Samoa - Population and Housing Census 1986

Reference ID

SPC_WSM_1986_PHC_v01_M

Year

1986

Country

Samoa

Producer(s)

Samoa Bureau of Statistics - Government Ministry

Sponsor(s)

Government of Samoa - GoS - Shared Funding

Collection(s)

Samoa

Metadata

Documentation in PDF

Created on

Jul 02, 2019

Last modified

Jul 02, 2019

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Overview

Identification

Country

Samoa

Title

Population and Housing Census 1986

Study Type

Population and Housing Census

ID Number

SPC_WSM_1986_PHC_v01_M

Version

Version Description

V0.3: Edited data

Production Date

1986

Overview

Abstract

The census of population and housing is by far the most important source of statistical information for planning and policy making purposes. In addition to the basic information about the number of persons and households, it provides a great deal of useful information about the demographic, social and economic characteristics of the population. Census informations yields comparable statistical information for different areas and social groups. If the information collected in the 1986 Census is combined with earlier censuses in Western Samoa it provides a continuity of statistics from which changes over time can be measured.

Kind of Data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Units of Analysis

Households, Individuals

Scope

Notes

-HOUSEHOLD: Household Charateristics, household listing,Religion,

Coverage

Geographic Coverage (1)

National

Geographic Coverage (2)

Regional

Geographic Coverage (3)

District

Geographic Coverage (4)

Village

Universe (1)

The Census Survey covered all household members(usual residence)

Universe (2)

For all persons born in 1976 and before (Reference period 20-+26 October 1986

Universe (3)

For all females born in 1971 and before

Producers and Sponsors

Primary Investigator(s)

Name	Affiliation
Samoa Bureau of Statistics	Government Ministry

Other Producer(s)

Name	Affiliation	Role
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacifi	Computer Specialist	Data Processing, Data Editing

Funding

Name	Abbreviation	Role
Government of Samoa	GoS	Shared Funding

Metadata Production

Metadata Produced By

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation	Role
Samoa Bureau of Statistics	SBS	Government	Leading and Coodinating agent

Date of Metadata Production

2014-04-28

DDI Document Version

Version 3 (April 2014) this is the first documentation of Census 1986

DDI Document ID

DDI_SPC_WSM_1986_PHC_v01_M