2013 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS

THE GAMBIA

PRESENTEDBY

GAMBIA BUREAU OF STATISTICS

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USE OF TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS IN THE

DISSEMINATION OF THE GAMBIA’SPOPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS

PRESENTEDBY

WALLY HADRE NDOWGAMBIA BUREAU OF STATISTICS

DISSEMINATION APPROACH

• DEVELOP STARTEGY TO:o IDENTIFY METHOD o IDENTIFY TARGET AUDIENCEo IDENTIFY DISSEMINATION PRODUCTS /

MECHANISMSo IDENTIFY CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATIONo IDENTIFY DISSEMINATION AGENTSo IDENTIFY TIME LINES o ESTIMATE COST

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DISSEMINATION CHALLENGE

• EXPLAIN DIFFERENTIALS• ILLSUTRATE DIFFERENTIALS• PROVIDE META DATA• PROVIDE SPATIAL PERPECTIVE

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DISSEMINATION METHOD 2003

• PUBLICATIONS (REPORTS)• STORAGE, WARE HOUSING / ARCHIVING• DATABASES (Web-based / interactive)• INTERNET (WEBSITE)• INTER-PERSONAL (REQUESTS, WORKSHOP)

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DISSEMINATION METHOD (PLANNED FOR 2013)

• PUBLICATIONS (REPORTS, WALL-CHARTS, BROUCURES)

• STORAGE, WARE HOUSING & ARCHIVING• DATABASES (Web-based / interactive)• INTERNET (WEBSITES, SOCIAL MEDIA)• INTER-PERSONAL (REQUESTS, WORKSHOP)

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PUBLICATIONS (REPORTS)• Provisional Census Results• Administrative Report • Census Atlas• Compounds and

Buildings/Structures • Fertility Analysis and

Evaluation • Mortality Analysis and

Evaluation• National Migration Analysis• Spatial Distribution of the

Population and Socio-Cultural Characteristics

• Housing and Household Characteristics

• Economic Characteristics• Education Characteristics• Gender Statistics• Children• Disability• Elderly• ICT - Access to the Media • Youth 2013• Agriculture 2013• Population Projections

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TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS• CD-ROM• VIRTUAL DATABASES

– NADA– Gambia CensusInfo– GamInfo (Planned)

• INTERNET– Website (www.gbos.gm), – SOCIAL MEDIA: BLOGING, SOCIAL NETWORKING,

SMS (Planned)

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SPATIAL ANALYSIS

• 2003 CENSUS ATLAS• GamInfo• Gambia CensusInfo

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ATLAS

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0 40 8020Kilometers

Number of males for every 100 femalesNational average = 97

Less than 85

85 - 90

90 - 95

95 - 100

Greater than 100

District boundary

SEX RATIO

ATLAS

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Percent change in household size from 1993 to 2003 by District

No change

Decrease

National Average = -4.5%

Increase 10.1 - 16.0

5.1 - 10.0

2.6 - 5.0

0.1 - 2.5

-2.5 - 0.0

-4.9 - -2.5

-9.0 - -5.0

PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN HOUSEHOLD SIZE

ATLAS

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PROPORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS HEADED BY WOMEN

Gambia CensusInfo

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Overall Objectives• A database that provides standard, accessible and timely

benchmark data to partners, planners, policy makers, researchers, the general public.

Specific Objectives• Use it for better planning and advocacy;

• Use it to access census data to create presentations of tables, graphs and maps.

Gambia CensusInfo

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Sectors

• Agriculture• Demography / Population• Economy• Education• Environment / Housing• Health (Fertility, Mortality & Disability)• Information Communication Technology• Protection

Gambia CensusInfo

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Total Low 45 - 54Medium 55 - 77High 78 - 221Very high 222 - 4,272Missing Value

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Population Density (Persons per Sq km)Number Total

ATLAS

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Change in population density 1993 to 2003National ave = 31% increase

greater than 50%31 - 500 - 31

greater than 10%

Increase

Decrease0 - 10

CHANGE IN POPULATION DENSITY

ATLAS

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POPULATION DOT MAP

Gambia CensusInfo

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OPINION ON CensusInfo SOFTWARE

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Figure : Opinion of Participants on the CensusInfo Software by LGA - December 2009

Poor Fair Good

CONCLUSION

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– DISSEMINATION CHALLENGE– DISSEMINATION STRATEGY– DISSEMINATION EXPERTISE– RESOURCES (FINANCIAL)– COPY RIGHT