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The Belgian 2011 Census

The Belgian 2011 Census. Seminar ‘Estimating social inequalities in Healthy Life Expectancy: Challenges and opportunities’ 10/02/2012. Context : new methodology. Decision of the council of statistics and the government in 2000 (1/10/2001 survey ↔ 1/01/ 2011 register based)

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The Belgian 2011 Census

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  1. The Belgian 2011 Census Seminar ‘Estimating social inequalities in Healthy Life Expectancy: Challenges and opportunities’ 10/02/2012 http://economie.fgov.be

  2. Context : new methodology • Decision of the council of statistics and the government in 2000(1/10/2001 survey ↔ 1/01/2011 register based) • Administrative simplification • Results of feasibility study (2006) http://economie.fgov.be

  3. Context : content of the Census • European regulation 763/2008 • User needs http://economie.fgov.be

  4. Source data Register of addresses Register of buildings and dwellings Cadastre Register of enterprises Social security register Census 2001 Population register Tax register Education registers Sample surveys Results (DWH) Cubes Census database dissemination

  5. Population • 2 definitions • Based on the national population • Asylum seekers excluded • Based on the Eurostat definition • Asylum seekers included • Criterion : staying 1 year in the country http://economie.fgov.be

  6. Themes in the Cubes • Demographic data • Data on education • Data on labor and social security • Data on dwellings and buildings http://economie.fgov.be

  7. Demographic data • Usual residence (statistical sector – municipality - …) • Locality • Sex • Age • Legal marital status • Country place of birth • Country of citizenship • Year of arrival in the country • Previous place of usual residence • Variables on households and family nucleus http://economie.fgov.be

  8. Data on education • Educational attainment • Diploma • Field of study • Place of study (address) http://economie.fgov.be

  9. Data on labor and social security • Location of place of work • Current activity status • Occupation • Branch of economic activity • Status in employment • Full / part time (classes in %) • Additional information on the status: Worker / clerk, public / private sector, … • Type of employment program • Home working / seasonal work • Type of temporary unemployment http://economie.fgov.be

  10. Data on dwellings and buildings (1) • Tenure status of households • Housing arrangements • Type of living quarters • Occupancy status of conventional dwellings • Type of ownership • Number of occupants • Useful floor space • Number of rooms • Density standard • Bathing facilities • Central heating • Number of dwellings in a building • Period of construction http://economie.fgov.be

  11. Data on dwellings and buildings (2) • Year last modification • Detached, semi-detached, terraced • Built area • Area of the parcel • Number of garages • Cadastral nature • Rights of the owner • Number of floors • Coordinates (geographical location) of the building http://economie.fgov.be

  12. Additional value of the new Census (compared to 2001) • Lower cost • Lower burden • Higher frequency of the census and short term availability after the reference date • Availability of longitudinal data • Relational data : different possibilities of coupling • More applications with modern technologies: e.g. use of geographical data, calculation of indicators • More accurate data and more detail http://economie.fgov.be

  13. Other data e.g. surveys CENSUS DB Eurostat cubes Cubes more vars and detail Other member states Eurostat HUB DB of cubes microdata applications Dissemination of the census http://economie.fgov.be

  14. Timing • Milestone 1  end of 2012: database of results with all variables • Milestone 2  end of 2013: all Eurostat cubes are ready (with the 2 population figures) • Other national requirements, applications, dissemination http://economie.fgov.be

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