Demographic and Social Statistics

World Population and Housing Census Programme   Impact of COVID-19

Impact on collection methods

Country name Impact on collection method(s)
Due to COVID19 pandemic, have you changed or adapted any of your planned approaches/methods for the population and housing census? Which approaches/methods have you changed or adapted?
Use administrative data Internet (CAWI) data collection Telephone (CATI) data collection Self-enumeration with paper questionnaire (mail-out/mail-back, drop-off/pick-up) Other changes/adaptations What is that “other” changes/adaptations specifically?
Albania No - - - - -
Algeria No - - - - -
American Samoa Yes - - Telephone (CATI) data collection - -
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda Yes - Internet (CAWI) data collection Telephone (CATI) data collection - -
Argentina Yes - Internet (CAWI) data collection - - - The online questionnaire is being planned as a complement to the face-to-face methodology.
Armenia No - - - - -
Aruba Yes Use administrative data Internet (CAWI) data collection Telephone (CATI) data collection - -
Austria
Bahamas Yes - Internet (CAWI) data collection Telephone (CATI) data collection - -
Bahrain
Bangladesh Yes - - - - Other changes/adaptations System of Listing of households has been changed, only quick count and eye estimation for number of households will be done.
Barbados Yes - Internet (CAWI) data collection - - -
Belgium
Belize No - - - - -
Botswana No - - - - -
Brazil Yes - - Telephone (CATI) data collection - -
British Virgin Islands
Bulgaria No - - - - -
Cameroon
Cayman Islands No - - - - - N/A
Chad Yes - - - - Other changes/adaptations Nous nous adaptons avec les mesures barrières du gouvernement
China No - - - - -
Costa Rica Yes Use administrative data Internet (CAWI) data collection - - -
Côte d’Ivoire Yes - - - - Other changes/adaptations Adaptation of sensibilisation strategy to include Covid19 dimension; acquisition of health equipment in order to comply with the barrier measures
Croatia - - - - -
Curaçao - Internet (CAWI) data collection - - -
Cyprus
Czechia Yes - - - - Other changes/adaptations Changes in the prioritisation of planned modes of distribution and collection of census enumeration forms (stronger emphasis on contactless approaches, mail delivery - P.O.Box).
Democratic Republic of the Congo No - - - - - Aucun changement envisagé pour le moment
Denmark
Djibouti No Use administrative data - - - -
Dominica No - - - - -
Dominican Republic No - - - - -
Ecuador No - - - - Other changes/adaptations Internet and telephone data retrieval. Use of administrative data only for data retrieval.
Estonia
Finland
Germany Yes - - Telephone (CATI) data collection - -
Greece Yes - Internet (CAWI) data collection Telephone (CATI) data collection - Other changes/adaptations Electronic self-enumeration with the use of a web questionnaire.
Greenland
Grenada No - - - - -
Guam Yes - - Telephone (CATI) data collection - -
Hungary No - - - - - Use of administrative data and Internet (CAWI) data collection are included in the original plan.
Iceland No - - - - - Not applicable / registered based census from the outset
India No - - - - -
Indonesia Yes - - - Self-enumeration with paper questionnaire (mail-out/mail-back, drop-off/pick-up) Other changes/adaptations Adjustments in data collection mode by zone
Israel No - - - - Other changes/adaptations We designed a generic questionnaire with multiple flows to different population groups, in order to facilitate the remote enumeration. For example, it doesn't matter if we know ahead of time if the respondent is living in an institution or not.
Italy Yes Use administrative data - - - -
Jamaica Yes - Internet (CAWI) data collection - - -
Japan Yes - Internet (CAWI) data collection - Self-enumeration with paper questionnaire (mail-out/mail-back, drop-off/pick-up) Other changes/adaptations Survey documents are distributed without going through an interview with the household, by giving a brief explanation through intercoms and using mailboxes, etc.
Kazakhstan No - - - - -
Kyrgyzstan No - - - - Other changes/adaptations Use of personal protective equipment for interviewers.
Latvia
Liberia Yes - Internet (CAWI) data collection - - - NA
Liechtenstein No - - - - -
Lithuania
Luxembourg Yes Use administrative data Internet (CAWI) data collection - Self-enumeration with paper questionnaire (mail-out/mail-back, drop-off/pick-up) -
Malaysia Yes Use administrative data Internet (CAWI) data collection Telephone (CATI) data collection Self-enumeration with paper questionnaire (mail-out/mail-back, drop-off/pick-up) -
Malta Yes - - Telephone (CATI) data collection - -
Marshall Islands
Mauritius No - - - - -
Mexico Yes Use administrative data Internet (CAWI) data collection Telephone (CATI) data collection - Other changes/adaptations Verification questionnaire adapted to maintain the census reference date. CAWI and CATI were considered from the beginning, nevertheless during de quarantine self-enumeration invitations were send by mail to some dwellings.
