SPC_FJI_2007_PHC_v01_M
Population and Housing Census 2007
Name | Country code |
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Fiji | FJI |
Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
The 2007 Population and Housing Census is one of the many censuses conducted in Fiji: The first census in Fiji was enumerated in 1881, followed by the 1991 census, 1921, 1936, 1946, 1956, 1966, 1976, 1986, 1996. The latest census took place in 2017.
The objectives of Census changed over time shifting from earlier years where they were essentially household registrations and counts, to now where a national population census stands supreme as the most valuable single source of statistical data for the Fiji.
Census data is now widely used to evaluate:
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Households and Individuals
This version is the edited and de-identified one of the Master file.
2007-01-01
-Population: Population's relationship, marital status, religion, residence, origins, education, work status, women's characteristics (on children given birth to)
-Housing: Living quarters and its conditions, water and electricity access, sanitation, waste disposal, household durables and livestock & pets
National coverage
The census covers all individuals living in private and non-private dwellings and institutions, all persons born in 1997 or before, all women born in 1992 or before resident in the household.
The universe of the 2007 Fijian HIES is all occupied households in Fiji. HHs are defined as a group of people (related or not) who pool their money, cook and eat together.
It is not the physical structure (dwelling) in which people live.
Name | Affiliation |
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Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics | Government of Fiji |
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Statistics for Development Division | Pacific Community | Technical Assistance |
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Government of Fiji | Census donor |
There is no sampling for the population census as it is a full coverage.
Not Applicable.
The 2007 Population and Housing Census has a two-page-questionnaire divided into 6 sections (all persons, all persons born in 1997 or before, all Women born in 1992 or before, Household and Housing, Remittances and Disability).
The questionnaire was developed in English and administered in each household. It is provided in the "External resources" section.
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2007-01-01 |
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Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics |
The interviewer fills in the modules with neat and clearly legible writing. The supervisor checks the quality of the writing before entering the data.
Data editing was done on CSPro, corrections were made automatically
Not Applicable.
It is to be noted that the figures on the datasets and the StatsNews releases are not matching.
Name | Affiliation | URL |
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Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics | Government of Fiji | https://www.statsfiji.gov.fj/index.php/contact |
Licensed datasets, accessible under conditions.
"Bureau of Statistics of Fiji Islands, Population and Housing Census 2007 (PHC 2007), version 01 of the licensed datasets (2007), provided by the Pacific Microdata Library. http://pdl.spc.int/index.php/home"
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.
Name | Affiliation | URL |
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Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics | Government of Fiji Islands | https://www.statsfiji.gov.fj/index.php/contact |
DDI_SPC_FJI_2007_PHC_v01_M
Name | Affiliation | Role |
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Statistics for Development Division | Pacific Community | Documentation of the study |
2018-10-08
Version 01 (October 2018): This is the first attempt at documenting the 2007 Fijian Census.