Statistical Division Main outcomes of the workshop on population and housing censuses for countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (Geneva, 4 October 2013)

Paolo Valente

High-level Seminar on Population Censuses and Migration Statistics in CIS Countries Gelendzhik, Russian Federation, 16-18 October 2013

Purpose and participation

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To discuss:

• experiences with census of 2010 round • difficulties in implementing the CES Rec.

• needs in view of the 2020 census round 

Participantes from:

• 11 countries in the region • various other countries • international organizations

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Structure of workshop

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Morning: Review of 2010 census round

• Overview by CIS-Stat, UNECE • Short country presentations 

Afternoon: Plans for 2020 census round

• • • Plans by CIS-Stat for regional activities Short country presentations Issues relevant for the preparation of the new CES Recommendations for the 2020 round

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Review of 2010 census round Main outcomes

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All CIS countries conducted a census, except:

   Republic of Moldova: census planned in 2014 Ukraine: census planned in 2016 (not part of 2010 round) Uzbekistan: census not planned 

All countries (8) conducted a traditional census:

  Data collected using paper forms Interviews by census interviewers (no self-completion)   Sampling not used (no short form/long form) No use of data from registers

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Review of 2010 census round Main outcomes

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Increased use of technology compared to 2000:

    Scanning of forms used in 5 out of 8 countries Automatic or semi-automatic coding used in 6 out of 8 countries Increased use of mapping technology (GIS, GPS) Use of SMS, Facebook, social media for awareness campaign  Use of electronic dissemination tools (interactive online DBs) 

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Plans for 2020 census round (country presentations)

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Possible use of data from registers:

   Interest in combined census (Georgia, Rep. of Moldova) Interest in register-based census (Armenia) Interest in use of admin. registers (Belarus, Ukraine) 

New data collection methods:

  Internet collection (Belarus, Georgia, Russia-urban areas) Tablets for data collection (Turkmenistan) 

Increasing use of technology for:

 Mapping-GIS (Tajikistan, Turkmenistan)

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Issues relevant for the new CES Rec. for the 2020 round METHODOLOGY:

 Alternative approach to census taking (Armenia)

TECHNOLOGY:

   Internet census (Russia), tablets (Kyrgyzstan) and other modern methods of data collection Use of scanners (Kyrgyzstan)  Covered in UNSD Principles and Recommendations Data processing (Tajikistan)  Covered in UNSD Principles and Recommendations

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Issues relevant for the new CES Rec. for the 2020 round OPERATIONAL ASPECTS:

    Data confidentiality (Ukraine) Quality of census data (Ukraine) Evaluation of census results and Post >Enumeration Surveys (PES) (Tajikistan)  Covered in UNSD manual Data saving and archiving (Armenia)

CENSUS INFORMATION CONTENT (TOPICS):

  Improved definition of place of usual residence (Moldova) Improved text on disability topic (Ukraine)

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