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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
DDI/XML JSON
Created on
Apr 12, 2012
Last modified
Mar 29, 2019
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  • Identification
  • Version
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  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Data Collection
  • Questionnaires
  • Access policy
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • 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 Abbreviation
Government of Botswana GovBWA
United Nations Population Fund UNFPA

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2001-04-17 2001-04-26
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collectors
Name Abbreviation Affiliation
Central Statistics Office CSO Ministry of Finance and Development Planning

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
Population and Housing Census 2001 Questionnaire

Access policy

Contacts
Name Email URL
Central Statistics Office csobots@gov.bw Link
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.

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_BWA_2001_PHC_v01_M
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Development Economics Data Group DECDG The World Bank Documentation of the DDI
Date of Metadata Production
2012-02-29
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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