Seminar on Census
Data Dissemination and Spatial
Analysis
IDENTIFICATION OF
AND
CONSULTATION WITH CENSUS DATA USERS
BY
ABDUL RAHMAN HASAN
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA
(e-mail: abrahman@stats.gov.my)
5 - 8 October 2010
BANGKOK
AGENDA:
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Objective
Classification of Data Users
Methodology used
Questionnaire
Method of Processing
Tabulations
Challenges
OBJECTIVES
TO IDENTIFY WHAT ?
CONTENTS/PRODUCTS/
SERVICES
TO CONSULT WHOM ?
USERS
WHY DO WE NEED TO PERFORM THIS?
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IN VIEW OF THE CURRENT AND EMERGING NEEDS OF USERS
TO REVIEW AND BE MORE FLEXIBLE IN THE OUPUT OF
PRODUCT RANGE & SERVICES
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TO CHECK THE DATA RELEVANCE, QUALITY, COST AND
TIMELINESS OF DELIVERY (IE . SATISFACTION OF USER NEEDS)
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BUDGET APPROVAL FROM THE GOVERNMENT
TO IDENTIFY WHAT?
NEEDS AT ALL LEVELS OF CENSUS OPERATIONS/ACTIVITIES
DATA • Check the products/services of the previous
Census to gauge the
needs
• Type of data request
broad spectrum
TECHNICAL SUPPORT •
•
& SOFTWEAR
SERVICE
DELIVERY
relevance to the current
– how specialised or a
Need trained manpower
Softwear ehancement
• Publicity
• Range of media (publications/CDROM & table formats; web-site)
• Presentation and value added
(format/maps/graphs/table analysis)
• Timeliness & Cost
TO CONSULT WHOM ?
USERS
• CREATE AWARNESS AND EDUCATE THE
USERS OF THE CENSUS PRODUCTS
• THE TYPE OF DATA NEEDS (Participation as to
the topics to be covered)
• COMMENTS FROM USERS (Feedback to
improve our standards in terms of
output/services)
CLASSIFICATION OF DATA USERS
SUB-DIVIDE USERS BY LEVELS OF DATA NEEDS
MAIN USER COMMITTEE
(ECONOMIC PLANNING UNIT, MINISTRYOF FINANCE,
CENTRAL BANK, MINISTRY OF TRADE & INDUSTRY,
MALAYSIA ADMINISTRATIVE MODERNISATION &
MANPOWER PLANNING UNIT )
PLANNING & FORMULATION
OF POLICIES
INTER AGENCY TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
(MINISTRYOF HUMAN RESOURCE, MINIISTRY OF EDUCATION,
MINISTRY OF TRADE & INDUSTRY,DEPT. OF REGISTRATION,
DEPT. OF IMMIGRATION, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
BOARD OF FINANCE,CENTRAL BANK, MINISTRY OF TRADE &
INDUSTRY, MALAYSIA ADMINISTRATIVE MODERNISATION
& MANPOWER PLANNING UNIT & OTHERS)
INTERNATIONAL AGENCY
(UNITED NATIONS, ESCAP, ASEAN, SIAP & OTHERS
STANDARDIZATION OF
CODES & CLASSIFICATIONS
COMPARABILTY OF DATA
& RESEARCH STUDIES
NON- GOVERNMENT
(MASTER BUILDERS, REAL ESTATE &
HOUSING DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION & OTHERS
PLANNING,FORMULATION
OF POLICIES & RESEARCH
OTHERS:
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, PRIVATE SECTORS,
RESEARCHERS/UNIVERSITIES/STUDENTS,
HIGH COMMISSIONS & MEDIA
PLANNING , MARKET
RESEARCH ,STUDIES &
ANALYSIS
Methodology used
CENSUS PROGRAM
A
i
PLANNING & OPERATIONAL
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ii
DEVELOPMENT & ADMINISTRATIVE
SUB-COMMITTEES BASED ON
ACTIVITIES
 DOCUMENTATION & QUESTIONNAIRE
 PRE-TEST & TRIAL CENSUS
 LOGISTIK & TRANSPORT
 PUBLICITY
 DATA DISSEMENATION
 LIASION WITH STATE & OTHER AGENCIES
 POST ENUMERATION SURVEY
6
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
MAPPING
COMPUTER PROCESSING
MANUAL PROCESSING
 QUALITY CHECK
TABULATION
B
FORMATION OF GROUPS BASED ON TOPICS:
STUDY AND DETAILED ISSUES DISCUSSED WITH USER COMMITTEES
 Migration/Citizenship:
(Dept. of Immigration/Dept. of Registration)
 Births/Deaths/Fertility including marital status
(Ministry of Health/ Dept. Registration)
 Disability (Ministry of Welfare & Services
 Education (Ministry of Education)
 Labour Force (occupation/industry ) (Ministry of Human Resource)
 Household (internal)
 Housing (Ministry of Housing/Developer Housing Board/ National
Property Information Center)
 Special enumeration needs (Management of Apartments/ University
Hostels/ Old Folk Homes )
 Methodology of field operation (internal)
C
INTER- AGENCY TECHNICAL USERS
STANDARDIZATION OF CODES & CLASSIFICATIONS TO CATER FOR
SHARING OF DATA
codes& classification on Urban/Rural; Occupation ; Education;
Disability & Industry
D
TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT
 IN TERMS OF MANPOWER AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT - GIS
(Upgrade in Digital soft wear and products enhancement).
- Training enhancement at University Technology Malaysia, University
Technology Mara and Dept. of Survey & Mapping
 Introduction of data capturing through Intelligent Character Recognition
(ICR) for the first time
 Tabulation – speedminer
 NEWSS – DEVELOPMENT OF DATA REPOSITORY
E
CENSUS APPROACHES - 2 TYPES
 FACE TO FACE
 SELF – ENUMERATION
–
DROP UP AND PICK UP
–
ON LINE (e- CENSUS)
Ist time ; 2 Pre-tests conducted to
rectify problems . Trial Census
checking on content , flow and
language. Feedbacks received
changes were carried out.
Questionnaire

After several rounds of identifications, consultation and feedbacks
of the current needs of data type the questions were considered
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Based on 2000 questions
(Housing – no. of storey; Income ( range); Computer
literacy Involvement in Agriculture and mode of
transportation to work)
Added on :
Deleted off :


(Year of construction)
Questionnaire divided into 4 sections (TOTAL OF 51 Questions)
A : ADDRESS (1)
B: LIVING QUARTE RS (11)
C : HOUSEHOLD PARTICULARS (9)
D: PERSON PARTICULARS (30)
DESIGN
12 PAGES CATERING FOR 5 PERSONS INFORMATION
Method of Processing
 ICR – First time for the Population Census Scanning
of questionnaire is being done
(Certain considerations had to be observed as to the
type paper, accuracy of layout where margin boundary
was specified and type of pen used)
 7 processing centres
 Quality assurance (Various standard checks being
done)
Tabulations
i.
Basic essential tabulations (immediate use as an input guide
to drafting policies)
ii. Recommended tables ( UN Manual)
iii. Additional Tables – Depending to the needs of economic/social
development and request by data users
iv. Creation of sub data base files – single mothers, household
type etc.
v. Creation of a central repository data base – collaborating and
integration with other agencies
vi. Census meta-data
vii. Schedules releases of report on web site
CHALLENGES
i.
With respondents wanting more privacy, the online
method of filling the forms was introduce.
ii. Gated communities in urban areas several attempts
were made by the enumerators to obtain results.
iii. The users need more and more qualified, timely and
easily to get statistics.
iv. Enlarging the means of data collection – using digital
records of administration and commerce.