Ghana Census 2020: Topics, History & Work Plan
Explore the selection of census topics for Ghana's 2020 Population and Housing Census, delve into the history of census-taking in Ghana, and understand the work plan for the 2020 census. Discover the factors considered in choosing census topics, post-independence censuses, and detailed topics covering migration, demographics, education, economy, agriculture, housing, and more from the 2010 Population Housing Census. Get insights into the 2020 PHC work plan timeline and activities.
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Selection of census topics for Ghana 2020 Population and Housing Census UN Reg. Workshop on the 2020 World Programme on P&H Censuses Lagos, Nigeria 8-11 May, 2017 1
Outline History of census taking in Ghana 2010 Population Housing Census (PHC) topics The 2020 PHC work plan Factors to be considered for the selection of topics for the 2020 PHC
Post Independence Censuses in Ghana 1960 1970 1984 2000 2010 Short video
2010 PHC topics Geographical and internal migration characteristics- Place where present on census night, place of birth, duration of residence, etc.; International migration characteristics-former household members resident abroad, country of birth and country of citizenship/nationality Household and family characteristics-Relationship to reference person/head of household, household composition Demographic and social characteristics-age, sex, marital status, religion, disability characteristics, etc.;
2010 PHC topics Fertility and mortality-CEB, children surviving, births in the past 12 months, deaths in the past 12 months Educational characteristics-Literacy, school attendance, educational attainment Economic characteristics-Labour force status, status in employment, occupation, industry, sector of employment, etc. Agriculture-whether any member of the household is involved in any agricultural activity (identify households in agriculture to serve as a frame for census of agriculture).
2010 PHC topics Housing topics Dwelling type Ownership status No. of rooms No. of bedrooms Main source of water supply (drinking and for other uses) Main source of lighting, fuel used for cooking
2010 PHC topics Occupation by one or more households No. of occupants Main material for outer wall, roof and floor Waste disposal (solid/liquid) Type of toilets used Etc.
2020 PHC Work plan Census mapping-Oct, 2017-Sept, 2019 Select census topics-July, 2017-Dec, 2017 Organise stakeholder meetings on census topics- January-March, 2018 Formulate and pretest census questions-June-Sept, 2018 Organise stakeholder meeting on census questionnaire-Oct-Dec, 2018 Procure data collection equipment for pilot/trial census -Jan-Feb, 2019
2020 PHC Work plan contd Conduct pilot/trial census-March-April, 2019 Finalise census questionnaire July-Sept, 2019 Print census questionnaires/acquiredata collection equipment-Oct-Dec,2019 Recruit and train field staff-Jan-Feb, 2020 Main census enumeration-March-April, 2020 Provisional results-Feb, 2021 Final results-June, 2021
Factors to be considered for the selection of topics-2020 PHC Current data needs in the country having in mind the national agenda and the SDG indicators (over 230) UNSD recommended topics as in P&R (core and non core) Cost implications-the longer the questionnaire, the longer the Enumerator will have to stay on the field with its associated cost Except the agriculture section, all questions in the 2010 PHC questionnaire will be included Chosen topics will be shared with stakeholders to solicit their views
Challenges with some topics in the 2010 PHC Issues relating to disability - albinos wanted to be part of the categories Issues relating to ethnicity - some minority groups who were classified under certain broad ethnic groups wanted to stand on their own Religion classified as part of the categories. - Some Muslim groups wanting to be
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