By HABIB ULLAH KHAN POPULATION CENSUS ORGANIZATION, PAKISTAN WORKSHOP ON COLLECTION & DISSEMINATION OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DATA FROM POPULATION & HOUSING CENSUS UNSD WORKSHOP, NEW DELHI, INDIA 28 TH - 31 ST MAY, TH - 31 ST MAY, 2012

3 POPULATION CENSUS ORGANIZATION  Established in 1950 under the Census Act, 1949 as part of Ministry of Home Affairs.  After 1972 Census, Census Organization was established on permanent footing and made an attached department of Ministry of Interior.  In 1973 Registration Organization and Census Organization were merged and called as “Census & Registration Organization”.  In 1978, the Census Organization was detached from “Census & Registration Organization” and made an attached department of Statistics Division and renamed as PCO.

5 HISTORY OF CENSUS TAKING  First regular census in the areas now comprising Pakistan was held in Since then regular censuses have been conducted after every ten years.  After independence five censuses have been undertaken in 1951, 1961, 1972, 1981 and the last in  Census is held under the legal frame work of Census Ordinance of 1959 which authorizes the Federal Government to decide census dates, formulate census questionnaires and seek assistance from any quarter.

6 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS  Population and Housing census is a stock taking of human resources of a country and their living conditions at one point of time.  Provides basic data on demographic, social and economic variables about each person and each housing unit.  Serves as bench mark for all socio-economic development plans, administrative activities, demographic research and projection of population to meet future needs.

7 LEGAL AND POLITICAL  Census also meets Legal / Constitutional requirements for: –Delineation of constituencies for National and Provincial Assemblies. –Providing basis for political representation in the National and Provincial Assemblies (Article 53 of Constitution). –Distribution of funds to the federating units by National Finance Commission (Article 160(2) of Constitution). –Determining quota for recruitment to all civil posts in the Federal Government.

8 SCOPE OF CENSUS i) Area to be covered. Census covers entire territory of Pakistan. ii) Population to be covered. All persons living in the country at the time of census dates are enumerated. Foreign nationals are also enumerated except diplomatic personnel and their families. iii) Topics of information (Questionnaire). iii) Topics of information (Questionnaire). Topics to be covered in the census depends on national needs. Questionnaires have been finalized through consultation with data users and experts. Topics to be covered in the census depends on national needs. Questionnaires have been finalized through consultation with data users and experts.

9  Topics to be included, their precise concepts & definition, language & order determine the scope and quality of census data.  The choice of topics to be covered mainly depends upon national needs. Other considerations include:- national needs. Other considerations include:- i) Comparability and continuity of census information. ii) Quality of data collected in previous census. iii) Ability and willingness of people to provide adequate information. iv) Availability of resources in term of money, men and material. v) International practice and recommendations. DEVELOPMENT OF QUESTIONNAIRE

10 TOPICS TO BE COVERED IN CENSUS A) DEMOGRAPHIC & SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS Age - Sex - Relationship to the head - Marital status - Religion - Mother tongue (language) - Nationality Age - Sex - Relationship to the head - Marital status - Religion - Mother tongue (language) - Nationality B) EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS (for 5 years +) Literacy status - School attendance - Level of education completed - Field of education Literacy status - School attendance - Level of education completed - Field of education C) GEOGRAPHICAL / MIGRATION CHARACTERISTICS C) GEOGRAPHICAL / MIGRATION CHARACTERISTICS Usual residence - District of birth - Duration of continuous residence in district - District of previous residence - Reason of migration Usual residence - District of birth - Duration of continuous residence in district - District of previous residence - Reason of migration

11 D) ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS (for 10 years +)  Usual Activity - Part time Activity – Occupation  - Industry Employment status - Reason of unemployment E) FERTILITY / MORTALITY (females Years) E) FERTILITY / MORTALITY (females Years)  No. of children ever born by sex  No. of children still living by sex  No. of children born during last 12 months by sex  No. of children still living by sex F) MISCELLANEOUS F) MISCELLANEOUS  Nature and Type of Disability if any  Holding of CNI Card by persons of 18 years plus

12  G) HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS  - Information about living quarters; number of rooms, sex of the owner, tenure status, period since constructed and construction material used in outer walls & roofs.  - Data on source of drinking water, source of lighting and cooking fuel used. - Availability of proper kitchen, bathroom, latrine and type of latrine - Availability of proper kitchen, bathroom, latrine and type of latrine - Media of information such as T.V., Radio, Newspaper, Telephone and Mobile - Media of information such as T.V., Radio, Newspaper, Telephone and Mobile

17 CENSUS METHODOLOGY  Enumeration Method: Canvasser method to be used in which information is collected and recorded by the enumerator through door to door visit.  Population Count: Population to be counted at usual place of residence (De-jure method) for comparison over the past. Population by district of birth also to be counted and published.  Field Operation: Census is usually held in two phases: House Listing and Population & Housing Census. House Listing is usually carried out a few months before the main census.

