DDI_SYC_2002_PHC_v01_M_WB Development Economics Data Group 2014-01-22 NADA Version 01 (January 2014) Population and Housing Census 2002 PHC 2002 SYC_2002_PHC_v01_M Statistics & Database Administration Section, Management & Information Systems Division NADA National Bureau of Statistics Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen] This census is the fifth in the series of censuses conducted since Independence. The previous censuses were conducted in 1977, 1987, 1994, and 1997. In line with the general agreement within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member countries, each state would conduct either a population census or major demographic survey during the period 2000-2003. Seychelles had planned to carry out its population census in 2003, however the dates for the census were brought forward to August 2002. Seychelles National -Individual -Household Census/enumeration data [cen] The scope of this census includes the following: -Demographic information (age, sex, nationality, marital status, education, occupation) -Housing Characteristics (type of dwelling, age of building, ownership of capital goods, waste disposal) -Household economic activities (agricultural data, fishing, other economic activities) The census counted 21,015 dwelling units and 81,755 individuals living in 20,933 households (including institutional populations). Face-to-face [f2f] The main topics covered in the census were housing, agriculture, population, employment and education. The questionnaire largely adopted the format of the 1994 Census field tool, with the exception of the housing section, the space for which had to be doubled to accommodate additional questions submitted by various users. Some additions were included after the questionnaire had been circulated among both public and private sector organisations. New attributes included were; age and use of premises, availability of water storage tanks, solar heater, washing machine, mobile phones, computer, access to the internet and methods of household waste disposal. The main topics covered in the census were housing, agriculture, population, employment and education. The questionnaire largely adopted the format of the 1994 Census field tool, with the exception of the housing section, the space for which had to be doubled to accommodate additional questions submitted by various users. Some additions were included after the questionnaire had been circulated among both public and private sector organisations. New attributes included were; age and use of premises, availability of water storage tanks, solar heater, washing machine, mobile phones, computer, access to the internet and methods of household waste disposal. Officers from the Census Office (MISD) assumed the roles of Zone Supervisors and they were each responsible for between 6 to 8 supervisors, and between 25 to 40 field assistants. The supervisor’s job entailed enumerator training, public relation maintenance, progress reporting, fieldwork supervision, maintaining summary sheets, equipment control and liaising on a daily basis with the Zone supervisors. Data processing was carried out in two different stages. Most of the coding was undertaken at Cap Ternay Youth Village, where the Census Office was loaned working space to allow some 20 persons to work at a time. All data capture was carried out at the Census Office and recruited staff from various ministries assisted with the data entry after their normal working hours. The bulk of the data had been entered by the end of February 2003, and printouts of the data were available in the first week of March 2003. Manual checking of the printed data against the questionnaires started in March 2003 and took around four months to be completed, whereas computer editing (corrections) started in July 2003 and ended in April 2004. 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: National Bureau of Statistics, Republic of Seychelles. Population and Housing Census 2002 (PHC 2002). Ref. SYC_2002_PHC_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [url] on [date]. 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.