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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