18 DICISION TO HOLD CENSUS (contd.)  The matter has been reconsidered by the Committee of Common Interests in a meeting held on 8 th Nov under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister.  It has been decided that Census may be conducted as per following schedule: - Household ListingMarch/April, Population and Housing CensusSept./October, 2011.

19 ARRANGEMENTS/ PREPARATIONS MADE FOR THE CENSUS 2011

20 CONSULTATION WITH DATA USERS  All data users and stake holders consulted to determine national needs and formulation of census questionnaires.  Workshops on Census Methodology held which were attended by national and international experts.  Specialized consultative expert group was formed to finalize the census questionnaires.  Census Advisory Committee comprising representatives of Federal & Provincial Governments, leading universities and experts from relevant fields, reviewed and endorsed census plan and questionnaires.

21 DELIMITATION OF CENSUS AREAS For complete coverage and effective field supervision, the country has been delimited on a four-tier system, Census block comprises of about houses One block is assigned to one enumerator TierNo. Census Districts (Tehsils/ Towns and Cantts.) 423 Census Charges (Qanungo/M.Corp/Town/Cantt.) or their parts 3187 Census Circle (Patwar Circle/part of Town /Cantt.)20072 Census Blocks (Village/part of village/ part of Town)145844

22 PREPRATION OF MAPS  Maps help in proper delimitation, control of census operations and presentation of census results.  Maps of each Admin as well as Census Area have been prepared/updated.  maps of rural areas (village) prepared and updated.  7594 maps of urban areas (census circles) prepared. Maps are being verified through satellite images (Google Earth).  Block maps showing the physical landmarks have been prepared which will be provided to the enumerators and supervisors.

CHARGE/CIRCLE/BLO CKS SETUP COMPRISING OF CENSUS CHARGE5 TO 7 CIRCLES CENSUS CIRCLE5 TO 7 BLOCK CENSUS BLOCK200 TO 250 HOUSES

CHARGE/CIRCLE/ BLOCK SETUP COMPRISING OF CENSUS CHARGE/QH TOTAL NO. OF PATWAR CIRCLES CENSUS CIRCLE/PC TOTAL NO. OF MAUZAS CENSUS BLOCK CONSISTING OF HOUSES AT LEAST MAUZA IS DECLARED AS CENSUS BLOCK IF A MAUZA HAVING MORE THEN 200 HOUSES THEN BLOCKS INCREASED

29  Census operation requires a field force of 175,000 as enumerators and supervisors.  The services of school teachers and employees of other Government Departments are hired as enumerators / supervisors.  Supervisor and enumerators to be deployed in the census areas.  Participation of females is encouraged census operation as enumerators and supervisors.  Enumerators and supervisors are paid one month salary as remuneration. APPOINTMENT OF FIELD STAFF

ProvincePCOs/RCOs Field Staff for House Listing Including 6% Reserve Charge Superintendents Circle Supervisors EnumeratorsTotal Punjab Lahore Multan Sindh Karachi Sukkur Khyber Pakhtun Khwa Peshawar FATA Balochistan Quetta Khuzdar Gilgit Baltistan AJK Gilgit ICTIslamabad Total Field Staff (for House Listing)

31  Quality of census data depends on proper training of field staff. Instruction Manuals are prepared for enumerators and supervisors.  Extensive training of field staff is arranged in which concept, definitions, interviewing technique and procedure for filling of forms is explained.  Field Operation Plan (FOP) covering all field activities like cartography, delimitation of areas, appointment & training of staff, distribution & retrieval of census material, etc. is prepared for census managers. TRAINING OF FIELD STAFF

32  House listing Operation; House numbering / listing to identify residential and non-residential housing units and prepare inventory of households.  Main Census Operation; Main Census to collect individual information through door to door visit and interaction of enumerator with the head or responsible member of household.  Field Supervision; Supervision/monitoring to ensure accuracy in recording of information. Each supervisor to fill certain number of forms of each block independently. ENUMERATION ACTIVITIES

33  An effective publicity campaign is launched through electronic and print media to create awareness, educate the general public and motivate the field staff.  Publicity strategy includes messages of the President / Prime Minister, interviews by the Secretary, Chief Census Commissioner and other experts.  Other publicity material like posters, brief news, advertisements, etc. to be displayed during census period.  A Web-Site on Census-2011 has been launched for information of the data users as well as the general public. PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN

34 DATA PROCESSING  Manual editing of filled-in census forms to check area codes and basic data items before data entry.  Coding of open ended questions on occupation, industry, district of birth and migration, etc.  Data entry - accurate and speedy transfer of data for further processing (through ICR).  Computer editing and imputation of missing values.  Preliminary tabulation and consistency checking.  Final tabulation according to pre-determined tabulation plan.

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39 FUNCTIONS  Planning and execution of decennial population & housing census.  Processing and dissemination of data in different forms.  Analysis of census data and demographic research.  Intercensal sample studies / surveys in related areas.  Supply of census data to the data users.  Tabulation of data to meet specific demands of data users.