Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population &

Housing Censuses, September 2009

Constraints

PES dual system has not been practicable due to unavailability of independent agencies to carry out the exercise

PES single system costly and demanding on scarce resources availed for the census (last census was 100% government funded)

Re-interviews by Area Supervisors, immediately after enumeration (small scale)

…and subsequent comparison of individual records

Demographic analysisComparison with mid-year estimate based on previous census

Overall coverage error +3%

•Whipples Index

•Meyers Blended Index

•UN Age Sex Accuracy

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•1.1

•29.3

Comparison with mid-year estimate based on previous census

Overall coverage error -2.4%

• Proper PES envisaged to be carried out 3 months after main enumeration.

• Survey to cover all administrative districts

• Evaluation to consider both coverage and content

• Single system approach foreseen