Population and Housing Census 2020
Vanuatu, 2020 - 2021
Identification
SPC_VUT_2020_PHC_v01_M
Population and Housing Census 2020
Nasonal Populesen mo Haosing Senses blong Vanuatu
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Vanuatu | VUT |
Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
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.
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.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Household and Individual.
Version
Version 01: Cleaned, labelled and de-identified version of the Master file.
2021-06-30
Scope
-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.
| Topic |
|---|
| pacific-skills, education, training pacific-skills, education, training |
| pacific-skills, industry, training |
| pacific-skills, occupation |
| pacific-skills, gender |
| pacific-skills, disability |
Coverage
National coverage.
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
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Vanuatu National Statistics Office (VNSO) | Ministry of Finance and Economic Management |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics for Development Division | Pacific Community (SPC) | Technical assistance |
| United Nations Population Fund | United Nations | Technical assistance |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Government of Vanuatu | Funding |
Survey instrument
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 collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-01 | 2021-02-27 | Data collection |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Vanuatu National Statistics Office | Ministry of Finance and Economic Management |
Data processing
Data editing was done using Stata / SE version 15.1.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu National Statistics Office | Ministry of Finance and Economic Management | https://vnso.gov.vu/index.php/en/about/contact-us | [email protected] |
Licensed datasets, accessible under conditions.
"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"
Disclaimer and copyrights
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.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu National Statistics Office (VNSO) | Ministry of Finance and Economic Management | [email protected] | https://vnso.gov.vu/index.php/en/about/contact-us |
Metadata production
DDI_SPC_VUT_2020_PHC_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics for Development Division | Pacific Community | Documentation of the study |
2021-06-30
Metadata 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.