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Haiti’s 2003 Population and Housing Census. Haiti’s Geographic Location. Population and Housing Censuses Taken. 7 August 1950. 31 August 1971. 5 September 1982. 12 January 2003. de jure (usual residence) through face to face interview for about 45 days Total duration: 36 months
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Population and Housing Censuses Taken 7 August 1950 31 August 1971 5 September 1982 12 January 2003
de jure (usual residence) through face to face interview for about 45 days Total duration: 36 months Digital Cartography Methodology and Process
CENSUS MAPPING Traditional approach New approach GPS (Global Positioning System)
National Committee of the Census Technical Support and Validation Committee Central Census Office Local Committees Local Census Offices Organisation Structure of the Census operations
National publicity campaign involving diverse sensitisation activities Local sensitisation committees to promote the census Large media coverage on the diferent processes of the census Sensitisation to ensure ownership al all levels s
Census law of November 2001 Census organisation manual Plan for updating census maps Census questionnaire Several instruction manuals (cenumerators, central and local supervisors) Plans (recruitment, training, publicity data processing and tabulation) Census Planning documents
It has 4 Modules: Housing: type, usage, habitation status and construction material Household: type, commoditie, equipements Deaths: age et sex of the deceased Individual caracterics, including: age, sex, education, economic activities, fertility and migration The Census Questionnaire: Content
Pilot Census Supervision of the field work through central and local supervisors Training of enumerators and their supervisors Post enumeration survey Electonic Archiving of the completed questionnaire Validation and coherence test during data capture and processing Quality chek mecanisms
Central Census Office Representatives for the administrative departments: 9 +1 Central Census Office Representatives for the administrative communes: 133 + 15 Distict Supervisors: 2 600 Census enumerators: 12 000 Guides: 10 000 Mobilisation of Human resources for data collection on about 8,000,000 inhabitants
Coding: 115 agents + 12 supervisors Data capture: 154 agents + 16 supervisors Data processing: 3 profesionals Data Processing
IMPS (« Integrated Microcomputer Processing System » and CsPro for data capture and processing REDATAM PLUS to create a database for small areas Software used
Major themes covered: Population structure by age, sex, religion, marital status Geographic distribution of the population Household living conditions Socio-economic status of women and children Socio-economic status of the old and of the handicaped people Population structure by economic caracteristics Education et literacy Migration et urbanisation. Data Analysis
Through : Publications CD-ROM Databases at the Census Central Office Internet website (in construction) Dissemination and seminars and workshops Audio-visual materials for learning institutions Data dissemination
Census products Electronic maps combining census data and mapping information Electronic databases Geographic Information System (GIS), which can be used for many needs, including the following:
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