Overview of CensusInfo as Tool for Dissemination of Census Data CensusInfo Technical Support Egypt, 3-7 May 2010
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Overview of CensusInfo as Tool for Dissemination of Census Data
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2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme What is CensusInfo Main features of CensusInfo How to define census indicators Proposed tables/indicators for CensusInfo Reports from CensusInfo Development of the CensusInfo CensusInfo website Global CensusInfo
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2010 World Population & Housing Census Programme
Approved by the Statistical Commission at its 36 th session in 2005 and adopted by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) by its resolution A/2005/13. Recognizes population and housing censuses as one of the main sources of data for effective development planning and objective decision-making.
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2010 World Population & Housing Census Programme cont.
Three essential goals are: 1.
2.
To agree on international principles and recommendations to conduct a census To facilitate countries in conducting census at least once during the period 2005-2014
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To assist countries to disseminate census results in a timely manner CensusInfo Technical Support Egypt, 3-7 May 2010
What is CensusInfo ?
CensusInfo is a software package for disseminating census data on CD-ROM and on the web Developed by UNSD in partnership with UNICEF and UNFPA Officially launched in February 2009 at the 40th session of the Statistical Commission Available on-line for free
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Objective of CensusInfo
“to disseminate the main tables and indicators on
population and housing characteristics for the country as a whole and for geographical areas/administrative units that can be used for planning, management and
evaluation of development programs “
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Main features of CensusInfo
a tool to disseminate population and housing census results on the web and on CD-ROM presents indicators with map and graph facilities by date of census and different geographic levels, from regions to small geographic area includes census topics and a suggested list of census tables/indicators with accompanying metadata customized to meet country-specific census indicators generates user-defined tables, graphs, maps and reports import data from other software applications
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How to define census tables/indicators
Define indicators by taking into account:
Main results of the census on the smallest geographical level considering national priorities and international comparability Monitoring indicators of international, national and sub national development programs Needs of the related national organizations and principal users
(e.g. ministries, state planning office, local authorities, private sector organizations…)
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How to define census tables/indicators
cont.
Organization of work:
Teamwork is necessary for well-designed census indicators Demographers and other subject-matter specialists on education, labor force, disability, housing characteristics etc. should be involved in this process The work should be organized by covering the results of all available censuses to provide time series information
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Data analysis and quality
Data quality, coverage should be checked before dissemination, for example by comparing to the results of other sources
(household surveys/administrative registers)
and/or previous censuses In case of coverage or quality problem, alternative methods
(indirect techniques, some adjustment)
can be used to estimate concerned indicators
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Proposed tables/indicators for CensusInfo
In order to help countries in setting up their own national tables/indicators Census tables/indicators with accompanying metadata are derived from the core topics given in “United Nations
Principles and Recommendations for Population and
Housing Census, Rev 2.” by UNSD Proposed tables/indicators should be disseminated by different geographical levels, such as regions, provinces, administrative units
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Census Topics
Population topics
Geographical characteristics Internal migration characteristics International migration characteristics Household and family characteristics Demographic and social characteristics Fertility and mortality Educational characteristics Economic characteristics Disability characteristics
Housing topics
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Geographical characteristics
Place of usual residence/place where present at time of census
Population by urban and rural (de jure/de facto) Proportion of population by urban and rural
Annual population growth rate
Population density
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Internal migration characteristics
Duration of residence
Population by duration of residence (categories: less than 1 year, 1-4 years, 5-9 years and 10 and more years) Prop. of population by duration of residence
Migration number and rates
in-migrants, out-migrants, net-migration
in-migration rate, out-migration rate, net migration rate
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International migration characteristics
Country of birth
Foreign-born population by age Prop. of foreign-born population by age
Citizenship
Foreign population by age Prop. of foreign population by age
Year or period of arrival
Immigrants by period of arrival (categories: less than 1 year, 1-4 years, 5-9 years and 10 and more years) Prop. of immigrants by period of arrival
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Household and family characteristics
Size of households
Households by size Proportion of households by size
Average size of household
Household and family composition
Households by type (one person, nuclear, extended, composite and other) Proportion of households by type
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Demographic and social characteristics
Sex
Population by sex Prop. of population by sex
Sex ratio
Age/age group
Population by five-year age groups, (0-4, 5-9, 10-14, …, 100+) Prop. of population by five-year age groups
Age dependency ratio: total, young, old
Marital status
Population by marital status (never married, married, widowed, divorced and married but separated) and age Proportion of population by marital status and age
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Fertility and mortality
Fertility
Average number of children ever born alive
Births in the past 12 months by age of mother
Crude birth rate Total fertility rate
Age specific fertility rate
Deaths
Deaths in the past 12 months by age
Crude death rate Infant mortality rate Child mortality rate Life expectancy at birth
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Educational Characteristics
Literacy
Literate population by age
Adult literacy rate
Literacy rate for youth Ratio of literate women to men for aged 15 to 24 years
School attendance
Students by level of education
Gross attendance ratio Net attendance ratio Ratio of girls to boys
Educational attainment
Population by competed level of education
Proportion of population by completed level of education
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Economic characteristics
Activity status
Active population by age Activity rate by age Unemployed population by age Unemployment rate by age
Occupation
Employed population by occupation Proportion of employed population by occupation
Industry
Employed population by industry Proportion of employed population by industry
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Economic characteristics
Cont.
Status in employment
Employed population by status in employment Proportion of employed population by status in employment Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers Share of women in wage employment in the non agricultural sector
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Disability characteristics
Disability status
Population with disability by age Prop. of population with disability by age
Types of disability
Population by types of disability (seeing, hearing, walking, cognition disability) Proportion of population by types of disability
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Housing characteristics
Type of living quarters Occupancy status Type of ownership Number of rooms Availability of kitchen Bathing facilities Types of toilet Types of lighting Fuel used for cooking Main source for drinking water Water supply system Main types of solid waste disposal Sewage disposal
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Sub-groups in CensusInfo
Sub-groups can be defined by considering followings Breakdowns that are expected to have significant variations for a specific topic, such as age, sex, urban/rural.
Main categories of topic or indicator, such as duration of residence, major groups of occupation, types of living quarters.
There is no standard way of defining sub-groups
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Metadata
Metadata includes descriptive information about the data/indicators Categories: Definition Classification Method of computation Geographical breakdown Comments and limitations
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Reports from CensusInfo
Report
to replicate standard census table reports for different areas and time periods
Advanced reports
to present tables, maps and graphs by geographic units to present the findings of census results by geographical units
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CensusInfo Technical Support Egypt, 3-7 May 2010
CensusInfo Technical Support Egypt, 3-7 May 2010
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Development of the software
Main improvements in the software: Data import module (a CSV file) Metadata categories Revisions for census terminology Selection procedure of sub-groups Report module Age pyramid Standard reports (profile reports by geographic units) User-defined reports Census atlas
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CensusInfo website
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CensusInfo website
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Global CensusInfo
Disseminates census indicators by country with map and graph facilities Initially contains basic results of 2000 round of census results More indicators gradually will be added with 2010 round census results
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CensusInfo Technical Support Egypt, 3-7 May 2010
CensusInfo Technical Support Egypt, 3-7 May 2010
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