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Rajana Netsaengtip

National Statistical Office ,Thailand

27-29 Nov. 2012 ; Republic of Korea

Thailand Population and Housing

Census 2010A big challenge in the decade

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Census Objective

To collect basic information on population and living quarters

To provide data for small administrative units

To measure changes of population and living quarters over 10 years

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1. Every Thais citizen who live in Thailand on the Census date (September 1, 2010)

Population Coverage

2. All Thai government officials and their families who are on diplomatic posts overseas

4 . Non-Thais/foreigners who have lived in Thailand for at least three months by the Census date except those with diplomatic posts in Thailand

3. Thais/non-Thais/foreigners, who have their usual of residence in Thailand but on the Census date they are temporarily overseas

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“Everyone is counted in the Census of

Population and Housing 2010 :

A big challenge in the decade”

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Big challenge because it is a hard work

The Census 2010 was much harder than before

Why?

Various kind of living residence

People need more privacy

Urban people work in day time

People feel less safe in life and asset

People fear of thieves and robbers

People feel less trust in neighborhoods

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Goal Achievements

• Data co-ownership

• Data sharing

• Building cooperation

• Helps on promotion of Census

• A civic duty

Public

Private

Citizen

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Census Committee

NSO Director General

Census Administration

CommitteeCensus Sub-committee

Public Relati

on

Data Processing

Mapping And

Enumeration area listing

Questionnaire and

Instruction

Consultancy Committee

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Budget for the whole project 9 7 6 .1 Mil Baht

2008 0 .5 (mil $)

2009 10 2010 300.

2011 1.5

Questionnaire/Manual 4.3

Training 6.2

Field operation 12.2

Other 1.6

Promotion 2.1 + 1

Wages for field coordinators 2.3

ICR Device 13.

( 33 mil $)

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Census of Population and Housing Census of Population and Housing 20102010

1. Improve field operation in big cities

2. Increase local people and organizations

participation

3. Solve the problem on international migration

4. Improve data capturing / processing/

dissemination system

5. Quality Control

Challenge

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1.Improve Field Operation in big cities

• Multi-modal Collection

• Improve PR (The public information and education campaign, enhancing public awareness)

Planning for 2010 PHCCensus of Population and Housing 2010: Challenges

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Data Collection

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Data collection usingData collection using

Data collection periodData collection period

1-30 September 2010 (1-31 October follow up )

Census 2010 : the first time that NSO had several channels for people to fill in their information 1. Face-to-face interview

2. Self-enumeration

(Drop off and Pick up or mail back)

3. Internet

4. Phone interview

(Multi Modal Method)

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Census Campaign

Celebrating the 100th Anniversaryof Thai Population Census

Improving PR

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Launch the 2010

Census Project

June August 1-30 Sept Oct

Census Information

Are you ready to be counted?

The entire country

Start to count

Everyone counts

Mopping Up

Everyone counts

3 months 60 days

July

Census Publicity : Time Line

/Roadmap

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Get support from

GovernmentCensus Advertising at the

Government House

Kick Off Day

Launched the 2010 Census

by the Prime Minister

‘World Population Day’

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Census Publicity: PR

Materials

Poster & Standee

Wall & Table calendar, Car sticker, etc.New Year Card Car sticker

Jacket, Cap,

Bag

Leaflets/Fact sheet

Shopping

bag

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Census Publicity : Other

activities

Announcement of Census Publicity

Campaign on Letterhead

Census songs (4 local accents)

Short-film on TV

Radio Broadcasting

Published related information for awareness

and participation of all foreigners (through

Embassy)- The Statistic Acts (Thai, English, French, Japanese,

Chinese)

- Census Questionnaire(Thai, English, French, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese,

Japanese)

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2. Increased Local People and Organizations Participation

• Set up networking (government & private agencies, community, NGO, Journalist, etc.

• Set up local steering committee at provincial

and local community levels

• Used local volunteers to be enumerators

• Used local community officers to be supervisors

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Allied with 8 government agencies (2008)

(Min.Interior , Min.Labor, Min.Public health ,

Min.Education, Min.Human Development,

Min.Agriculture, NESDB , Thailand Post)

Bangkok Metropolitan (2007)

Arranged MOUArranged MOU with government with government agencyagency

Arranged MOUArranged MOU with government with government agencyagency

Got support from Government

Agency

Set up census Set up census management management

committee at provincial committee at provincial levellevel

Set up census Set up census management management

committee at provincial committee at provincial levellevel

Consisted of:

Chair Provincial governor

Committee Head of govt. division Representatives from

private/people

NGO representatives

Secretary Head of PNSO

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Field Officers

In special area enumerated by private agency officers/

In usual area enumerated by local people (community volunteers, municipality officers, teachers, etc)

7272,0,00000 officersofficersField operation all over the country within 1 Field operation all over the country within 1

monthmonth

(condominium, hostel, housing estate, prison,military camp, etc.)

government officers…

S upervisors : at least Bachelor degree Enumerators : at least secondary school lev

el

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Census Publicity in

collaboration with other

agenciesMeeting & seminars among networking

(Regional & Central)

Opening of Census Stamps with Thai

Post Office

Census Poster Contest for Youth

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3. Solved the problem on international migration

• Developed a survey technique and outreach strategy for incorporating migrant population in Thailand’s National Census,2010.

: Pilot study under technical assistance in

2008 by World Bank and IOM

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4. Improved Data Capturing/ Processing & Dissemination System

• Increased the use of ICR• Developed more user-friendly system : Census Info, Data Warehouse

• Published more analytical papers : collaborate research with academic

institutions

• Promoted the use of PHC at national, provincial

and local levels

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Census Data Dissemination and Publication

Data Dissemination

Advanced report

Final report

Preliminary report

Analytical Report

Publication

- Reports, Fact sheet, CD-ROM

- Data Warehouse/ Census Info

- Geographical Information System (GIS)

- Website: www.nso.go.th and http://popcensus.nso.go.th

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Provision of Census Micro Data

1) General users: the 1% sample of anonymized

micro data is available for general purpose.

2) Specific-requested users: NSO considered the

requests on a case by case basis. The special

requests are for example:

- the construction of poverty line

- the production of population projection

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5. Quality Control 1) Intensive training: theoretical and practical ( 4

days) 2 ) Field supervisors monitored the data collection process- Re-interviewing (2 households/EA)

- Field editing to check for completenessand consistency

4 ) Questionnaire scanning by using ICR at each province, then a centralized editing was done by expert team(Manual and Machine Editing)

5 ) Post Enumeration Survey (PES)(Coverage error; 4% for population, 2% for housing)

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3 ) Center for Census Operation Follow-up

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Future Direction for Next Census

1) Try to use more of administrative data

2) Consider how to collect the data of the following issue:

- It is hard to count people who move to the rental rooms / residence but did not register for residency in accordance with current living place.

- It is hard to locate the homeless people and count for one time.

- Some people have more than one dwelling / living place, it is needed to make decision for the most appropriate living place and count for one time.

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Thank You for Your

Attention