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Population and Housing Census 2020

Vanuatu, 2020 - 2021
Vanuatu
Vanuatu National Statistics Office (VNSO)
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Identification

Survey ID Number
SPC_VUT_2020_PHC_v01_M
Title
Population and Housing Census 2020
Translated Title
Nasonal Populesen mo Haosing Senses blong Vanuatu
Country
Name Country code
Vanuatu VUT
Study type
Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
Series Information
This is the 6th Population and Housing Census (PHC) undertaken by the Vanuatu Statistics Office (VNSO). The first one was in 1967, then in 1979, 1989, 1999, 2009 and the last to date, the 2020 PHC. In addition to these PHC, there was an urban-only enumeration in 1986 and a Mini-Census in 2016 that followed the devastating tropical cyclone Pam.
Abstract
Taken every 10 years, the census information is an important development planning resource available to Government, Province and Local Administrations, International Agencies, NGO's, businesses, communities and the general public.

Topics include: number of people by age and sex and residence, marital status, religious denomination, birthplace, labour force status, occupation, industry, mother tongue and languages spoken, educational characteristics, number of children ever born and whether still alive, livestock owned, crops grown, housing and household characteristics, and other areas.
Kind of Data
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Unit of Analysis
Household and Individual.

Version

Version Description
Version 01: Cleaned, labelled and de-identified version of the Master file.
Version Date
2021-06-30

Scope

Notes
-HOUSEHOLD: Household characteristics; Water access; Sanitation access; Waste disposal; Energy; Primary activities; Household deaths; Household assets; Household income.
-INDIVIDUAL: Individual characteristics; Residence and migration; Disability; Parental survival; Education and literacy; Labour force; Fertility and mortality; Communication and Internet.
Topics
Topic
pacific-skills, education, training pacific-skills, education, training
pacific-skills, industry, training
pacific-skills, occupation
pacific-skills, gender
pacific-skills, disability
Keywords
Keyword
Vanuatu
Population
Housing
Water access
Sanitation
Education
Health
Waste
Energy
Waste
Communication
Agriculture
Livestock
Handicraft
Deaths
Assets
Income

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
National coverage.
Universe
The universe of the 2020 Vanuatu Census is all occupied households (HHs) in Vanuatu. 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.

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Vanuatu National Statistics Office (VNSO) Ministry of Finance and Economic Management
Producers
Name Affiliation Role
Statistics for Development Division Pacific Community (SPC) Technical assistance
United Nations Population Fund United Nations Technical assistance
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Role
Government of Vanuatu Funding
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End Cycle
2020-12-01 2021-02-27 Data collection
Data Collection Mode
Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]
Data Collectors
Name Abbreviation Affiliation
Vanuatu National Statistics Office VNSO Ministry of Finance and Economic Management

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
The questionnaire of this census can be found in the External Resources section.

The questionnaire was published in three languages: English, French and Bislama. It consists of 13 sections:
-HOUSEHOLD: Household characteristics; Household production; Household deaths; Household assets; Household income.
-INDIVIDUAL: Individual characteristics; Residence and migration; Disability; Parental survival; Education and literacy; Labour force; Fertility and mortality; Communication and Internet.

The questionnaire was designed using the World Bank's software Survey Solutions.

Data Processing

Data Editing
Data editing was done using Stata / SE version 15.1.
Other Processing
Data entry was done using the World Bank's software Survey Solutions.

Access policy

Access authority
Name Affiliation Email URL
Vanuatu National Statistics Office Ministry of Finance and Economic Management [email protected] https://vnso.gov.vu/index.php/en/about/contact-us
Contacts
Name Affiliation Email URL
Vanuatu National Statistics Office (VNSO) Ministry of Finance and Economic Management [email protected] https://vnso.gov.vu/index.php/en/about/contact-us
Access conditions
Licensed datasets, accessible under conditions.
Citation requirements
"National Statistics Office of Vanuatu, Population and Housing Census 2020 (PHC 2020), Version 1 of the licensed dataset (June 2021), provided by the Pacific Data Hub - Microdata Library. https://microdata.pacificdata.org/index.php/home"

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_SPC_VUT_2020_PHC_v01_M
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Statistics for Development Division SDD Pacific Community Documentation of the study
Date of Metadata Production
2021-06-30
DDI Document version
-Version 01: This is the first attempt at documenting the 2020 Population and Housing Census of Vanuatu. Done by the Statistics for Development Division at Noumea, New Caledonia.