Determination of Topics and Tabulations for National Censuses: MALDIVES Department of National Planning

OVERVIEW  First census in 1911  From 1985 onwards, census conducted every five years.  Last conducted in st -28 th March.  Shift to ten year census – 2016

TOPICS DETERMINATION  Topics are first determined within the Statistics Department based on the previous Census questionnaire  Design the Census questionnaire with the topics identified with alarming issues to be addressed from Census  Data user’s workshop

 Data user’s workshop held to: o Discuss the data collected from previous censuses have met their requirement. o Additional requirements and issues identified o Incorporate additional topics/ questions DATA USER’S WORKSHOP

 DISABILITY o For the first time Disability was identified as an important area to be covered in 2000 Census. o Unreliability in the data collected – due to sensitivity and the way questions were designed. o This was taken up at the Data user’s workshop held in 2006: o Decision taken – TO EXCLUDE o Decision taken to include disability in the next round of Census EXAMPLE

 HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION o Type of residential o Number of rooms o Type of material used for roofing o Type of lightning o Electricity provider o Sanitation system o Rent o Household ownership o Waste disposal o Type of drinking water / water for cooking o Fuel used for cooking o Consumer durables TOPICS COVERED IN 2006 CENSUS

 BASIC INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION o Age, sex, nationality o Relationship to head of HH o Living arrangement (under 18 and 65+) o Migration o Education o Employment o Fertility o Marital Status TOPICS COVERED IN 2006 CENSUS CONTD

TABULATION TopicsTable Household18 Population10 Migration2 Education5 Employment10 Marital5 Fertility5

 Introduce new topics according to international standards  Shift towards Register Based Census- o Need to identify relevant topics and tabulations (with the available data)  Use of new technologies (ecensus, CATI, mobile technology) CHALLENGES AHEAD

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