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Kosovo Population and Housing Census 2011- Final Results: Quality Report

Margaret Mbogoni — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:21:31 GMT

The census quality report has as main objective to provide our users with all information required to assess the reliability of census results. It describes all steps used before, during and after the census enumeration in view of increasing data reliability and consequently its usefulness. It also presents a detail comparison analysis of census outputs with the ones obtained from other statistical surveys or administrative information. Together with the report on census coverage and content errors estimates (PES report), this report provides fully transparent and complete information on the Kosovo census outputs.

EU legislation on the 2011 Population and Housing Censuses - Explanatory Notes

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:06:33 GMT

By Eurostat, 2011.

In the integrated European Union, national censuses are of greater value if their results can be compared
between Member States. This is why the European Union is taking steps to harmonise census outputs.
There were European census programmes for the 1980, 1990 and 2001 rounds. The framework set up at
European level for the 2011 round continues this work on a larger scale. The objective is to disseminate
more detailed data in a user-friendly way, and to make the date more comparable

For the 2011 censuses, EU-wide reporting will provide transparency about the quality of census outputs.
This can then become a basis for an informed discussion within the EU Member States and at European
level. It can foster best practice in census-taking and thus bring benefits to the dynamic evolution of
census methods and to the fundamental function censuses perform for demographic and other statistics.

The European Union’s legislation on population and housing censuses aims to achieve comprehensive
and flexible dissemination of census data, plus transparency about their quality. At the same time, it
respects the diversity of traditions and methods in the Member States. This publication describes and
explains the current legislation.

Singapore’s Census of Population 2010

admin — Mon, 09 May 2011 10:47:44 GMT

By Singapore Department of Statistics, 2009.

The documents describes in summary the methodology of the 2010 Population and Housing Census in Singapore. The Census 2010 will continue to adopt a register-based approach. Basic population count and characteristics such as age, sex and nationality will be compiled from administrative sources. A sample enumeration of some 200,000 households for additional information not available from any administrative data sources would be sufficient. Leveraging on the success and lessons learned from the Census 2000, a tri-modal data collection strategy comprising Internet enumeration, Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) and field work will be used to facilitate data collection for the households in the census sample.

Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, Rev. 2

Jan Beise — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:05:21 GMT

By United Nations Statistics Division, 2008.

Since its earliest years, the United Nations has issued a series of international principles and recommendations on population and housing censuses to assist national statistical offices and census officials, throughout the world, in planning and carrying out improved and cost-effective censuses.

The Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, Revision 2 is divided into three parts: Part One - Operational aspects of population and housing censuses – covers mainly issues of census planning and management; Part Two – Topics for population and housing censuses – includes topics as well as their definitions and classification for both population and housing; and Part Three – Census products and data utilizations – is aimed at enhancing the dissemination and utilization of census data. The publication also contains a set of recommended tabulations on population and housing that every country is should produce at least once during the 2010 census round. There are also additional tabulations that countries may produce depending on their needs.

Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, Revision 2 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.07.XVII.8), 2008.

[available in English, Arabic, Russian]

Botswana 2011 Population and Housing Census Project Document

Jan Beise — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:06:10 GMT

By Central Statistics Office, Botswana, 2009.

The CSO in collaboration and support from UNFPA embarked on the development
of a comprehensive Census Project Document that will also serve as source for
support and resource mobilization for all processes of the 2011 Census undertaking.
Botswana has a tradition of preparing project documents for the census. Census
project documents have been prepared for the 2001, 1991 and 1981 censuses. It is
hoped that the document will assist in resource mobilisation especially from
development partners to participate in this massive project during the current global
economic challenges.
This Document covers the evaluation of the 2001 census processes, the expected
structure of the 2011 National Census Secretariat, roles and responsibilities of
different census committees, the institutional capacity assessment of the CSO for a
successful conduct of the census in order to find response to needs’ requirements
and to proactively fill the gaps. The project document also provides different
strategies as census implementation guide and the needed Technical Assistance.
The Document provides recommendations to be implemented for the success of the
2011 Census.

Methodology of the Hong Kong 2006 Population By-census

Jan Beise — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:10:36 GMT

By Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong, 2007.

The 2006 Population By-census wasconducted in July to August 2006. The By-censusprovides a wealth of data on the socio-economiccharacteristics of the population in Hong Kong, thusallowing studies to be undertaken on various facets ofthe community.

