Establishment Census 2017
Rwanda, 2017 - 2018
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RWA_2017_EC_v01_M
Establishment Census 2017
Ibarura ry'Ibigo n'Imirimo Ikorerwamo
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Rwanda | RWA |
Enterprise/Establishment Census [en/census]
This is the third time this census has been implemented with the aim of creating quantitative profile of all establishments in the country excluding governmental establishments providing not-for-sale governmental services. The two previous rounds were counducted in 2011 and 2014.
The establishment census 2017 consisted of a complete counting of all establishments practicing a specific economic activity in Rwanda except not-for-sale governmental services.
The main objectives of this census are:
· To provide detailed information on the establishments' characteristics and their spatial distribution;
· To provide detailed information about the economic activity of all establishments operating in Rwanda;
· To update data of the enterprise database, the general sample frame of economic, administrative and public-service establishments for use in sample surveys.
The 2017 Establishment Census is designed to achieve the following specific objectives:
· To produce a comprehensive and updated data profile of all economic activities by establishments operating in Rwanda;
· To provide detailed tabulations about the establishments' characteristics, e.g, geographical location, number of employees, registration status, legal status, ownership, sector of activity, manager or owner sex;
· To produce data necessary to classify establishments according to their size (micro, small, medium, and large);
· To lay out the data foundation needed to identify formal and informal economic sectors in Rwanda.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
The unit of analysis of this study is establishment excluding governmental establishments which provide not-for-sale services. However, for employment component, all institutions were covered including 'not-for-sale services' goverment institutions. It is important to note that this census excludes diplomatic misisons operating in Rwanda.
Version
Version 1: Edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution.
2018-06
Scope
This census covered the following themes: economic activity, legal status, registration of establishment, taxation, capital employed, regular operation accounts, socio economic characteristics of the establishment staff, payment status and gender of employees.
Coverage
National coverage.
The study covered all establishments except governmental establishments that provide not-for-sale services. However, for employment component, all institutions were covered including 'not-for-sale services' goverment institutions. It is important to note that this census excludes diplomatic misisons operating in Rwanda.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda | Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Trade and Industry | Government of Rwanda | Techinical assistance |
| National Bank | Government of Rwanda | Techinical assistance |
| Private Sector Federation | Government of Rwanda | Techinical assistance |
| Ministry of Youth and ICT | Government of Rwanda | Techinical assistance |
| Rwanda Cooperatives Agency | Government of Rwanda | Techinical assistance |
| Ministry of Public Services and Labour | Government of Rwanda | Techinical assistance |
| Rwanda Development Board | Government of Rwanda | Techinical assistance |
| Rwanda Revenue Authority | Government of Rwanda | Techinical assistance |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Government of Rwanda | Funding |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Local Government | Ministry of Local Government | Awareness and mobilization |
Survey instrument
The questionnaire was developed in English and translated into Kinyarwanda. Appropriate tests were performed which provided feedback to improve the questionnaire.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2017-12-18 | 2018-01-21 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda | Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning |
The data collection was carried out by 946 enumerators dispatched countrywide. One, two or more than two enumerators were assigned to do the enumeration within a sector according to the expected number of establishments. Two or more than two team leaders by district were assigned to supervise the data collection at district level and ensure smooth data collection activities and data quality. There has been a number of senior management visits to track the progress of the data collection.
A five-day training session was organised to train all field supervisors: Team leaders, zonal and regional supervisors. The training of trainers took place at Nobleza Hotel during the period of 20th to 24th November, 2017. The purpose of this training was to train senior field personnel who were trainers of enumerators involved in the Establishment Census data collection.
The training of trainers was followed by a two day field practice in Kamonyi district to test materials that were to be used for the training of enumerators and main field data collection. In this case, the electronic application used for the data collection of the establishment census was tested to ensure the flow of the questionnaire, skips instructions and modalities of responses.
Furthermore, the data transmission was tested from field to NISR's server as the data collection was supposed to use electronic devices (smartphones). After the pre-test, a debriefing session was held with the pre-test field staff, and improvement to the questionnaire, manual and application was made based on lessons drawn from the field test exercise.
In two rounds of 6 days each, about 1006 enumerators and 67 team leaders were trained for the main data collection countrywide. The trainings were conducted by trainers trained during the training of trainers in November 2017. During the trainings, class presentations were followed by mock interviews, group practice and role playing among participants. After the coverage of the questionnaire content, the focus was made on how to use electronic devices in data collection (data capture) by using smart phones device, GPS coordinates taking and data transmission. More practices were given to the enumerators to ensure the data quality and completeness of data collected regarding establishments census. Also field procedures were covered so that people follow same procedures during data collection.
Data processing
Since electronic devices were used for the data collection, data were directly sent to the NISR’s server. A drop box was created to receive daily data from the field and concatenate data into SPSS and STATA files. A daily progress report was sent back to team leaders and supervisors to ensure that progress is going well as planned and take appropriate measures if necessary. Data quality was assessed at daily basis and feedback sent back to the field so that they take appropriate measures wherever is necessary.
In fact, data editing has been performed continuously throughout data collection for the purpose of detecting out-of-range and/or inconsistent data values. Appropriate actions have been taken to cope with any doubtful data and to introduce necessary corrections.
Upon producing the clean data file, statistical tabulations have been generated.
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Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Institute of statistics of Rwanda | Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning | www.statistics.gov.rw | info@statistics.gov.rw |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | By accepting the terms of conditions of microdata access, the user agrees to the confidentiality. |
This is a public use file(accessible to all)
National Institute of statistics of Rwanda.Rwanda Establishment Census 2017 [dataset]. Version 0.1.Kigali: NISR, 2019
Disclaimer and copyrights
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.
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Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Data Portals Management Officer | National Institute of statistics of Rwanda | rwanda.nada@statistics.gov.rw |
| Public Relations Officer | National Institute of statistics of Rwanda | info@statistics.gov.rw |
| Informal Sector census Statistician | National Institute of statistics of Rwanda | ephrem.rukundo@statistics.gov.rw |
Metadata production
DDI_RWA_2017_EC_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda | Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning | study description |
2019-02-14
Metadata version
v2 (September 2020). Edited version based on the original version (ddi-rwa-nisr-rec-2017-V0.1) that was produced by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda.