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Measuring Homelessness

Measuring Homelessness. Presentation by Declan Smyth, Statistician, CSO. MPHASIS 7 th November 2008. Layout of presentation. Historical picture Field staff structure/Logistics Enumeration procedure The Census Form Towards Census 2011. Censuses - historical picture.

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Measuring Homelessness

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  1. Measuring Homelessness Presentation by Declan Smyth, Statistician, CSO. MPHASIS 7th November 2008

  2. Layout of presentation • Historical picture • Field staff structure/Logistics • Enumeration procedure • The Census Form • Towards Census 2011

  3. Censuses - historical picture • 1841-1911: every ten years • 1926-1946: every ten years • 1951 to-date: every five years with two exceptions: • 1976 census cancelled on cost grounds - headcount subsequently taken in 1979 • 2001 census postponed to 2002 because of foot and mouth disease in March/April 2001

  4. 2006 census results • Population of 4.235 m - highest since 1861 • +2% p.a. since 2002 • Highest annual increase in EU • Previous high 1.5% p.a. in 1971/1979 • 50% increase since 1961 (2.8m)

  5. Field structure • 6 Liaison Officers • 40 Regional Supervisors • 400 Field Supervisors • 4,400 Enumerators covering between 290-350 households including communal establishments (hotels, prisons etc). • Enumerators Distribute/ Collect/ Check and summarise forms

  6. Logistics • Printing and storage of all materials • Distribution of materials (incl. paper, mobile phones, PCs, printers etc.) • Organise storage of completed census forms • Account for all expenditures

  7. Enumeration procedure • Visual enumeration • Distribution of census forms • Collection of completed census forms • Scrutiny of forms on the door step • Summarisation of census returns • Return street/townland summaries • Return of materials to CSO

  8. The Census Form • Basic form is a household form • Questions relating to household accommodation • 6 persons - 3 pages of questions each • Individual form - HH over 7 persons, hotel, privacy • Listing form - institutions e.g. hospital • ‘Living Rough’ form

  9. Communal Establishments in Census 2006 **(including accommodation for homeless persons)

  10. Towards Census 2011 • Advisory Sub-group on the Homeless have held meeting in CSO – 14 October 2008 • Focus Ireland • HSE • Simon Community of Ireland • The Homeless Agency • D/Environment, Heritage and Local Government • Fingal County Council

  11. Towards Census 2011 • Group to agree a list of institutions that persons who reside in are likely to be homeless prior to Census 2011 • Homeless Agency (HA) plan to assist CSO with enumeration of the homeless in the Dublin area • HA conduct their own enumeration of those sleeping rough in Dublin regularly and could test collecting the data CSO propose to gather in Census 2011

  12. Towards Census 2011 • The Homeless Forums in Local Authorities are a key point of contact for CSO in identifying institutions, especially in areas outside of Dublin • For those Sleeping Rough intend to capture • Name • Sex • Date of Birth/Age • Place of Birth/Nationality

  13. Towards Census 2011 • CSO will keep in contact with the various agencies/organisations and the D/Environment in relation to the enumeration of the Homeless and outputs to be produced from Census 2011. • Outputs for 2011 – 2 categories, Sleeping Rough and Homeless Institutions

  14. MPHASIS7th November 2008 Any questions?

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