The 2000 Latvian Population and Housing

Census methodologyand technology - in favour of data users

Historical background

3 main periods:

1919 - 1940 the period of first independence of Latvia

1940 - 1990 wartime, post-war years and the years under Soviet rule

1990 - Latvia’s restored independence

Historical background

1 September 1919 – Establishment of the State Statistical office:

demographic statistics

agricultural statistics

Population Censuses 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935,

1959, 1970, 1979, 1989, 2000

Historical background

Currently the CSB of Latvia performsapproximately 75 % of the statistical

workin the country

39 other institutions areinvolved in the annual State Programmeof Statistical information

Legislation

Law on State Statistics, 1997

Statute (Regulation) of Central Statistical Bureau, 1998

Annual Regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers on State Programme of Statistical Information

Law on Population Census,16 December 1999

Personal Data Protection Law, 23 March 2000

Traditional users of statistical data Bank of Latvia

Ministries and subordinate institutions

Municipalities

Mass media

Business enterprises

Population of Latvia

EU, international organisations

Dissemination of statistical information

Printed statistical publicationsPrinted statistical publications

Statistical outputs on CD, floppy discs, etc.Statistical outputs on CD, floppy discs, etc.

Home page www.csb.Home page www.csb.gov.gov.lvlv

Information centreInformation centre

Information requestsInformation requests

2000 Census in Latvia

Census program:Census program: 9 items in the Household’s questionnaire

14 items in the Person’s questionnaire

9 items from Population Register

1 item from State Revenue Service Register

The work flow of census 2000

Verifying results and corrections of form

RealCensus 2000

Census 2000Questioner

Design

Census 2000Questioner

DesignFor Scanning

AndSoftware adoption

Census preparations steps: law, regulations, questions, finance, the way of collecting data.

Pilot census

Enumerations area creation, for census 2000,with map aid, for work load splitting within intervivers

Scanning, data visual correction, logical controls, estimates.

Census data - to all users’ groups

Enumeration area creation

2000 Census in Latvia2000 Census data processing technology2000 Census data processing technology

Scanning technology

versus keyboard entry??? = SCANNING !!!

2000 Census in LatviaCensus budgetingCensus budgeting

1995-19971995-1997 = 23500 LVL

1998 1998 = 116400 LVL

19991999 = 600000 LVL

20002000 = 1726700 LVL

20012001 = 111300 LVL

Total Total = 2= 2..577577..900 LVL900 LVL

Lessons learned fromLessons learned from2000 Round of Censuses II2000 Round of Censuses II

Earlier start of preparatory worksEarlier start of preparatory works

More contacts with most importantMore contacts with most important data users data users

More attention to delineation ofMore attention to delineation of enumerators’ districtsenumerators’ districts

More attention to census mapsMore attention to census maps

Better co-operation with Better co-operation with municipalitiesmunicipalities

More stuff

Census Census 2010/20112010/2011 in Latvia Iin Latvia I

UN ECE and UN ECE and EUROSTATEUROSTAT Recommendations Recommendations for the 2010 Census programmefor the 2010 Census programme

2000 20102010 Core topicsCore topics (In case of adopting the(In case of adopting the EU EU Regulation in 2010/2011 Regulation in 2010/2011 forfor All EU countries - mandatory)All EU countries - mandatory) 29 29 29

Non-core topicsNon-core topics (Free choice of countries)(Free choice of countries) 52 57 57

Census Census 2010/2011 2010/2011 in Latvia IIin Latvia II

UN ECE and UN ECE and EUROSTATEUROSTAT Recommendations Recommendations for the 2010 Census programme (cont.)for the 2010 Census programme (cont.)

Core topics Non-core Core topics Non-core topicstopics

Geographic characteristics 22 5Demographic characteristics 33 4 Economic characteristics 44 11Educational characteristics 11 5Migration characteristics 44 6Ethno-cultural characteristics 00 3Disability 0 0 1Household characteristics 22 6Living quarters and dwellings 1313 16

Census Census 2010/2011 2010/2011 in Latvia IVin Latvia IV Data sources and data acquisition methodsData sources and data acquisition methods

(possible variants)

1. Enumerators’ method incl. modifications1. Enumerators’ method incl. modifications Face-to-face interviews in residences of population

Distribution and collecting census questionnaires by enumerators, help if necessary to people to fill-in them

Census questionnaires are send out by post, people fill- in them, questionnaires are collected by enumerators

2. Mail-out, mail-back method2. Mail-out, mail-back method Census questionnaires are sent out by post, people fill- in them and send back to statistical office by mail

3. Internet based questioner

Census Census 2010/2011 2010/2011 in Latvia Vin Latvia V Data sources and data acquisition Data sources and data acquisition

methodsmethods(possible variants) (cont.)(cont.)

44. Combined methods. Combined methods Administrative data + enumerators Administrative data + mail-out, mail-back

method

55. Census programme, which is fully ensured by the . Census programme, which is fully ensured by the information stored in administrative data sourcesinformation stored in administrative data sources

Plans for Census 2011

6. Totally different method GPS and GIS based technology Interviewers with HHPC or Tablet PC