1. Consulting Census Data Users
Presented at the
UN Regional Seminar on Census Data Dissemination and Spatial Analysis
Motale Phirwa
Statistics South Africa
14th September 2010
Nairobi, Kenya

2. Topic
Who defines what statistics agencies do?
The statistics act
Who consumes what stats agencies produce?
Users

3. Statistics Acts
the collection, compilation and analysis of official statistics in accordance with the purpose of official statistics and the statistical principles contemplated in section 3 (South Africa)
may collect, compile, analyse, abstract, publish and otherwise disseminate statistical information relating to the commercial, industrial, financial, agricultural, social, demographic, economic activities and general conditions of the people of Mauritius;

4. Other Statistical frameworks
Handbook of Statistical Organisation – The Operation and Organisation of a Statistical Agency
Chapter III defines user needs
Fundamental Principles of Statistics
Principle 1 defines how to provide access

5. Primary Requirement on Producing Statistics
Statistical Agencies produce information for the consumption or use by persons and agencies who are internal and external to the agency.
The statistical information produced must then meet the users needs

6. Statistical Collection Value Chain

7. Who are our users?
User
clients of the statistical agency who use information products
Are the needs of all users the same? No
Users have to be grouped according to needs
user segmentation is a necessity.

8. Data Users at Statistics South Africa

9. User Segmentation - South Africa ?
National Government
Formulating policy
Monitoring and evaluation
Provincial Government
Service delivery
Monitoring
Local government

10. User Segmentation - South Africa..
Major Public and Constitutional Entities
Monitoring
Service delivery
Media
Interaction with the public
Influence the public perception
Non-governmental Organisations
Social responsibility program

11. User Segmentation - South Africa…
Research and educational Institutions
Undertaking research and analysis
International agencies
Comparison of countries
Monitoring of international programs
Members of the public
Monitoring
General knowledge

12. User Segmentation - South Africa…
Parliament
Monitoring
Private sector
Economic development

13. Internet Usage Statististics

14. Number of Attendees and Questionnaires Received
External attendees
Questionnaires received
Response rate (%)
Eastern Cape 26 14
53.8
Free State 19 8
42.1
Gauteng 73 39
53.4
KwaZulu-Natal 58 33
56.9
Limpopo 11
100.0
Mpumalanga 28 21
75.0
Northern Cape 34 6
17.6
North West 10 1
10.0
Western Cape 40 27
67.5
Total
299
160
53.5

15. User Segment By Preferred Delivery Channel

18. There is an increasing number of individuals who have access to the internet.
Users prefer access to information through web services, in the form electronic data sets and via .
What about mobile phone sms?
Then, what form should the dissemination plan take?

19. Sources Census 2011 Consultation Workshops
Report – June 2008, Statistics South Africa
Monthly StatsOnline Statistics – Statistics South Africa.