This report provides an overview on how the2006 Population By-census was conducted withdetailed descriptions on various aspects fromplanning, to data collection, processing anddissemination. It describes the design, data collection method,operation procedures and techniques of the By-census. It also includesan assessment of the data quality.

This document is Volume II of the two part "Main Report".Volume I presents detailed analysis and interpretation of the resultsof the 2006 Population By-census.

[In Chinese and English]

The 2010 Indonesia Population Census

Jan Beise — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:20:00 GMT

By Statistics Indonesia, 2009.

The 2010 Population Census in Indonesia is a massive and complex statistical undertaking covering 33 provinces and 497 districts/municipalities scattered all over Indonesia, employing about 650,000 enumerators and supervisors. Questionnaire design and data collection strategy will be developed to match various domestic needs and internationally comparison purposes. New technology for data capture, employing Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR System) will decrease the number of staff members for data entry and timeliness of data dissemination.

Paper presented at the 57th Session of the International Statistical Institute (ISI), Durban (South Africa), August 2009.

Theoretical and Practical Analysis about Census by Internet

Jan Beise — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:14:00 GMT

By the National Statistics Institute, Spain, 2009.

This paper explores the use of the Internet as a channel with a lot of possibilities (and an enormous potential of growth) for the next Census round of 2011.

Spain was one of the first countries in the world that made it possible for people toanswer to 2001 Census questions via the Internet. However while less than 1 per cent of Spanishdwellings (13,768 of the 14,187,169 dwellings) answered the 2001 Census by Internet theexperience is useful in planning the 2011 Census.

Several reasons make the situation for the 2011 Census much more promising than 2001.The numbers of people using the Internet everyday has increased significantly, bandwidthoffered by IT companies is much higher than in 2001, Web applications are much more frequentand their possibilities are not so restrictive (for example, Internet security protocols have beensignificantly enhanced) and device storage size has grown exponentially in the last few years.Because of these reasons the scenario in the 2011 Census, where the Internet will play animportant role, will be very different from that at the time of the 2001 Census, where theexistence of the Internet was essentially symbolic.

Paper presented at the joint UNECE/Eurostat meeting on Population and Housing Censuses, Geneva, 28-30 October 2009.

An online system for multi-channel, register-based census data collection (Italy)

Jan Beise — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:08:00 GMT

By the National Institute of Statistics, Italy, 2009.

The collection strategy for the 15th general Population Census is based on the use ofmunicipal registers for the identification of survey units. The shift from a traditional census to aregister-assisted census will be supported by new collection techniques; questionnaire mail-outand a variety of possible data return methods (post, web compilation, and delivery to themunicipal collection centres). Municipal address archives, geocoded to the census tract, will alsobe used.

Another fundamental feature of the new strategy is its modularity, that is the adoption ofdifferent methods and techniques in relation to the demographic size of the municipalities (such as using a short form / long form strategy only in municipalities with more than 20 000 inhabitants).

Paper presented at the joint UNECE/Eurostat meeting on Population and Housing Censuses, Geneva, 28-30 October 2009.

An Evaluation of the 2010 Round of Censuses - The Liberian Experience

Jan Beise — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:09:00 GMT

By Liberia Institute for Statistics and Geo-Information Services, 2009.

Liberia has had a total of four population censuses in its 160 years history. These are the 1962, 1974, 1984 and 2008 National population censuses. The 1984 Census which was held 24 years prior to the 2008 Census was never published and the onset of the 14 year civil crisis saw the loss of the national data including the 1984 data set. Besides, other demographic and socio-economic data needed by the newly democratic government of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf for socioeconomic development planning were limited or non existence. Hence, the need to conduct a fresh census could not have been over-emphasized. As such the Government of President Sirleaf decided in November 2006 to participate in the 2010 Round of Censuses by conducting the 2008 National Population and Housing Census. This paper outlines some of the achievements, constraints and challenges faced in the implementation of the 2008 National Population and Housing Census.

Paper presented at the 57th Session of the International Statistical Institute (ISI), Durban (South Africa), August 2009.

Experimentation and Evaluation Plans for the 2010 US Census: Interim Report

Jan Beise — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:38:00 GMT

By National Research Council, USA, 2008.

