Census topics selection Presented by Mr. Vilaysook SISOULATH Deputy Director General of Social Statistics Department, Lao Statistics Bureau, MPI

Census topics in 2015 There are 11 topics include: Personnel /individual Education Labor force Fertility Mortality Move in to the HH during the past 12 months Move out from the HH during the past 12 months Dwelling characteristics Summary of number of population Household characteristics Topics selection base on National priority (NSEDP, MDG) & international recommendation

Key topes selection for Census Geographic and internal migration characteristics International migration characteristics Household and family characteristics Demographic and social characteristics Fertility and mortality Educational characteristics Economic characteristics Agriculture

Geographic and internal migration characteristics Place of usual residence – core Place where present at time of census – core Place of birth – core Duration of residence – core Place of previous residence – core Place of residence at a specified date in the past – core Total population – core derived Locality – core derived Urban and rural – core derived

Place of usual resident Challenge and discussion geographic and internal migration characteristics Place of usual resident Time reference ? Frequency ? Number of residents ? Place of previous residence – core Time reference? Duration of residence – core Usual resident or place where present at time of census?

International migration characteristics Country of birth – core Country of citizenship – core Year or period of arrival – core Acquisition of citizenship - additional

Challenge and discussion International migration characteristics Year or period of arrival – core Recall/recognize (date/month/years?) Acquisition of citizenship – additional Illegal migrants

Household and family characteristics Relationship to the reference person in the household – core Household and family composition – core derived Household and family status - additional

Challenge and discussion Household and family characteristics Household and family status – additional Need a set of question to claim it

Demographic and social characteristics Sex – core Age – core Marital status – core Ethno-cultural characteristics – additional Religion – additional Language – additional Ethnicity – additional Indigenous people - additional Disability status - core

Challenge and discussion Demographic and social characteristics Indigenous people – additional? Given code Foreigner ?

Fertility and mortality Children ever born alive – core Children living – core Date of birth of last child born – core topic Births in the past 12 months – additional derived Deaths among children born in the past 12 months – additional derived from a follow-up question on date of birth of last child born on whether the child is still alive Age, date of duration of first marriage – additional Age of mother at birth of first child born alive – additional Household deaths in the past 12 months – core Maternal or paternal orphan hood

Challenge and discussion Fertility and mortality Age, date of duration of first marriage Recall question Age of mother at birth of first child born alive – Recall question

Educational characteristics Literacy – core School attendance – core Educational attainment – core topic Field of education and training and educational qualifications - additional

Challenge and discussion Educational characteristics Field of education and training and educational qualifications - additional Classification of field education Training – Duration of training ?

Economic characteristics Labour force status – core Status in employment – core Occupation – core topic Industry – core Place of work – additional Institutional sector of employment – additional Working time – additional Participation in own-use production of goods – core Income - additional

Challenge and discussion Economic characteristics Labour force status – core Status in employment – core Occupation – core topic Industry – core Place of work – additional Institutional sector of employment – additional Working time – additional Participation in own-use production of goods – core Income - additional Labor force survey Time consume

Agriculture Own-account agriculture production - additional Characteristics of all agricultural jobs during the last year – additional Labor force survey Time consume

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