1. Marlar Aung Director Central Statistical Organization
2010 World Population and Housing Census Evaluation and Post Enumeration Surveys Bangkok,10-14 May 2010
Marlar Aung
Director
Central Statistical Organization

2. Census Background -The first census -1891
Under the British administration
-The first census -1891
-Every 10 years regularly up to 1941
After independence
- The first nation wide census- 1973
- The second – 1983 (last census)

3. The Post Enumeration Check ( PEC or PES )
-Conducted 1 year after 1983 census
-Coverage 99.6% for household and 99.1% for persons

4. Objective of the PEC (PES)
(a) to estimate the non-sampling errors for census enumeration
(b) to gain experience in conducting a sample survey
(c) the specify problem areas in conducting the PEC and to indicate improved procedures for future data collection activities
Objective of the PEC (PES)

5. Area 1983 Census 1984 PEC Areas covered in PEC Union 100 87.7%
Urban %
Rural %

6. Sample design for PEC -Consisted 450 census blocks
-The first phase – 412 census blocks
*used replicated systematic sampling method to 256 rural blocks and 156 urban blocks (among urban blocks 38 were from Yangon and 118 from urban)
-The second phase – 39 blocks from Yangon to estimate the completeness

7. Sample design for PEC Strata No.of Sample replicates Census blocks
Yangon City
Other Urban
Rural areas
Total

8. Supervisors and Enumerators
Enumerators – high school and university students
school teachers
Supervisors - university students and other government employees
Training period – enumerators for 5 days and supervisors
for 7 days

9. Matching System household matching and person matching
the information obtained from PEC was subsequently matched with the information obtained from the Census
the number of unmatched households and persons were enumerated in the PEC but not in the census
the matching were done at the immigration and manpower department head quarters

10. Finding from PEC It cover - 98.7% for Union urban
- 99.2% for Union rural
It show - no significant differences between Census
and PEC
- no adjustment of the Census data
- 95.6% have the same age of matched person
- 94.8% of for urban areas
- 96.0% of for rural areas

11. Other Population Surveys
-Population changes and fertility survey in 1991
-Fertility and reproductive health survey in 1997, 2001,2007
-It covers - ever married women aged on levels,
- trends of fertility infant and child mortality,
- reproductive health, maternal and child health, - knowledge of sexually transmitted disease and trafficking

12. Department of population
Conclusion
- Now conducted townships regular population surveys
-3 townships in 2006
-6 townships in 2007
-12 townships in 2008
-26 townships in 2009
-Registration system for population projection
-vital registration (responsible our department)
-population registers
-internal migration statistics
Department of population

13. Thank You For Your Attention