In connection with every recent decennial census, the U.S. Census Bureau has carried out experiments and evaluations. A census “experiment” usually involves field data collection during the census in which alternatives to current census processes are assessed for a subset of the population. An “evaluation” is usually a post hoc analysis of data collected as part of the decennial census processing to determine whether individual steps in the census operated as expected. The Census Bureau program for evaluations and experiments for the 2010 decennial census is referred to as the 2010 CPEX Program.

CPEX, like its predecessor programs, has enormous potential to help improve the next census, which is the federal government’s single most important, and most costly, data collection activity. A well-planned and well-executed CPEX is a sound investment to ensure that the 2020 census is as cost-effective as possible.

The primary purpose of this interim report is to help reduce the possible subjects for census experimentation from an initial list of 52 research topics compiled by the Census Bureau to perhaps 6, which is consistent with the size of the experimentation program in 2000. This interim report also offers broad advice on plans for evaluations of the 2010 census. The panel expects to provide fuller details of individual experiments and evaluations in its subsequentreports.

Using OCR for Large Volume Census Data Capture in China

Jan Beise — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:45:00 GMT

By National Bureau of Statistics of China, 2008.

National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBSC) has used OCR technology in two cases of large-volume census data capture; one is the fifth national population census, the other is the second national agricultural census. The document describes the experiences of the NBSC in using these technologies during those two major statistical undertakings.

Paper presented at UNSD-ESCAP Regional Workshop on Census data processing: contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing, documentation and archiving; Bangkok, Thailand, 2008.

Incorporating Gender Perspective in National Census and Surveys

Jan Beise — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:13:00 GMT

By Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, 2009.

In order to realize the aspirations of Vision 2030 goals, the Kenya Government is determined to mainstream gender into government policies, plans, budgets and programmes. The operationalization and strengthening of gender divisions in all ministries and state corporations is being implemented to achieve gender mainstreaming at all levels. Emphasis is put on engendering data collection and analysis in all areas of the economy. This is a deliberate effort to recognize and acknowledge various ways in which women and men contribute to the economy and society as a whole.

The planning and execution of census activities are spearheaded by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) on behalf of the Government of Kenya in accordance with the Statistics Act 2006 of the Laws of Kenya. In order to strengthen the efforts in mainstreaming gender into all aspects of data collection and analysis, the KNBS has critically examined, added questions and modified the data collection tools to reflect a gender perspective.

Paper presented at the Global Forum on Gender Statistics, 26-28 January 2009, Accra, Ghana.

Gender perspective within official Palestinian Statistics Census 2007

Jan Beise — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:17:00 GMT

By Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Occupied Palestinian Territory, 2009.

Palestinian central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)within its core statistical system has created special programs to provide data for vulnerable groups (child, women, disabled, youth and elderly). As PCBS realize the importance role of women in the development process has created man and woman program to provide data about gender issues and the gaps between man and woman in all aspect of socio-economic life, and as a strategic policy PCBS emphasizes including gender perspectives in all its statistical activities.

The latest huge statistical activity PCBS has conducted was the Population, Housing and Establishment census, where PCBS from the early beginning of census different stages (Planning, designing questionnaires, Publicity campaigns, Implementation stages and analysis plans) emphasizes gender perspective issues.

Paper presented at the Global Forum on Gender Statistics, 26-28 January 2009, Accra, Ghana.

A gender perspective on the 2005 Census of Korea (R.O.K) Focusing on “Economic Activity, and Living Expense of the Aged.”

Jan Beise — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:07:00 GMT

By Korea National Statistics Office, Republic of Korea, 2009.

Even though the Population Census of Korea (ROK) had provided data by gender since 1925, a gender perspective on the statistics has not appeared as an important issue until 2000. After that, the Ministry of Gender Equity of Korea made the second 5 year (2003~2007) plan to create gender statistics to include many areas of life and thus to improve women’s welfare, using these data. Last year, The KNSO amended statistics law to make all the statistics produce the data on a gender perspective. From now on, I would like to present a gender perspective on “Economic Activity, and Living Expense of the Aged” according to the 2005 Population and Housing Census of Korea.

Paper presented at the Global Forum on Gender Statistics, 26-28 January 2009, Accra, Ghana.

Engendering the Malawi Population Census 2008

Jan Beise — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:02:00 GMT

By National Statistics Office, Malawi, 2009.

Malawi undertook its recent census in June 2008 and several steps were checked to ensure that gender issues are incorporated at all levels. The paper will mainly look at steps taken by National Statistical Office to ensure this. Several stages were observed and plans are underway to make sure that gender issues are mainstreamed at all levels.

