1. POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2010
MALAYSIA

2. OBJECTIVES
to collect information on population and housing stock in 2010
prepare latest basic data for bench marking, planning as well as to measure the National Mission achievements
inputs for the formulation of government policies and programmes the next Development Plan being 10th Malaysia Plan in 2011.

3. SCOPE AND COVERAGE
Covers every persons who reside in the country.
Approach – de jure where all persons are enumerated according to their usual place of residence
Usual – 6 months or more in year 2010

4. Estimated CENSUS TIMETABLE
Date
Activity
Jan 2007 – Dis 2010
Listing
1 July 2010
Census day
1/8/2010 – 30/9/2010
Field operation
1/10/2010 – 15/10/2010
Mopping up
Sep 2010 – Dec 2010
Data processing
Jan 2011
Preliminary report
Aug 2011
Final report

5. 100% BUDGET ESTIMATION Assets Rental 3.5 % 5.6 % Others 7.1 %
BUDGET FOR 2 YEARS ( )
100%
Assets
3.5 %
Rental
5.6 %
Salaries and wages
83.8 %
Others
7.1 %

6. DIFFICULTIES LACK OF EXPERIENCES drop-off and pick-up NEW APPROACH
e-census
NEW METHOD OF DATA CAPTURE - ICR
REDUCTION ON BUDGET

7. Budget Reduction 2009 – half reduction ( after approval)
2010 – budget reduce 30% (estimation)
2011 – budget reduce 37% (estimation)

8. Method of data collection
Face to face interview
Drop-off and pick-up
- urban area
e-census
urban area

9. e-census ICR DATA CAPTURE Digital mapping (GIS) MAPPING
TECHNOLOGY USED
ICR
DATA CAPTURE
e-census
Digital mapping (GIS)
MAPPING

10. Data Dissemination
Data dissemination programme included several strategies namely:
a. Published data
b. Unpublished data
Published data can be obtained in publication form or CD-ROM
Non-published data can be obtained through request either through letters, e- mail, request forms at website, telephone or visit to the Department

11. Dissemination (2)
Data also disseminated as two percent sample data, Atlas, database and monographs.
The census data were also disseminated through the department’s website
In general, the census reports were divided into two i.e.
a. Preliminary report (Phase 1)
b. Final report (Phase 2)

12. THANK YOU