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Population and Housing Census 1984

Ethiopia, 1984
Central Statistical Agency (CSA)
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Identification

Survey ID Number
ETH_1984_PHC_v01_M
Title
Population and Housing Census 1984
Country
Name Country code
Ethiopia ETH
Study type
Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
Series Information
The 1984 Population and Housing Census was the first population census conduced in Ethiopia. The census covered most of the sedentary population of the country and collected detailed socio-economic and demographic data from rural and urban households. The census used comprehensive census enumeration area maps for better coverage.
Abstract
In the 1984 census, an attempt was made to collect information on various socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the population as well as housing conditions of the country to provide a firm basis for planning and the formulation and implementation of national population policies.
Kind of Data
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Unit of Analysis
Household
Person
Housing unit

Scope

Notes
The 1984 Population and Housing Census covered the following themes:
- Area identification
- Particulars of household members (including labour force participation information)
- Information on deaths
- Detailed information of housing unit

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
National
Universe
The 1984 Population and Housing Census was taken on both defacto and dejure basis. under defacto approach people were counted as the residents of the place where they were found, while under dejure approach every perosn was counted on the basis of his/her usual residence. The residence of a person means the place where he/she has been living at least for six months continuously.

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Central Statistical Agency (CSA) Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Abbreviation Role
Government of Ethiopia GovETH Funded the study

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
1984-05-09 1984-05-09
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]

Access policy

Access authority
Name Affiliation URL
Central Statistical Agency (CSA) Ministry of Finance and Economic Development http://www.csa.gov.et
Contacts
Name Affiliation Email URL
Data Administrator Central Statistical Agency (CSA) http://www.csa.gov.et
World Bank Microdata Library microdata@worldbank.org
Confidentiality
Not specified
Access conditions
The Central Statistical Agency (CSA) is committed to achieving excellence in the provision of timely, reliable and affordable official statistics for informed decision making in order to maximize the welfare of all Ethiopians. This is achieved through the collection and analysis of censuses, surveys and the use of administrative data as well as the dissemination a range of statistical products and providing assistance and services to users. A microdata dissemination policy is established by CSA to address the conditions and the manner in which anonymized microdata files may be released to users for research purposes. It also strives to identify the different levels of anonymization for different categories of data use. This policy is available at CSA website (www.csa.gov.et <http://www.csa.gov.et>).

CSA will release microdata files for use by researchers for scientific research purposes when:
The Director General is satisfied that all reasonable steps have been taken to prevent the identification of individual respondents The release of the data will substantially enhance the analytic value of the data that have been collected For all but purely public files, researchers disclose the nature and objectives of their intended research, It can be demonstrated that there are no credible alternative sources for these data, and The researchers have signed an appropriate undertaking.

Terms and conditions of use of public data files are the following:
The data and other materials provided by CSA will not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement of CSA. The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only. They will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations. No attempt will be made to re-identify respondents, and no use will be made of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently. Any such discovery would immediately be reported to the CSA. No attempt will be made to produce links among datasets provided by CSA, or among data from the CSA and other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations. Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or other publications that employ data obtained from CSA will cite the source of data in accordance with the Citation Requirement provided with each dataset. An electronic copy of all reports and publications based on the requested data will be sent to CSA. The original collector of the data, CSA, and the relevant funding agencies bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.

Cost Recovery Policy:
It is the policy of CSA to encourage broad use of its products by making them affordable for users. Accordingly, CSA attempts to ensure that the costs of creating anonymized microdata files are built-in to the survey budget. At the same time, CSA attempts to recover costs associated with the provisions of special services that benefit only a specific group. Information on the price of each dataset is available at CSA website (www.csa.gov.et <http://www.csa.gov.et>).
The Central Statistical Agency (CSA) is committed to achieving excellence in the provision of timely, reliable and affordable official statistics for informed decision making in order to maximize the welfare of all Ethiopians. This is achieved through the collection and analysis of censuses, surveys and the use of administrative data as well as the dissemination a range of statistical products and providing assistance and services to users. A microdata dissemination policy is established by CSA to address the conditions and the manner in which anonymized microdata files may be released to users for research purposes. It also strives to identify the different levels of anonymization for different categories of data use. This policy is available at CSA website (www.csa.gov.et <http://www.csa.gov.et>).

CSA will release microdata files for use by researchers for scientific research purposes when:
The Director General is satisfied that all reasonable steps have been taken to prevent the identification of individual respondents The release of the data will substantially enhance the analytic value of the data that have been collected For all but purely public files, researchers disclose the nature and objectives of their intended research, It can be demonstrated that there are no credible alternative sources for these data, and The researchers have signed an appropriate undertaking.

Terms and conditions of use of public data files are the following:
The data and other materials provided by CSA will not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement of CSA. The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only. They will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations. No attempt will be made to re-identify respondents, and no use will be made of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently. Any such discovery would immediately be reported to the CSA. No attempt will be made to produce links among datasets provided by CSA, or among data from the CSA and other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations. Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or other publications that employ data obtained from CSA will cite the source of data in accordance with the Citation Requirement provided with each dataset. An electronic copy of all reports and publications based on the requested data will be sent to CSA. The original collector of the data, CSA, and the relevant funding agencies bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.

Cost Recovery Policy:
It is the policy of CSA to encourage broad use of its products by making them affordable for users. Accordingly, CSA attempts to ensure that the costs of creating anonymized microdata files are built-in to the survey budget. At the same time, CSA attempts to recover costs associated with the provisions of special services that benefit only a specific group. Information on the price of each dataset is available at CSA website (www.csa.gov.et <http://www.csa.gov.et>).

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_ETH_1984_PHC_v01_M_WB
Producers
Name Abbreviation Role
World Bank, Development Economics Data Group DECDG Documentation of the study
Date of Metadata Production
2013-09-10
DDI Document version
Version 01 (September 2013): Metadata in this DDI is excerpted from "The 1984 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia, Analytical Report at National Level".
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