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2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme United Nations Statistics Division

2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme United Nations Statistics Division. 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

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2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme United Nations Statistics Division

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  1. 2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme United Nations Statistics Division UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  2. 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 UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  3. 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 UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  4. 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/census2010.htm UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  5. 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 Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Lusaka, Zambia, 08-12 October 2007

  6. 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 Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Lusaka, Zambia, 08-12 October 2007

  7. 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 Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Lusaka, Zambia, 08-12 October 2007

  8. 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 Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Lusaka, Zambia, 08-12 October 2007

  9. 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 Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Lusaka, Zambia, 08-12 October 2007

  10. 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 Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Lusaka, Zambia, 08-12 October 2007

  11. 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 - Population Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Lusaka, Zambia, 08-12 October 2007

  12. 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 Changes in core topics – Housing Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Lusaka, Zambia, 08-12 October 2007

  13. Principles and Recommendations - major changes • 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 Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Lusaka, Zambia, 08-12 October 2007

  14. Principles and Recommendations - major changes New classification of living quarters that: • With clearer distinction between conventional and non-conventional housing units • Enlarges the taxonomy of collective living quarters Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Lusaka, Zambia, 08-12 October 2007

  15. Living quarters Housing units Collective living quarters Conven. dwellings Hotels Basic dwellings Insti- tutions Temp. Hous. units Camps Mobile Hous. units Other Marginal Hous. units Impro- vised Not for habit. Other Principles and Recommendations – major changes: Previous classification of living quarters Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Lusaka, Zambia, 08-12 October 2007

  16. Living quarters Collective living quarters Housing units Conventional dwellings Other housing units Hospitals Hotels Correctional Mobile Hous. units Has all basic facilities Institutions Military Camps Temp. Hous. units Religious Does not have all basic facilities Other Marginal Hous. units Retirement Students Improvised Not for habitation Other Staff quarters Principles and Recommendations – major changes: Revision 2 classification of living quarters Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Lusaka, Zambia, 08-12 October 2007

  17. Principles and Recommendations - major changes 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 Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Lusaka, Zambia, 08-12 October 2007

  18. 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 Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Lusaka, Zambia, 08-12 October 2007

  19. 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 UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  20. 2010 Census Dates* by Year - Global *As planned by countries UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  21. 2010 Census Dates* - Africa *As planned by countries UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  22. 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 datadissemination and analysis • Workshops on datadissemination and analysis • Development of a software for census datadissemination: CensusInfo UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  23. Activities of UNSD to support the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  24. 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 UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  25. Monitoring • Monitoring country activities related to census-taking • 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 UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  26. 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 • DataEditing (2008) • Guidelines on reporting on census activities (2008) • Data Dissemination • Evaluation, Post Enumeration Surveys • Document new methodologies and elaborate on preconditions and portability UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  27. Training • Training workshops on topical technical issues in census-taking, 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... UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  28. 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) UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  29. 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...) UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  30. 2010 World Census Programme Resource Center http://unstats.un.org/unsd/census2010.htm UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  31. 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 orother experts (seminars or others) UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  32. 2010 World Census Programme Resource 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 UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  33. 2010 World Census Programme Resource 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 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  34. UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  35. UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  36. UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  37. UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  38. UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

  39. Thank you. UNSD Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing for the English speaking African Countries: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-13 June 2008

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