The General Secretariat of the
Planning Council (Statistics Department), provides all statistical data to serve
planning and scientific research in various fields. In view of the continuous
change in the constructional set up of the State from one year to another, the
need has become urgent to furnish up-to-date information in regard of
population, building, households and establishments, since the General
Population and Housing Census of 1997 is becoming out of date.
In account of that, The General
Secretariat proposed the project of Building, Dwellings, Households, and
Establishments Census & Population Characteristics by Sample, as well as
updating population blocks.
In its sixth ordinary meeting on
5/2/2003, the Council of Ministers approved the project, provided that the
Planning Council and the Ministry of Finance assume undertaking necessary
actions in this respect, each in its domain.
Population census can be carried
out by adapting any of following two basic methods:
1.De
facto: meaning enumeration of individuals in accordance to their place
of presence at the time of the census, irrespective of being permanent
residents of this place or temporary visitors.
2.De
Jure: meaning enumeration of individuals in accordance to their usual
place of residence at the time of censes, irrespective of their place of
presence on the census night.
2- Definition of DWELLINGS Census:
It is the total process of
collecting, compiling, manipulating, analyzing, evaluating, publishing and
disseminating statistics data regarding distribution and characteristics of
dwellings at a specific reference period for all residential units within
the State's boundaries.
Naturally, the building census
is an integral part of the dwellings census, since it is necessary at the
time of enumerating for the population and dwellings, a thorough knowledge
of building used for residence purposes and building used for non-residence
purposes, is existing.
As for the establishment census,
it is not an integral part of the population census, nevertheless it is
possible to obtain some information regarding the economic characteristics
of the establishments at the time of visiting the building and identifying
its components.
3- Census Significance:
The census significance emerges
in being an integrated photographic image for the society at a specific
point of time within the framework of the many, various and continuous
variables which can not be identified via other means of data collection.
This furnishes a data base suitable for comparing and projecting demographic
data as well as social and economic characteristics of the society.
4- Characteristics of the Population CENSUS:
1.
Formality:
Whereas, the census is being
conducted in accordance to a decree issued by the State’s supreme
authorities as well as issuance of a census law.
2.
Individual enumeration:
Meaning that each individual is
enumerated separately, and his characteristics are separately recorded.
3.
Simultaneity:
All individuals should be
enumerated as nearly as possible to the same point of time known as census
reference period.
4.
Universality within a defined territory:
The census covers all individual
in a precisely defined territory.
5.
Periodicity:
The census should be carried out
at regular intervals (every ten or five years). This helps in making future
projections and to facilitate comparison between present and previous
censuses.
5- Use of census Data:
Population and dwellings census aims
mainly at collecting and disseminating basic statistics pertaining to these
phenomena and their characteristics at a specified period of time. Following are
some uses of the census data.
1.
Development planning purposes:
The census provides essential
data pertaining to demographic, social and economic characteristics of the
population and dwellings which can be used for planning at all levels.
2.
Estimation of prevailing levels and variations in the demographic and
dwellings
characteristics:
The census data facilitates in
discovering prevailing levels and standards as well as the different changes
in the demographic and dwellings characteristics, evaluating the
availability of basic necessities, specifying neglected areas, setting
priorities … etc.
3.
Estimating sources of labor force:
The census is considered to be
the main source of information related to the size of labor force and its
characteristics, as well as other aspects related to the education and
training, present and expected levels, national policies needed in this
field, setting up contents and priorities of these various programs.
4.
Up
grading women role and its economic and social standing:
Recent decades witnessed an
increasing attention to the role of women in the society. This matter has
become a central issue. Governments became interested to collect statistics
in relation to women for drawing up programs and identifying policies needed
for improving and up grading the role, as well as social and economic
standing of women in the society.
5.
Cognizing and identifying special population groups:
There is an increasing concern
in regard to specific population groups e.g. children, youth, elderly
persons, disables… etc. Indicators about these group helps in designing
programs and policies which serve their interests.
6.
Use
for research purposes:
Population and housing census
data forms a rich source of information needed for carrying out demographic,
social and economic surveys.
7.
Use
for economic purposes:
Today economic decision-making
relies on scientific basis, based upon facts and actual data.
8.
Census data
provides a comprehensive frame for all active establishments in the State,
and a fertile base for economic surveys which follows the census e.g. annual
economic surveys associated with the national accounts estimates.
