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Population and Housing Census 2000

Micronesia, 2000
Reference ID
SPC_FSM_2000_PHC_v01_M
Producer(s)
FSM Division of Statistics
Collections
Federated States of Micronesia
Metadata
Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON
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Mar 14, 2019
Last modified
Mar 14, 2019
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Identification

Survey ID Number
SPC_FSM_2000_PHC_v01_M
Title
Population and Housing Census 2000
Country
Name Country code
Federated States of Micronesia FSM
Study type
Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
Series Information
The population was counted during the periods before the American Administration. The Japanese collected the first systematic census data in 1920 for the areas which became TTPI, and continued to collect these data in 1925 1930, and 1935. The TTPI High Commissioner's Office took a TTPI-wide census in 1958.

The 1967 Census was the first census conducted during the American trusteeship to enumerate the population as of a specific date (March 26, 1967). In 1973, the United States Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) administration collected another census after finding serious deficiencies in the 1970 Decennial Census.

The 1980 Census was the second decennial Census. Another census was commissioned under the law enacted by the Congress of Micronesia, and was conducted with the assistance of the South Pacific Commission. This Census however turned into four individual censuses, conducted in each state at different points in time, from 1985 to 1989. These censuses are often referred to as the mid-decade censuses. Although the results of these censuses were very accurate, the fact that they were conducted at different points in time and asked differing questions presented a problem in comparing and aggregating the figures to a national count. Hence the 1994 Census was initiated, and then followed by the 2000 and 2010 censuses.
Abstract
The creation of the independent and sovereign nation of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) under the Compact of Free Association with the United States caused a growing need for social and economic development planning. Consequently, as in many developing countries, administrators and planners in the FSM, in their quest for social and economic development often contend with incomplete or unavailable information when it is needed.

The 1994 and 2000 FSM Censuses were thus conducted as part of the overall effort to provide current and updated information required for planning and administrative purposes. This report presents basic analysis of the 2000 FSM Census data, including comparison against the 1994 FSM Census.
Kind of Data
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Unit of Analysis
- Household (both occupied and vacant at the time of the census).
- Individual (usual residents).

Version

Version Description
Version 01: Cleaned and labelled Master file.
Version Date
2003

Scope

Notes
- HOUSEHOLD: Household characteristics, water and sanitation, energy, household equipments.

- INDIVIDUAL: Individual characteristics, education, literacy, fertility, economic activities.
Keywords
Keyword
Federated States of Micronesia
Census
Population
Household
Housing
Economic activity
Education
Literacy
Fertility
Remittance

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
National coverage
Universe
The 2000 FSM Census covered all persons usually residing in the FSM as of April 1, 2000. A census of the usual residents is a de jure count of the population. Only people who had resided or intended to reside in the FSM for six months or more prior to the Census were counted.

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
FSM Division of Statistics Department of Economic Affairs
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Role
Government of FSM Funding

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
Not applicable as it is a full enumeration.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End Cycle
2000-04-04 2000-06-01 Enumeration day
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
Field workers (crew leaders and enumerators) were hired and trained to carry out the actual enumeration. Each crew leader was responsible for supervising about 5 enumerators on the average.
Data Collection Notes
Field workers (crew leaders and enumerators) were hired and trained to carry out the actual enumeration.
Each enumerator was assigned to conduct interviews for every housing unit and household (about 50 housing units on the average) in his or her enumeration district (ED), and fill out a questionnaire for every person in each household. The fieldwork lasted from April 4 through the early part of June.
Data Collectors
Name Abbreviation Affiliation
FSM Division of Statistics FSMStats Department of Economic Affairs

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
The questionnaire comprises two sections on housing and population and is provided as an external resource.
This questionnaire was published in English.

Data Processing

Data Editing
The census questionnaires were edited and coded. The Preliminary data editing and coding operation were initiated and completed at the state Branch Statistics Offices. Preliminary tables were compiled and disseminated from this operation. The questionnaires were then reviewed (for processability), coded, keyed, and verified for further analysis. Following the verification of the keyed data, specifications and programs were developed for data cleaning. The US Bureau of the Census (USBC) assisted the national and state staff in carrying out the data cleaning and programming activities in Washington D.C. The software used in data cleaning, processing, and table production was the Integrated Micro-computers Processing System (IMPS).
Other Processing
The software used in data cleaning, processing, and table production was the Integrated Micro-computers Processing System (IMPS).

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email URL
FSM Division of Statistics Department of Economic Affairs [email protected] Link
Confidentiality
De-identified datasets.
Access conditions
Licensed-use file.
Citation requirements
"FSM Division of Statistics, Population and Housing Census 2000 (PHC 2000), Version 01 of the licensed-use file (2003), provided by the Pacific Microdata Library. www.pdl.spc.int"
Access authority
Name Affiliation Email URL
FSM Division of Statistics Department of Economic Affairs [email protected] Link

Disclaimer and copyrights

Disclaimer
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.

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_SPC_FSM_2000_PHC_v01_M
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Statistics for Devlopment Division SDD Pacific Community Documentation of the study
Date of Metadata Production
2019-03-07
DDI Document version
Version 01 (March 2019): This is the first attempt at documenting the 2000 Census of Federated States of Micronesia.
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