Transcript Workshop on Censuses Using Registers Census and Registers in Serbia Snezana Lakcevic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia Head of Population Census Division Geneva,

Workshop on Censuses Using Registers
Census and Registers in Serbia
Snezana Lakcevic
Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia
Head of Population Census Division
Geneva, 21 May 2012
• The idea of ​establishing Central Population Register (CPR)
in the Republic of Serbia dates from the mid-20th century
• In Belgrade this idea is carried out – Unique information
system of the City of Belgrade (UISB) was established in
1957
• Special registers are established and maintained by
different organizations (ministries, institutions, local
governments ...)
Special registers
City of Belgrade
Republic of Serbia
National
Employment
Service
Register of
Unemployed
Persons
Personal
Identification
Number
Pension and
Disability Insurance
Fund
Pension
Insurance
Register
Ministry of
Interior
Republic Fund of
Health Insurance
Health
Insurance
Register
Ministry of Finance Tax Administration
Statistical Office of
the Republic of
Serbia
Republic Geodetic
Authority and SORS
Population
Register
Institute for
Informatics and
Statistics of the City of
Belgrade
Taxation
Register
Statistical
Business
Register
Address
system
Register of
Spatial Units
Cadastre of
real estates
Republic Geodetic
Authority
Variables that can be useful for the Census
Statistical Business Register
• Identification number of the
company
• Type of ownership
• Full name of the entity
• Municipal Code of the company
headquarters
• Street name and house number
• Industry Code
• Number of employed persons
Other Registers
• Educational attainment
• Qualification
• Place of work – Municipality
• Occupation
• Activity status
Population Register of the City of Belgrade
identifying information about people
(1.844 million) who have or had (500,000)
residence on the territory of Belgrade:
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Personal identification number
Name and surname
Name of a parent
Sex
Place of birth
Current address with the date of registration
Data on previous residences (from 1986)
Data on registration of births
Date and place of emigration
Date and place of death
The main source of data is record on residence of
the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia
and registry books in the UISB.
Data are updated weekly.
Quality of Census Variables
Evaluation of quality of census variables is going to be possible
only after establishing Central Population Register.
Preconditions for evaluation of the quality:
• Access to all databases
• Methods of collecting data
• Classifications used
• Definitions
The most common problems:
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General answers (for example occupation - worker )
Lack of demographic topics (only basic information like name,
surname, date and place of birth, citizenship...)
Administrative definitions do not correspond to our definitions
Time reference does not coincide with the census critical moment
Are the types of Census variables available in sample surveys?
The sample surveys that could be used
to feel data gaps in registers
• Labor Force Survey
• Survey on Incomes and Living Conditions – new in SORS
The main problem:
Census is a framework for sample selection for these surveys
(list of households/dwellings within the enumeration area)
Legal Framework for using registers
• There is no Law on Central Population Register
• According to Article 31, Law on Official Statistics (Official
Gazette of RS, no 104/09), the owners of administrative data
sources and data collected by constant monitoring and
observation are required to transmit data to the SORS, in
accordance with the approved plan and the agreed method of
delivery
• Memorandum of Understanding with all institutions whose
bases are used by SORS (not with the Ministry of Interior)
Linking databases with Census variables on the micro level
Personal Identification Number (Single Register Number of Citizen)
allows linking databases on micro level
dd – mm – yyy – 6 digits
National level – jurisdiction of the Ministry of Interior
According to the Law on Personal Identification Number (1976):
• Citizens shall be given only one personal identification
number. The same identification number can not be given to
other citizens
• ID number is entered in the ID card, birth certificate,
marriage and death certificates, employment card, health
insurance card, passport, driving license and other records
and public documents that are issued to citizens
Future plans for using registers in the Census
• CPR - Great challenge, especially for the state
Plans for the forthcoming
Census
From traditional to the register-based Census
For the beginning:
• Reduction of costs and number of persons engaged for the
fieldwork
• Alternative forms
‒ Pre-printing of some data from registers - Self-enumeration
‒ Short and long forms
‒ Internet , CAPI
Thank you for your attention!