Recommended Population and Housing Census Topics Present by the Liberian Participants

Outline Introduction 2008 Census Topics 2020 recommended census topics

Introduction The first modern census in Liberia was in1962and the second was in 1974. Following the United Nations Recommendations that censuses be taken every 10 years, the 1984 census was held as part of the 1980 Round of Censuses but the results were not fully published. Liberia could not participate in the 1990 and 2000 Round of censuses due to the 1989-2003 civil war and the next census was done in March 2008 as part of the 2010 Round of Censuses.

Topics Covered in the 2008 NPHC Section 1: Identification Particulars County Code District Code Township/Clan Code Locality/Community Code Structure Number Household Number Population Type Locality/Community Name Street Address If Population Type is Institution, Write Name

Topics Covered in 2008 (cont’d) Section 2: Population (All household members with filters for eligibility) Name Relationship to Household head Sex Age (completed Years) Religion Marital Status Ethnicity Place of birth Citizenship Length of Residence Displacement Parental Survival Disability Literacy (10 years and over) School Attendance and Level Completed (years and over) Economic Activity, Occupation, Industry and Work Status (6 years and over)

Topics Covered in 2008 (cont’d) Children Ever Born (Females 12-54) Children Born in Last 12 Months (Females 12-49)   Section 3: Housing Facilities (Household Heads) Current Repair Needs of Housing Unit Home Ownership Number of Rooms Main Construction Materials of Housing Unit Main Source of Water Main Source of Fuel for Lighting Main Source of Fuel Supply for Cooking Type of Human Waste Disposal Time from Home to the Nearest: Health Facility, Primary School and Source of Water

Topics Covered in 2008 (cont’d) Section 4: Ownership of Household Amenities (Heads of households) Furniture Mattress Radio Television Cell Phone Motorcycle Vehicle Refrigerator

Topics Covered in 2008 (cont’d) Section 5: Agriculture (Heads of households) Rice Cassava Plantain Rubber Palm Oil Coffee Cocoa Coconut Sugar Cane Livestock Poultry Fishery

Topics Covered in 2008 (cont’d) Section 6: Deaths in the Household (Heads of households) Deaths in last 12 months Sex of deceased Age at Death Maternal Mortality (Females)

Key Questionnaire Variables Recommended Topics for the 2018 NPHC The 2008 census questionnaire will be working document in the design of the 2018 census questionnaire. Very few additional items (e.g., the effects of Ebola Virus Disease) are envisage for the next census and an item like “Displacement” which was added in 2008 on account of the war will be deleted.  

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