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Seminar on Census Data Dissemination and Spatial Analysis

Seminar on Census Data Dissemination and Spatial Analysis. IDENTIFICATION OF AND CONSULTATION WITH CENSUS DATA USERS BY ABDUL RAHMAN HASAN DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA (e-mail: abrahman@stats.gov.my). 5 - 8 October 2010 BANGKOK. AGENDA: Objective Classification of Data Users

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Seminar on Census Data Dissemination and Spatial Analysis

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  1. Seminar on Census Data Dissemination and Spatial Analysis IDENTIFICATION OF AND CONSULTATION WITH CENSUS DATA USERS BY ABDUL RAHMAN HASAN DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA (e-mail: abrahman@stats.gov.my) 5 - 8 October 2010 BANGKOK

  2. AGENDA: Objective Classification of Data Users Methodology used Questionnaire Method of Processing Tabulations Challenges

  3. OBJECTIVES TO IDENTIFY WHAT ? CONTENTS/PRODUCTS/ SERVICES TO CONSULT WHOM ? USERS WHY DO WE NEED TO PERFORM THIS? • IN VIEW OF THE CURRENT AND EMERGING NEEDS OF USERS TO REVIEW AND BE MORE FLEXIBLE IN THE OUPUT OF PRODUCT RANGE & SERVICES • TO CHECK THE DATA RELEVANCE, QUALITY, COST AND TIMELINESS OF DELIVERY (IE . SATISFACTION OF USER NEEDS) • BUDGET APPROVAL FROM THE GOVERNMENT

  4. TO IDENTIFY WHAT? NEEDS AT ALL LEVELS OF CENSUS OPERATIONS/ACTIVITIES DATA • Check the products/services of the previous Census to gauge the relevance to the current needs • Type of data request – how specialised or a broad spectrum • Need trained manpower • Softwear ehancement TECHNICAL SUPPORT & SOFTWEAR SERVICE DELIVERY • Publicity • Range of media (publications/CD-ROM & table formats; web-site) • Presentation and value added (format/maps/graphs/table analysis) • Timeliness & Cost

  5. TO CONSULT WHOM ? USERS • CREATE AWARNESS AND EDUCATE THE USERS OF THE CENSUS PRODUCTS • THE TYPE OF DATA NEEDS (Participation as to the topics to be covered) • COMMENTS FROM USERS (Feedback to improve our standards in terms of output/services)

  6. CLASSIFICATION OF DATA USERS SUB-DIVIDE USERS BY LEVELS OF DATA NEEDS MAIN USER COMMITTEE (ECONOMIC PLANNING UNIT, MINISTRYOF FINANCE, CENTRAL BANK, MINISTRY OF TRADE & INDUSTRY, MALAYSIA ADMINISTRATIVE MODERNISATION & MANPOWER PLANNING UNIT ) PLANNING & FORMULATION OF POLICIES INTER AGENCY TECHNICAL COMMITTEE (MINISTRYOF HUMAN RESOURCE, MINIISTRY OF EDUCATION, MINISTRY OF TRADE & INDUSTRY,DEPT. OF REGISTRATION, DEPT. OF IMMIGRATION, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF FINANCE,CENTRAL BANK, MINISTRY OF TRADE & INDUSTRY, MALAYSIA ADMINISTRATIVE MODERNISATION & MANPOWER PLANNING UNIT & OTHERS) STANDARDIZATION OF CODES & CLASSIFICATIONS INTERNATIONAL AGENCY (UNITED NATIONS, ESCAP, ASEAN, SIAP & OTHERS COMPARABILTY OF DATA & RESEARCH STUDIES

  7. NON- GOVERNMENT (MASTER BUILDERS, REAL ESTATE & HOUSING DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION & OTHERS PLANNING,FORMULATION OF POLICIES & RESEARCH OTHERS: MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, PRIVATE SECTORS, RESEARCHERS/UNIVERSITIES/STUDENTS, HIGH COMMISSIONS & MEDIA PLANNING , MARKET RESEARCH ,STUDIES & ANALYSIS

