Hiroyuki KITADA
National Statistics Center
Japan
Content
 Outline of 2010 Population Census
 Consultation of Census Data users
 New Approach to Tabulation and Dissemination in
2010 Population Census
 Improvements in 2010 Population Census
 Conclusion
Outline of 2010 Population Census
 Conducted on 1 October, 2010
 Over 70 million questionnaire forms, which are
delivered by enumerators
 Introduction of multiple options to submit
questionnaire
 Sealed envelope, mail back, or internet (Tokyo area)
 Improvements of tabulation and dissemination
 Improvements of tables for dissemination to cope with
social and economic changes
 Promotion of ICT-based dissemination
Consultation of Census Data Users
 Organizations for consultation of census data users
 Ministerial Liaison Meeting
 Preparatory National Conference of Supporters
(including Preparatory Prefectural Conference of
Supporters)
 2010 Population Census User Forum
 Statistics Commission
Consultation of Census Users (cont.)
 Ministerial Liaison Meeting
 Purpose : Monitoring for statistical needs of policy
making
 Members :staff of governmental entities
 Preparatory National Conference of Supporters
(Preparatory Prefectural Conference of Supporters)
 Purpose : Promulgating importance of census through
use of survey results
 Members: staff of local public entities, staff of private
sectors
Consultation of Census Users (cont.)
 2010 Population Census User Forum
 Purpose: Promotion of use of census data through
exchange of information about tabulation and analysis
 Members : academic experts on demography, staff of
private sectors
 Statistics Commission
 Purpose : deliberations on the plan of the population
census based on the Statistics Act
 Members: academic experts on statistics, demography,
economics etc., staff of private sector
New approach to tabulation and
dissemination in 2010 census
Statistics Reflecting the Latest in the Changing Society and Economy
Changing Society and Economy
Changes in Population and Households
Change in User needs
Adaptation to Changes
Review and Improve Statistics
-Aging society with fewer children
-Changing households
-Changing employment
-Increasing foreigners
Review Release Methods
-Advancing ICT
-Improve usefulness
Improvements in 2010 census
Aging society with fewer children
◆Improve statistics to offer more detailed data on the aged
◆Offer statistics conducive to more detailed analysis of the
aged as labor force
◆Offer statistics on the correlation between a double-income
household, which is increasing, and the number of their
children
◆Improve statistics on the characteristics of internal migration
Improvements in 2010 census (cont.)
Changing household structures
◆Improve statistics to reflect increasing
single-person households
◆Offer more detailed data on household structure
◆Accommodate the needs for welfare
policies for mother-child(ren) households etc.
Improvements in 2010 census (cont.)
Changing employment environment
◆Offer data on regular versus temporary employees
◆Offer types of industry dispatched workers are employed in
Increasing foreigners
◆Improve statistics on foreigners by area
◆Offer prompt detailed tabulation of foreigners by nationality
Improvements in 2010 census (cont.)
Advancing ICT
◆Put emphasis on the Internet as a means of data release
while reviewing the content of reports
◆Improve table-search facilities
Improve usefulness
◆Offer data based on pre-merger municipality demarcation
to enable post-merger area comparison
◆Improve statistics such as by offering by-municipality
tabulation to help area comparison
◆Offer chronologically arranged prompt tabulation to help
comparison with past data
In conclusion ...
Inform the public about the role of statistics
How statistics are made and used in society
Users
Beneficiaries
Citizens
Persons, Households
Establishments, Enterprises, etc
Respondents
Data Suppliers
Knowledge, Public Policies, Products
Information, Services
Professional Users
Academia
Media
Government
Businesses
Foreign
Official Statistics
Official Statistics
National Statistical
Office
Individual
Information
Thank you for your attention !