Copyright 2010, The World Bank Group. All Rights Reserved. Quality Assurance for Census Overview Census, part 1 1

Copyright 2010, The World Bank Group. All Rights Reserved. WHAT IS A CENSUS? the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about all the members of a given population 2

Copyright 2010, The World Bank Group. All Rights Reserved. CHARACTERISTICS OF A POPULATION & HOUSING CENSUS Universality: covers 100% of the universe Simultaneity: enumerates the universe at a point in time Individuality: each member of the population is enumerated Periodic: is repeated at regular intervals 3

Copyright 2010, The World Bank Group. All Rights Reserved. FUNCTION OF A CENSUS? Stock-taking of the demographic and socio- economic characteristics (including housing and amenities) – At a macro-level (national) – At intermediate levels (provincial or other sub- national divisions of a country) – At micro-levels (small-area or local) 4

Copyright 2010, The World Bank Group. All Rights Reserved. WHY IS IT NECESSARY? Allocation by population – Elections – (Re-)distribution of services and resources Tracks structural changes over time Permits policy makers to: – Identify (national/sub-national/local) socio-economic problems/objectives – allocate scarce resources toward issues that are deemed to require priority attention Allows (over time) an assessment of socio- economic progress 5

Copyright 2010, The World Bank Group. All Rights Reserved. WHY IS IT NECESSARY? (cont’d) For research and better understanding of the socio-economic dynamics of the population To meet international obligations Input to requests for international support Statistical frame for socio-economic surveys 6

Copyright 2010, The World Bank Group. All Rights Reserved. CENSUS STAKEHOLDERS Government – NSO is an arm of government – Provides the budget – Electoral process (Representation by population) – Demographic policies (fertility, aging, mortality, migration) – Social policies (education, language, ethnicity, gender, health, disability, etc.) – Economic policies (employment, labour skills, labour mobility, industrial structure, income, etc.) – Regional/Spatial policies (disadvantaged regions, high growth areas, urban/rural dynamics, characteristics of sub- national areas, etc.) – Provision of services 7

Copyright 2010, The World Bank Group. All Rights Reserved. CENSUS STAKEHOLDERS cont’d Citizenry – Providers of the information – Better understanding of their situation relative to others in the country – Acquire statistical data to build support for requests for government action/attention – Over time, allows the public to assess how well government has performed (education, poverty, economic opportunity, etc.) 8

Copyright 2010, The World Bank Group. All Rights Reserved. CENSUS STAKEHOLDERS cont’d Business – Provides valuable socio-economic intelligence for: Determination of opportunity for their products / services Location of new shops/offices/plants Provision of services Assessment of market alternatives 9

Copyright 2010, The World Bank Group. All Rights Reserved. CENSUS STAKEHOLDERS cont’d Researchers – Treasure trove of information for a better understanding of the demographic/socio- economic dynamics of the nation and/or its component parts For pure research for academic purposes For applied research to market their skills 10

Copyright 2010, The World Bank Group. All Rights Reserved. CENSUS STAKEHOLDERS cont’d International community – Statistical To include the country in regional / world compilations – Donors To develop assistance priorities To determine the budget allocations To assess performance – NGOs To develop assistance priorities To target delivery of aid To distribute limited resources effectively To assess performance 11

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Copyright 2010, The World Bank Group. All Rights Reserved. CENSUS CYCLE Review recommendations from previous census experience Consultation with stakeholders Establishing a solid foundation Preparing for complete coverage Firming content Implementation (collection, data capture, editing) Validation, Dissemination and analysis Quality assurance Documentation and recommendations for next census 14

Copyright 2010, The World Bank Group. All Rights Reserved. CONDUCTING A CENSUS Complete preparations Acquire enumeration tools and instruments Organize distribution & collection Distribute enumerators, tools & instruments Enumeration and verification of completion Return of questionnaires and tools Data capture, processing & validation Dissemination 15

Copyright 2010, The World Bank Group. All Rights Reserved. SHARING CENSUS RESULTS Develop dissemination strategy Build dissemination infrastructure Design dissemination products Promote access procedures Provide access 16

Copyright 2010, The World Bank Group. All Rights Reserved. ANALYSE CENSUS RESULTS Not primarily an internal NSO activity Promote analysis Support analysts 17

Copyright 2010, The World Bank Group. All Rights Reserved. ASSESS QUALITY OF RESULTS Administrative Report Post Enumeration Survey Professional responsibility 18

Copyright 2010, The World Bank Group. All Rights Reserved. DOCUMENTATION What worked as planned Difficulties encountered Solutions found Documentation assembly Documentation storage 19

Copyright 2010, The World Bank Group. All Rights Reserved. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEXT CENSUS: Suggestions for improvements – Timing – Planning – Procedures – Content – Processing – Dissemination 20