The Gambia 2003 Population and Housing Census - Enumerators Manual
| Author(s) |
Gambia Bureau of Statistics |
| Country |
Gambia |
| Language |
English |
| Table of contents |
C O N T E N T S
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
PARAGRAPH No.
What is a Population Census? ........................................................ 1 . 1
Objectives of the Census ............................................................ 1 . 3
History of the Population Census .................................................... 1 . 9
Legal Provision for the Census ...................................................... 1 . 11
Failure to respond and making false statements ...................................... 1 . 12
Entering house or compound to Conduct the Census .................................... 1 . 13
Importance of confidentiality ....................................................... 1 .14
Oath of Office and secrecy .......................................................... 1 . 15
Careful handling of documents ....................................................... 1 . 16
CHAPTER 2 CENSUS ORGANISATION
Your place in the Census field organisation ......................................... 2 . 1
CHAPTER 3 PRE-ENUMERATION ACTIVITIES
Training of all Enumerators ......................................................... 3 . 1
Documents and materials you will receive before the Census .......................... 3 . 2
Enumerator's Materials Receipt Form ................................................. 3 . 3
Your E.A. and the E.A. description .................................................. 3 . 4
What is a Locality? ................................................................. 3 . 5
New Settlements and Localities and other changes in the E.A. ........................ 3 . 8
Introducing the Census: contacting the Seyfou or Alkalo ............................. 3 .10
Listing of compounds in your E.A. ................................................... 3 . 11
What is a compounds? ................................................................ 3 . 14
CHAPTER 4 WHO SHOULD BE ENUMERATED
What is the unit of Enumeration? .................................................... 4 . 1
What is a household? ................................................................ 4 . 2
Who is a member of an institution? .................................................. 4 . 5
Who constitute the floating population? ............................................. 4 . 6
Census Night - All enumeration must relate to Census Night .......................... 4 . 7
Who should be enumerated in Form A
Household Questionnaire-Part 2? ..................................................... 4 . 9
Look out for special omissions ...................................................... 4 .10
Enumeration of all Census Officials including yourself .............................. 4 . 13
Who should be interviewed ........................................................... 4 . 15
CHAPTER 4B TYPES OF CENSUS ENUMERATION FORMS
Census Enumeration Forms ............................................................ 4 . 17
Form C - Building and compound particulars .......................................... 4 . 18
Form A - Housing questionnaires - Parts 1 and 2 ..................................... 4 . 19
Form A - Household questionnaire - Parts 3 and 4 .................................... 4 . 20
Form B - Group Quarters questionnaire parts 1 and 2 ................................. 4 . 21
CHAPTER 4C HOW TO ENUMERATE THE DIFFERENT
CATEGORIES OF THE POPULATION
Enumeration of person in household in Form A ........................................ 4 . 22
Enumeration of inmates of institutions on Form B .................................... 4 . 25
Enumeration on the floating population on Form B .................................... 4 . 30
Enumeration of out-door sleepers .................................................... 4 . 31
Enumeration of the semi-stable floating population .................................. 4 . 32
Enumeration of fishermen and other persons on sea
on Census Night ..................................................................... 4 . 36
What complete coverage implies ...................................................... 4 . 37
How to ensure complete coverage? .................................................... 4 . 39
CHAPTER 5 DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE
QUESTIONNAIRES
The Code Numbers given on the questionnaires ........................................ 5 . 1
The number adjacent to the responses ................................................ 5 . 2
How to correct a wrongly recorded answer ............................................ 5 . 3
What is meant by "Other Specify"? ................................................... 5 . 4
Avoid missing and double entries .................................................... 5 . 5
The need for clear handwriting. Always use block capitals ........................... 5 . 6
What to do with untidy questionnaires? .............................................. 5 . 7
What to do when a question is not applicable? ....................................... 5 . 8
How to arrange the completed questionnaire? ......................................... 5 . 9
Filling up entries in Part 1 of Forms A and B (i.e
the front pages of these two questionnaires ......................................... 5 . 10
Filling up of group entries in form A part 1 ........................................ 5 . 11
Filling up of group entries in Form B Part 1 ........................................ 5 . 14
Filling up of GPCs in Part 1 (i.e. the front page) of
Form A: GPC-3 usual members present on Census Night ................................. 5 . 15
GPC-4 visitors present on Census Night .............................................. 5 . 19
GPC-5 usual members absent on Census Night .......................................... 5 . 20
Total number of persons on GPS-3 and GPC-4 and GPC-5 ................................ 5 . 25
Totals of GPC-3 and GPC-4 and Totals of GPC-3 and GPC-5 ............................. 5 . 26
CHAPTER 6
FILLING UP OF FORM A - HOUSEHOLD
QUESTIONNAIRES PART 2
The layout of Form A - part 2 (the inside pages of
the questionnaire ................................................................... 6 . 1
What to do when two or more questionnaires
are used for a household? ........................................................... 6 . 3
Instructions for filling up questions in
columns 1 to 22 of Form A - Part 2 .................................................. 6 . 5
Col 1: Full Name .................................................................... 6 . 6
Babies who have not been named ...................................................... 6 . 7
Person who refuse to give out their names ........................................... 6 . 8
Persons with identical names ........................................................ 6 . 9
Col 2: Sex .......................................................................... 6 . 10
Col 3: Age .......................................................................... 6 . 11
What to do when a person does not know his/her Age? ................................. 6 . 13
Col 4: Relationship ................................................................. 6 . 16
Col 5: Marital Status ............................................................... 6 . 23
Col 6: Type of Union ................................................................ 6 . 25
Col 7: Nationality .................................................................. 6 . 27
Col 9: Religion ..................................................................... 6 . 31
Col 10: Birth Place ................................................................. 6 . 32
Col 11: Previous Residence .......................................................... 6 . 34
Col 12: Duration of Stay ............................................................ 6 . 35
Col 13: Literacy .................................................................... 6 . 37
Col 14: Full Time Education ......................................................... 6. 38
Col 14 (b): If "Now" or "Past" in 14 (a) What is the Highest
Grade Attained in regular school attended? .......................................... 6 . 39
Col 15: Access to Media ............................................................. 6 . 42
Economic characteristics for person aged 5 years and over ........................... 6 . 43
Col 16: Type of Activity During the Past 30 Days:
(a) What were you doing most of the time? ........................................... 6 . 46
Col 16 (b): Did you work at all for pay or profit? (to be answered
only if code 4 or 6 has been given in column 16 (a) ) ............................... 6 . 47
Col 16 (c): Were You Looking for Work? .. ........................................... 6 . 48
Col 17: Occupation - What is your main job/work? .................................... 6 . 50
Col 18 (a): What is the name of the establishment where
you work? (for unemployed last establishment) ....................................... 6 . 54
Col 18 (b): What is the main product or service of
this establishment? ................................................................. 6 . 58
Col 19: Employment Status - What is/was your Employment
Status in this establishment ........................................................ 6 . 60
Col 20: Number of Children Born ..................................................... 6 . 61
Col 20 (a) and (b): How many Children have been Born Alive
to you? (Separately by males in col (a) and females in col (b) )..................... 6 . 62
Col 20 (c) and (d): How many of them are in this Household?
(Separately by male children in col (c) and female
children in col (d) ) ............................................................... 6 . 64
Col 20 (e) and (f): How many of them are living elsewhere
(Separately for male children in col (e) and female
children in col (f) ) ............................................................... 6 . 65
Col 20 (g) and (h): How many of them have died?
(Separately for male children in col (g) and female
children in col (h) ) ............................................................... 6 . 66 |
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