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The 2000 Latvian Population and Housing Census methodology
and technology - in favour of data users
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Historical background 3 main periods:
the period of first independence of Latvia wartime, post-war years and the years under Soviet rule Latvia’s restored independence
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Historical background
1 September 1919 – Establishment of the State Statistical office: demographic statistics agricultural statistics Population Censuses 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935, 1959, 1970, 1979, 1989, 2000
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Historical background
Currently the CSB of Latvia performs approximately 75 % of the statistical work in the country 39 other institutions are involved in the annual State Programme of Statistical information
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Legislation Law on State Statistics, 1997
Statute (Regulation) of Central Statistical Bureau, 1998 Annual Regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers on State Programme of Statistical Information Law on Population Census,16 December 1999 Personal Data Protection Law, 23 March 2000
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Traditional users of statistical data
Bank of Latvia Ministries and subordinate institutions Municipalities Mass media Business enterprises Population of Latvia EU, international organisations
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Dissemination of statistical information
Printed statistical publications Statistical outputs on CD, floppy discs, etc. Home page Information centre Information requests
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2000 Census in Latvia Census program:
9 items in the Household’s questionnaire 14 items in the Person’s questionnaire 9 items from Population Register 1 item from State Revenue Service Register
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The work flow of census 2000 Verifying results and corrections of form
Real Census 2000 Questioner Design For Scanning And Software adoption Census preparations steps: law, regulations, questions, finance, the way of collecting data. Pilot census Enumerations area creation, for census 2000, with map aid, for work load splitting within intervivers Scanning, data visual correction, logical controls, estimates. Census data - to all users’ groups
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Enumeration area creation
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2000 Census in Latvia 2000 Census data processing technology
Scanning technology versus keyboard entry??? = SCANNING !!!
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2000 Census in Latvia Census budgeting 1995-1997 = 23500 LVL
Total = LVL
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Lessons learned from 2000 Round of Censuses II
Earlier start of preparatory works More contacts with most important data users More attention to delineation of enumerators’ districts More attention to census maps Better co-operation with municipalities More stuff
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UN ECE and EUROSTAT Recommendations for the 2010 Census programme
Census 2010/2011 in Latvia I UN ECE and EUROSTAT Recommendations for the 2010 Census programme Core topics (In case of adopting the EU Regulation in 2010/2011 for All EU countries - mandatory) Non-core topics (Free choice of countries)
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Census 2010/2011 in Latvia II UN ECE and EUROSTAT Recommendations
for the 2010 Census programme (cont.) Core topics Non-core topics Geographic characteristics Demographic characteristics Economic characteristics Educational characteristics Migration characteristics Ethno-cultural characteristics Disability Household characteristics Living quarters and dwellings
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Data sources and data acquisition methods
Census 2010/2011 in Latvia IV Data sources and data acquisition methods (possible variants) 1. Enumerators’ method incl. modifications Face-to-face interviews in residences of population Distribution and collecting census questionnaires by enumerators, help if necessary to people to fill-in them Census questionnaires are send out by post, people fill- in them, questionnaires are collected by enumerators 2. Mail-out, mail-back method Census questionnaires are sent out by post, people fill- in them and send back to statistical office by mail 3. Internet based questioner
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Data sources and data acquisition methods (possible variants) (cont.)
Census 2010/2011 in Latvia V Data sources and data acquisition methods (possible variants) (cont.) 4. Combined methods Administrative data + enumerators Administrative data + mail-out, mail-back method 5. Census programme, which is fully ensured by the information stored in administrative data sources
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Plans for Census 2011 6. Totally different method
GPS and GIS based technology Interviewers with HHPC or Tablet PC
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