United Nations Workshop for South Asian Countries on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-Economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses New Delhi, India May 2012 Introduction to CensusInfo and Data Archiving Country Presentation – Sri Lanka By Sampath Perera / Senior Statistician Department of Census and Statistics
Stages of Census 2010 Round Sri Lanka 1.Census Enumerator Area Mapping Stage – Listing of All the Buildings – Census Enumeration 2012 Feb/Mar
Online Databases – eCensus – Data Collection Stage
Modes of Census Data Dissemination Printing : Departmental Publications Electronic Media (CD ROMs and DVDs) Census Info/ Dev info Internet : Web site Static web pages (html, PDF, excel) Interactive online tools (tabulating/graphing/mapping tools, etc) Census Info Geographic information systems (GIS)
Census Data Dissemination Plan Sri Lanka Item Mode of Data Dissemination Expected Time Frame Building Statistics of Sri Lanka-Listing Operation Report (DS Level)Web/ publicationJanuary 2012 Listing Operation Tables (GN Level)Web/ CDMarch 2012 Census Preliminary Report ( Based on Censuses Commissioner’s Manual Reports)(District Level) Publication/ WebMay 2012 Census Secondary Report on Population( Based on Enumerator’s Manual Summaries and Online MRCB Database) (DS Level) Publication/ Web/ CDJuly 2012 Census Secondary Report on Housing( Based on Enumerator’s Manual Summaries and Online MRCB Database (DS Level) Publication/ Web/ CDAugust 2012 Census Secondary Report on Population and Housing( Based on Enumerator’s Manual Summaries and Online MRCB Database (GN Level) Web/ CDSeptember % Sample Report by Districts and Country Report26 Publications/ Web/ CDOctober 2012 Final District Bulletins (Based on Scanned Schedules)25 Publications/ Web/ CDDec 2012 – April 2013 Final District Reports (Based on Scanned Schedules)25 Publications/ Web/ CDMar- Sep 2013 All Island Final Reports on Population(Based on Scanned Schedules)Publication/ Web/ CDOctober 2013 All Island Final Reports on Housing(Based on Scanned Schedules)Publication/ Web/ CDOctober 2013 General Report – 2010 CPH Sri LankaPublication/ Web/ CDDecember 2013
Census Data Dissemination Plan Sri Lanka ItemMode of Data DisseminationExpected Time Frame Thematic Reports Population Distribution of Sri Lanka Migration Patterns of Sri Lanka Disability in Sri Lanka Households and Families Economic Activities Fertility Behavior Housing Characteristics Demographic Atlas Publication/ Web/ CD January 2014 onwards Research Reports Life Table Population Projection Urban Definition Basic Needs Publication/ Web/ CD January 2014 onwards
Census Micro Data Archiving Experiences 2001
Introduction to CensusInfo for Data Dissemination Census Info Sri Lanka Sep 2011
Introduction to CensusInfo for Data Dissemination
Mapping Administrative Boundaries 1 st Administrative Level (National Level) 2 nd Administrative Level (Provinces) 3 rd Administrative Level (Districts) 4 th Administrative Level (DS Divisions) 5 th Administrative Level (GN Divisions)
1 st Administrative Level (National Level) Sri Lanka – Area : 65,610 sqkmPopulation: 20.3 Mn(2012)
2 nd Level Administrative Division Boundaries 9 Provinces
3 rd Level Administrative Boundaries 25 Districts
4 th Level Administrative Boundaries 330 Divisional Secretariat (DS) Divisions
5 th Level Administrative Boundaries 14,022 Grama Niladari (GN)Divisions
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