Using Census Data for Monitoring Millennium Development Goals
Session 2
Subregional Workshop on Dissemination and Use of Population and Housing Census Results with a Gender Focus
Topics to be covered Pop Quiz – overview of the MDGs Census topics MDG indicators Gender dimensions
Jessica Gardner9
Using census data to monitor the MDGs
25-29 July 2011
Topics covered by the census Geographical and internal migration – residence,
place of birth, etc International migration – country of birth, citizenship,
etc Household and family composition Demographic and social – age, sex, marital status, etc
Fertility and mortality – children ever born, living, deaths, etc
Education – current attendance, highest level of attainment, literacy, etc
Economic – activity status, occupation, industry, employment status, etc
Disability Agriculture
Discussion:Which of the MDG indicators are related to gender issues?