2010 PHC NATIONALPUBLICITY COMMITTEE SENSITIZATION WORKSHOPSEPTEMBER 2009

Email: census2010@statsghana.gov.ghwww.statsghana.gov.gh

BASIC CONCEPTS, COVERAGE & CONTENT OF CENSUS

Republic of Ghana

Presentation Outline Objectives General Coverage of the 2010

PHC Content of the Census

2010 PHC: Our business, your business, everyone’s business

ObjectivesProvide some general explanations

into the conduct of a census Highlight some basic concepts and

definitions that will be used in the 2010 PHC

2010 PHC: Our business, your business, everyone’s business

The 2010 PHC will enumerate/count all persons present in Ghana, both Ghanaians and non Ghanaians will be enumerated at the place they spent the census nightIt will cover all the ten Administrative Regions of Ghana, all the 170 Districts and all Localities (Cities, Towns, Villages, farm huts, etc.) in Ghana.The census operation will be confined to the territory of Ghana. Nobody in this defined territory will be enumerated more than once or omitted.

Coverage of 2010 PHC

2010 PHC: Our business, your business, everyone’s business

All living quarters irrespective of type within the borders of Ghana at that specific point in time will also be countedA house or compound is a structurally separate and independent place of abode.

An enclosure may be considered as separate if it is surrounded by walls, fences, etc., so that a person or group of persons can isolate themselves from other persons in the community for the purpose of sleeping, preparing and taking their meals or protecting themselves from hazards of climate such as storms and the sun.

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2010 PHC: Our business, your business, everyone’s business

Development of census questionnaire has involvedReviewing topics investigated in previous censuses

and surveys

Taking into consideration the UN Principles and Recommendations for Population & Housing Censuses

Discussions with cross-section of stakeholders (including users of our data)

Reviews by the National Census Technical Advisory Committee (NCTAC)

Questionnaire pretests

Census Questionnaire

2010 PHC: Our business, your business, everyone’s business

CONTENTTopics in the Census Questionnaire Geographic & migration characteristics (both

internal & external migration) Region, district, district-type, sub-

district, locality Place of usual residence Place of enumeration Place of birth Residence five years ago Respondent’s contact phone

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Content cont’dDemographic and Social characteristics

Sex Age, Date of birth Marital status (12 years and older) Religious affiliation Ethnicity Relationship to household head Current fertility – (Live births in the past

12 months, for females aged 12– 54 years) Mortality – (death in the past 12

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Content cont’d

Educational characteristics Literacy - Read and write in any

language (11years +)School attendance (3 years +)Educational attainment

2010 PHC: Our business, your business, everyone’s business

Content cont’dEconomic characteristics

Economic Characteristics (5yrs+)Activity status (working or not

working) OccupationIndustry of employmentEmployment statusSector of employment

2010 PHC: Our business, your business, everyone’s business

Household EntriesEmerging topicsDisabilityPersons with disabilities are defined as those

persons who are at greater risk than the general population for experiencing restrictions in performing specific tasks or participating in role activities

Information Communication Technology

Access, use and ownership of ICT infrastructure

2010 PHC: Our business, your business, everyone’s business

Household entries cont’dAgriculture

Involvement of household in any agricultural activity and type of activity

2010 PHC: Our business, your business, everyone’s business

Housing CharacteristicsConstructional materials – outer

walls, floors & roofTenure and ownership typeSleeping place (number of rooms)Source of energy for lightingFuel for cookingCooking Space

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Housing characteristics cont’d

Source of water for drinking & other usage

Bathing FacilitiesToilet Facilities (whether shared or

for exclusive use)Method of Solid and Liquid waste

disposal

2010 PHC: Our business, your business, everyone’s business

Community Facility

Educational facilities – Primary, JHS, SHS

Health facilities – Hospitals, Maternity homes /clinics, Traditional healing centers

Communication facilities – Post office, Telephones, Internet café

Sanitation facilities – Availability of public toilets

2010 PHC: Our business, your business, everyone’s business

Thank you

Remember; 2010 PHC: Our business, your business,

everyone’s business