Population and household census in Tajikistan 2010 The Statistical Agency under President of the Republic of Tajikistan 1

Definition of Census "The population census - a single process of gathering, synthesizing, evaluating, analyzing and publishing or otherwise dissemination of demographic, social and economic data relating to at certain times to all persons in a country or clearly limited part of the country." 2

Resolution 2005/13 of the Economic and Social Council on 22 July 2005 is the founding document of a new round of 2010 census. 3

LEGAL BASIS FOR CENSUS Law of the Republic of Tajikistan " On Population Census ", adopted May 19, 2009 № 523; Decree of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan on August 29, 2009 № 685. Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan       " On conducting the census in the Republic of Tajikistan in 2010 " dated August 1, 2005 № 282; Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan       "On additional measures of population census of the Republic of Tajikistan in 2010 " dated July 4, 2006 № 312 ; Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan       "On amendments to some decisions of the Government of Tajikistan " dated June 30, 2007 № 374 ; Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan       "On Amending Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan on August 1, 2005 № 282 " dated March 5, 2008 № 122; Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan       " On Amending Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan on July 4, 2006 № 312 " dated March 5, 2008 № 123; 4

WHY WE NEED POPULATION CENSUS Obtaining a broad range of demographic and socio-economic information that characterizes the country's inhabitants in each locality, administrative-territorial entity Objective NECESSITY Source database for estimation of the size and age and sex structure of the population in intercensal period Information characterizing the position of the various socio-demographic groups Calculation of demographic and socio-economic indexes Evaluation of housing and communal conditions of the population the Republic of Tajikistan Information characterizing the housing the Republic of Tajikistan National projects USING and INFORMATION PROVISION Republican target programs The Forecast of Socio-Economic Development of Tajikistan and its Regions World Census Programme 5

CONTINUUM SURVEY OF POPULATION AND FILLING CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRES GENERAL PROVISIONS Deadline is 21-30 September 2010 Data of Census – 21 September – CARRIED OUT BY THE POPULATION 12 O'CLOCK at NIGHT FROM 20 to 21 SEPTEMBER Method of Census 2010 – CONTINUUM SURVEY OF POPULATION AND FILLING CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRES OBJECT OF CENSUS– PERSON WHO HAVE BE COUNTED UNIT OF OBSERVATION– HOUSEHOLD OBJECT OF THE CENSUS– BUILDING 6

COVERAGE OF CENSUS 2010 POPULATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN PERSONS TEMPORARILY RESIDING IN REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN, PERMANENT RESIDENCE ABROAD POPULATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN CONTINUOUS AND PRESENT POPULATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN CITIZENS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN WHO ARE LOCATED ABROAD UP TO 1 YEAR LOCATED AT THE MOMENT OF POPULATION ACCOUNTS IN-MIGRATED FROM ABROAD IN THE PLACE OF THE PERMANENT RESIDENCE TRIP OR STUDY ABROAD IN TERM OF 1 YEAR OR LESS ABROAD FOR RECREATION, TREATMENT, VISITOR TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR LOOKING FOR RESIDENCE TO WORK OR STUDY IN TERM OF 1 YEAR OR MORE 7

CONTENT OF THE PROGRAMME OF THE CENSUS 2010 Form 1 – List of residents Form 1 А – List of persons staying in temporarily hospitals, maternity homes, sanatoriums, hotels, etc. account at the time of the population Form 2 – Individual questionnaire Form 3 – Housing conditions Form 4 – Housing Form 5 – Controlling census form 8

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THE PERIOD FOR FEELING CENSUS QUESTIONARIES– 10 DAYS AVERAGE RATE OF LOAD ON COUNTER IN URBAN- 400, IN RURAL- 350 PEOPLE Head of the Department of Census during the preparatory predperepisnoy test period defines a list of residential premises in which the population permanent resident and non -residential, which can accommodate UP TO 20 SEPTEMBER PREPARING PERIOD PREAMBULATION OF ACCOMADATION Counter acquainted with the boundaries of your plot 18-20 SEPTEMBER CANVAS AND FEELING OF CENSUS QUESTIONARIES 21-30 SEPTEMBER Conducted by counter Conducted census department head and instructor supervisor with 10% coverage of houses in counted area CONTROL BYPASSING 3-5 OCTOBER 13

Controlling visit Upon completion of the census of population and housing sampling was carried out control visits . In urban areas and rural areas controlling bypass was performed in all instructional areas covering each of them 10 % of the residential premises assess and evaluate the completeness of the population in the period the census. Control visits carried out in order to verify if there were omissions and duplicate entries in the census , whether made ​​recording of a temporary absence and temporary residence. According to the results of the visit in the statements for countable additional sites were recorded in 1102 persons that is 0.01% of the total population of all rewritten population or 0.1 % of the total population , fell under 10% of the sample ( 758.3 thousand people). 14

EVALUATION OF THE CENSUS DATA As one of the most important methods for assessing the census of population and housing in the Agency for Statistics of the Republic of Tajikistan used demographic analysis, during which is widely used graphical representation of data, in particular, the construction of the population pyramid, evaluates the quality of the census in matters related to sex and age composition population, a comparison of results of the census of population and housing details of the current account of demographic indicators, data evaluation and data from previous censuses. 15

Age and sex structure of the population of the Republic of Tajikistan(1989, 2000 and 2010 16

According to the census of population and housing in 2010 the difference between the permanent population republic and current statistical data amounted to +34.9 thousand people. 17

In July 2011 the Statistical Agency under President of the Republic of Tajikistan was initiated by the global assessment , which was first held in 2012 . The main purpose of the Global Assessment of the national statistical system of Tajikistan was to assess the level of compliance with accepted international and European standards, including the fundamental principles of official statistics and norms of the European Statistics Code.      March 7, 2013 in Dushanbe was a presentation of the main findings and recommendations of the Global assessment of the national system of official statistics of the Republic of Tajikistan which was presented by UNECE .

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