Paper presented at the Global Forum on Gender Statistics, 26-28 January 2009, Accra, Ghana.

The 2008 population census in Israel

Administrator — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:48:00 GMT

By Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel, 2008.

This paper gives a short summary of the main characteristics of the 2008 Integrated Census in Israel. It outlines the needs for the census, the use of census data, and the main activities of the census process (including a time schedule and stages of implementation).

How Australia Takes a Census

Administrator — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:22:00 GMT

By Australian Bureau of Statistics (2006)

This publication gives a detailed outline how the 2006 Census will be conducted. The Census is the largest statistical collection undertaken by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and one of the most important. There are two broad objectives that underpin the Census. The first of these is to accurately measure the number and key characteristics of people in Australia on Census Night and the dwellings in which they live. The second is to provide timely, high quality and relevant data for small geographic areas and small population groups, to complement the rich but broad level dataprovided by ABS surveys. This publication describes the history of the Census, the process by which the 2006 Census was planned, the way it will be conducted and processed and the type of outputthat will be available (publication includes copies of household form and census guide).

Plan for the 2009 Population and Housing Census of Vietnam

Jan Beise — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:21:00 GMT

By General Statistics Office, Vietnam, 2007

This report contains the plan for conducting the 2009 Population and Housing Census of Viet Nam. It envisages commencement of preparations in 2006, implementing a number of pre-census activities during 2007-2008, aiming at conducting the census in April 2009, releasing the preliminary results by mid-2009, publishing the sample survey report by early 2010, completing most of the data processing by mid-2010, and analyzing and disseminating all the main results and reports of the census by 2011.

Preparation for the Lao Census in 2005

Jan Beise — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:57:00 GMT

By the National Statistical Center, Lao, 2003

This paper outlines the tentative plan for the Population and Housing Census 2005 in Lao.

Paper presented at the 21th Population Census Conference, Analysis of the 2000 Round of Censuses, Kyoto, Japan, 19 - 21 November 2003.

1996 National Population and Housing Census in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Jan Beise — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:43:00 GMT

By Statistical Centre of Iran (SCI), 2003

This paper gives an overview of the activities during the 1996 National Population and Housing Census in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Paper presented at the 21th Population Census Conference, Analysis of the 2000 Round of Censuses, Kyoto, Japan, 19 - 21 November 2003.

The 2009 Vietnam Population and Housing Census

Jan Beise — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:11:00 GMT

By General Statistics Office, Vietnam

This paper summarizes the recent population censuses in Vietnam and presents some achievements and experiences gained from the last 1999 population and housing census. It describes furthermore the preparation of the General Statistics Office (GSO) for the next 2009 census taking and its overall plan.

Paper presented at the 11th Meeting of the Heads of National Statistical Offices of East Asian Countries, 6-8 Nov. 2006, Tokyo, Japan.

Getting Up for 2010 Census of Population and Housing of Philippines

Jan Beise — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:56:00 GMT

By Philippines National Statistics Office

This paper gives an overview of activities and plans of the up-coming Population and Housing Census of Philippines in May 2010.

Paper presented at the 11th Meeting of the Heads of National Statistical Offices of East Asian Countries, 6-8 Nov. 2006, Tokyo, Japan.

New Zealand Census – 2006 and Looking Forward

Jan Beise — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:50:00 GMT

By Statistics New Zealand

This paper uses the experiences of conducting the 2006 Census in New Zealand, to set the scene for the plans for the 2011 Census. It highlights some of the positive ways in which agencies co-operated in the development of the 2006 Census, and identifies areas for continued co-operation.

Paper presented at the 11th Meeting of the Heads of National Statistical Offices of East Asian Countries, 6-8 Nov. 2006, Tokyo, Japan.

Experience in Conducting the 2005 Population Census and Policy for Improving the Next Census in Japan

Jan Beise — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT

By Statistics Bureau, MIC, Japan

This paper describes shortly some experiences of the 2005 census in Japan. One important problem encountered was the the failure toenumerate households directly which may affect the accuracy not only of the results of the Census, but also of other related statistics. The paper describes the strategies developed to solve this issue with regard to the 2010 Population Census.

Paper presented at the 11th Meeting of the Heads of National Statistical Offices of East Asian Countries, 6-8 Nov. 2006, Tokyo, Japan.