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Sources of Information United Nations Expert Group Meeting on International Standards for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics. June, 2011. Organization. Sources consider in P&R rev. 2 México experience Topics for discussion. Sources. Principles: Universal coverage

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  1. Sources of Information UnitedNationsExpertGroup Meeting on International Standardsfor Civil Registration and Vital Statistics June, 2011

  2. Organization Sources consider in P&R rev. 2 México experience Topics for discussion

  3. Sources Principles: Universal coverage Continuity Confidentiality, and Regular dissemination Timeliness, completeness and accuracy

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  5. Sources • Civil Register Records • Most recommended source • Fulfills 4 principles • Weaknesses: • High cost of establishing it • Organization – dealing with different offices • Administrative Structure of Civil Register

  6. Sources • Population Censuses • Traditional approach • Principles of a censuses: • Universality ⇨Universal coverage • Defined periodicity ⇨Regular dissemination • Continuity is not fulfill

  7. Sources • Surveys • Provides information for larger areas, then universal coverage fails • They’re expensive and in most of the cases onetime event, then continuity and regular dissemination fail

  8. Sources • Census and Surveys • Both sources keeps confidentiality on data • Supplementary source or a evaluation tool • Weakness • They introduce non sampling errors • Surveys introduces sampling errors

  9. Sources • Health Records • Proof of occurrence for births and deaths • Provide more detailed information • Continuity is guarantee • Universal Coverage is not • To assure confidentiality it is required full cooperation among offices • Regular dissemination ¿Does Health Ministry have its own Statistics System?

  10. Sources • Health Records • These records can be used as a complement of civil register system and, under certain circumstances, can be used to provide earlier information than those from civil register • Preliminary indicator (partial)

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  12. México Experience • Since 2008 there is a National System of Statistic and Geographical Information, establish in National Constitution (SNIEG) • There is a National Law • INEGI is the autonomous office that coordinates the System • 2 functions: Coordinate and produce info.

  13. México Experience • Decentralized Civil Register Office • Each State has its own legislation (Civil Code, Local Health Law, etc.) • There are differences among states related to the number and dissemination of the offices

  14. México Experience

  15. México Experience • Timeliness: Most recent info. 2008 • Completeness: some vars. Over 15% non response or unidentified • Other sources • Census 2010 (results already published) Children ever born and surviving questions on short format • Demographic Dynamics National Survey (2009) with a complete history of births

  16. Topicsfordiscussion • Coverage: “Just the number” vs “Characterization” • Mechanisms for training civil register officials • Data Quality • What the user’s needs are?

  17. THANK YOU GRACIAS Dirección Regional Centro Norte

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