Attachment 2Conclusions on the Census discussions at the SPECA

PWG meeting on Statistics

Sub-themes in the 2010 round of Population and Housing Censuses

Paris 16.6.2006ECE-ESCAP-SPECA/PWG-Statistics/2006/12/ADD.2

16.6.2006 2

Activities on Population and Housing Censuses (1)

• References made to the great importance of the recommendations of the CES on Population and Housing Censuses

• Cross cutting issues of special importance in the Census process in SPECA member countries– Planning process and management– Technology

• for collection • for processing and • for dissemination

– Building relations with different user categories - already in the beginning of the census process!!

– Dissemination of results– The role of internet

16.6.2006 3

Activities on Population and Housing Censuses (2)

Cross cutting issues (cont.)– Linking previous census information to new recommendations– Pilots (design and lessons learnt)– Donor conference – Confidentiality of unit level data– Mapping and cartography: prerequisites, know-how,

technological infrastructure, training– Other ways of visualisation of the census information– Training of user skills to use and analyse results– Impact of census on rest of statistical system– Non-simultaneity of field work

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Activities on Population and Housing Censuses (3)

Fields of special importance as Census topics in SPECA member countries– Housing– Migration / Usual residence– Languages– Labour force status