Census of Public and Semi-Government Sector Employment - 1998
Sri Lanka, 1998
Identification
LKA_1998_CPE_v01_M
Census of Public and Semi-Government Sector Employment - 1998
CPE 1998
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | LKA |
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
The Census of Public and Semi-Government Sector Employment held on 1st July 1998 is the fifth of its series and the previous four Censuses were conducted in 1980, 1985, 1990 and 1994 respectively. The first Public Sector Employment Census was conducted by the Ministry of Public Administration in 1968 and continued it in 1972 and 1976. These three Censuses had covered only the Public Sector Employment.
Conducting the Census of Public Sector Employment from time to time is one of the important exercises under-taken by the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) since 1980. The Census of Public and Semi - Government Sector Employment held on 1st July 1998 is the fifth of its series and the previous four Censuses were conducted in 1980,1985,1990 and 1994 respectively. The first Public Sector Employment Census was conducted by the Ministry of Public Administration in 1968 and continued it in 1972 and 1976. These three Censuses had covered only the Public Sector employment. The method of canvassing the necessary data from the commencement of the Census in 1980 to year 1998 was through postal enquiry where each employee filled a questionnaire personally.
A section of Public Sector employees who were previously under the Central Government were absorbed into the newly established Provincial Public Service in 1990. Since then the information on Public Sector Employees were collected separately under the two sectors State and Provincial Public. Particulars of employees working under Corporations, Statuary Boards and Public/Private Companies were collected under Semi Government sector. Listing of all institutions under these three sectors was commenced in January 1988, as an initial step with a view to achieve complete coverage of all establishments. The estimated number of employees in most of the institutions were enumerated from the pay roll of June 1998 of the respective institutions.
The frame thus prepared consists of 33 Ministry Offices and 237 Departments under State Sector, 205 Corporations, Statuary Boards, and Public-Private companies under Semi Government Sector and another 243 Institutions under the eight Provincial Councils.
In this Census, an attempt was made to collect information on working ability of employees in Sinhala, Tamil and English languages. This is a new feature introduced in this Census. In addition, some questions of 1994 Census were revised and amended to collect information according to 1997 salary revisions and additional information on deductions for loans taken from other financial institutions in order to assess the total deductions from the salary for loans taken by the employees from the work place as well as from various other financial institutions.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Employees in the Central Government Public Sector/ Corporations/Statutory Boards and 'Public-Private' companies, Provincial public sector and in Local Authorities.
Version
- v1.0 : Full edited dataset, for internal DPD use
2009-06-26
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
- Ability to understand Sinhala, Tamil and English
- Educational qualifications
- Salary details
- Loans taken
- Leave Details
- Residence details
- Mode of travel
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| employment [3.1] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
National coverage including institutions in the Nothern and Eastern Provinces.
Employees covered in this Census were classified under the following sectors:
State Sector
Semi-Government Sector
State Sector - all the Ministries and Departments which come under the purview of the Central Government
Provincial Public Sector - Ministries and Institutions functioning under the Provincial Councils
Semi - Government Sector - Corporations, Statutory Boards, Authorities and State Banks under the Central Government, and Public -Private Companies.(Note: Public - Private Company is a Company in which some percentage of shares is owned by the State)
The employees in the following categories are included in the Census.
• Permanent
• Temporary / Casual
• Employees who work on contract basis.
In each sector more than 50 percent of the Institutions had 100% coverage. Only about 5 percent of the institutions had below 50 percent coverage in each of the sectors. Reason given for low responses by relevant Institutions summarized as follows:
(a) Transfer of employees
(b) Termination of temporary & casual employees.
(c) Resignations
(d) Secondment to other Institutions
(e) Closing down of certain divisions in institutions.
(f) High non- response among labourers appointed on short term contract basis.
(g) Non-receipt of completed forms from most of the Central Govt. Institutions in North - East Provinces
Total Coverage Rates:
Estimated No of Employees = 850337
Enumerated No of employees = 774952
Coverage Rate = 91.1
State Sector Coverage Rates:
Estimated No of Employees = 317105
Enumerated No of employees = 285895
Coverage Rate = 90.2
Prov. Pub Sector:
Estimated No of Employees = 297951
Enumerated No of employees = 275268
Coverage Rate = 92.4
Semi-Govt:
Estimated No of Employees = 235281
Enumerated No of employees = 213789
Coverage Rate = 90.9
All employees in the Central Government Public Sector/ Corporations/Statutory Boards and 'Public-Private' companies in Sri Lanka as well as all the persons employed under the Provincial Public sector and in L:ocal Authorities.
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. The format of the questionnaire used to fill the details of the employees in the Central Government is the same as one used for Provincial Public Sector and Local Authorities with the exception of the Ministry an employee is attached to.
Data collection
| Start |
|---|
| 1998-07-01 |
- Face-to-face [f2f]
A coordinating officer was appointed to each of the Ministries under the Central Govt. and to the Provincial Councils to monitor the Census work and to liaise with DCS. The responsibility of the coordinating officer was to distribute the schedules among all the employees, to recall the duly completed schedules and to return them to the DCS
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 and Semi-Government Sector Employment - 1998 [CPE1998], Version 1.0 of the public use dataset (June 2009), provided by the Data Processing Division, www.statistics.gov.lk"
Disclaimer and copyrights
The Department of Census and Statistics bears no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the secondary use of the data.
(c) 2009, Department of Census and Statistics
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Unit | Department of Census and Statistics | information@statistics.gov.lk | http://www.statistics.gov.lk |
Metadata production
DDI_LKA_1998_CPE_v01_M
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Census and Statistics | DCS | Ministry of Finance and Planning | Conducting the Census |
2009-06-23
Metadata version
Identical to DDI-LKA-DCS- CPE-1998-v1.0 downloaded from http://nada.statistics.gov.lk/index.php/catalog/237 on 2023-09-01.
Edited fields: studyIDNo and DDI document IDNo.