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Population and Housing Census 2000

Trinidad and Tobago, 2000
Reference ID
TTO_2000_PHC_v01_M
Producer(s)
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
Created on
Feb 19, 2014
Last modified
Mar 29, 2019
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  • Producers and sponsors
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    TTO_2000_PHC_v01_M
    Title

    Population and Housing Census 2000
    Country
    Name Country code
    Trinidad and Tobago TTO
    Study type

    Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
    Series Information

    The Caribbean Community Council of Ministers, acting on the advice and recommendations of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (SCCS), in February 2000, approved the use of a regionally coordinated approach for the 2000 Round of Population and Housing Censuses. The strategy included an activity on the Analysis and Dissemination of Census Data and Results, which comprised the preparation of National Census Reports (NCRs) and Regional Special Topic Monographs (RSTMs).

    Fourteen Member States and four Associate Members participated in the programme. The participation of these countries in the Regional Census programme was in recognition of the value and economy of regional co-operation and coordination in executing the Censuses and for the production of comparable, high quality socio-economic data, useful in planning, and improving the quality of life and in achieving overall progress of the peoples of the Region. The NCRs were undertaken by writers from the Region with experience in Demography, with two reviewers from the University of the West Indies (UWI) ensuring the soundness of the quality of the publications. On the basis of the review and comments by the respective National Statistical Offices and consultation with the writers and reviewers, the reports were finalised by the CARICOM Secretariat.
    Abstract

    The first official census of Trinidad and Tobago was administered in 1851; and from that earlier time, decennial censuses were held until 1931 when it was attacked by the world wars. Thereafter, Trinidad and Tobago had conducted six censuses, including the first pre-war census in 1946, followed by a resumption of the decennial census in 1960. The conduct of each of these censuses had brought its own challenges as societal norms and values and country-specific socioeconomic conditions change. For instance, following demands associated with the rise in the standard of living of the society, as well as adhering to the United Nations recommendations on the modification of the census questionnaire design, the entire structure of the census was modified and for the first time in 1980, housing information was added to the general population profile questions.

    The main objectives of the Census were as follows:

    1. to determine the present size and the distribution of the population;
    2. to review and document the present status of the population with regard to socioeconomic characteristics;
    3. to view the trends and changes in the pattern of the population growth since the 1990 census;
    4. to provide user-friendly and regular publication of results;
    5. to present data both nationally and internationally for comparability;
    6. to evaluate any qualitative change in selected socio-economic characteristics of the population;
    7. to present general appraisals of some selected living and housing conditions in the country; and
    8. to provide a comprehensive pool of information for policy-makers to be used as a tool for immediate and future planning purposes.
    Kind of Data

    Census/enumeration data [cen]
    Unit of Analysis
    • Household;
    • Individual.

    Version

    Version Description
    • v01: Edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution.

    Scope

    Notes

    The Trinidad and Tobago 2000 census focuses on national population trends: size, growth and distribution, population composition; marital status dynamics; population redistribution and patterns of migration; education and training; economic activity; housing and living arrangements; household heads; the elderly; gender and development issues; disability and health and fertility patterns.

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name
    United Nations Population Fund
    Canadian International Development Agency
    CARICOM Capacity Development Programme

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start
    2000

    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:
    Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. Trinidad and Tobago Population and Housing Census 2000. Ref. TTO_2000_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 Affiliation
    Regional Statistics Sub-Programme Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_TTO_2000_PHC_v01_M_WB
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Development Data Group The World Bank Documentation of the DDI
    Date of Metadata Production

    2014-02-06

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 01 (February 2014)
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