Transcript Census Evaluation and Post Enumeration Survey The Liberian Experience Presented By: Augustine Fayiah Director, Survey S & Censuses United Nations Regional Workshop on the.

Census Evaluation and Post Enumeration Survey The Liberian Experience
Presented By:
Augustine Fayiah
Director, Survey S & Censuses
United Nations Regional Workshop on the 2010
World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses:
14-18 Sept. 2009 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
• Censuses in Liberia –
A review
• 2010 Round of Censuses – 2008 NPHC
• Results
• PES
• Way Forward
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CENSUSES in Liberia
Liberia has conducted 4 Population Censuses since
Independence in 1847
•1962 Population Census: 1,016,443
•1974 Population & Housing Census:1,503,368
•1984 Population & Housing Census: 2,101,628
•2008 Population & Housing Census: 3,476,608
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2010 Round of Censuses
Reasons for conducting the 2008 NPHC
• The data from the 1984 census was looted/destroyed during
the civil crisis, as a result, the data was not analyzed and
published
• Liberia did not conduct a census in 1994 either 2004
• Most of Liberia’s data banks both the soft and hard copies
were completely destroyed during the civil crisis
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2010 Round of Censuses
Reasons for conducting the 2008 NPHC
•
There was a need to bridge the data gap by generating
needed socio- economic data for formulating, implementing,
monitoring and evaluating development programmes
• As a result, the government decided in November 2006 to
participate in the 2010 Round of Censuses by conducting a
National Population and Housing Census in March 2008.
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2010 Round of Censuses Cont’d
Specific objectives of the 2008 NPHC – to Know
• Size, composition and spatial distribution of the population
• Levels of education attained by the population
• Size and employment of the labor force
• Prevalence of disability and its spread
• Levels of fertility, mortality and migration
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2010 Round of Censuses Cont’d
• Rates and patterns of urbanization
• Housing conditions and availability of social amenities
• Access to basic social services
• Participation rate in agriculture
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2008 NPHC
Census Cartography/Mapping
• The census cartography/mapping exercise started in March
2007 and was completed in January 2008,
• UNFPA provided a Cartographic Technical Advisor to guide
the process.
• About 100 local cartographers and household listing clerks were
recruited to demarcate the entire country into enumeration areas
(EAs) using GPS equipment.
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2008 NPHC
Census Field Enumeration
• The census instruments were designed, developed and shipped
to the field by February 2008.
• A total of about 11,250 field staff, including county coordinators;
county inspectors district and field supervisors; and enumerators, were
recruited, trained and deployed for five days to conduct the census
enumeration
• The field enumeration was conducted from 21st -30th March 2008 using
de Facto Method
• The Final results were released by the president of the Republic
of Liberia in June 2008 putting the population at 3,476,608
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Post Enumeration Survey
DEFINATION
• A Post Enumeration Survey (PES) is conducted after the census
enumeration to examine the quality of census outputs and process.
• UN recommended that a post-enumeration Survey (PES) be undertaken
within three months after the enumeration to determine the degree
of under-or over count in a population and housing censuses
• Liberia conducted the PES in June 2008 two (2)months after the census
enumeration.
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Post Enumeration Survey
PES Sample Design
• A sample of 352 Enumeration Areas was selected (5% of 7,025 EAs)
• The country was stratified by counties (15 counties) as well as urban
and rural areas
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Post Enumeration Survey
The Objectives of the PES were:
• To assess the degree of courage during the census enumeration
• To examine the implication of coverage deficiencies, if any on the
usefulness of the census data
• To obtain information for the design of future censuses and survey
• To examine the characteristics of persons who may have been missed
during the census enumeration
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Post Enumeration Survey
Questionnaire
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The questionnaire used for the PES was a shorter version
of the Census questionnaire.
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It included Questions on name, age, sex, marital status, population
group, home language and level of education for each person listed etc.
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Post Enumeration Survey
Field Enumeration
• 1,500 temporary staff, including county inspectors, supervisors and
enumerators were employed to work on the PES.
• The field staff were recruited from the data base from the main census
and trained for six (6)days at the county level.
• Training manuals were developed for all levels of staff. The aim was to
achieve uniform and reliable enumeration in the PES.
• The PES was conducted in June 2008, two (2) months after the
enumeration.
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Post Enumeration Survey
Methodology
• The field workers were assigned to different districts for field enumeration
• The fieldworkers were required to work in pairs on the following tasks:
check the boundaries of the EAs to Which they were assigned.
• New summary books (PES summary books) containing EA maps and
orientation Maps, were supplied.
• Questionnaires administered in each household listed in EA.
• Complete the PES summary book in the same way as in the census,
• The dwellings in the EA were listed without having access to the previous
listing.
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Way Forward
a. 2008 National Population & Housing Census
• Analysis of the census data
• Dissemination of the census results
b. 2008 PES
• Matching of PES returns with the main census
• Analyzing the PES report
• Writing the PES report
• LISGIS need specialist to assist in PES report writing
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