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Population and Housing Census 2011

Tokelau, 2011
Tokelau
Tokelau National Statistics Office
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Identification

Survey ID Number
SPC_TKL_2011_PHC_v02_M
Title
Population and Housing Census 2011
Country
Name Country code
Tokelau TKL
Study type
Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
Series Information
This is the second consecutive 5-yearly Census of Tokelau conducted by Statistics New Zealand. The first population counts took place in the late 1800's while the first Tokelauan census in which the Department of Statistics was involved in planning, development and design was the 1986 census. It was then followed by other censuses in: 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, then this one in 2011.
Abstract
Information from the census provides an overall view of the people of Tokelau and the places where they live. Census information is used to plan vital public services, such as education, health, housing, and transport. It is also used to help understand how society changes over time.

Every person, household and institution present in Tokelau on Census Night, 18 October 2011, were enumerated to collect information on persons and households throughout the country, using a uniform methodology.The intent was to provide a count of all persons present within the Tokelau at that time. More specifically, the purpose of this census was to collect, process and disseminate detailed statistics on population size, composition and distribution at a small area level. The 2011 Tokelau Population and Housing Census contains data collected on HOUSEHOLDS and INSTITUTIONS: dwellling type, home ownership, household assets, access to services and energy sources; INDIVIDUALS: age, population group, language, religion, citizenship, migration, fertility, mortality and disability; and economic characteristics of individuals, including employment activities and unemployment.
Kind of Data
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Unit of Analysis
-Households
-Individuals

Version

Version Description
v01 - Edited version of the Master file: labels added and direct identifiers removed from the original dataset.
Version Date
2011-12-01
Version Notes
The datasets have been removed from the documentation.

Scope

Notes
The scope of the 2011 Population and Housing Census includes:

INDIVIDUAL- Basic demographic characteristics of individuals including age, sex, ethnicity, religion, migration, demography, educational attainment, economic activity and employment, social profile and fertility;

HOUSEHOLD- Basic household characteristics of the private dwellings, including tenure, sanitation, water and electricity, household wealth and household activities.
Keywords
Keyword
Population
Tokelau
Housing
Education
Labour force
Individuals

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
National coverage.
Universe
The universe of the 2011 Tokelau Population and Housing Census is all occupied households (HHs) and covered every person present in Tokelau on Census Night, 18 October 2011 including all de jure household members and residents of institutions. Tokelau public servants and their immediate families are counted in Apia, Samoa, on census day.

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Tokelau National Statistics Office Government of Tokelau
Producers
Name Affiliation Role
Statistics for Development Division Pacific Community Technical assistance
Statistics New Zealand Technical assistance
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Role
Government of Tokelau Survey donor

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End Cycle
2011-10-18 2011-10-18 Census Night
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
The entire enumeration of Tokelau Population and Housing Census took place on Census night the 18 of October 2018. It was not necessary to continue enumeration through to November to ensure that as many people as possible were included.
Data Collectors
Name Abbreviation
Tokelau National Statistics Office TKL-NSO

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
The questionnaires for the Tokelau 2011 Population and Housing Census include:

DWELLING/HOUSING QUESTIONNIARE
Main building structure, flooring material, primary roofing material, outer wall material, rooms in main building, age of construction, toilet facilities, main source of water for drinking/washing, household’s main source of lighting/cooking, rubbish collected by village workers, rubbish disposal, household item ownership, internet access, sky television access,Household livestock ownership ( pig, chicken), household income sources, total household income.

INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONNIARE
Usually resident population, citizenship, place of birth, migration, ethnic origin, religion, language, school attendance, highest level education highest qualifications, marital status, labour force, work for pay, unpaid work, smoking, literacy,fertility.

The questionnaire was published in English, Tokelau and Samoan (can be found in the External Resources) and was very similar to the 2006 Census one.

Access policy

Access authority
Name Affiliation URL
Tokelau National Statistics Office Government of Tokelau https://www.tokelau.org.nz/Contact.html
Contacts
Name Affiliation URL
Tokelau National Statistics Office Government of Tokelau https://www.tokelau.org.nz/Contact.html
Confidentiality
De-identified datasets.
Access conditions
Licensed datasets.
Citation requirements
"Tokelau National Statistics Office and Statistics New Zealand, Population and Housing Census 2011 (PHC 2011), Version 01 of the licensed datasets (December 2011), provided by the Pacific Microdata Library. https://microdata.pacificdata.org/index.php/home".

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_TKL_2011_PHC_v02_M
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Statistics for Development SDD Pacific Community Documentation of the study
Date of Metadata Production
2018-09-29
DDI Document version
Version 01 (March 2019): This is the first attempt at documenting the 2011 Tokelau Population and Housing Census.
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