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The 2000 Latvian Population and Housing Census methodology

The 2000 Latvian Population and Housing Census methodology and technology - in favour of data users. Historical background 3 main periods:  1919 - 1940 the period of first independence of Latvia  1940 - 1990 wartime, post-war years and the years under Soviet rule

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The 2000 Latvian Population and Housing Census methodology

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  1. The 2000 Latvian Population and Housing Census methodology and technology - in favour of data users

  2. Historical background • 3 main periods: •  1919 - 1940 the period of first independence of Latvia •  1940 - 1990 wartime, post-war years and the years under Soviet rule •  1990 - Latvia’s restored independence

  3. Historical background 1 September 1919 – Establishment of the State Statistical office:  demographic statistics  agricultural statistics Population Censuses 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935, 1959, 1970, 1979, 1989, 2000

  4. Historical background Currently the CSB of Latvia performs approximately 75 % of the statistical work in the country 39 other institutions are involved in the annual State Programme of Statistical information

  5. Legislation Law on State Statistics, 1997 Statute (Regulation) of Central Statistical Bureau, 1998 Annual Regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers on State Programme of Statistical Information Law on Population Census,16 December 1999  Personal Data Protection Law, 23 March 2000

  6. Traditional users of statistical data  Bank of Latvia  Ministries and subordinate institutions  Municipalities  Mass media  Business enterprises  Population of Latvia  EU, international organisations

  7. Dissemination of statistical information Printed statistical publications Statistical outputs on CD, floppy discs, etc. Home page www.csb.gov.lv Information centre Information requests

  8. 2000 Census in Latvia Census program: 9 items in the Household’s questionnaire 14 items in the Person’s questionnaire 9 items from Population Register 1 item from State Revenue Service Register

  9. Census preparations steps: law, regulations, questions, finance, the way of collecting data. Census 2000 Questioner Design Census 2000 Questioner Design For Scanning And Software adoption Enumerations area creation, for census 2000, with map aid, for work load splitting within intervivers Pilot census Scanning, data visual correction, logical controls, estimates. Verifying results and corrections of form Real Census 2000 Census data - to all users’ groups The work flow of census 2000

  10. Enumeration area creation

  11. 2000 Census in Latvia 2000 Census data processing technology Scanning technology versuskeyboard entry???= SCANNING !!!

  12. 2000 Census in Latvia Census budgeting 1995-1997= 23500 LVL 1998 = 116400 LVL 1999= 600000 LVL 2000= 1726700 LVL 2001= 111300 LVL Total = 2.577.900 LVL

  13. Lessons learned from 2000 Round of Censuses II  Earlier start of preparatory works  More contacts with most important data users  More attention to delineation of enumerators’ districts  More attention to census maps  Better co-operation with municipalities More stuff

  14. Census 2010/2011in Latvia I UN ECE and EUROSTAT Recommendations for the 2010 Census programme 20002010 Core topics (In case of adopting the EU Regulation in 2010/2011 for All EU countries - mandatory)29 29 Non-core topics (Free choice of countries)52 57

  15. Census 2010/2011 in Latvia II UN ECE and EUROSTAT Recommendations for the 2010 Census programme (cont.) Core topics Non-core topics Geographic characteristics 2 5 Demographic characteristics 3 4 Economic characteristics 4 11 Educational characteristics 1 5 Migration characteristics 46 Ethno-cultural characteristics 0 3 Disability 0 1 Household characteristics 2 6 Living quarters and dwellings 13 16

  16. Census 2010/2011 in Latvia IV Data sources and data acquisition methods (possible variants) 1. Enumerators’ method incl. modifications  Face-to-face interviews in residences of population  Distribution and collecting census questionnaires by enumerators, help if necessary to people to fill-in them  Census questionnaires are send out by post, people fill- in them, questionnaires are collected by enumerators 2. Mail-out, mail-back method  Census questionnaires are sent out by post, people fill- inthem and send back to statistical office by mail 3. Internet based questioner

  17. Census 2010/2011 in Latvia V Data sources and data acquisition methods (possible variants) (cont.) 4. Combined methods  Administrative data + enumerators  Administrative data + mail-out, mail-back method 5. Census programme, which is fully ensured by the information stored in administrative data sources

  18. Plans for Census 2011 6. Totally different method • GPS and GIS based technology • Interviewers with HHPC or Tablet PC

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