ENGENDERING POPULATION CENSUSES

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ENGENDERING POPULATION CENSUSES IN  TANZ
ANIA 

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• PAPER PRESENTED AT THE
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• GLOBAL FORUM ON GENDER STATISTICS
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• ROME, ITALY
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• 10TH 12TH DECEMBER, 2007
• By Ms Radegunda H. Maro
• National Bureau of Statistics
• TANZANIA.

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Topics of Discussion

• Introduction
• Problematic Areas/topics
• What could be done to minimize discrepancies at
  analytical stage of census results?
• Experiences and challenges of engendering
  population census in Tanzania
• Conclusion

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Introduction

• Statistical information is a vital tool in
  establishing human development at all levels.
• Administrative records are not very effective in
  developing countries
• The population and housing census is the main
  source of social, economic and housing conditions
  
• In Tanzania four Population Censuses has been
  undertaken since independence in the year 1961.

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Problematic Areas/topics

• Employment is one of the areas that are
  problematic for getting good information of both
  women and men.
• The classification of data into occupation and
  professions leaves a lot to be desired since it
  is not possible in the census to classify to the
  level of different professions in the smallest
  groups of occupation.
• The problem can be minimized by undertaking
  surveys, which will supplement the census
  information.

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Problematic Areas/topics cont.

• Education is another area, which has problems in
  getting good information in the census
• Recorded information relies on the responses from
  the head of household
• No tests to justify the responses and no
  certificates requested to justify the answers.
• Challenge can be addressed by requesting the
  respondents who admit that they know how to read
  and write to read to prove their cases

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Problematic Areas/topics cont.

• Housing data obtained from the Population and
  Housing Census does not indicate the owner of the
  dwelling whether is a woman or a man
• Question on tenure refers to the household and
  not to individuals in the household

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Problematic Areas/topics cont.

• Ownership of the land where the dwelling is
  located
• Ownership of the household items

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What could be done to minimize discrepancies at
analytical stage of census results?

• Proper definition of statistical units is key to
  obtaining high quality social and economic
  statistics
• Testing to improve the census instruments and
  questions
• Sensitization of the respondents before the
  enumeration on the importance of giving correct
  answers
• Completing reviews of the questionnaires
  efficiently and on time before the data
  processing

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Experiences and challenges of engendering
population census

• Experiences
• Harmonization of the projections of the census
  data for the period 2003 to 2025 to avoid
  duplication of efforts in the production of
  official statistics
• These projections being done by the National
  Statistics Office strengthens the availability of
  accurate engendered information from the census.

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Experiences and challenges cont.

• Challenges
• Dissemination of the census results to the grass
  root level and in simplified form apart from the
  availability of engendered information
  dissemination is difficult to implement due to
  budget constraints
• Observation of the census periodicity

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Conclusion

• Efforts be made to address the engendering of the
  census and other surveys whenever possible

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