Census of Public Sector and Corporation Sector Employment - 1980
Sri Lanka, 1980
Identification
LKA_1980_CPE_v01_M
Census of Public Sector and Corporation Sector Employment - 1980
CPE 1980
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | LKA |
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
The Census of Public and Corporation Sector Employment is the fourth in the series. Earlier, Census of Public Sector Employment was conducted only by the Ministry of Public Administration in the years 1968, 1972 and 1976 with the technical assistance and staff by the Department of Census and Statistics.
In 1980 this Department undertook and carried out the Census in both sectors, namely Public and Corporation Sector for the first time. This Census is the first in this series covering both Public and Corporation Sectors. The 1980 Census of Public and Corporation Sector Employment marks a significant improvement over the previous surveys in that it extended its coverage to the Corporation sector also.
This is the "Census of Public and Corporation Sector 'Employment" conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics in 1980. The data sets out the position as at 1st July, 1980. For the purpose of this Census, State Sector Employees were classified into the broad categories: (a) Public Sector Employees, which includes all employees in Ministries, Departments and Institutions which come under direct Government administration and (b) Corporation Sector Employees which includes all employees in state owned Corporations and other statutory bodies.
The target population being all state sector employees, it was necessary to have a frame or a complete list of state sector establishments. Such a list of establishments, was prepared by up-dating the information given in Part I, Section (1) of the gazette extraordinary of 30th April, 1980.
The method of data collection was by postal enumeration. Questionnaires were dispatched to each listed establishment through the relevant Ministry for distribution to all its employees. The completed questionnaires were collected by the establishments and returned by post. Where this failed, the questionnaires were collected by personal visits by officers of this Department.
Due to practical difficulties, enumeration of unskilled labourers in the estates had to be left out. Public sector employees attached to diplomatic missions abroad were also not included . Questionnaires were also not received in respect of employees who were treated as having vacated post and had not been re-employed by the end of the year 1980.
Owing-to poor response from certain sections of the state service only 78% coverage could be achieved. It has been decided to publish the detailed tables in respect of this 78% as they will provide at least an approximate classification of employees in terms of sex, age, marital status, occupation, level of education, ethnic and religion affiliation etc.
Prior to 1968 information on state service employment was collected by the Department of Census and Statistics from the respective Ministries, Departments, Corporations etc. and published in the Statistical Abstract of Sri Lanka. The first Census of Public Service employees was held in 1968 and it was continued every fourth· year. Table below shows the growth of State Service employment in Sri Lanka from 1960.
GROWI'H OF STATE SERVICE EMPLOYMENT
Year Public Sector Corporation Sector
1960 257,890 ..
1964 298,334 ..
1968 303,674a 115,355
1972 323, 718b 145,810c
1980 368, 849d 228,531d
a 1968 - Statistics of personnel in Public Service 1968. General, Treasury, Colombo.
b 1972- Statistics of personnel in the Public Service 1972. Ministry of Public Administration, Colombo.
c - Employment figures for 1972 for the Corporation Sector are not available. Figures. shown are for 1973.
d - Employment, Census 1980.
Note - Although a Census of' Public Service employees was taken in 1976 the results have not been published due to under coverage.
.. - Not available.
Source: Statistical Abstract of Sri Lanka, Colombo.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Employees in the the public sector and the corporation sector.
Version
- v1.0 : Full edited dataset, for internal DPD use
2009-07-01
Scope
Following themes have been covered in the Census:
- Demographic Characteristics - Location and type of place of work, Sex, Ethnicity, Religion, Age, Marital status
- Details about the occupation
- Educational qualifications
- Salary details
- Mode of travel
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| employment [3.1] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
National coverage.
Coverage rate: 78%
All employees in the Central Government Ministries, Departments, Corporations, Authorities, Boards and Government Owned Business Undertakings.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Department of Census and Statistics | Ministry of Finance and Planning |
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Census and Statistics | DCS | Source of funds |
Survey instrument
The questionnaire was printed in all three languages Sinhala, Tamil and English.
It is an individual questionnaire and has to be perfected by all employees in the State Sector.
i. Identification Particulars
As the employee is identified by his place of work the respondent is asked to write the name of Department/Corporation/Board/Institution and Ministry. First 4 items are in respect of the identifying information.
ii. The next part of the form checks with, the name, sex, marital status, race, religion and age. Except for the name and age which hereto be written, other information, the respondent is asked to circle the appropriate code number printed along with the description of the item.
Item7- This is about the designation of the employee. Here the designation with class and grade has to be written in detail. The info given in this column is used to identify one's occupation and therefore the individuals are instructed to give their designation in full without using any abbreviation.
