Determination of the scope and form of census data dissemination for the

Population and Housing Census 2005in Lao PDR

Mr. Bounmy VILAYCHITHDoS, MPI

UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT

DESA Statistics Division

United Nations Regional Seminar on Census Data Dissemination and Spatial Analysis

Bangkok, Thailand 5-8 October 2010

Contents

• Background.

• NSS frame work.

• Data Dissemination.

• Conclusion

Background• In Lao PDR population statistics come from

population and housing censuses, sample surveys.• The main component is the three population

censuses conducted in 1985 (UNFPA), 1995 and 2005 (Sida).

• The latter two censuses included collection of housing data.

• The latest census (2005) added new modules on migration and disability, and a new question on household ownership of agricultural land.

NSS Development Framework

Statistical Framework

Statistics Indicators

Economic

Others Social and

Culture

• NSA &Price• Agriculture • Industrial

and manufacturing

• Energ and mining

• Transportation and Post and communication

• Services • Others

•Education•Health•Labor•Others ...

Data

• Data collection, sharing and analysis

• Metat data compilation and assesment

• Harmoniation and Classification• Adopt/adaptation of international

recoganized methodologies• Quality and timeliness

Enabling Mechanism•Institutional framework, Legislation

•Infrastructure •HR and HRD /Capacity building

•Data network /information system

•Support Budget

Programmes

Development partners

Statistical Outputs/Use

Dissemination/CommunicationDissemination/Communication

Stat. Year book

Other Communication

Survey’s Reports

Web site and Lao Info

Database (micro data)

Prodcucer and User Forum

•Population and demographics Gender

•Environment•Poverty ….

Indicators

National Sectoral

Administrative

Survey

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Data dissemination

• Data dissemination has provided with tables, graphs, and maps.

• Publication:

– Preliminary report,

– National report,

– Provincial reports.

• Population Projection from 2005 to 2020.

Data dissemination (cont.)

• Gender statistics.(Lao version)

• Socio-Economic atlas of the Lao PDR.

• The Geography of Poverty and Inequality in the Lao PDR

• Mapping village coordinate published by District

Data dissemination (cont.)

• The traditional mode of census data dissemination through printed publications,

• Advanced media such as CD-ROM, website, data bases to be used to release census results.

Examples

Main statistics

2005

Population size (1000)

Total

Female

Male

5 621

2 821

2 800

Main statistics (cont.)

2005

Age Composition, %

0-14 years

15-64 years

65+ years

39

57

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Chapter 9: Population Projections

Poverty incidence at district and village levels

Conclusion • The Government of the Lao PDR is following the UN

recommendation to take the Population Census in every 10 years.

• The data disseminations is the keys to access to all users and to facilitate of using data more friendly, it is very importance to improve the strategy of dissemination for the coming Census.

• The needs to continue to exchange the experiences on implementation data dissemination strategy (DDS).

• Funding and Technical Assistance is needed for development NSS in Lao PDR, particularly DDS.

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