Planning and Management of Census Operations: Bangladesh Perspective

1. Key Considerations for Planning and Management of Census Operations: Bangladesh Perspective based on POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS2011 Regional Workshop on the 2020 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses : International Standards and Contemporary Technologies Ankara, Republic ofTurkey 12-15 March2019 Mohammad Salim Sarker Deputy Director Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Ministry ofPlanning 1

2. BangladeshMap Sylhet

3. Resume of Censuses inBangladesh • Census Activities • DataDissemination • Lessonslearned PresentationOutline :

4. 4

5. BangladeshBureauof Statistics (BBS) is legally mandatedto conduct the population and housingcensus • Census history in thisterritory Resume of Census inBangladesh : • Pre-independence: 1872, 1881,1891, 1901,1911, 1921, 1931, 1941,1951,1961 • Post-independence: 1974, 1981, 1991,2001 • Last one :DuringMarch15-19 , 2011 • Population and housing census is conducted in Bangladesh decennially and the lastone is the fifth census in independentBangladesh • 5

6. Stage 1 : Pre-censusactivities • Stage 2 : During censusactivities • Stage 3 : Post censusactivities Key Consideration for Planning and management of Census operation 10

7. Updating geo-codes and formation of Enumeration Area (EA) and supervisor maps Designing and pre-testing of censusquestionnaire Preparation of Verbatim trainingmanual Consultation withstakeholders Formation of CensusCommittees Pre-testing of CensusQuestionnaire 7 Printing of Questionnaire with qualityassurance Stage 1 : Pre-censusActivities : 11

8. Pilot Census for verifyingoverallpreparation for the census Preparation of enumerator and supervisorlist Selection of trainingcenters Preparationof audio-visual trainingpackageinCD & DVD Preparation of publicity material and actuation of publicity Imparting training to the District Census Coordinators( DCC)sand Zonal Officers (ZO)s. Packing of censusmaterials Distribution of censusmaterials Stage 1 : Pre-censusActivities(contd..) 14

9. MauzaMap

10. Supervisor AreaMap

11. Census moment: Zero hour on15 March,2011 • Census night: Zero hour thru’ 6 a.m. on15 March,2011 • Census period: 15 thru’ 19 March,2011 Census ReferencePeriod 15

12. Census publicity arranged tocreatepublicawareness for census participation as follows : • Publicity through print and electronicmedia • Big size poster for publicplaces • Brochure for institution • Miking for residential area andmarket • Banner for main publicplaces • Sticker forvehicles • Postal stamp CensusPublicity 16

13. Census Poster : 18

14. Census Form/Questionnaire2011

15. Union CensusCommittee • Upazila CensusCommittee • Municipality/Paurashava CensusCommittee • District CensusCommittee • City Corporation CensusCommittee • Ward census committee ( incase of citycorporation) Make active Local Level CensusCommittees 20

16. Appeal to the teachers- • (Let the students know the importance of census and motivate them to cooperatethe enumerators) • Appeal to public through the Religious Leaders and Religious Institution authority to provide accurate data to theenumerators. MotivationalCampaign to the Citizen 22

17. Manpower Engagement Planning in theCensus Operation in Bangladesh • Chief Census Coordinator:1 • National Census coordinator/ Census Commissioner :1 • Deputy National Census Coordinator:2 • District Census Coordinator :130 • Upazila / Thana Census Coordinator :530 • Zonal Officer :2612 • Supervisor :48531 • Enumerator :296718

18. Main count were taken place from 15-19 March,2011 • The census calendar at aglance Stage 2 : During CensusConsideration 24

19. CloseSupervision: • One supervisor for every 5/6enumerators • One Zonal Officer for 2Unions/Wards • One UCC for eachUpazila • One DCC for each District or part of a bigone • Independent Check by observergroup. • Use of qualityEA and Supervisor Sketch map • Active participation of Local CensusCommittees • Recruitment of more educated femaleenumerators QualityControl Management : 25

20. Storing and Inventory ofdocuments • Data capture byICR • Dataediting • Compilation of preliminaryreport • Data analysis and preparation • series and districtseries • Preparation of manuscripts for NationalReport • Development ofdatabase • Conducting Post Enumeration Check(PEC) • Carrying-out SampleCensus Stage 3 : Post CensusActivities of community 27

21. Data is being Captured by using ICRmachine • iCADE software is used for datacapturing • CSProis being used for dataanalysis • Data capturing process and iCADE Software is supported by US Bureau ofCensus. TechnologyUsed

22. Post Enumeration Check(PEC) • Post enumeration check was conducted independently under control and supervision of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) during 10-14 April, 2011. • PEC conducted in 280 enumerationareas • Both the coverage and content errors will be determinedjudiciously • Adjustment will be made to the census data as per standardprocedure • 33

23. SampleCensus • A large survey i.e., sample census was conducted to collect detailed socio-economic and demographic data to compliment the maincensus • Estimation and preparation of demographic indicators • Preparation of national and regional population projection • 81 Questions with 10 Modules were used in the samplecensus • 34

24. A tabulation plan has been prepared through input-output analysis : • Disaggregation by Sex, Locality, Division and District • Tablenumber for tabulations of house and housing characteristics are preceded by H ,community characteristics by C and Population characteristics byP. • As per draft tabulation plan , there will be 38 Statistical table for district series, 18 for community series, 4 for national volume-2 and 139 for analyticalreport. Tabulationplan

25. DisseminationPlans Census results will be disseminatedThrough: Printed reports-preliminary, national andcommunity; Data products-statement, tables, maps, charts, graphs; Report and data -CD andDVD; Report and data inHomepage- (BBS website- www.bbs.gov.bd); 5. Seminar, Workshop and PressConference

26. Preliminaryreport-1 • National series(analytical) volume1 • Nationalseries(union)- volume2 • Urban areareport-volume4 • Demographicreport-volume3 • District censusreport-64volumes • Communityreport-64volumes • Administrativereport-volume5 Publication ofReports Reports will be made available in hard copy andCD and key information in website of BBS(www.bbs.gov.bd) 37

27. Introducing digitalmap • Ensuring total involvement of fieldadministration • About 30% of ZOs and DCCs are fromother organization • Changing the questionnaireformat • Maximizing the number of femaleenumerators • Supplying ‘Training Manual’ and ‘Enumeration Area’ map to all the enumerators andsupervisors • Providing audio-visual training in everylevel • Introducing ICR in datacapture New Features in the Census2011 38

28. Consistent and effective training improved qualityof censusdata • Wide publicity improved both coverage and quality ofdata • Using same map by both the enumerator as well as the supervisor helped to control duplication and omissionin thecensus. • Local level committee were found very effective in motivating the public at large whole heartedly inproviding actual data to the censusworkers. • Audio-visual training is found to be very effective in dissemination of training concepts to the enumeratorsand supervisors. • Female enumerators were found to be more sincereand • acceptable to therespondent. • It would have been better if Household listing wasdone during zonaloperation LessonLearned 

29. Application of digital map at data collection, audio-visual and small group training at the training phase and rational distribution of work, good governance in census operation and application of ICR technology in data capture and data processing will hopefully end up with quality and credible results. Conclusion

30. ThankYoufor your Patience hearing 44