2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme United Nations Statistics Division

2010 World Population and

Housing Census Programme

United Nations Statistics Division

UNSD-UNESCAP Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing, documentation and archiving

Bangkok, Thailand, 15-19 September 2008

2000 round of P&H censuses

 27 countries didn’t undertake census or produced equivalent information

 Political situation (conflicts...)

 Funding issues

 Technical issues:

 Inadequate planning and management

 Lack of skilled staff...

 Quality concerns for some censuses of the 2000 round

 Cartography coverage

 Coverage of enumeration

 Scanning, outsourcing

 Insufficient dissemination

 Untimely release of data

 Insufficient planning and preparations



2010 World Census Programme



The three essential goals are:

 to agree on international principles and recommendations to conduct a census

 to facilitate countries in conducting censuses during the period 2005-2014

 to assist countries to disseminate census results in a timely manner



Goal 1: International Census Recommendations

 Principles and

Recommendations for

Population and Housing

Censuses, Rev. 2 adopted by the United Nations Statistical

Commission in March 2007

 Published in English and available on UNSD website before translation into the other 5 UN official langages

 http://unstats.un.org/unsd/census20

10.htm



Principles and Recommendations

Main features of the review process

 Extensive international consultative process

 Gradual process through regional and international consultations

• Meetings

• E-mail exchanges

• On-line discussion forum



Principles and Recommendations - major changes

Orientation

 Emphasis on production of outputs for evidence-based decision making

 Recognition of an integrated statistical system for the production of outputs

 Non-prescription of data sources for outputs



Outputs/tabulations

 Basic/essential tabulations

 Top priority

 Providing minimum statistics for countries in difficult circumstances

 Population (20)

 Housing (7)

 Recommended tabulations

 Adequate for meeting essential data needs for evidence-based planning, monitoring and implementation of national policies

 Population (33)

 Housing (19)

 Optimal tabulations

 Meet the needs of most data users nationally and internationally



Set of recommended tabulations

 Number of recommended by broad topic (51 tables)

• Geographical and internal migration characteristics – 6

• International migration characteristics – 4

• Household and family characteristics – 3

• Demographic and social characteristics – 2

• Fertility and mortality - 4

• Educational characteristics - 3

• Economic characteristics – 8

• Disability characteristics – 3

• Housing characteristics - 19

 Produced at least once in the period 2005-2014



Metadata for recommended tabulations

 All recommended tabulations require metadata

 Metadata necessary for understanding underlying concepts and methodology

 Type of metadata

• Core topics represented

• Source of statistics

• Type of population count

• Definition of urban/rural



Core topics

 Main variables for recommended tabulations

• Population - 31 core topics with 25 direct and 6 derived

• Housing - 21 core topics

 Permit national and international comparability of data by use of common concepts and definitions

 Developed through international consultative process



Changes in core topics - Population

Non-core to core

 Date of birth of the last child born alive

 Births in the past 12 months

 Household deaths in the past 12 months

 Deaths among children born in the past 12 months

 Country of birth

 Year or period of arrival

 Disability status

Core to non-core

 Time worked

Alternate core topics

 Place of previous residence

 Place of residence at a specified date in the past



Changes in core topics – Housing

New core

 Fuel used for cooking

 Main source of drinking water

 Information technology and communication devices in the household

Core to non-core

 Year or period of construction

 Useful floor space

 Rental and owner-occupied housing costs

Separate core topics – previously one

 Type of toilet

 Sewage disposal




 Introducing definition of Place of usual residence

(a) The place at which the person has lived continuously for most of the last 12 months (that is, for at least six months and one day), not including temporary absences for holidays or work assignments, or intends to live for at least six months; OR

(b) The place at which the person has lived continuously for at least the last 12 months, not including temporary absences for holidays or work assignments, or intends to live for at least 12 months.

 Impact on regional and international data comparability




New classification of living quarters that:

 With clearer distinction between conventional and non-conventional housing units

 Enlarges the taxonomy of collective living quarters



Principles and Recommendations – major changes: Previous classification of living quarters

Living quarters

Housing units Collective living quarters

Improvised

Conven.

dwellings

Basic dwellings

Temp.

Hous. units

Mobile

Hous. units

Marginal

Hous. units

Not for habit.

Other

Hotels

Institutions

Camps

Other



Principles and Recommendations – major changes: Revision 2 classification of living quarters

Living quarters

Conventional dwellings

Has all basic facilities

Does not have all basic facilities

Housing units

Improvised

Other housing units

Mobile

Hous. units

Temp.

Hous. units

Marginal

Hous. units

Not for habitation Other

Collective living quarters

Hotels

Institutions

Camps

Other

Hospitals

Correctional

Military

Religious

Retirement

Students

Staff quarters




Alternative approaches

 Introducing elaboration of alternative approaches

• Traditional census – most countries

• Register based census

• Rolling surveys (with national variants)

 UNSD website – national examples of alternative approaches



Principles and Recommendations – major changes

 Contracting out

 Funding for the census

 Quality assurance (instead of quality control)

 Enhanced section on census mapping including on geo-coding and contemporary GIS

 Focus on hard to capture and enumerate population groups

• Homeless

• Indigenous populations

 Promotion of, and training on, use of data



Goal 2: Facilitate countries in conducting censuses during the 2010 round

 66 countries will have undertaken a census by the end of 2008

 21 countries have not yet planned a census

 Major problems or needs for assistance:

