CensusInfo
in the Context of the 2010 World
Population and Housing Census
Programme
By Margaret Mbogoni, Ph.D.
United Nations Statistics Division
Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
Cairo, Egypt, 17-19 May 2010
Overview of Presentation
 2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme
 Activities to assist countries to disseminate census
results
 Objective of CensusInfo
 Main features of CensusInfo
 How to manage process to apply CensusInfo
 Proposed tables/indicators for CensusInfo
 Reports rom CensusInfo
 CensusInfo web-site
 Global CensusInfo
Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
Cairo, Egypt, 17-19 May 2010
2010 World Population & Housing Census Programme
 UNSD coordinates international statistical programmes
and activities, including census activities.
 Approved by the Statistical Commission at its 36th
session in 2005 and adopted by the United Nations
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) by its
resolution A/2005/13.
 Recognize population and housing censuses as one of
the main sources of data for effective development
planning and objective decision-making.
Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
Cairo, Egypt, 17-19 May 2010
2010 World Population & Housing Census Programme
Three essential goals are:
1. To agree on international principles and
recommendations to conduct a census
2. To facilitate countries in conducting census at least
once during the period 2005-2014
3. To assist countries to disseminate census results in
a timely manner
Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
Cairo, Egypt, 17-19 May 2010
Goal 1: International Census Principles
 Published Principles and
Recommendations for
Population and Housing
Censuses, Rev. 2.
 Available on UNSD website
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/ce
nsus2010.htm
 Translated in English, French
and Arabic will be translated
into the other 3 UN official
langages
Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
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Goal 1: International Census Principles
UN Principles and Recommendations for
Population and Housing Censuses
 Clarifies essential features and the uses of
censuses
 Guides on operational aspects of censuses
 Recommends topics to be included
 Introduces possible census produces and
services
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Goal 2: Facilitate countries in conducting censuses during
the 2010 round
 84 countries conducted a census by the end of April 2010
(26% of the estimated world population)
 9 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
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2010 Round Census Dates* by Year - Global
Number of countries or areas
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
*As planned by countries
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2013
2014
not
scheduled
Goal 3: Assist countries in their efforts to disseminate
census results
 Inadequate data dissemination and analysis was
generally a weakness of previous census rounds
 Project on strengthening national capacity to analyse,
present and disseminate data for evidence-based
policy making
 National Seminars on Census Data Analysis
 Analytical thematic reports
 Regional seminars on dissemination and analysis of
data
 Expert Group Meeting
 Technical guidelines on census data dissemination
and analysis
Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
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Activities to assist countries to disseminate
census results
 Development of a software for census data
dissemination: CensusInfo
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Developed by UNSD in partnership with UNICEF and UNFPA
to disseminate census results
Officially launched in February 2009 at the 40th session of
the Statistical Commission
Available on-line for free
 Activities to assist countries for CensusInfo
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Regional workshops
Onsite technical support
to assist/improve technical capacity of countries to adopt
CensusInfo software
Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
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Objective of CensusInfo
“to disseminate the main tables and indicators on
population and housing characteristics for the country as
a whole and for geographical areas/administrative units
for planning, management and evaluation of
development programs “
Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
Cairo, Egypt, 17-19 May 2010
Main features of CensusInfo
 a tool to disseminate population and housing census
results on the web and on CD-ROM
 presents indicators with map and graph facilities by date
of census and different geographic levels, from regions
to small geographic area
 includes census topics and a suggested list of census
tables/indicators with accompanying metadata
 customized to meet country-specific tables/indicators
 generates user-defined tables, graphs, maps and reports
 import data from other software applications
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How to manage process to apply CensusInfo
Define indicators by taking into account:
 Main results of the census on the smallest geographical
level considering national priorities and international
comparability
 Monitoring indicators of international, national and subnational development programs
 Needs of the related national organizations and principal
users (e.g. ministries, state planning office, local authorities,
private sector organizations…)
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How to manage process to apply CensusInfo
Organization of work:
 Teamwork is necessary for well-designed census indicators
 Demographers and other subject-matter specialists on
education, labor force, disability, housing characteristics
etc. should be involved in this process
 The work should be organized by covering the results of
all available censuses to provide time series information
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How to manage process to apply CensusInfo
Data analysis and quality:
 Data quality, coverage should be checked before
dissemination, for example by comparing to the results of
other sources (household surveys/administrative registers)
and/or previous censuses
 In case of coverage or quality problem, alternative
methods (indirect techniques, some adjustment) can be used
to estimate concerned indicators
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Proposed tables/indicators for CensusInfo
In order to help countries in setting up their own national
indicators
 Census tables/indicators with accompanying metadata are
derived from the core topics given in “United Nations
Principles and Recommendations for Population and
Housing Census, Rev 2.” by UNSD
 Proposed tables/indicators should be disseminated by
small geographic units; country, regions, provinces,
districts, etc.
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Census Topics
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Metadata for the tables/indicators
 Metadata includes descriptive information about the
tables/indicators
 Categories:
 Definition
 Classification
 Method of computation
 Geographical breakdown
 Comments and limitations
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Reports from CensusInfo
 Report
 to replicate standard census table reports for different
areas and time periods
 Advanced reports
 to present tables, maps and graphs by geographic
units
 to present the findings of census results by
geographical units
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Thank You!
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Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
Cairo, Egypt, 17-19 May 2010
Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
Cairo, Egypt, 17-19 May 2010
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Cairo, Egypt, 17-19 May 2010
Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
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CensusInfo website
 Census topics and a suggested tables/indicators with
accompanying metadata
 Manuals, materials of regional workshops, technical
support,
 National applications
 Global CensusInfo
Available at
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/sources/census
/2010_PHC/CensusInfo/index.htm
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CensusInfo website
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Cairo, Egypt, 17-19 May 2010
CensusInfo website
Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
Cairo, Egypt, 17-19 May 2010
Global CensusInfo
 Disseminates census tables/indicators by country with
map and graph facilities
 Initially contains basic results of 2000 round of census
results
 More indicators gradually will be added with 2010 round
census results
Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
Cairo, Egypt, 17-19 May 2010
Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
Cairo, Egypt, 17-19 May 2010
Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
Cairo, Egypt, 17-19 May 2010
Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
Cairo, Egypt, 17-19 May 2010
Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
Cairo, Egypt, 17-19 May 2010
Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
Cairo, Egypt, 17-19 May 2010
Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
Cairo, Egypt, 17-19 May 2010
Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
Cairo, Egypt, 17-19 May 2010
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Egypt National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
Cairo, Egypt, 17-19 May 2010