United Nations Workshop on Revision 3 of

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United Nations Workshop on Revision 3 of Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses and Evaluation of Census Data, Amman 19 – 23 October 2014 Planning, Organization and Management of Population and Housing Censuses Part I United Nations Statistics Division United Nations Workshop on Revision 3 of Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses and Evaluation of Census Data, Amman 19 – 23 October 2014 Overview Main processes for planning, organization and management Overall census planning Strategic objectives Legal basis Financial management Administrative organization User consultation, communication and publicity Human resource management Census calendar Logistics management Contracting out Quality assurance United Nations Workshop on Revision 3 of Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses and Evaluation of Census Data, Amman 19 – 23 October 2014 Overall census planning Census planning require multi-dimensional and simultaneous approach as it is: The most complicated and expensive operation Consisting of a complex series of interrelated steps In general, census operations can be divided into the following phases- census questionnaire, mapping, testing, enumeration, data processing, evaluation, dissemination and analysis For successful census operation, sufficient and appropriate weights should be given to a wide range of subject-matter and statistical requirements particularly for cross-cutting issues such as technology used for many essential phases of the census Overall census planning Main questions for overall planning What are main innovations for the upcoming censuses Census methodology? Technological options? Realistic approaches according to country` conditions How the benefits from the census can be improved? United Nations Workshop on Revision 3 of Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses and Evaluation of Census Data, Amman 19 – 23 October 2014 United Nations Workshop on Revision 3 of Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses and Evaluation of Census Data, Amman 19 – 23 October 2014 Strategic objectives Strategic objectives are important for successful development of census plans and will differ according to national circumstances Legal authority for implementing, obtaining necessary fund and determining general scope and timing Depending on national legal practices and procedures and on organization of the national civil services, the content of the census legislation should be determined The following components are usually represented: coverage, assigning the mandate to a specific institution, purpose of the census, obligations and rights of the citizens, modes of financing the census, right and obligations of enumerators and supervisors, census data dissemination, treatment of individual data, confidentiality and