6- Scope of the Census:
This census covered all
individuals residing within the boundaries of the State at the reference
point of time on the 16th March 2004, at their place of presence
whether in residential units or labor gatherings, excluding those living in
public houses, those on transit at air parts, at land customs outlets and on
board vessels in territorial waters, those on boats and fishing centers.
Data was fully collected in
regards to building, dwellings, units, Qatari population and establishments
while non-Qatari population residing in the State, whether in residential
units or labor gatherings, were enumerated via a sample. Their data was
appraised, as will be mentioned later, and added to the Qatari population
data to achieve estimates to the States' overall level.
7- POINT
OF TIME REFERENCE:
1.Data
pertaining to the characteristics of Qatari and non-Qatari population
(whether in residential units or labor gatherings), were collected
showing the status at the point of time reference on
March 16th 2004.
2.Time
reference in regard to labor force and the associated items, was assumed
to be the week ending
16/3/2004.
3.Number
of live births and those of whom still alife, for married and widowed
Qatari females, were recorded in regard to vital events that took place
through out their marriage life till the night of the census, in
addition to the vital events during 2003.
4.Time
reference for data pertaining to building, residential units and
establishments was assumed to be the time of visit, September and
October 2003 for building, December 2003 and January 2004 for
residential units, May 2004 for establishments.
8-
ADMINSTRIVE DIVISION OF THE STATE:
The State of Qatar is 11433 sq.
km. in area, divided into ten municipalities separated by clear physical
features and landmarks. Each municipality consists of one or more zones (see
the map.). Each zone is further divided into smaller units called blocks.
Hence, the block forms the smallest administrative unit. Each level in the
division was given serial numbering as follows:
First level
|
Municipalities
|
(1-10)
|
Second level
|
Zones
|
(1-98)
|
Third level
|
Blocks
|
(1- last block within zone)
|
Doha Municipality:
Includes Doha city with its new
extensions bounded in the north by Um Slal municipality and to the west by
Rayyan municipality, in the East by the Arabian Gulf. Zones comprising the
municipality start with zones 1 up to 49 and from zone 60 to 69. Numbers 8 &
9 were not included in the zones
numbering, being reserved
numbers for future usage for new urban extension. Halul Island comes within
the municipality boundaries.
Rayyan Municipality:
Includes both old and new
Rayyan, Garrafa , Shahhaniya, Seliya and neighboring villages. The
industrial area and the central market are within the municipality
boundaries. In the north it is bounded by Um Slal and Al Jemailiya
municipality, while from the south and east it is bounded by Al Wakra and
Doha municipalities respectively. Rayyan municipality comprises zones
starting from 51 up to 57 in addition to 80 and 81. 58 & 59 are assumed to
be reserved numbers.
Al Wakra Municipality:
Includes Al Wakra and Al Wukair
towns in addition to the neighboring inhabitants groups. From the north it
is bounded by Doha and Rayyan municipalities, while from the west and south
it is bounded by Jeryan Al Batna and Mesaieed municipalities; from the east
it is bounded by the Arabian Gulf. It comprises zones number 90, 91 and 95.
Um Slal Municipality:
Includes Um Slal Mohamed, Um
Slal Ali and neighboring villages and inhabitants groups. From the north it
is bounded by Al Khor municipality, from the west by Al Jemailiya and Rayyan
municipalities, from the south by Rayyan and Doha municipalities, while in
the east it is bounded by the Arabian Gulf. It comprises zones 71 and 71.
Al Khor Municipality:
Includes Al Khor and Zakhira
towns, Ras Laffan and the neighboring villages and inhabitants groups. In
the north it is bounded by Al Shamal municipality and the Arabian Gulf, from
the west by Al Ghuwairiya and Al Jemailiya municipalities, while to the
south it is bounded by Um Slal Municipality. It comprises zones 74 and 75.
Al Shamal Municipality:
Includes Al Shamal, Ruwais and
Abu Dhalouf towns in addition to the neighboring villages and inhabitants
groups. In the north, east and west it is bounded by the Arabian Gulf, while
in the south it is bounded by Al Ghuwairiya and Al Khor municipalities. It
comprises zones 77, 78 and 79.
Al Ghuwairiya Municipality:
Includes Ghuwairiya town and the
neighboring villages and inhabitants groups. In the north it is bounded by
Al Shamal municipality, in the west by the Arabian Gulf, in the south by Al
Khor municipality. It comprises one zone, namely 76.
