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by Uganda Bureau of Statistics

UN Expert Group Meeting on Revising the Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses ( 29 October – 01 November, 2013). Presentation on Uganda's Experience in the 2010 RPHC. by Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Content. Uganda's Census Taking History

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by Uganda Bureau of Statistics

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  1. UN Expert Group Meeting on Revising the Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses(29 October – 01 November, 2013) Presentation on Uganda's Experience in the 2010 RPHC by Uganda Bureau of Statistics

  2. Content • Uganda's Census Taking History • Population topics covered in the Uganda census • Emphasis on the topics introduced for the first time in the census; • Comparison of the core and non-core population topics as listed in the UN Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses; and • Specific difficulties in implementing any of the population topics, core and non-core

  3. History of Census Taking in Uganda • Administrative Counts of 1911, 1921 and 1931. • Population Censuses of 1948 and 1959. • National Population and Housing Censuses of 1969; 1980; 1991; and 2002. • Next National Population and Housing Census 2014

  4. Objective of the 2014 Census To ensure availability of bench-mark demographic and socio-economic data for use in planning, policy formulation and programme evaluation

  5. The Census Methodology 5 • Census Mapping – Analogue and Satellite Imagery • Door-to-door enumeration • De facto enumeration • Enumeration will last up to 10 days • Data capture will be by ICR technology • Data Analysis • NSO – National • Local Governments - own Analytical Reports

  6. The 2014 Census Content Individual Characteristics • Demographic and Social Characteristics • Migration • Parental Survival • Education • Economic Activity • Fertility • Childhood Mortality • Disability Status Household Characteristics • Housing Conditions • HH Characteristics • HH based Agricultural Activities • Deaths in Household Community Characteristics • Service Delivery 6

  7. Core Topics NOT Included 7 Individual • Place of Birth • Place of Residence at a fixed point in time • Year of Arrival (for Foreign born Population) • Industry (for the main Occupation) Household • Water Supply • Sewage Disposal • Occupancy by more than one Households • Number of Occupants

  8. New Topics 8 Individual Level • Residence Status • Birth Registration Status • Disability Status using the WG Approach • Field of Specialization • Ownership of Mobile Phones • Use of the Internet

  9. New Topics 9 Household Level • Ownership of Mosquito nets • International Remittances • Possession of Bank accounts • Causes of Death inc Maternal Deaths • Distance to Social Service Facility • Source of Livelihood • Poverty Correlates

  10. Difficulties in Implementing the Topics • Urban Areas • The dilemma of the ‘gazetted’ and ‘what actually is’ • Previous Residence – misunderstanding arising out of splitting of administrative areas; • Respondents report name of place at he time of birth, which is not necessarily current name. • Field of Specialisation – Classification not easy to comprehend by the calibre of enumerators • The calibre of Field Staff used are not competent enough to classify individuals using the ISCED

  11. Thank you

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