 Funding

 Preparation and planning

 Cartography

 Management and quality assurance

 Data capture, especially scanning

 Data processing

 Dissemination and analysis

 Evaluation, Post enumeration surveys

 Others, including political problems



2010 Census Dates* by Year - Global

*As planned by countries



2010 Census Dates* - Africa

Africa

12

10

8

6

4

2

0

2005 2006 2007

*As planned by countries

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 9999



Goal 3: Assist countries in their efforts to disseminate census results

 Inadequate data dissemination and analysis was generally a weakness of previous census rounds

 Handbook on census data dissemination and analysis

 Workshops on data dissemination and analysis

 Development of a software for census data dissemination: CensusInfo



Activities of UNSD to support the

2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses



Partnerships

 UNSD develops strong partnership with UNFPA,

UN Regional Commissions and other

International or Regional Organizations:

 To avoid duplication

 To monitor and collect country needs

 To exchange information

 To train

 To provide technical assistance



Monitoring

 Monitoring country activities related to censustaking

 Questionnaire sent out to NSOs

 Contact list of census managers

 Regular update

 Coordination with UNFPA and Regional Commissions

 Disseminating information on census activities via the 2010 World Population and Housing

Censuses Programme Website and Newsletter



Develop Technical Guidelines

 Principles and Recommendations

 Handbooks, Guidelines on topics pertaining to different stages of the census:

 Census mapping and use of GIS (2008)

 Measuring International Migration

 Economic characteristics in population censuses

 Data Editing (2008)

 Guidelines on reporting on census activities (2008)

 Data Dissemination

 Evaluation, Post Enumeration Surveys

 Document new methodologies and elaborate on preconditions and portability



Training

 Training workshops on topical technical issues in censustaking, following the census process:

 2006: Principles & Recommendations: WS in Mozambique,

Mali

 2007: Census Cartography and Management: 4 WS in

Zambia, Thailand, Trinidad, Morocco

 2008: data processing:

 Data capture (internet, scanning, PAD, inc. outsourcing)

 Data editing

 Quality assurance, risk management

 2009 and later: dissemination, analysis, evaluation (PES)

 Develop e-training materials available online

 Follow-up: implementation, problems faced...



Exchange of Experience & Advice

 Workshops always include country presentations and permit fruitful exchanges

 Workshops include practical exercises

 Emphasis on the practical use of technology or methodology but also on pre-requisites (Eg. Use of GIS)

 Exchange of methodological and practical documents

(e.g. quality plans, outsourcing contracts)

 Census questionnaires database:

 Questionnaires

 Database of the text of the questions organised by topic

 Support study visits

 Technical assistance missions (Interregional adviser)



Provide Tools

 CensusInfo: partnership with UNICEF and

UNFPA to provide a dissemination software based on DevInfo with new functionalities:

 Cross tabulation

 Mapping facilities

 Standard result sheets (tables + graphs, to provide standard results at any geographical level)

 Customizable by country

 Support other free tools (Redatam...)



2010 World Census Programme

Resource Center

http://unstats.un.org/unsd/census2010.htm



2010 World Census Programme Resource

Center

 Provide information on census activities in the world:

 Census taking in the countries

 Supporting activities (seminars, workshops...) conducted by different organizations (UNSD, UNFPA,

UN Regional Commissions, Eurostat...)

 Resource center on methodology and best practices in censuses:

 P&R, Handbooks and guidelines

 Best practices: papers provided by countries or other experts (seminars or others)




Center (contd.)



Rationale:

 Census takers are very busy and don’t have time to look at colleagues’ websites or don’t know where to look

 NSOs websites are often public-oriented and offer little technical documentation

 Census takers need to keep abreast of the methodological and practical improvements




Center (contd.)



Success factors:

 Build a network to work in collaboration with all the partners (International and

Regional Organizations and NSOs)

 Create a mailing list of participants

 Pro-active participation of census managers to provide information and documentation



UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries:

Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing












Thank you.



2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme United Nations Statistics Division

2010 World Population and

Housing Census Programme

2000 round of P&H censuses

2010 World Census Programme

The three essential goals are:

2010 Census Dates* by Year - Global

2010 Census Dates* - Africa

Goal 3: Assist countries in their efforts to disseminate census results

Activities of UNSD to support the

2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses

Partnerships

Monitoring

Develop Technical Guidelines

Training

Exchange of Experience & Advice

Provide Tools

2010 World Census Programme

Resource Center

2010 World Census Programme Resource

Center

2010 World Census Programme Resource

Center (contd.)

Rationale:

2010 World Census Programme Resource

Center (contd.)

Success factors:

Thank you.

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2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme United Nations Statistics Division

2010 World Population and

Housing Census Programme

2000 round of P&H censuses

2010 World Census Programme

The three essential goals are:

2010 Census Dates* by Year - Global

2010 Census Dates* - Africa

Goal 3: Assist countries in their efforts to disseminate census results

Activities of UNSD to support the

2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses

Partnerships

Monitoring

Develop Technical Guidelines

Training

Exchange of Experience & Advice

Provide Tools

2010 World Census Programme

Resource Center

2010 World Census Programme Resource

Center

2010 World Census Programme Resource

Center (contd.)

Rationale:

2010 World Census Programme Resource

Center (contd.)

Success factors:

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