Al Jemailiya Municipality:
Includes Al Jemailiya, Dukhan
and Umm Bab towns in addition to the neighboring villages and inhabitants
groups. In the north it is bounded by Al Ghuwairiya municipality, in the
west by the Arabian Gulf, in the south by Jeryan Al Batna municipality and
in the east by Rayyan, Um Slal and Al Khor municipalities. Al Jemailiya
municipality comprises zones 72, 73, 84, 85 and 86.
Jeryan Al Batna Municipality:
Includes inhabitants groups and
villages situated in the south west of the State. It includes boundaries'
crossing centers at Abu Smara and Sudanatheal , in the north it is bounded
by Al Jemailiya and Rayyan municipalities, in the west by the Arabian Gulf,
in the south by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and in the east by the
municipalities of Al Wakra, Rayyan and Mesaieed . It comprises zones 82, 83,
96 and 97.
Mesaieed Municipality:
Includes Mesaieed town, the
port, the industrial area of Mesaieed and Khor Al Adaid and comprises zones
92, 93, 94 and 98. In the north it is bounded by Al Wakra municipality, to
the south, by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Gulf, and the west
by Jeryan Al Batna and Al Wakra municipality.
9- MAJOR
STAGES:
Once the project was approved by
the Council of Ministers, successive stages started being implemented,
commencing with preparatory works and ending with publishing final results
and analyzing some of these results.
In each stage, various tasks and
responsibilities were performed; following is a summary of these:
1-
Preparatory work:
Different issues have been
studied, of these:
1. Census objectives,
identifying phenomena to be covered, statistical items that is to be
collected for each phenomena and definition of each item.
2. Designing registries,
questionnaires as well as instructions.
3. Targeted statistical
output whether in the form of publishable tables or tabulation for
analysis and future surveys usages. The Council looked up the needs of
domestic organs, whether governmental or private, studied experience of
various countries, as well as the Qatari experience regarding the
previous censuses of 1986 and 1997, and finally reviewing the
recommendations of the Statistical Office of the United Nations.
4. Specifying classification
level in regard to economic activity, occupation, education status,
nationality…etc whether for tabulation, publication or analysis.
5. Amending administration
divisions, provision of maps, setting up a new geographical directory
and setting up rules and criteria for updating blocks.
6. Time calendar and
administrative organization for each stage, estimating supplies in the
form of stationary, tools, equipments…etc.
7. Definitions and
instructions manuals, programs and means of training.
8. Approving the range and
comprehensiveness of enumeration. It was agreed that building,
residential units and characteristics of Qatari population should be
fully enumerated, while characteristics of non-Qatari population is to
be enumerated via a sample.
9. The council turned for
assistance from a United Nations' expert to study method of surveying
i.e. sample design, its size, method of selecting its units and raising
up the results.
10. Other issues.
2- Pilot
survey:
1. Two zones were selected,
one in Doha city (zone 24), the other outside Doha (zone 71) in order to
experiment the statistical means proposed for the census. This took
place in July 2003, aiming at:
1. Testing designed
questionnaires and registries, clarity and easiness of definitions and
instructions set forth.
2. Sequence of field
performance, its easiness, productivity rate per worker that might
influence the administrative organization and the proposed time
calendar.
3. Usage of maps and the
accompanying instructions.
2. The pilot survey was
carried out by (2) inspectors, (2) enumerators, (4) researchers. They
were trained for four days starting from 28/6/2003.
3.
Preparation and mobilization:
1. On the basis of the pilot
survey results, amendments were introduced on the questionnaires,
registries, definitions, instructions and the like. Original written
printed materials and registries were finalized and sent to the
printers.
2. Final amendments on the
administrative organization were introduced. Contacts with the different
authorities were effectuated to finalize measures and procedures
regarding census nominated staff as well as time calendar for
secondments.
3. Purchase of supplies e.g.
stationary, equipments…etc.
4. Making final touches on
publicity and advertisement campaign in agreement with the concerned
authorities.
5. Other issues and
supplies.
4- Data
collection:
The operation of data collection
were carried out during 2003, 2004 in sequential pattern, but at separated
time periods to avoid public holidays and occasions, with a staff hierarchy
for each operation in accordance to the magnitude of the phenomenon to be
enumerated, items required and productivity per worker. Each operation was
preceded by an intensive training program for the staff carrying out the
operation.
