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Population and Housing Census 2001

Botswana, 2001
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Reference ID
BWA_2001_PHC_v01_M
Producer(s)
Central Statistics Office (CSO)
Metadata
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Apr 12, 2012
Last modified
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    BWA_2001_PHC_v01_M
    Title

    Population and Housing Census 2001
    Country
    Name Country code
    Botswana BWA
    Study type

    Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
    Abstract

    The purpose of the 2001 Population and Housing Census (PHC) was to provide information on the population of Botswana. The main objective of collecting data on the population was to provide basic information on the size, distribution and structure of Botswana's population. The census data would provide, among others, trends of population characteristics over the years as well as guide policy planning and implementation. The specific objectives of the 2001 PHC include:

    1. To provide measures of both current and usual economic activity.
    2. To obtain a measure of lifetime and current fertility.
    3. To provide measures of unemployment.
    4. To estimate the extent of migration.
    5. To provide total population growth rate and to estimate future projections.
    Kind of Data

    Census/enumeration data [cen]
    Unit of Analysis
    • Households
    • Individuals
    • Housing units

    Version

    Version Description

    v01
    Version Notes

    Version 02 of the 2001 Population and Housing Census was updated in the following metadata fields: abstract, producers and sponsors (funding), citation requirements, disclaimer and technical documents on external resources was added.

    Scope

    Notes

    The 2001 Population and Housing Census covered the following topics:

    • Demographic characteristics of household members
    • Agriculture and land acquisition
    • Housing unit conditions
    • Economic activity of household member age 12 years and above
    • Fertility and child survival
    • Household amenities
    • Ownership of durables

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Central Statistics Office (CSO) Ministry of Finance and Development Planning
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name
    Government of Botswana
    United Nations Population Fund

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    Population and Housing Census 2001 Questionnaire

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2001-04-17 2001-04-26
    Data Collectors
    Name Affiliation
    Central Statistics Office Ministry of Finance and Development Planning

    Data Access

    Citation requirements

    Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:

    • the Identification of the Primary Investigator
    • the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
    • the survey reference number
    • the source and date of download

    Example:

    Central Statistics Office. Population and Housing Census (PHC) 2001. Ref. BWA_2001_PHC_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date].

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Email URL
    Central Statistics Office csobots@gov.bw http://www.cso.gov.bw/

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_BWA_2001_PHC_v01_M
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Development Economics Data Group The World Bank Documentation of the DDI
    Date of Metadata Production

    2012-02-29

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 02 (December 2017)
    Updates were made in the following metadata fields:

    • Abstract
    • Producers and sponsors (funding)
    • Citation requirements
    • Disclaimer
    • Technical documents on external resources was added

    Version 01: (February 2012)
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