Population and Housing Census 2011 Czech Republic Use of Administrative Data Sources

History of Population Censuses Population Census in Austria Monarchy (1868-1910) Decennial Czechoslovak Population Censuses (1921, 1930, 1950, 1961, 1970, 1980, 1991) 2001 Population and Housing Census at Czech Republic 10 230 060 inhabitans 3 827 678 dwellings 1 630 705 houses

Census 2011 –Legislation Statistical Act Census Act possibility for CZSO to use administrative data sources Census Act 2006 first proposal 2007 second proposal accepted by Government: 12 September 2007 finalization of the Census Act for Government: 30 June 2008 2008 supposed adoption

Population and Housing Census 2011 News in census 2011 Use of Administrative data sources Electronic questionnaire Use of mail operator for distribute and collect questionnaires Interaction between census results and updating of statistical registers Census process model Preparing Provision Results Processing Outputs

Use of Administrative Data Sources Census 2011: a „half-way“ between conventional census and register-based census pre-filling of census questionnaires complementarity of data sets Questionnaire for Persons, Dwellings and Houses (information about households is derived) Reduce of financal expense for the next census Reduce of questionnaire content reduce of burden for individuals More precise results Re-use of dates from census for next statistical purposes

Process Model (1): Preparing Beginning of the process Preparing of technical project Preparing SW and HW Administrative data source Collecting of administrative data Initial fulfillment of database Initial fulfillment of census questionnaires Update of electronic questionnaires Manual updating of database Distribution of electronic questionnaires Print and distribution of paper forms 2. Provision

Process Model (2): Provision 2. Preparing Automatic updating of DB Collecting of printed questionnaires Archiving of primarly documents Electronic mail room Database (DB) scanning Recognition ID items Control of completeness of census Non-response cases Enlarging set with next data records (uncounted individuals) Recognition pragmatic items Uncounted individuals Administrative data source Enlarging set with next indicators Anonymised data sets for processing and other projects Base set Entering set of individuals

Conclusions Census 2011 in comparison with 2001 should be: of minor costs (using mail operator nad advanced technologies) more friendly with enumerated persons (inter alia electronic questionnaires) more accurate (administrative data sources) faster (in terms of data processing and dissemination of results) But the impact of new approach on census results and projects like IPUMS is not clear

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