Following is a list of the
consecutive operations:
Particulars
|
Form
|
To
|
Execution period
|
1-
Building census
|
20/09/2003
|
19/10/2003
|
One month
|
2-
Enumeration of residential units &
households
|
01/12/2003
|
31/01/2004
|
Two month
|
3-
Enumeration of Qatari population
characteristics
|
16/03/2004
|
15/04/2004
|
One month
|
4-
Enumeration of non-Qatari cha.
|
5-
Enumeration of labor gatherings
|
6-
Establishments Census
|
01/05/2004
|
31/05/2004
|
One month
|
5-
Office Work:
By the end of data collection,
the following was carried out:
1. Matching of households'
questionnaires coming from the field with those of the frame listing
extracted from registry (2 PC) and recording, on a special form,
reference data of those households or establishments which did not
respond. Such households or establishments were revisited for
enumeration.
2.The inspector with the
help of the researchers arranges registries of each zone in accordance
to the serial numbers of the blocks, fills in the registries' number as
well as total number of registries in that zone, on the outer and inner
covers of each registry.
3. Handing over of
registries to the collection committees at the census office, arranged
in accordance to registries numbering and approving the special form
pertaining to non-responding households or establishments to revisit
them.
4. Saving registries in
special stores and arranged in the same geographical sequence. Also
keeping records for registries' circulation during the successive stages
and operations.
5. Groups of staff carried
out revision and auditing of the data, making necessary amendments
according to auditing rules.
6. Coding was preformed in
regard to non pre-coded data, while pre-coded data were revised and
corrected in accordance to the variable limits, and revisiting of
households and establishments to obtain the correct answers.
6-
Automated Preparations:
Measures were taken to meet
requisites of the various census stages though identifying, purchasing and
installing different equipments, software and accessories, in addition to
preparing a space for data entry and suitable furniture. Following is a list of
technical data:
1- Equipment:
1.
One main server.
2.
One stand-by
server.
3.
Six computer sets
for analysis programming and geographical information systems.
4.
22 computer sets
for data entry and different administrative work.
5.
2 colored printers
size A3, networking.
6.
3 colored office
printers A4.
7.
Colored office
printer A3, A4.
8.
Network connector.
9.
Stand-by
electricity supplier.
10.
Other supporting
and accessories equipment.
2- Software:
1. Office operating systems, all
using windows operating system.
2. Data base system from oracle.
3. Offices working programs from
windows office.
4. Other supporting programs.
5. Census programs: these are
special programs developed locally by the staff of the statistics
department.
3- Provisions for office and
rooms:
1. All rooms were provided with
connection points for a local network using UTP-Cat cables. All sets were
connected to this local network for printing and access to shared programs
and systems.
2. Two rooms were furnished for
data entry ( men and women ) and a separate room for main equipment.
3. Suitable desks and seats for
the computers sets and data entry staff were purchased.
4- Achievements Stages:
Automated processing operations
in the form of system analysis, programming, preparation of automated
auditing rules, data entry, and extraction of the results together with
other operations were carried out simultaneously during 2003 and 2004.
Following is a summary of these stages and tasks performed by the automated
processing division.
Stages |
Tasks |
First |
1. Tabulation design for each
questionnaire.
2. Designing data entry screen for each
questionnaire.
3. Preparation of programs for data entry
as well as data processing.
4. Preparation of data printing programs
for each questionnaire, according to (municipality / zone / block /
registry/ page) |
Second |
1. Designing and testing data entry
screens. 2. Entering some data pertaining to the
pilot survey and handling observations in this respect.
3. Studying and discussing validation
rules.
4. Preparation of data universality
programs. 5. Designing lists of errors for each
questionnaire as well as identifying and examining error massages needed
in accordance to the validation rules. |
Third |
1. Preparation of validation programs.
2. Designing and testing validation
programs.
3. Preparation of data entry productivity
programs.
4. Preparation of supporting programs for
each questionnaire. |
Fourth |
1. Preparation of sample design programs
2. Discussion of sample lists.
3. Preparation of sample lists programs. |
4. Preparation of data matching programs
for the questionnaires
5. Matching questionnaire data with the
administrative directory.
6. Preparation of programs for the
manuals used. |
7. Examining and discussing tables with
the statisticians as well as matching tables with fields of the
questionnaires |
Fifth | 1. Preparation of the system's master
list and linking all systems programs together. 2. Preparation and construction of the
programs related to buildings tables. 3. Preparation and construction of the
programs related to residential
units tables.
