Population Census 2009 inthe Republic of Kazakhstan

Sagynbayeva AyaulymAkhmetova Zhanar

Department of Social and Demographic statistics

Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Hanoi, December 2-6, 2013

Legal framework

• 2010 World Population and Housing CensusProgramme planned by the United Nations forthe period 2005 2014‐

• Resolution No. 1138 of the Government of theRepublic of Kazakhstan in November 28, 2007“On 2009 National Population Census of theRepublic of Kazakhstan”

PC 2009 Programme‐PC 2009 was carried out ‐ from February 25 to March 6, 2009

• Factors that have been influencing the content ofquestions in the census programme :

• census variables comparability with analogous variablesused in previous censuses

• compliance with current international requirements• requirements to information with consideration for the

new directions of country’s socioeconomic development

The Programme PC 2009 comprises 53 questions, among them:‐• 45 demographic and socioeconomic questions• 8 questions on housing conditions

PC 2009 Programme‐

Census forms:1) 2П (2P) – lists of inhabitants;2) 2Ж (2ZH)– housing conditions;3) 3С (3C)– enumeration form (45 questions);4) 4И (4I) – enumeration form for personswho are not residents of the Republicof Kazakhstan;5) 1Б (1B) – accompanying form;6) КФ (KF) ‐ control badge ;7) ЛО (LO) – cover page.

New developments in the PC 2009 ‐Programme

The following questions have beenincluded:

• religion• computer literacy• date of birth of the first child and the

number of children that respondentplaned to have

• period of construction andconstruction materials of outer wallsof houses

The pilot census The pilot census had been carried outfrom February 25 to March 6, 2008 in theterritory of Turkestan UrbanAdministration, South Kazakhstan Region

This region was selected because of:• population of this region amounts to about 1% of total population of the country• urban and rural population is uniformly distributed, housing conditions are representative• basic demographic characteristics corresponds to socioeconomic characteristics of the country as a whole

PC 2009‐

Data processingStage 1:- data capturing (scanning) from the original enumerationforms- automatic data recognition-logical control of records

The software ABBYY FormReader Enterprise Edition hasbeen used.

Stage 2:- creating the aggregate database for the Republic [of Kazakhstan], the databaseis broken down by territorial units- arranging the census database- removing the duplicate and improperly recognized digital and textual records- conducting the comparative analysis

Information technologies application

Output results• «Brief Results of 2009 Population Census of the Republic of Kazakhstan» in the official State language and in Russian• 16 topical series of statistical publications, containing demographical, socioeconomic, ethnocultural characteristics of population:1. Population (2 volumes)2. Ethnicity, religion and knowledge of languages3. Migration4. Education5. Households (2 volumes)6. Marriage and family characteristics7. Employment (3 volumes)8. Income and sources of means for living9. Men and women10. Young people11. Children12.Women13. Aged population14. City profile15. Rural profile16. Housing conditions

Thank you for your attention!

Sagynbayeva AyaulymA.Sagynbayeva@stat.kz

Akhmetova Zhanarzhahmetova@stat.kz