Micronesia (Federated States of) Yes Use administrative data - Telephone (CATI) data collection Self-enumeration with paper questionnaire (mail-out/mail-back, drop-off/pick-up) Other changes/adaptations virtual training on some components of questionnaire
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat Yes Use administrative data - Telephone (CATI) data collection - -
Namibia No - - Telephone (CATI) data collection Self-enumeration with paper questionnaire (mail-out/mail-back, drop-off/pick-up) -
Nepal
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Niger No - - - - -
North Macedonia
Northern Mariana Islands Yes - - Telephone (CATI) data collection Self-enumeration with paper questionnaire (mail-out/mail-back, drop-off/pick-up) -
Norway
Oman
Panama Yes - - Telephone (CATI) data collection - Other changes/adaptations Pasar de metodología PAPI a CAPI, empleando aproximadamente el 6% del personal que se estimaba previo a la pandemia COVID-19.
Philippines Yes - Internet (CAWI) data collection - - Other changes/adaptations Allowed public to use CAWI if they want; Added interview by phone but recording of answers is still on paper quest (Paper-Assisted Tel Interview)
Poland Yes - - Telephone (CATI) data collection - Other changes/adaptations The answer in the last question. In this section no enough space.
Portugal Yes Use administrative data Internet (CAWI) data collection Telephone (CATI) data collection - Other changes/adaptations Implementation of a Public Health Security Protocol to protect the health and safety of all population, including census staff.
Puerto Rico Yes - - Telephone (CATI) data collection - Other changes/adaptations Added in additional telephone outbound operations, added in additional mailings
Qatar Yes Use administrative data Internet (CAWI) data collection Telephone (CATI) data collection Self-enumeration with paper questionnaire (mail-out/mail-back, drop-off/pick-up) -
Republic of Korea Yes Use administrative data Internet (CAWI) data collection Telephone (CATI) data collection Self-enumeration with paper questionnaire (mail-out/mail-back, drop-off/pick-up) -
Romania No - - - - Other changes/adaptations a more stronger publicity campagne in order to increase the use of CAWI data collection method (self-enumeration)
Russian Federation No - - - - -
Saint Kitts and Nevis Yes - - - Self-enumeration with paper questionnaire (mail-out/mail-back, drop-off/pick-up) -
Saint Lucia No - Internet (CAWI) data collection Telephone (CATI) data collection Self-enumeration with paper questionnaire (mail-out/mail-back, drop-off/pick-up) -
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No - - - - -
San Marino
Saudi Arabia No Use administrative data - - Self-enumeration with paper questionnaire (mail-out/mail-back, drop-off/pick-up) -
Serbia No - - - - Other changes/adaptations Besides CAPI, CATI will be implemented in some specific situations
Seychelles No - - - - - We were going digital for the first time any way, but would still be visiting households
Singapore Yes - Internet (CAWI) data collection Telephone (CATI) data collection - Other changes/adaptations Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Census field operations had been scaled down significantly and were suspended from April to mid July 2020. Households were encouraged to submit their survey returns via the Internet or by phone.
Slovakia Yes - - - - Other changes/adaptations assited census (for digtal exclused peiple is depend on covid 19 stuation. Census 2021 is fully electronic based on self enumeration.
South Africa Yes - Internet (CAWI) data collection Telephone (CATI) data collection - Other changes/adaptations Adoption of multi-mode data collection approaches including CAPI (where applicable)
Spain
Sri Lanka Yes - - - - Other changes/adaptations Increase number of respondents in internet data collection
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Thailand Yes - Internet (CAWI) data collection Telephone (CATI) data collection Self-enumeration with paper questionnaire (mail-out/mail-back, drop-off/pick-up) -
Togo No - - - - -
Turkey
Ukraine No - - - - -
United Arab Emirates Yes Use administrative data - - - - self-data update
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Yes - - Telephone (CATI) data collection - Other changes/adaptations We already planned to make use of a primarily online Census. We have made extra provision for telephone capture
United States of America Yes - - Telephone (CATI) data collection - Other changes/adaptations Added in additional telephone outbound operations, added in additional mailings
United States Virgin Islands Yes - - Telephone (CATI) data collection - -
Uruguay
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Yes - Internet (CAWI) data collection - - -
Zambia No - - - - -