4. Preparation and construction of the
programs related to family composition of households ( before raising
the data ).
|
Sixth | 1. Preparation and construction of the
programs related to establishments tables. 2. Preparation and construction of
special programs related to tabulation (before raising the data) in
respect of ;
1- Households and individuals’
characteristics tables.
2- Labor gatherings' characteristics
tables. |
Seventh | 1. Studying method of raising up the
sample. Setting rules for fixing raising factors for all types of data (
Qatari's, non-Qatari's, labor gatherings) 2. Raising up data related to households
and individuals' characteristics.
3. Raising up data related labor
gatherings' characteristics.
4. Date relative distribution after
raising. 5. Preparation of special programs
related to the final report tables after raising. |
7-
The Sample:
1- Sample design and estimation
The sample of
non-Qatari households (and small labour gatherings) was stratified by
municipality and within each municipality the sample households were
selected by a systematic sampling scheme after sorting the household serial
numbers by zone and within zones by household size. The target sample size
was allocated to the 10 municipalities of Qatar on the basis of the
square-root allocation formula.
For the non-Qatari
population living in large labour gatherings, sample selection was made
directly at the individual level on the basis of a systematic sampling
scheme in each municipality.
The target sample size was allocated to the municipalities on the basis of
the square-root allocation formula as in the case of the sample of
non-Qatari households.
2- Design weights
For the sake of
clarity, a given municipality is designated by h and the following
terminology is adopted to refer to the corresponding sample information:
Nh = Total number of
non-Qatari households and small labor gatherings in municipality h
Ph = Total
number of persons in non-Qatari households and small labor gatherings in
municipality h
nh = Number of sample
non-Qatari households and small labor gatherings in municipality h
n`h = Number of
responding units in sample of non-Qatari households and small labor
gatherings in municipality h
p`h = Number of
responding persons in sample of non-Qatari households and small labor
gatherings in municipality h
1. The probability of selection
of a sample non-Qatari household or small labor gathering in municipality h
is given by
Πh = nh /
Nh
And the design
weight is the inverse of the probability of selection, given by
wh =
Nh / nh
2. The probability of selection
of a sample person in a non-Qatari large labor gathering in municipality h
is given by
Πh = ph /
Ph
And the design
weight is the inverse of the probability of selection, given by
wh = Ph
/ ph
3. The probability
of selection of a non-Qatari labour gathering depends on the size of the
labour gathering. Larger labour gatherings have a higher probability of
selection than smaller labour gatherings. Let mhj represent the
size of labour gathering j in municipality h. Its probability of selection
is given by
Πh (labor gathering
of size mhj)
= 1- combin (Mh- mhj , mh) / combin (Mh
, mh)
Where
combin (a, b) represents the combinatorial number of
ways that b objects can be selected from a total of a objects, combin (a, b)
= a!/[b!(a-b)!]. As in other units, the design weight for labour gatherings
is calculated as the inverse of the probability of selection. In practice,
because of the large values of the entries, the combinatorial numbers are
calculated using the stirling approximation on the basis of average sizes of
labour gatherings per zone and per municipality.
4. It should be
observed that the probability of selection of a person in a non-Qatari
household is equal to the probability of selection of the household in which
he or she belongs. Therefore, the design weights for households and
individuals are the same in the case of non-Qatari households. For
non-Qatari labour gatherings, however, the probability of selection of
individuals and that of labour gatherings are different, and as a result the
corresponding design weights are also different.
3- Statistical treatment for unit non-response:
The formula used
for calculating the response weights in relation to the non-response rate is
given below:
Response weight
(Non-Qatari households) = 100/(100-non-response rate)
Where non-response
rate = 100*(nhk – n’hk)/nhk.
In the case of
non-Qatari labour gatherings, weigh adjustment for non-response was based on
the assumption that non-respondent individuals in a zone are similar in
terms of the survey characteristics with the responding individuals in that
zone. No adjustments were made for non-response at the labour gathering
level as the basic sampling unit was the individual rather than the labour
gathering. The formula for response weight calculation of non-Qatari
labour gathering population is given below:
Response weight
(Non-Qatari labour gathering population) = 100/(100-non-response rate)
Where non-response
rate = 100*(phk – p’hk)/phk.
4- Consistency with census enumeration results
The third stage in
the construction of the weights is the use of auxiliary information to
calibrate the sample-based estimates to the March 2004 census results based
on complete counts of the non-Qatari population.
