1. ENUMERATION OF ETHNIC/RELIGIOUS/LANGUAGE GROUPS
Snežana Lakčević, Head of population census division
Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia

2. All three questions will be defined as open answers.
In Census 2011 Serbia will collect data on ethnicity, mother tongue and religion.
All three questions will be defined as open answers.
Pilot Census 2009

3. Censuses round 2000
Romania
Croatia
Bulgaria
Slovenia
FYR Macedonia

4. Pilot Census 1-15 April 2009 - basic census forms

5. Basic census forms in:
Hungarian
Albanian
Roma language
Slovakian
Ruthenian
Romanian
as prominent example
(plus English)
Classifications of ethnicity and mother tongue are very detailed

6. Pilot Census – education of Roma people
1-15 November 2009
Selected enumeration areas

7. 2. There is no unique Roma language
Main conclusions:
1. Problem related to engagement of enumerators – small number of persons with completed high school
Population aged 15 and over by educational attainment, 2002 (%)
Total
Without school
Incomplete elementary school
Elementary
school
High
High and higher education
Unknown
Serbia
100
5,66
16,18
23,88
41,07
11,03
2,18
Roma people
25,60
36,27
29,01
7,81
0,31
1,00
2. There is no unique Roma language
3. Large number of persons do not understand meaning of declaration on ethnicity
Average age - 27,5 years
20% illiterate in contingent 10 years or more

8. Other issues that require attention:
Very sensitive questions
Municipality census commisions
Criteria for enumerators: adult person with at least completed high school
Selection of enumerators is responsibility of municipality census commisions and only depends on successfully finished training of candidates
Intensive public campaign before census

9. Internally displaced persons
Pilot Census 2009

10. Refugees
Pilot Census 2009

11. Thanks for your attention!