Main lessons learnt from the censuses in Hungary Marcell Kovács Director of Census Department Hungarian Central Statistical Office marcell.kovacs@ksh.hu 1st meeting of the Technical Coordination Group for the next Census round in South East Europe Budapest, 15-16 June 2017

1 Tradition of censuses in Hungary Hungarian Central Statistical Office is 150 years old in 2017 Hungarian census has a history near as long 1st census: 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1849, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2001, 15th census: 2011 Tradition of full-scope enumeration

2 Preparation for Census 2011 Main points of consideration in planning: EU regulation User needs Costs National traditions Online questionnaire Use of registers

3 Methodology of Census 2011 Reference date: 1st of October, 2011 Data collection period: 1–31 October, 2011 Supplementary data collection 1–8 November 2011 (at local government office in case you couldn’t complete the questionnaires in October) Multi-mode data collection Use of registers Addresses from HCSO’s Address Register Non-response imputation by using information from Population Register

4 Multi-mode data collection Or separated periods? Mode of responding: Self-administered online questionnaire: 1–16 October, 2011 Self-administered paper questionnaire: 1–16 October, 2011 Interview (paper): 1–31 October, 2011 Rule of responding: One address = one mode Respondent package delivered to addresses by the enumerators: anonymous questionnaires + internet login code Or by postal service? Or identified question-naires?

No online option for students in dormitories? 5 Online mode No online option for students in dormitories? 3 internet channels Private households (no internet option for institutional households) Hungarian diplomats working abroad (internet login codes distributed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Persons staying temporarily abroad, of whom the family at home couldn’t complete questionnaire 250 logical checks in the online questionnaire (quality insurance)

Can self-admin. paper be avoided? 6 Response rate by mode Rate of responding households: Self-administered online: 19% Self-administered paper: 16% bad quality Interview: 65% Can self-admin. paper be avoided? Number of households responding online from 1st to 16th October, 2011

9 Quality Post enumeration survey: Data collection period: 1–15 December 2011 Sample size: 22 000 addresses (159 complete enumeration districts in 119 localities) Results: 3,7% under coverage

10 Microcensus 2016 10% sample (440 000 households) Reference date: 1st of October, 2016 5 supplementary questionnaires Multi-mode data collection (separated in time, no self- administered paper): Self-administered online (also in institutional households): 1–9 October (19%) Interview (with electronic device): 10th October – 8th November (81%) Login codes distributed by postal service Results published: from 31st May, 2017

10 Next steps to 2021 To improve the use of registers – New statistical law gives HCSO the authority to get administrative datasets from the register-owners To study the advantages/risks of the introduction of personally identified questionnaires

Thank you for your attention! marcell.kovacs@ksh.hu