1. Non-Qatari
households
Census control
weight (Male non-Qatari household members) = M’h / estMh
Where M’h
is the March 2004 census count of the male non-Qatari household
members in municipality h and the corresponding sample-based estimate is
est Mh =
∑k (Nh/nh)(nhk/n’hk)m’hk
Where m’hk
is the number of reported male non-Qatari household members in the sample
from zone k in municipality h. The other terms (Nh , nh
, nhk and n’hk)
have been defined earlier.
The corresponding
census control weights for women are given by
Census control
weight (Female non-Qatari household members) = F’h / estFh
Where F’h
is the March 2004 census count of the female non-Qatari household
members in municipality h and the corresponding sample-based estimate is
est Fh =
∑k (Nh/nh)(nhk/n’hk)f’hk
Where f’hk
is the number of reported male non-Qatari household members in the sample
from zone k in
municipality h.
2. Non-Qatari
compounds
Where M’h
and F’h are, respectively, the March 2004 census count of
the male and female populations in non-Qatari compounds in municipality h,
and the corresponding sample-based estimates are
est Mh =
∑k (Ph/ph)(phk/p’hk)m’hk
est Fh =
∑k (Ph/ph)(phk/p’hk)f’hk
Where m’hk
and f’hk are the respective numbers of reported male and female
persons in the sample of non-Qatari compounds in zone k in municipality h.
5- Final Weights:
Final weight =
Design weight x Response weight x Census control weight
8- Advertisement and Publicity:
It is very important
for the public to know what is population and establishment’s census, its
various national implications, the necessity of giving correct information
pertaining to the questionnaire's questions and at the sometime indicating that
the Law assumes secrecy of the information given.
The council made use of
the different publicity means, whether audible, readable or visible, for a
successful publicity campaign. Among these:
1. Various
concerned government authorities were visited to take part and contribute in
this campaign.
2. Press
conferences were hold at the beginning of the project and on each stage of
data collection stages.
3. Local newspapers
contributed in this campaign through publishing various articles and
analysis. Small slogans and logos were published daily on front and back
pages as well as announcing different census stages.
4. Television
programs were shown to inform the public with the census and its stages.
5. Preaches in
mosques praised the census and its outcome and the need to cooperate
with the census representatives.
6. Publicizing on
notice boards accessible on roads sides.
7. Distribution of
some items containing notification and introduction to the census e.g.
schools schedules, Ramadan calendar of fasting, carrier bags for some
commercial stores…etc.
9- Staff Setup:
1. Office Staff:
Census Director
Assistant census
director for administrative and financial affairs.
Assistant census director for
information.
Assistant census director for
population affairs.
Assistant census director for
establishments affaire.
Technical staff for preparatory
works.
2.
Steering committee:
A steering committee was formed,
including representatives of various government and other bodies concerned
with demographic and other economic studies and research, in order to fallow
up the implementation of the different stages and co-operate in overcoming
any difficulties. Its first meeting was held on 21-7-2003, and other
meetings followed on regular basis, the thing that contributed effectively
in succeeding the census operations.
3.
Preparation and furnishing:
1- Map committee:
(1)Inspector, (3) Technicians
2. Publicity and advertisement
committee:
(2)Technicians
3. Other works:
Technicians
4. Staff
of data collection stages:
Stage |
General Inspector |
Inspector |
Enumerator |
Office Clerk |
Office Boy |
Building Census |
24 |
97 |
- |
15 |
15 |
Residential
Units Enumeration
|
11 |
35 |
176 |
13 |
13 |
Stage |
General Inspector |
Inspector |
Enumerator |
Office Clerk |
Office Boy |
Population Characteristics
Enumeration |
13 |
48 |
834 |
13 |
13 |
Establishments Census |
2 |
14 |
81 |
5 |
5 |
5.
Office Work:
1. Collection committees:
(6)
Technicians for building's registries.
(9) Technicians
for housing units and household enumeration registries.
(12)Technicians
for characteristics enumeration and establishments census.
2. Office Auditing:
(23)
Including supervisors from the office staff.
3. Coding:
(6) In
addition to supervisor.
4. Stores committee:
(3) Store
keeper, assistant and office
boy.