Item8 - This checks with one's status of employment. There are six possibilities of which one has to be circled. From this information about permanent, temporary, re-employment and other category of employment is identified.
Item 9 - This checks with the date of first joining the State Sector.
Item 10 - Educational qualifications - Here the respondent is instructed to write his highest educational qualifications attained.
Item 11 - Professional qualifications - Other than the educational qualifications, employees are classified by their professional qualifications, which in many cases related to their occupation. Here the employees are requested to furnish their professional qualifications in detail without using abbreviations.
Item 12 - Salary -
Monthly (gross) : The employees are instructed to give the gross salary drawn for the month of June 1980, inclusive of married allowances and other allowances.
Annual (basic) - Present annual salary point according to the salary scale.
Item 13 - Distance to place of work, from where you travel to work - This refers· in kilo-meters the distance from the residence whether permanent, or temporary from where the employees travels to office.
Item 14 - Mode of travel to office - Here the employee is requested to circle the appropriate code relating to his mode of travel to work.
Data collection
| Start |
|---|
| 1980-07-01 |
- Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director General | Department of Census and Statistics | http://www.statistics.gov.lk | dgcensus@sltnet.lk |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | Under the Census Ordinance, microdata cannot be released with identifications for public use. Procedures are in place to ensure that information relating to any particular individual person, household or undertaking will be kept strictly confidential and will not be divulged to external parties. Information on individual or individual Household/establishment will not be divulged or published in such a form that will facilitate the identification of any particular person or establishment as the data have been collected under the Census Ordinance, according to which the information at individual level cannot be divulged and such information is strictly confidential. |
The dataset has been anonymized and is available as a Public Use Dataset. It is accessible to all for statistical and research purposes only, under the following terms and conditions:
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The data and other materials will not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement.
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The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only. They will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations.
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No attempt will be made to re-identify respondents, and no use will be made of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently.
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No attempt will be made to produce links among datasets provided by the Department or among data from the Department and other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations.
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Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or other publications that employ data obtained from the Department will cite the source of data in accordance with the Citation Requirement provided with each dataset.
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An electronic copy of all reports and publications based on the requested data will be sent to the Department
The following rules apply to micro data released by the Department of Census and Statistics.
• Only the requests of Government Institutions, Recognized Universities, Students, and selected international agencies are entertained. However, the Data users are required to strictly adhere to the terms stipulated in the agreement form.
• All the data requests should be made to Director General (DG) of the DCS as the sole authority of releasing data is vested with the DG of the DCS. The DCS of Sri Lanka reserves sole right to approve or reject any data request made depending on the confidential nature of the data set and intended purpose of the study or analysis.
• Requests for micro data should be made through the agreement form designed by DCS for this purpose (Form D.R.1). The agreement form should be filled in triplicate and the Study/project proposal should accompany the filled agreement form. If requests are made for the micro data of more than one survey, a separate agreement should be signed.
• If the data request is from a student a letter from the respective Dept. Head/Dean/Supervisor, recommending the issue of data, should also be accompanied.
• If the request is approved only 25% of the data file is released at the first stage. The release of the total data file is considered only after reviewing the draft report prepared on the basis of the 25% sample data file.
• The released Data file should be used only for the specific study/Analysis mentioned in the agreement form and shall not be used for any other purpose without the prior approval of the Director General of the DCS. Moreover, Copies of the micro-data file, obtained from the DCS, shall not be given to anyone else without the prior written approval of the Director General of the DCS.
• The draft report of the Study/Analysis should be submitted to the DCS and the concurrence of the DG of the DCS, should be obtained before publishing it. Once published, a copy of the final report should be submitted to the DCS.
[Department : The Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)]
Source : http://www.statistics.gov.lk/databases/data%20dissemination/DataDissaPolicy_
"Department of Census and Statistics, Census of Public Sector and Corporation Sector Employment - 1980 [CPE1980], Version 1.0 of the public use dataset (July 2009), provided by the Data Processing Division, www.statistics.gov.lk"
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The Department of Census and Statistics bears no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the secondary use of the data.
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Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Unit | Department of Census and Statistics | information@statistics.gov.lk | http://www.statistics.gov.lk |
Metadata production
DDI_LKA_1980_CPE_v01_M
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Census and Statistice | DCS | Ministry of Finance and Planning | Conducting the Census |
2009-07-17
Metadata version
Identical to DDI-LKA-DCS- CPE-1980-v1.0 downloaded from http://nada.statistics.gov.lk/index.php/catalog/238 on 2023-09-01.
Edited fields: studyIDNo and DDI document IDNo.