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Population and Housing Census 2007

Kingdom of Eswatini, 2007
Reference ID
SWZ_2007_PHC_v01_M
Producer(s)
Central Statistical Office
Metadata
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Apr 07, 2014
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Data collection
  • Data processing
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    SWZ_2007_PHC_v01_M
    Title

    Population and Housing Census 2007
    Country
    Name Country code
    Kingdom of Eswatini SWZ
    Study type

    Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
    Series Information

    The last Census was conducted in 1997, covering 1,758 enumeration areas and 927,000 population.
    Abstract

    A population and housing census (PHC) is huge undertaking which is a count of the entire population of the country. A census is conducted in ten-year intervals, and the recent PHC for Kingdom of Eswatini was undertaken in 2007. A population census is the total process of collecting, compiling, evaluating, analyzing and publishing of demographic information and any other relevant data pertaining to all persons in a country. The 2007 Kingdom of Eswatini Population and Housing Census results were widely disseminated to a wide range of stakeholders for use.
    Kind of Data

    Census/enumeration data [cen]
    Unit of Analysis
    • Individual,
    • Households.

    Scope

    Notes

    The census results have the following thematic reports:
    • Volume 1 Statistical Tables
    • Volume 2: Census Atlas
    • Volume 3:Population Structure, Internal Migration and International Migration
    • Volume 4: Fertility, Nuptiality, Disability & Mortality
    • Volume 5: Economic Activity & Literacy
    • Volume 6: Household & Living Conditions

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Central Statistical Office Kingdom of Eswatini
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name
    United Nations Development Programme
    United Nations Population Fund
    Asian Development Bank

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start
    2007
    Data Collectors
    Name Affiliation
    Central Statistical Office Kingdom of Swaziland
    Data Collection Notes
    • 8 RCOs, 2/region, 1 Ass. for each RCO
    • 12 -14 blocks per region, 10-15 EAs per block
    • 1 supervisor for 4-5 EAs
    • Summary sheets/ EA moved to head office.
    • Sheets captured for the QC, 953,000 (August)
    • A vehicle for each supervisor.
    • 1997 last census, 1758 EAs, 927,000 population.

    Data processing

    Data Editing
    • Data entry program (in house) ready 2006
    • Modified 2007 for minimising automation (TA).
    • Manager for moving and recording batches.
    • Lean staff Oct. 2007 (8)full staff Feb. 2008 (36)
    • Done by region at min of 100 cases/day.
    • Overtime for weekends to meet deadlines.

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name
    Central Statistical Office
    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 Statistical Office. Swaziland Population and Housing Census 2007. Ref. SWZ_2007_PHC_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from www.measuredhs.com 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
    Central Statistical Office

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_SWZ_2007_PHC_v01_M_WB
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Development Data Group The World Bank Documentation of the DDI
    Date of Metadata Production

    2014-02-24

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 01 (February 2014)
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