DDI_WB_GMB_1993_PHC_v01_M Gambia Bureau of Statistics World Bank, Development Economics Data Group 2008-02-19 NADA Version 10 (October 2011). Adopted from "DDI-GMB-GBOS-POPCNS-1993-v1.0.xml" which was done by Gambia Bureau of Statistics Population and Housing Census 1993 PHC 1993 GMB_1993_PHC_v01_M Gambia Bureau of Statistics

Lolley Kah Jallow

Alieu S. M. Ndow

Gambia Government

Sainabou Jasseh

 NADA Gambia Government United Nation Population Fund Netherlands Gambia Bureau of Statistics Gambia Bureau of Statistics Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen] The 1993 Population and Housing Census of The Gambia was the tenth undertaken in the country's history. It was the third one since Independence. Records show that a census was taken in 1881, 1944, 1951, 1963, 1973, 1983 and 1993. The objectives of the census are to count all the people in the country and to provide the Government with their number in each Local Government Area and District, by age, sex and several other characteristics. These figures are required for various aspects of economic and development planning. The ultimate aim of such planning is to provide a better way of life for the people of The Gambia, and to conquer what have been called the Five Giants: Disease, Ignorance, Squalor, Idleness and Want. For effective direction of the census field operations, a Divisional Census Office in each Local Government Area Headquarters was opened. Each of these Divisional Offices was headed by a Divisional Census Officer (D.C.O). The D.C.O. with the assistance of field staff had overall responsibility for implementing the census field programme in his/her jurisdiction as laid down by the Census Commissioner in Banjul. A population census is defined as the total process of collecting, compiling, evaluating, analysing and publishing or otherwise disseminating demographic, economic and social data pertaining, at a specified time, to all persons in a country or in a well-delimited part of the country. A housing census is the total process of collecting, compiling, evaluating, analysing and publishing or otherwise disseminating statistical data pertaining at a specified time, to all living quarters and occupants thereof in a country or in a well-delimited part of a country. The 1993 Population and Housing Census of The Gambia was in accordance with these definitions. Further, it contained all the essential features of a census, namely individual enumeration, universality within the country and simultaneity. Gambia, The National - Households - Individuals The census covered everybody that is usual members and visitors present on census night and also the floating population e.g out-door sleepers and transients. Census/enumeration data [cen] The scope of the 1993 Population and Housing Census includes: FORM A - NORMAL HOUSEHOLD: demographic, social and economic data of every such person enumerated. Information on housing conditions FORM B - INSTITUTIONAL POPULATION: collect data pertaining to inmates of institutions like hospitals, hostels, prisons etc. as well as the floating popula­tion which included outdoor sleepers, those in hotels, rest houses etc. on census night. FORM C - BUILDING AND COMPOUND PARTICULARS: informa­tion on construc­tion materials and use of each building. FORM G - GRADUATE CARD: to be filled in by the respon­dents who are Graduates and Diploma Holders. Gambia Bureau of Statistics Face-to-face [f2f] - Form A: Household Questionnaire with four parts. This was the main question­naire designed to ascertain the number of persons present on census night in household and also collect demographic, social and economic data of every such person enumerated. information on housing conditions was also included in this. - Form B: Group Quarters Questionnaire. This questionnaire was used to collect census data pertaining to inmates of institutions like hospitals, hostels, prisons etc. as well as the floating popula­tion which included outdoor sleepers, those in hotels, rest houses etc. on census night. - Form C: Building and Compound particulars. This questionnaire was filled in for all buildings and compounds in the country. It was canvassed by enumerator in the first round, after house number­ing so as to get an inventory of compounds and buildings which was a necessary pre-requisite for conducting the census. As this question­naire formed part of the Housing Census, informa­tion on construc­tion materials and use of each building was also included in it. - Form G a special Graduate and Diploma Holder Card was distributed so as to be filled in by the respon­dents who are Graduates and Diploma Holders Field organisation: The whole country was finally divided into 1601 enumeration areas (EA) and were grouped into about 320 supervisory areas. Each enumerator was responsible for 1EA and each supervisor for 5 enumerators. The supervisors were also supervised by the District Census Officers who co-ordinated the field activities at district level. Training of field staff: Training of enumerators and supervi­sors was decentralised so as to have in each training session in each Division not more than 30 to 35 trainees. This helped in training the field staff more efficiently both in theory and prac­tice. Specially trained trainers drawn from the teaching faculty of The Gam­bia College were deputed to assist the Divisional Census Officers in the training programmes. Method of data collection: Enumeration started with the preliminary housing census schedules (Form Cs) from 10th through 13th April. During this period, compounds and building structures were numbered and particulars relating to them were collected. The population census was a de facto one with midnight of Thursday 15th April 1993 as its reference moment. Special arrangements were made to cover institution and vagrant population as at that time. This was started just before midnight with the help of the Tactical Support Group (TSG) who provided security along the beaches and other areas suspected to be dangerous. Few respondents refused to be interviewed. Duration of interview is three weeks and we had few call backs. Each enumerator was responsible for 1EA and each supervisor for 5 enumerators. They were supervised based on the census methodology. GPC 6 was a form filled by Supervisors for spot checks in the compounds, to checked the level of good enumeration. The supervisors were also supervised by the District Census Officers who co-ordinated the field activities at district level. Editing, Coding and Verification: The editing and coding manuals were prepared by the GBOS staff and trained the coders and the editors to assign a numeric codes to the questionnaires entries from the field and also to do consistancy check. Data Entry, Cleaning and Processing: The data was keyed into the computers by the able Data Entry Clerks using IMPS (Intergrated Microcomputer Processing System) software. Data Cleaning started during Data Entry (verification of 100 percent) structure checks, range checks and the validation on variables. Logic control and concor edit checks. - Sort approval from Government and GBOS before disseminating the Data. - The Data shall not be used for any other purpose than the above specified request. - All cost involved in making the Data available shall be the responsibility of the requester. Gambia Bureau of Statistics This Data should not be given for commercial conditions only for research purposes. The Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS) provides the Data to external users without any responsibility implied. GBOS accepts no responsibility for the results from the use of this Data.