10-
Numbers and names of forms used in the census:
1-Registries:
Building census
registry
form (1PC)
Residential
units, households
and establishment enumeration
registry
form (2PC)
Nationality
questionnaire registry
form (2APC)
Establishments'
census registry
form (3PC)
Qatari population
characteristics enumeration registry
form (4APC)
Non-Qatari
population characteristics enumeration registry
form (4BPC)
Labor gatherings
characteristics enumeration registry
form (5PC)
2-
Definition and instruction:
Buildings census:
Definitions and instructions manual
form (6PC)
Residential
units enumeration:
Definitions and instructions manual
form (7PC)
Establishments
census: Definitions and instructions manual
form (8PC)
Qatari population
characteristics enumeration: Definitions
and instructions
manual
form (9APC)
Non-Qatari
population characteristics enumeration:
Definitions and
instructions manual
form (9BPC)
Labor gatherings
characteristics: Definitions and instructions manual
form (9PC)
3-
Organizational Books:
Building Census:
General Inspector
Organizational Book
form (10PC)
Inspector
Organizational Book
form (11PC)
Residential Units, Households &
Establishment Enumeration:
General Inspector
Organizational Book
form (12PC)
Inspector
Organizational Book
form (13PC)
Enumerator
Organizational Book
form (14PC)
Establishment Census:
General Inspector
Organizational Book
form (15PC)
Group Head
Organizational Book
form (16PC)
Researcher
Organizational Book
form (17PC)
Population Characteristics
Enumeration:
General Inspector
Organization Book
form (18PC)
Group Head
Organizational Book
form (19PC)
Researcher
Organizational Book
form (20PC)
4-
To complete list of census publications, the following should be added to
the previous forms:
Administrative Divisions Manual
Occupational Classification Manual
Economic Activities Classification Manual
Nationalities Manual.
Identification Card
Instructions for registries
collection and stores works
Office auditing rules: Building and
residential units
Office auditing rules:
Establishments
Office auditing rules: Population
characteristics enumeration
Automated auditing rules and data
entry validation.
11-Main
Definitions Used:
1.
Architectural building:
The architectural building is any
independent structure, on land or on water, permanent or temporary, irrespective
of the purpose of its construction or its
present type of usage. It can be
used for living or practicing any activity, or both. The building can be
occupied or used for any purpose, as well as it can be vacant.
In conformity with the census
purpose the following places are considered building:
1. A fenced piece of land
provided that it is in use partially or completely, for living or work.
2. A piece of open land where an
activity is being practiced (e.g. unfenced piece of land where bricks are
manufactured)
3. A building under demolishing.
4. A building under construction
5. Marginal building that exist
temporary or permanently at the time of enumeration irrespective of its
building material, provided that it is being used for living or work (e.g.
hut, cottage, tent, vehicle frame, kiosk)
6. Anchored sailing boats used
permanently for living.
The following are not considered
building:
1. Annexes, shops and security
rooms built in front of a building as well as animal zareba existing within
the boundaries of the original building, inside the fence, since these are
considered to be part of the building's components.
2. Some public constructions
e.g. water reservoirs, electricity sub-stations, bridges, petroleum stores
and towers, public parks unless someone is living or an activity is being
practiced.
3. Building and facilities of
military features, unless it is being used for civilian purposes, and census
staff are allowed to enter.
2.
Enumeration entrance:
It is the entrance of the
architectural building that leads to all or part of the building'
components. If there is only one entrance to the building, then it is
considered to be its enumeration entrance. In case of more than one
entrance, and all of them are leading to the building components, then the
main entrance is considered as the enumeration entrance, while other
entrances are considered as auxiliary entrances. If there is an entrance or
more leading to parts of the building which are not accessible by other
entrances, then each entrance leading to a part of the building components
is considered to be a separate enumeration entrance. Entrances of shops and
garages comprised in a separate architectural building that also comprises
housing units beside these shops and garages, are not considered to be
enumeration entrances. A building that consists of only a set of shops is
considered to be a building with a single enumeration entrance.
3.
Residential
unit:
It is a building or part of a
building constructed mainly to accommodate one household, with a separate
gate or more leading to the main road without passing through another
housing unit e.g. palace, villa, Arabic house, popular house, elderly house,
additional building, flat or a single room in a apartments building. At the
time of enumeration, the residential unit can be occupied by household or
more, a labor gathering or more, an establishment, a public house or it can
be vacant. For the purposes of the census, the place which is not originally
built for living, but at the time of enumeration was found to be used for
living, then it is considered a residential unit e.g. cottage, kiosk, tent
i.e. auxiliary.
