Transcript CES Recommendations for 2020 round on census methodology Eric Schulte Nordholt Senior researcher and project leader of the Census Statistics Netherlands Division Socio-economic and spatial.

CES Recommendations for 2020
round on census methodology
Eric Schulte Nordholt
Senior researcher and project leader of the Census
Statistics Netherlands
Division Socio-economic and spatial statistics
[email protected]
Presentation at the Group of Experts on Population and
Housing Censuses meeting at the UNECE in Geneva
(September 2014)
Contents
• Three kinds of censuses
• Task Force on census methodology
• Recommendations for 2010 round on census
methodology
• Changes in the recommendations on census
methodology
• Recommendations for 2020 round on census
methodology
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Three kinds of censuses (1)
1. Traditional census category (31 countries) includes
a. Full field enumeration, no use of registers (20
countries)
b. Full field enumeration, supported by registers as
frame or control only (9 countries)
c. Full field enumeration, with annual updates (United
States)
d. Rolling census (France)
2. Combined census category (10 countries) includes
a. Register plus full field enumeration for selected
variables (4 countries)
b. Register plus sample field data for selected
variables (6 countries)
3. Register-based census category (9 countries) includes
a. Register-based census using data from existing
sample survey for selected variables (3 countries)
b. Fully register-based (6 countries)
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Three kinds of censuses (2)
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Task Force on census
methodology
• 24 experts representing 3 international
organisations (CIS-Stat, Eurostat and UNECE) and
16 countries including
– 9 Traditional census countries (Canada, France,
Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Serbia, United
Kingdom, United States and Uzbekistan)
– 4 Combined census countries (Germany, Israel,
Latvia and Poland)
– 3 Register-based census countries (Austria, the
Netherlands and Sweden)
• No general face-to-face meetings → lots of emails!
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Recommendations for 2010
round on census methodology
1. Chapter I (20 pages)
2. Appendices II-VII (44 pages)
Almost a third of the pages in the 2010
recommendations relate to methodology!
Other Task Forces (e.g. the one on quality and
coverage) also have ideas on methodology
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Changes in the recommendations
on census methodology (1)
1. Textual updates and improvements
2. More attention for other than traditional
censuses because
a. More countries than before use other
methods or move to other methods in the
coming years
b. The recommendations should stay relevant
for all UNECE countries!
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Changes in the recommendations
on census methodology (2)
3. Most information of the old sections 42-48 on
the relation between the population and
housing census and the agricultural census is
now included in the chapter on Agriculture
4. Appendix II on alternative approaches is now
included in the new Methodology chapter
(after the old section 58)
5. Appendix III on fundamental principles is now
referred to from the new chapter on
Operational aspects
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Changes in the recommendations
on census methodology (3)
6. New chapter on Operational aspects includes
1. Old sections 65-68 and 89-103
2. Appendices VI and VII
7. New chapter on Quality to reflect the growing
interest in these topics that includes
1. Old sections 69-88
2. Appendices IV and V
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Recommendations for 2020
round on census methodology
(1)
A new Methodology chapter (25 pages) including
I. Introduction
II. Aims and objectives of a census
III. Definitions, essential features and phases
of a census
IV. Strategic objectives and criteria for the
selection of census topics
V. The relation between traditional censuses
and sample surveys
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Recommendations for 2020
round on census methodology
(2)
VI. The relation between population and
housing census and agricultural census
VII. Methodology approaches in the ECE
region
VIII.Traditional census
IX. Traditional enumeration with yearly
updates of characteristics (United States)
X. Rolling census (France)
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Recommendations for 2020
round on census methodology
(3)
XI. Combined census with registers and full
field enumeration
XII. Combined census with registers and
sample field data
XIII.Register-based census
XIV.Confidentiality and security
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