CENSUS OPERATIONS
IN
SOUTHERN SUDAN
CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRE
Advocacy Workshop
September 5th, 2007
Juba
Outline census topics
1. Household and family characteristics
2. Demographic and social characteristics
3. Geographical and internal migration characteristics
4. Fertility and mortality
5. Educational characteristics
6. Economic characteristics
7. Disability characteristics
8. Agriculture
CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRE
NAME
Name is not of any utility in census data analysis.
However in the process of enumeration, it is
captured to make sure that no member of the
household is enumerated twice. It also helps the
interview by referring to household members by
name.
HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS
RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
This question enables us know the composition of a
household once the relationship between the head of
the household and other members is established
DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
SEX
Responses on sex help in determining the sex ratio (Male/Female) of the
population.
AGE
Age structure determines the needs of the population and potential for
growth. This is necessary for policy formulation regarding the entire
population and the requirements of age-specific groups.
MARITAL STAUS
Information on marital status is very useful in fertility studies. It enables
us understand various fertility levels. This in turn has consequences
on population growth.
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS Cont.
AGE AT FIRST MARRIAGE
Life marital status; age at first marriage is strongly related to
fertility. The ages in which women in particular, go into
first marriage determine fertility levels, the earlier a
woman goes into marriage in life, the more children she
will likely give birth to.
LIVE BIRTHS
Live birth information provides data on the lifetime fertility of
each woman, which is used for the estimation of age-
specific fertility rates and other fertility indicators. This
has impacts on overall population growth rate.
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS Cont.
CHILDREN ALIVE
Information on children living provides data on a
woman’s lifetime fertility that impacts on the prevailing
population growth rate.
IS BIOLOGICAL MOTHER ALIVE/LIVING WITH MOTHER
These questions seek to determine the incidence of
orphanhood. They are useful in estimating mortality which in
turn enables us to assess health-care delivery programs. It is
particularly directed at respondents that less than 14 years of
age. If such a respondent is not living with their own mother it
means the mother could have died, although not necessarily
the only reason.
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS Cont.
BIRTH LAST 12 MONTHS/INFANT MORTALITY
These two questions seek to jointly measure levels of fertility
and infant mortality, which is a good measure, of the socio-
economic, development of any country. The questions
provide data that have policy implications on basic
developmental issues.
SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
NATIONALITY
Data on nationality are useful for the study of problems
associated with the legal status and civil rights of
immigrants and other non-citizens. They are useful in
determining comparative rates of naturalization among
foreign-born persons.
MIGRATION
STATE OF BIRTH
In relation to place of usual residence. Information on place
of birth is useful in the investigation of internal migration.
Results of analysis of such data reveal migration trends
between regions and rural and urban areas.
REGION OF ORIGIN
Place of origin is somewhat outside conventional census
variables. It is true that data on place of origin may be
useful in studies of conflict, management and resolution,
in view of the settler/indigene syndrome that has newly
engulfed the country.
MIGRATION Cont.
STATE OF USUAL OF RESIDENCE
DURATION OF RESIDENCE
PLACE OF LAST MOVEMENT
These questions are all correlating to migration. They
provide additional data on internal migration.
DISABILITY
Disability data provides information on the numbers,
distribution, types of disabilities, accomplishments,
problems and needs of disabled persons. Such data are
useful in policy and planning purposes.
EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
LITERACY
Data on literacy distinguishes between literate and illiterate
persons. Ability to read and write with understanding is
without regard to school attendance. Data on literacy are
useful in formulating educational policy and for planning
purposes.
CURRENT SCHOOLING STATUS
Data on schooling status provides insight into the proportion
of persons of school age attending or ever attended
school to various levels. Such data are useful in
educational planning.
EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS Cont.
HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Information on level of educational attainment is useful in
determining the educational qualities of the population
and also the performance of educational policies.
EMPLOYMENT
WORK STATUS (IN THE LAST WEEK)
This question seeks to determine the proportion of the
population engaged in active economically productive
employment at the time of the census. Data generated
are useful in computing the labor force both employed or
not employed within the population.
TYPE OF WORK (OCCUPATION)
Data generated on occupation reveal the major economic
activities of the population and the overall driving force of
the economy.
EMPLOYMENT Cont.
MAIN PRODUCT/SERVICE (INDUSTRY)
Like occupation ‘industry’ data provide information on the
major economic sectors of the country.
EMPLOYMENT Cont.
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Data on employment status provide number of persons that
are economically active both in the formal and informal
sectors of the economy.
HOUSING QUESTIONS
TYPE OF DWELLING UNIT
This data provides the proportions of the population that live
in conventional housing units and those that live in other
forms of dwellings.
These questions are intended to generate data on the quality
of housing and facilities available. Other questions on
facilities, like TV, telephone and electricity can be
used to determine the proportions of population with access
to basic services and generate data on the socioeconomic
status of population groups by location.
AGRICULTURE
At the household level, information is collected on whether
any member of the household is engaged in own-account
agricultural production activities at their place of usual
residence or elsewhere.
At the individual person level, information is collected to
identify persons involved in agricultural activities during a
longer period, such as a year.
This information can be used to assess the main types of
production in a country and form a frame for further studies.
Household deaths in the past 12 months
Information on household deaths in the past 12 months
classified by sex of deceased and age at death, is used to
estimate the level and pattern of mortality in countries that
lack satisfactory continuous death statistics from civil
registration.
It is important that all deaths to household members
occurring during the 12 months preceding enumeration be
reported as completely and as accurately as possible
CENSUS OFFENSES
A person who presents herself/himself to be counted more
than once during the Census, is guilty of an offence.
Any person who aids another to present herself/himself for
double counting, is guilty of an offence.
Any person who refuses to present herself/himself for
counting, is guilty of an offence.
CENSUS OFFENSES
If it is discovered that a person or persons move from one
place to another, because she/he/they want to be
counted in that new place and as such add to the
number of such people, they shall be guilty of an offence.
Any person defacing or mutilating any Census documents, is
guilty of an offence.
Any census worker who discloses information to non-census
staff is guilty of an offence
All these offences carry jail terms, fines, or both.
THANK YOU
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