JOINT UNECE-UNFPA TRAINING WORKSHOP ON POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUSES

GENEVA, 5-6 JULY 2010

GOOD PRACTICES IN DISSEMINATING

POPULATION CENSUS RESULTS

IAN WHITE, Office for National Statistics,

UNITED KINGDOM

DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS OF THE POPULATION CENSUS

“A census is not complete until the information collected is made available to potential users in a form suitable to their needs. The information may be included in published tables and reports for general distribution, produced as tables in unpublished form for limited distribution, stored in a database and supplied on request, or disseminated on-line.”

UN Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, Revision 2, paragraph 1.358

KEY ISSUES IN MEETINGS USERS’ NEEDS

• Consultation

KEY ISSUES IN MEETINGS USERS’ NEEDS

• Consultation• Quality assurance

KEY ISSUES IN MEETINGS USERS’ NEEDS

• Consultation• Quality assurance• Disclosure control

KEY ISSUES IN MEETINGS USERS’ NEEDS

• Consultation• Quality assurance• Disclosure control• Copyright and ownership

KEY ISSUES IN MEETINGS USERS’ NEEDS

• Consultation• Quality assurance• Disclosure control• Copyright and ownership• Charging/cost recovery

KEY ISSUES IN MEETINGS USERS’ NEEDS

• Consultation• Quality assurance• Disclosure control• Copyright and ownership• Charging/cost recovery• Means of access

KEY ISSUES IN MEETINGS USERS’ NEEDS

• Consultation• Quality assurance• Disclosure control• Copyright and ownership• Charging/cost recovery• Means of access• Publication of printed reports

KEY ISSUES IN MEETINGS USERS’ NEEDS

• Consultation• Quality assurance• Disclosure control• Copyright and ownership• Charging/cost recovery• Means of access• Publication of printed reports• Dissemination on computer media

KEY ISSUES IN MEETINGS USERS’ NEEDS

• Consultation• Quality assurance• Disclosure control• Copyright and ownership• Charging/cost recovery• Means of access• Publication of printed reports• Dissemination on computer media• Online dissemination

KEY ISSUES IN MEETINGS USERS’ NEEDS

• Consultation• Quality assurance• Disclosure control• Copyright and ownership• Charging/cost recovery• Means of access• Publication of printed reports• Dissemination on computer media• Online dissemination• User acceptance

CENSUS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

• Consultation

CENSUS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

• Consultation• Provisional results

CENSUS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

• Consultation• Provisional results• Basic tabulations

CENSUS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

• Consultation• Provisional results• Basic tabulations• Recommended tabulations - including meeting UN and EU requirements

CES ‘core’ topics: Geographic characteristics

Locality1 million or more inhabitants500,000 - 999,999 inhabitants200,000 - 499,999 inhabitants100,000 - 199,999 inhabitants 50,000 - 99,999 inhabitants 20,000 - 49,999 inhabitants 10,000 - 19,999 inhabitants 5,000 - 9,999 inhabitants 2,000 - 4,999 inhabitants 1,000 - 1,999 inhabitants 500 - 999 inhabitants 200 - 499 inhabitant Less than 200 inhabitants

CES ‘core’ topics: Demographic characteristics

• Sex• Age (date of birth)• Legal marital status

Plus (non-core):•Total number of live-born children

CES ‘core’ topics: Economic characteristics • Current activity status• Occupation• Industry (Goods, services produced)• Employment status

Plus (non-core):• Type of sector• Type of place of work• Hours worked• Main source of income/livelihood• Socio-economic groups (derived)

CES ‘core’ topics: Educational characteristics

• Educational attainment

Plus (non-core):• School attendance

CES ‘core’ topics: International and internal migration

• Country/place of birth• Country of Citizenship• Ever resided abroad and year of arrival• Place of usual residence 1 year before census

Plus (non-core):• Country of previous usual residence• Reason for migration

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Ethno-cultural characteristics (non-core)

• Ethnicity (including mixed)• Faith/religion• Language Mother tongue Other languages

Disability (non-core)

• Disability status

CES ‘core’ topics: Household and family characteristics

Characteristics derived from other questions• Household status• Type of household• Size of household• Family status• Type of family nucleus• Size of family nucleus• Tenure status of household

Plus (non-core):• Number of cars available for use

Agriculture (non-core)

• Own account agricultural production

CENSUS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

• Consultation• Provisional results• Basic tabulations• Recommended tabulations• Commissioned tabulations - microdata

- small area data

- original and destination flows

(migration and journey to work)

CENSUS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

• Consultation• Provisional results• Basic tabulations• Recommended tabulations• Commissioned tabulations• Thematic reports, for example

- Children and youth

- Elderly - Disabilities

- Ethno-cultural characteristics - Migration - Education - Housing - Workplace populations - Daytime populations

CENSUS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

• Consultation• Provisional results• Basic tabulations• Recommended tabulations• Commissioned tabulations• Thematic reports• Metadata - Definitions

- Quality Report

CENSUS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

• Consultation• Provisional results• Basic tabulations• Recommended tabulations• Commissioned tabulations• Thematic reports• Metadata• Procedural reports - General report

- Evaluation report

DATA UTILIZATION

• Interactive digital outputs

DATA UTILIZATION

• Interactive digital outputs• Geographic information systems (GIS)

DATA UTILIZATION

• Interactive digital outputs• Geographic information systems (GIS)• Social indicators

DATA UTILIZATION

• Interactive digital outputs• Geographic information systems (GIS)• Social indicators• Schools

Discussion