Therefore the residential unit
can be one of the following cases:
1. A building originally
constructed for the usage of one household e.g. palace, villa, Arabic
house, public house, additional building, elderly house
2. Part of apartment
building or a house, e.g. flat or a separate room. A flat consists of a
room or more with basic utilities and external door leading to the
building entrance and the main road without entering other flats. The
separate room an dependant existing room without any utilities inside.
If a shop, garage or any other place in the building found to be
occupied by someone as an accommodation, then it should be considered as
a residential unit.
3. A building that
originally not constructed for living, but at the time of enumeration to
be used for living e.g. beach cabin or marginal building.
4. A place used for living
inside an establishment or inside a residential building used mainly as
an establishment. This place can be, architecturally, connected or
separated from the establishment building.
4. Type
of Occupancy:
This means the present type of
occupancy at the time of enumeration, which is considered as single
residential unit as mentioned earlier. It can be one of the following cases:
1. Household: means that the
residential unit is used as an accommodation for a household or more.
2. Collective household:
means that the residential unit is used as an accommodation for a group
of individuals, less than 7 and not forming a living household.
3. Labour gathering: means
that the residential unit is used as an accommodation for one labor
gathering or more, consisting of 7 persons or more.
4. Public house: in the
case that the residential unit is a public accommodation e.g. guest
house, rest house, hospital.
5. Work: if the residential
unit is used by establishment (s).
6. Accommodation and work:
means that the residential unit is used by a household or more in some
of its parts, while at the same time an economic activity is being
practiced in the other parts ( e.g. a clinic and an accommodation).
7. Closed: means that the
place is originally meant for the accommodation of a single household,
but found closed at the time of enumeration. Nature of usage is unknown.
8. Vacant: means that the
place is originally meant for the accommodation of a single household,
but found vacant at the time of enumeration.
5.
Household:
For the census purposes a
household is defined as a person or a group of persons, related or
unrelated, living together and making common provision for food,
accommodation and other essentials for living. Any one who is usually living
in the housing unit of the household under enumeration is considered a
member of that household, including domestic servants.
For the census purposes the
following are considered as members of the household:
1. Those who spent the
census night in the housing units
2. Those who didn’t spent
the census night in the housing units for one of the following reasons:
1. Those on night duty e.g.
a doctor in a hospital
2. Those on permanent night
shifts e.g. night watchman
3. Those on fishing trips in
the territorial waters or the political boundaries of the state.
4. Armed forces personnel
stationed within the political boundaries of the state.
5. Those who are absent from
the housing units, for a period not exceeding two months preceding the
enumeration night for any other reason.
A
visitor who happened to be at the housing unit on the census night, no data
should be taken for him if he has a usual place of residence inside Qatar
and not being absent for a period not exceeding two months from that place,
but if he hasn’t got a place of usual residence inside Qatar, then
information about him should be taken together with the household in that
housing unit.
The followings should not be
enumerated among the members of the household:
1. Those who didn’t spent
the census night in the housing unit and their period of absence exceeds
two months, including the census night.
2. Those who have more than
one residence and spent the census night in another housing unit.
6. Labor
gathering:
A group of male / female workers
living permanently and collectively in a residential unit and not forming a
census household (s), consisting of 7 persons or more.
7.
Collective household:
If, in a residential unit, a
group of less than 7 persons lives together, they should be treated as
household(s) in accordance to the definitions.
8.
Establishment:
It is an organization or part of
an organization practicing, in a fixed place within the boundaries of the
block, one or a dominating economic activity to produce goods or services,
owned by single owner, whether a natural person ( a person or a group of
persons) or a legal entity ( a company or government body.) Hence the
pillars of an establishment are:
1. A fixed place within the
boundaries of the block
2. Practicing an economic
activity.
3. Owner (natural or legal)
If the establishment is:
1. Practicing its activity
in more than one place, whether similar or integral, where separate
accounts for each place are not available, then all these places within
the boundaries of the block, should be treated as one establishment,
provided that the owner is the same.
2. Practicing more than one
activity in one or more various places within the boundaries of the same
block, and it was possible to separate to accounts of each activity,
then each activity should be treated as a separate establishment.
3. In case of no possibility
of separating each activity, then they should be treated as one
establishment and classified in accordance to the major activity
practiced.
4. If there are many owners,
practicing their activities in the same place, then the establishment of
each owner should be treated as an independent establishment, though the
activity is the same.
The following are not
considered as establishment: vendors, water tanks vehicles, taxies, work
sites regarding construction of roads and building, unfixed kiosk,
closed stores where no permanent staff is working.