Botswana - Population and Housing Census 2011

Reference ID

bwa-sb-phc-2011-v1

Year

2011

Country

Botswana

Producer(s)

Statistics Botswana - Ministry of Finance and Development Planning

Sponsor(s)

Government of Botswana - GOB - Funder
United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA - Funder

Collection(s)

Data on Aliments, Tobacco, and Alcohol (DATA) in Africa Project

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Nov 16, 2017

Last modified

Nov 17, 2017

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Overview

Identification

Country

Botswana

Title

Population and Housing Census 2011

Study Type

Population and Housing Census

ID Number

bwa-sb-phc-2011-v1

Version

Version Description

Version 1

Production Date

2014

Overview

Abstract

The purpose of the Population and Housing Census is to provide basic information on the size, distribution and structure of Botswana's population.

More detailed objectives were;

• To provide measures of both current and usual economic activity.

• To obtain a measure of lifetime and current fertilty.

• To provide measures of unemployment.

• To estimate the extent of migration.

• To provide total population growth rate and to estimate future projections.

Kind of Data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Units of Analysis

Households and individuals

Scope

Notes

The 2001 Population and Housing Census covered the following topics:

- Demographic characteristics of household members

- Agriculture and land acquisition

- Housing unit conditions

- Economic activity of household member age 12 years and above

- Fertility and child survival

- Household amenities

- Ownership of durables

Of relevance for tobacco research is the industry variable, indicating which respondents work in tobacco production.

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

National coverage

Universe

The universe for the census was all household members and people living in institutions

Producers and Sponsors

Primary Investigator(s)

Name	Affiliation
Statistics Botswana	Ministry of Finance and Development Planning

Funding

Name	Abbreviation	Role
Government of Botswana	GOB	Funder
United Nations Population Fund	UNFPA	Funder

Metadata Production

Metadata Produced By

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation	Role
Statistics Botswana (formerly Central Statistics Office)	SB	Ministry of Finance and Development Planning	Metadata producer

Date of Metadata Production

2015-04-13

DDI Document Version

Version 1