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Strategy for the Dissemination of 2010 Census Results for State of Qatar
Dr. Ahmed HusseinMark GricePervaiz Ahmad Malik
Contents
• Why 2010 Census is Important for Qatar
• Strategy Vision• Strategy Aims• Who are the Users• Uses• Utilization Framework
– Products– Analysis– Services
• User Consultation• Marketing and
Dissemination• Quality Assurance• Confidentiality• Way Forward
“A census is not complete until the information collected is made available to potential users in a form suited to their needs”.
Why 2010 Census is Important?
• This Census will make an Informed society• It reveals the fact that the population is more than
doubled since last census.• Will help the government in allocation of resources.• The results will be used by NDS for monitoring and
evaluation.• Provide characteristics of population by geographical
distribution.• It will provide the users a new picture of modern
Qatar.
Producing statistical outputs and providing accurate quality services related to the development process, making them available to users, by using modern technology in order to meet their needs on time.
Strategy Vision
This strategy aims
• Innovative products to promote the use and dissemination of census data.
• Producing a calendar of data release.
• Providing a list of all products to be disseminated.
• Preparing a data outreach program to sensitize
• current and potential data users.
This strategy aims (Continued)
• Creating partnerships with data users
• Training private data users on the use and
interpretation of census data.
• Providing table builder capability for users to
prepare tables not contemplated in the tabulation
plan and for use in analysis and research.
Who are the Users?
• Government Ministries/Departments
• Academic/Research Departments
• Private Sector
• International and Regional Organizations
• Charities and Voluntary Sectors
• Media
• General Public
Uses
• For decision making at all levels of government.
• Attracting new business to state.
• Forecasting future transportation need for all segments of
population.
• Planning for hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and the
location of other health services.
• Forecasting future housing need for all segments of
population.
Uses (Continued)
• To monitor the implementation of the National Development Strategy (NDS).
• Designing public safety strategies.• Designing facilities for people with disabilities, the
elderly, or children.• Planning for the need for educational and health
facilities at municipality/zone levels.
Uses (Continued)
• Planning adult education programs.• Planning budget for government at all levels.• Understanding labor supply• Locating the sites for business centers.• Designing the household surveys during the
intercensal period.• Benchmarking
Utilization frame work for 2010 census results
Products
• Predefined tables according to the UN
recommendations.
• A booklet describing the main findings of the 2010
census.
• The Census final results in the form of publications
Products
• Census dictionary
• Census catalog
• Table builder
• Qatar Picture
• Thematic profiles (Children, elderly, youth)
• Census thematic posters and brochures (Population,
education, health etc)
Products
• Micro data file
• National Atlas(hard copy)
• E-atlas
• Business register
• School products (Resources for schools, on line
tutorials, puzzles and games for students etc).
• Census in schools annual survey.
Analysis
Analysis will be done on the following topics:
– Population Change
– Trends and determinants of fertility
– Mortality and model life tables
– Family formation(marriages/divorces)
– Internal/international migration
Analysis (Continued)
– Economically active population, employment,
unemployment
– Housing conditions
– Education and training
– Disability
– Economic portrait based on establishment census
Services (communication strategy)
Bulletin or online information
– New data availability
– Data releases and new indicators
– New analytical findings
Services
• Develop population register
• Determine Ministry data needs
• Invite researchers to “partner” with QSA
• Encourage media to promote decision making
using Census results
User Consultation
Data are valuable if a data user has a need for it.
• Contact with data users in the form of General &
Specialized meetings to fulfill their needs.
• Work with the Sectoral Development Strategies
to provide them the needed products.
Marketing and Dissemination
• Data Dissemination Seminars
• Data User Survey
• Web Access
Tables
Metadata
Analytical Papers
Other Relevant Information
Quality Assurance
• Customer focus – quality is what is perceived by the
customer not the QSA
• Leadership – establish a “quality” environment
• Staff – full involvement using all of their abilities
• Process approach – review the sub-processes to
ensure quality at every stage
Quality Assurance (continued)
• Systems approach – identify, understand, and manage
processes to ensure efficiencies and effectiveness
• Continual improvement – permanent objective
• Factual approach to decision making
mutually beneficial supplier relationships
Quality Assurance (Qatar Census 2010)
• Questionnaire based on UN, GCC and local
recommendations
• Questionnaire revised based on comments from data
users
• Business rules developed and applied to PDA
• Maps ensured complete coverage
• Census test conducted one year before the Census
Quality Assurance (Qatar Census continued)
• Media campaign to inform all about the Census and encourage
response
• After PDA edits data were also reviewed in the office
• Incomplete and questionable responses sent to telephone
center for review and correction
• Coding used internationally approved schemes
• Summary Census data compared with other administrative
data
Confidentiality
• Based on law, privacy policies of the statistical agency, and
the use of software to avoid disclosures
• Laws generally stipulate penalties of fines and/or time in jail.
• Statistical agencies often have privacy policies that they will
not publish any cell with a number less than 3 (or 5).
• Statistical software changes small data fields to ensure no
disclosures. Totals are not affected.
Way Forward
• QSA should prepare an implementation plan for the proposed
strategy.
• Consult the development strategy task teams about their data
needs.(9 Dec. 2010)
• Identify needs of sectoral development strategies for KPI and
benchmarking for measuring progress.
• Identify the future needs for data
• QSA prepares a plan for surveys for the years 2011 and 2013.