SAMOA - Population and Housing Census 2011

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Reference ID WSM-SBS-PHC-2011-v1
Year 2011
Country SAMOA
Producer(s) Samoa Bureau of Statistics - Government of Samoa
Sponsor(s) Government of Samoa - GoS - Shared funding
Government of Australia via AusAID - AusAID - Shared funding
United Nations Funds for Population Activities - UNFPA - Shared funding
Secretariat for Pacific Communities - SPC - Shared funding
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Overview
Identification
Country
SAMOA
Title
Population and Housing Census 2011

Translated Title
Tusigaigoa o le Faitau Aofa'i o Tagata ma Fale 2011

Study Type
Sample Frame, Households
Series Information
The PHC 2011 is the 9th census since Samoa's Independence in 1962. It was designed by the Samoa Bureau of Staistics (SBS) which was originally known as the Department of Statistics (DOS) from 1971-2002 and later on merged with the Ministry of Finance in 2003-2008 under the Division of Statistical Services.

In the PHC 2011, many questions and indicators were consistent and compatible with previous censuses. A number of new indicators have also been added while some were removed depending on national data needs from statistical stakeholders.

The PHC 2011 report is one of the 5-yearly series of PHC reports since 1951.

ID Number
WSM-SBS-PHC-2011-v1
Version
Version Description
Version 1: Edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution.

Production Date
2012-10-26
Overview
Abstract
The 2011 Population and Housing Census of Samoa was taken on the midnight of November the 7th 2011. It counted every person in the country on that night and collected a wide range of social, economic and demographic information about each individual and their housing status.

The information were used to develop statistical indicators to support national plannning and policy-making and also to monitor MDG indicators and all other related conventions. This included population growth rates, educational attainment, employment rates, fertility rates, mortality rates, internal movements, household access to water supply, electricity, sanitation, and many other information. The full report is available at SBS website: http://www.sbs.gov.ws under the section on Population statistics and demography.

Kind of Data
Census/enumeration data [cen]

Units of Analysis
Private households

Institutional households

Individuals

Women 15-49

Housing/Buildings

Scope
Notes
The scope of the PHC 2011 includes:

Individuals: demographic characteristics, education, employment, fertility, mortality, internal movements and migration

Households: housing facilities and accessibility to socio-economic services

Topics
TopicVocabularyURI
Population
Housing
Coverage
Geographic Coverage (1)
National coverage

Geographic Coverage (2)
Regions

Geographic Coverage (3)
Districts

Geographic Coverage (4)
Village

Geographic Coverage (5)
Enumeration areas

Universe
The PHC 2011 covered all de facto household members, institutional households such as boarding schools, hospitals, prison inmates and expatriates residing in Samoa for more than 3 months. The PHC excluded all tourists visiting Samoa during the enumeration period and all Samoans residing overseas.

Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
NameAffiliation
Samoa Bureau of Statistics Government of Samoa
Funding
NameAbbreviationRole
Government of Samoa GoSShared funding
Government of Australia via AusAID AusAIDShared funding
United Nations Funds for Population Activities UNFPAShared funding
Secretariat for Pacific Communities SPCShared funding
Other Acknowledgements
NameAffiliationRole
Ministry of Education Sports and Culture Government ministryProvided teachers to assist in census enumeration and field supervision
Ministry of Women Community and Social Development Government ministryProvided village representatives to promote census enumerations in villages
Samoa Parliamentary Group for Population Developments Government organistationPromoted census publicity in parliament and media
Census Technical Steering Committee SBS users committeeReviewed census questionnaire and tabulations
Secretariat for the Pacific Communities in Noumea Regional organisationProvided technical advice and training
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
NameAbbreviationAffiliationRole
Malaefono Taua FaafeuMTFSamoa Bureau of StatisticsDocumentation of the population and housing census 2011
Date of Metadata Production
2014-04-28
DDI Document Version
Version 1 (April 2014). This is the first documentation of the Samoa Population and Housing Census 2011 created using the IHSN Toolkit.

DDI Document ID
DDI-WSM-SBS-PHC-2011-v1

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