UN Expert Group Meeting on Revising the Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses ( 29 October – 01 November, 2013) by Uganda Bureau of Statistics 1 Presentation on Uganda's Experience in the 2010 RPHC

Content Uganda's Census Taking History Population topics covered in the Uganda census Emphasis on the topics introduced for the first time in the census; Comparison of the core and non-core population topics as listed in the UN Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses; and Specific difficulties in implementing any of the population topics, core and non-core 2

History of Census Taking in Uganda Administrative Counts of 1911, 1921 and Population Censuses of 1948 and National Population and Housing Censuses of 1969; 1980; 1991; and Next National Population and Housing Census 2014

Objective of the 2014 Census To ensure availability of bench-mark demographic and socio-economic data for use in planning, policy formulation and programme evaluation 4

The Census Methodology Census Mapping – Analogue and Satellite Imagery Door-to-door enumeration De facto enumeration Enumeration will last up to 10 days Data capture will be by ICR technology Data Analysis NSO – National Local Governments - own Analytical Reports 5

The 2014 Census Content Individual Characteristics Demographic and Social Characteristics Migration Parental Survival Education Economic Activity Fertility Childhood Mortality Disability Status Household Characteristics Housing Conditions HH Characteristics HH based Agricultural Activities Deaths in Household Community Characteristics Service Delivery 6

Core Topics NOT Included Individual Place of Birth Place of Residence at a fixed point in time Year of Arrival (for Foreign born Population) Industry (for the main Occupation) Household Water Supply Sewage Disposal Occupancy by more than one Households Number of Occupants 7

New Topics Individual Level Residence Status Birth Registration Status Disability Status using the WG Approach Field of Specialization Ownership of Mobile Phones Use of the Internet 8

New Topics Household Level Ownership of Mosquito nets International Remittances Possession of Bank accounts Causes of Death inc Maternal Deaths Distance to Social Service Facility Source of Livelihood Poverty Correlates 9

Difficulties in Implementing the Topics Urban Areas The dilemma of the ‘gazetted’ and ‘what actually is’ Previous Residence – misunderstanding arising out of splitting of administrative areas; Respondents report name of place at he time of birth, which is not necessarily current name. Field of Specialisation – Classification not easy to comprehend by the calibre of enumerators The calibre of Field Staff used are not competent enough to classify individuals using the ISCED

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