  8. Methodology used A CENSUS PROGRAM i PLANNING & OPERATIONAL ii DEVELOPMENT & ADMINISTRATIVE SUB-COMMITTEES BASED ON ACTIVITIES 7 6 • DOCUMENTATION & QUESTIONNAIRE • PRE-TEST & TRIAL CENSUS • LOGISTIK & TRANSPORT • PUBLICITY • DATA DISSEMENATION • LIASION WITH STATE & OTHER AGENCIES • POST ENUMERATION SURVEY • FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION • MAPPING • COMPUTER PROCESSING • MANUAL PROCESSING • QUALITY CHECK • TABULATION

  9. B FORMATION OF GROUPS BASED ON TOPICS: STUDY AND DETAILED ISSUES DISCUSSED WITH USER COMMITTEES • Migration/Citizenship: (Dept. of Immigration/Dept. of Registration) • Births/Deaths/Fertility including marital status (Ministry of Health/ Dept. Registration) • Disability (Ministry of Welfare & Services • Education (Ministry of Education) • Labour Force (occupation/industry ) (Ministry of Human Resource) • Household (internal) • Housing (Ministry of Housing/Developer Housing Board/ National Property Information Center) • Special enumeration needs (Management of Apartments/ University Hostels/ Old Folk Homes ) • Methodology of field operation (internal)

  10. INTER- AGENCY TECHNICAL USERS • STANDARDIZATION OF CODES & CLASSIFICATIONS TO CATER FOR SHARING OF DATA • - codes& classification on Urban/Rural; Occupation ; Education; Disability & Industry C D • TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT • IN TERMS OF MANPOWER AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT - GIS (Upgrade in Digital soft wear and products enhancement). - Training enhancement at University Technology Malaysia, University Technology Mara and Dept. of Survey & Mapping • Introduction of data capturing through Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) for the first time • Tabulation – speedminer • NEWSS – DEVELOPMENT OF DATA REPOSITORY

  11. E • CENSUS APPROACHES - 2 TYPES • FACE TO FACE • SELF – ENUMERATION • – DROP UP AND PICK UP • – ON LINE (e- CENSUS) Ist time ; 2 Pre-tests conducted to rectify problems . Trial Census checking on content , flow and language. Feedbacks received changes were carried out.

  12. Questionnaire • After several rounds of identifications, consultation and feedbacks of the current needs of data type the questions were considered • Based on 2000 questions • Added on : (Housing – no. of storey; Income ( range); Computer • literacy Involvement in Agriculture and mode of • transportation to work) • Deleted off : (Year of construction) • Questionnaire divided into 4 sections (TOTAL OF 51 Questions) • A : ADDRESS (1) B: LIVING QUARTE RS (11) • C : HOUSEHOLD PARTICULARS (9) D: PERSON PARTICULARS (30) • DESIGN • 12 PAGES CATERING FOR 5 PERSONS INFORMATION

  13. Method of Processing • ICR – First time for the Population Census Scanning of questionnaire is being done (Certain considerations had to be observed as to the type paper, accuracy of layout where margin boundary was specified and type of pen used) • 7 processing centres • Quality assurance (Various standard checks being done)

  14. Tabulations • Basic essential tabulations (immediate use as an input guide • to drafting policies) • Recommended tables ( UN Manual) • Additional Tables – Depending to the needs of economic/social • development and request by data users • Creation of sub data base files – single mothers, household type etc. • Creation of a central repository data base – collaborating and integration with other agencies • Census meta-data • vii. Schedules releases of report on web site

  15. CHALLENGES • With respondents wanting more privacy, the online method of filling the forms was introduce. • ii. Gated communities in urban areas several attempts were made by the enumerators to obtain results. • The users need more and more qualified, timely and easily to get statistics. • iv. Enlarging the means of data collection – using digital records of administration and commerce.

  16. THANK YOU

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