The 2000 Latvian
Population and Housing
Census methodology
and technology - in
favour of data users
Historical background
3 main periods:
 1919 - 1940 the period of first
independence of Latvia
 1940 - 1990 wartime, post-war years
and the years under Soviet rule
 1990 - Latvia’s restored independence
Historical background
1 September 1919 – Establishment of the State
Statistical office:
 demographic statistics
 agricultural statistics
Population Censuses
1920, 1925, 1930, 1935,
1959, 1970, 1979, 1989, 2000
Historical background
Currently the CSB of Latvia performs
approximately 75 % of the statistical work
in the country
39 other institutions are
involved in the annual State Programme
of Statistical information
Legislation
 Law on State Statistics, 1997
 Statute (Regulation) of Central Statistical Bureau, 1998
 Annual Regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers on State
Programme of Statistical Information
 Law on Population Census,16 December 1999
 Personal Data Protection Law, 23 March 2000
Traditional users of statistical data

Bank of Latvia
 Ministries and subordinate institutions
 Municipalities
 Mass media
 Business enterprises
 Population of Latvia
 EU, international organisations
Dissemination of statistical information
 Printed statistical publications
 Statistical outputs on CD, floppy discs, etc.
 Home page www.csb.gov.lv
 Information centre
 Information requests
2000 Census in Latvia
Census program:
9 items in the Household’s questionnaire
14 items in the Person’s questionnaire
9 items from Population Register
1 item from State Revenue Service Register
The work flow of census 2000
Census preparations steps:
law, regulations, questions,
finance, the way of
collecting data.
Enumerations area
creation, for census
2000,
with map aid, for
work load splitting
within intervivers
Census 2000
Questioner
Design
Pilot
census
Real
Census 2000
Census 2000
Questioner
Design
For Scanning
And
Software
adoption
Scanning, data
visual correction,
logical controls,
estimates.
Verifying results and
corrections of form
Census data - to all
users’ groups
Enumeration area creation
2000 Census in Latvia
2000 Census data processing technology
Scanning technology
versus keyboard
entry???
= SCANNING !!!
2000 Census in Latvia
Census budgeting
1995-1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
= 23500 LVL
= 116400 LVL
= 600000 LVL
= 1726700 LVL
= 111300 LVL
Total
= 2.577.900 LVL
Lessons learned from
2000 Round of Censuses II
 Earlier start of preparatory works
 More contacts with most important
data users
 More attention to delineation of
enumerators’ districts
 More attention to census maps
 Better co-operation with municipalities
 More stuff
Census 2010/2011 in Latvia I
UN ECE and EUROSTAT Recommendations
for the 2010 Census programme
Core topics
(In case of adopting the EU
Regulation in 2010/2011 for
All EU countries - mandatory)
Non-core topics
(Free choice of countries)
2000
2010
29
29
52
57
Census 2010/2011 in Latvia II
UN ECE and EUROSTAT Recommendations
for the 2010 Census programme (cont.)
Core topics
Geographic characteristics
2
Demographic characteristics
3
Economic characteristics
4
Educational characteristics
1
Migration characteristics
4
Ethno-cultural characteristics
0
Disability
0
Household characteristics
2
Living quarters and dwellings
13
Non-core topics
5
4
11
6
6
16
5
3
1
Census 2010/2011 in Latvia IV
Data sources and data acquisition methods
(possible variants)
1. Enumerators’ method incl. modifications
 Face-to-face interviews in residences of population
 Distribution and collecting census questionnaires by
enumerators, help if necessary to people to fill-in them
 Census questionnaires are send out by post, people fillin them, questionnaires are collected by enumerators
2. Mail-out, mail-back method
 Census questionnaires are sent out by post, people fillin them and send back to statistical office by mail
3. Internet based questioner
Census 2010/2011 in Latvia V
Data sources and data acquisition methods
(possible variants) (cont.)
4. Combined methods
 Administrative data + enumerators
 Administrative data + mail-out, mail-back method
5. Census programme, which is fully ensured by the information
stored in administrative data sources
Plans for Census 2011
6. Totally different method
 GPS and GIS based technology
 Interviewers with HHPC or Tablet PC