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General Population and Housing Census 2004

Suriname, 2004
Reference ID
SUR_2004_PHC_v01_M
Producer(s)
Census Office
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
Study website
Created on
Jun 26, 2017
Last modified
Jun 26, 2017
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  • Identification
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Data Collection
  • Questionnaires
  • Access policy
  • Disclaimer and copyrights

Identification

Survey ID Number
SUR_2004_PHC_v01_M
Title
General Population and Housing Census 2004
Translated Title
Zevende Algemene Volks-en Woningtelling 2004
Country
Name Country code
Suriname SUR
Study type
Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
Series Information
Suriname conducted its Seventh General Population Census In 2004, through its General Bureau of Statistics (GBS). It was also the second census, legally under directions of the GBS since enactment of the new Statistics Act (S.B. 2002, no 97). The following six censuses were conducted before the 2004 census: 1921, 1950, 1964, 1972, 1980 and 2003).
Following a fire that took place soon after the 2003 census, on 25 February 2004 the Government took the decision to retake the Census (see Surname's Country Report or Census 2004 Coverage Evaluation Report provided under related materials).
Kind of Data
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Unit of Analysis
Households
Individuals

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
National
Geographic Unit
District

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Census Office General Bureau of Statistics

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End Cycle
2004-08-02 2004-08-15 Field Operations for the Base Population Count
2004-08-16 2004-08-22 3rd Week Field Operations
2004-08-23 2004-09-18 Follow-up (Completion) Count
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
The questionnaire is divided into the following sections:
- Administrative details
- Living Quarter Form (Woonverblijfformulier)
- Household Form (Huishoudformulier)
- Individual Form (Persoonsformulier)
- Employment form (Werkenden, Niet-Werkenden)
- Wowen form (Vrouwen)
- Monthly gross income form (Inkomenskaart)

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email URL
Census Office Suriname General Bureau of Statistics (Algemeen Bureau voor de Statistiek in Suriname) info@statistics-suriname.org 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

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.
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