Core topics of the Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, Revision 2 Session 4 United Nations Statistics Division Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

Presentation Core topics Other topics in the P&R What they are How they were developed Differences between 2000 and 2010 round Population and housing core topics Other topics in the P&R Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

On core topics Idea not new – previously termed “basic” topics Core (basic) topics are those on which there is substantial agreement among regions in regard to both their importance and the feasibility of collecting in a census Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

Core topics for P&R-2 Main variables for recommended tabulations Population 31 core topics with 25 direct and 6 derived Housing 21 core topics Developed through protracted international consultative process Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

Geographical and internal migration characteristics Place of usual residence Place where present at time of census Place of birth Duration of residence Place of previous residence (Alternate) Place of residence at a specified date in the past (Alternate) Total population Locality Urban and rural Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

International migration characteristics Country of birth (new core topic) Citizenship Year or period of arrival (new core topic) Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

Household and family characteristics Relationship to head or other reference member of household Household and family composition Household and family status Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

Demographic and social characteristics Sex Age Marital status Religion Language Ethnicity Indigenous people (new topic) Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

Fertility and mortality characteristics Children ever born Children living Date of birth of last child born alive (New core topic) Household deaths in the past 12 months (New core topic) Births in the past 12 months (New topic/Core topic) Deaths among children born in the past 12 months (New topic/Core topic) Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

Fertility and mortality characteristics (contd.) Age, date or duration of first marriage Age of mother at birth of first child born alive Maternal or paternal orphanhood Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

Educational characteristics Literacy School attendance Educational attainment Field of education and educational qualifications Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

Economic characteristics Activity status Occupation Industry Status in employment Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

Economic characteristics (contd.) Time worked (previously a core topic) Income Institutional sector of employment Employment in the informal sector Place of work Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

Disability characteristics Disability status (new core topic) Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

Living quarters Living quarters – type of Location of living quarters Occupancy status Ownership – type of Rooms – number of Water supply system Main source of drinking water (New topic/Core topic) Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

Living quarters (contd.) Toilet – type of (new separate topic) Sewage disposal (new separate topic) Bathing facilities Kitchen – availability of Fuel used for cooking (new topic/core topic) Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

Living quarters (contd.) Type of lighting and/or electricity Solid waste disposal – main type of Occupancy by one or more households Occupants – number of Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

Living quarters (contd.) Number of bedrooms Useful floor space (previously core) Heating – type and energy used for Hot water – availability of Piped gas – availability of Use of housing unit Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

Households and occupants Age and sex of head of household/reference person Tenure Information and communication technology (ICT) devices (new topic/core topic) Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

Households and occupants (contd.) Rental and owner-occupied housing costs (previously core) Furnished/unfurnished Cars – number of Durable household appliances – availability of Outdoor space – availability of Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

Building Building – type of Construction material of outer walls Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012

Building (contd.) Year or period of construction (previously core) Number of dwellings in building Construction material of floor, roof Elevator – availability of Farm building State of repair Workshop on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India, 28-31 May 2012