WORKSHOP ON INTEGRATING GLOBAL CENSUS MICRO DATA Paris, June 7 – 10, 2006 UGANDA COUNTRY REPORT by Andrew Mukulu

Background about Uganda Land Area : 241,038 sq km Population : 24.2 Million 56 Districts Pearl of Africa !!!

History of Censuses Population Counts of 1911, 1921, 1931 Scientific censuses of 1948 & 1959 Combined Census of 1969 Population & Housing Censuses of 1980 & Uganda PHC

Scope of 1991 & 2002 Censuses Population Characteristics Household & Housing Characteristics Household Deaths Agriculture Module MSE Module Community Module

Census Publications F Preliminary Results 2002 F Provisional Results 1980, 1991 & 2002 F Final Results - Pre Release 1991 F Final National Results1969, 1991 & 2002 F District Summary Series1991& 2002 F National Analytical Report* 1969, 1991 & 2002 F District Analytical Reports* 1991 & 2002 F Census Atlas* 1991 & 2002 F Administrative Report* * Awaited for 2002

Census Documentation  All documentation in English  Household questionnaires available  Enumerators’ and Supervisors’ Instructions Manuals  Codebooks (as part of other documentation)  Technical Reports

Micro Data Variables  Data sets include all the variables collected in the census.  No recoding of the data is done  Identification variables only possible down to parish level:

Harmonization of Data F Geography and rural urban partially comparable F 24 variables that are comparable for the two censuses F 8 variables that are common to both census but the results are not comparable F Derived variables in the 2002 Census NOT derived in the 1991 Census F 10 variables included in the 2002 Census but not included in the 1991 Census

Harmonization of Data - ctd F 10 variables included in the 2002 Census but not included in the 1991 Census F 4 Variables in the 1991 Census but not in the 2002 Census

Harmonized Population Variables F Age F Sex F Marital Statis F Citizenship F Parental survival F Literacy and Education F Activity Status and Occupation F Type and Cause of Disability F CEB/BLY

Harmonization of Data - ctd F Type of Housing and welling Unit F Tenure of Dwelling Unit F Construction Materials F Number of Rooms for Sleeping F Fuel for Cooking and Lighting F Source of Drinking Water F Type of Toilet Facility F Source of Household Livelihood

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