communicating, for example understanding or
being understood?
No – no difficulty
Yes – some difficulty
Yes – a lot of difficulty
Cannot do at all
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Disabilities
Notes for discussion:
Are respondents capable of providing
consistent and comparable responses to
questions that are better answered
by medical professionals?
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PA3-Personal Internet Usage
Does this person use/have access to the internet?
-in the household
-at an internet café
-at work
-at school
-at friends
-other-please specify.
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Working Groups
Working Group A-Moderator Arthur Jorari
-Geographic Identifiers-G1-G6
-Definitions
-Household/Dwelling Questionnaire-H1-H10
-Possible additional Household Questions
-Source of income HA1; remittances HA2; internet use/access HA3
& PA3; mortality HA4.
Working Group B-Moderator Andreas Demmke
-Demographic Questions-P1-P5
-Mobility-P11-P16
-Education-P17-P19
-Fertility-P30-P34
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Working Groups
Working Group C-Moderator Gerald Haberkorn
-Religion-P6
-Christian church affiliation-P7
-Ethnicity-P8
-Citizenship-P9
-Language-P10
-Possible additional personal questions
-Language/literacy PA1 and disability PA2
Working Group D-Moderator Rick Baxter
-Labour Market Activities-P20-P29
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Proposed Working Group
Participants
Group A
Arthur
Kiribati
Palau
Group B
Andreas
Cook
Islands
FSM
Samoa
Niue
Tuvalu
PNG
Group C
Gerald
Nauru
Group D
Rick
Fiji
New
Caledonia
Solomon
Islands
Wallis &
Futuna
Tonga
Vanuatu
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