CENSUS EVALUATION & POST ENUMERATION SURVEYS Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population & Housing Censuses, September 2009
SEYCHELLES EXPERIENCE
Constraints PES dual system has not been practicable due to unavailability of independent agencies to carry out the exercise PES single system costly and demanding on scarce resources availed for the census (last census was 100% government funded)
Re-interviews by Area Supervisors, immediately after enumeration (small scale) …and subsequent comparison of individual records
1987 1994 2002 LAST 3 CENSUSES 68499 74331 81755 Demographic analysis Comparison with mid-year estimate based on previous census Overall coverage error +3% Whipples Index Meyers Blended Index UN Age Sex Accuracy 101 1.1 29.3 Overall coverage error -2.4% 68499 1987 74331 1994 81755 2002
Plans for 2010 round Proper PES envisaged to be carried out 3 months after main enumeration. Survey to cover all administrative districts Evaluation to consider both coverage and content Single system approach foreseen
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