Samoa - Population and Housing Census 1991

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Reference ID WSM-SBS-CENSUS-1991-v1
Year 1991
Country Samoa
Producer(s) Samoa Bureau of Statistics - Government Ministry
Sponsor(s) United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA - Shared Funding
Economic Social Commision for Asian Pacific - ESCAP - Shared Funding
Secretariant Pacific Community - SPC - Shared Funding
Samoan Government - GoS - Shared Funding
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Overview
Identification
Country
Samoa
Title
Population and Housing Census 1991

Translated Title
Tusigaigoa: Faitau aofai o Tagata ma Fale 1991

Series Information
Population and Housing Census is conducted every five years. The 1991 Census was the sixth census of population taken since Western Samoa became independence in 1962. The national census of population and housing was taken during the period October-November 1991

ID Number
WSM-SBS-CENSUS-1991-v1
Version
Version Description
version 1: cleaned data, anonymized, available for public use

Production Date
2014-05-02
Overview
Abstract
The Census provides a great deal of useful information about demographic, social and economic characteristics of the population.

The 1991 Census counted all persons who were living in Western Samoa on census night. It excluded Western Samoans living in other countries. The 1991 census was processed in house in the newly established Data Processing Division of the Department of Statistics. Two publications of the 1991 census have already been released. The village directory was released in October 1992 and a publication of selected tables in May 1993.

The census process began with a decision by the Statistics Advisory Board late in 1989 to take a census in November 1991. A project document was prepared with the assistance from ESCAP, through its Regional Adviser for Censuses and Surveys, and submitted to UNFPA for support. The document was subsequently approved and UNFPA assistance was secured. The Minister of Statistics also gave assurance of government suport which provided the impetus for preparatory work. The first step was to draw up a detailed work plan complete with timing and duration of each activity its cost and its expected output. Once this plan was approved, some important elements could be into place. The first was to ensure that the department of statistics and cooperating agencies were organised in a way conducive to performing key census tasks.

Kind of Data
Census/enumeration data [cen]

Units of Analysis
A Census of Population and Housing with community-level questionnaire would have the following units of analysis: individuals and households

Scope
Notes
Contents

- POPULATION: size, growth, and distribution of population

- DEMOGRAPHIC: age and sex distribution, marriages, sex ratios, internal migration, lifetime migration, and fertility.

- SOCIAL: religion, education, citizenship, and matai status.

- ECONOMIC: employed, unemployed, and not economically active.

- PROJECTIONS: baseline information, assumptions and results.

- HOUSING Charateristics.

Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The national coverage was based on four main regions; Apia Urban Area, North West Upolu, Rest of Upolu and Savaii.

Universe
The 1991 Census counted all persons who were living in Western Samoa on census night. The survey covered all household; private households and institutions.

The survey covered all household members (usual residents), all women aged 15-49 years resident in the household, and all children aged 0-4 years (under age 5) resident in the household.

Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
NameAffiliation
Samoa Bureau of Statistics Government Ministry
Funding
NameAbbreviationRole
United Nations Population Fund UNFPAShared Funding
Economic Social Commision for Asian Pacific ESCAPShared Funding
Secretariant Pacific Community SPCShared Funding
Samoan Government GoSShared Funding
Other Acknowledgements
NameAffiliationRole
Education Department Government MinistryData Collection
Government Deparnments Government MinistriesData Collection
United Nations Volunteers United Nation Development ProgrammeTechnical Assistance
Mr Laurie Lewis Economic Social Commision for Asian PacificTechnical Assistance
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
NameAbbreviationAffiliationRole
Semo FepuleaiSFAccelerated Data ProgramDocumentation of the study
Census Survey DivisionCSDSamoa Bureau Of StatisticsDocumentation of the study
Date of Metadata Production
2014-04-28
DDI Document Version
Version 1.0 (April 2014) Original documentation of study

DDI Document ID
DDI-WSM-SBS-CENSUS-1991-v01

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