ENUMERATION OF ETHNIC/RELIGIOUS/LANGUAGE GROUPS Snežana Lakčević, Head of population census division Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia www.stat.gov.rs pub@stat.gov.rs

All three questions will be defined as open answers. In Census 2011 Serbia will collect data on ethnicity, mother tongue and religion. All three questions will be defined as open answers. Pilot Census 2009

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Pilot Census 1-15 April 2009 - basic census forms

Basic census forms in: Hungarian Albanian Roma language Slovakian Ruthenian Romanian as prominent example (plus English) Classifications of ethnicity and mother tongue are very detailed

Pilot Census – education of Roma people 1-15 November 2009 Selected enumeration areas

2. There is no unique Roma language Main conclusions: 1. Problem related to engagement of enumerators – small number of persons with completed high school Population aged 15 and over by educational attainment, 2002 (%) Total Without school Incomplete elementary school Elementary school High High and higher education Unknown Serbia 100 5,66 16,18 23,88 41,07 11,03 2,18 Roma people 25,60 36,27 29,01 7,81 0,31 1,00 2. There is no unique Roma language 3. Large number of persons do not understand meaning of declaration on ethnicity Average age - 27,5 years 20% illiterate in contingent 10 years or more

Other issues that require attention: Very sensitive questions Municipality census commisions Criteria for enumerators: adult person with at least completed high school Selection of enumerators is responsibility of municipality census commisions and only depends on successfully finished training of candidates Intensive public campaign before census

Internally displaced persons Pilot Census 2009

Refugees Pilot Census 2009

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