Population and Housing Census 2011 - Cook Island

Abstract
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The Census provides a unique source of detailed demographic, social and economic data relating to the entire population at a single point in time. The most fundamental questions it will answer concern the size and distribution of the entire population, the extent to which men and women participate in the economy, and the nature of housing and household facilities.

Our country is constantly changing and information collected will allow policy planners to measure the developments of our society and to make decisions about future needs of our communities. Emphasis for the CPD is on renewable energy. Government has set itself policy goals that by 2015, 50 percent of Cook Islands electricity demand will be provided by renewable energy and 100 percent in 2020. Culture has also been identified as a priority of Government.

The topic content of the 2011 Census has been driven principally by the demands and requirements of users of census statistics, the evaluation of the 2006 Census, and the priorities of the Government as stated in its manifesto, and the advice and guidance of organisations with experience of similar operations. These have been determined by extensive consultations with various Ministries of government and non government organizations (NGO).

The topics proposed for the census are those most needed by the major users of census information and questions have been devised to produce reliable and accurate data. In each case, no other comparable and accessible source of the information is available in combination with other items in the census.

In assessing which topics should be included in the census, Statistics Office has had to consider a number of factors. The criteria for evaluating the strength of users' requirements for information were that:

· there should be a clearly demonstrated and significant need
· the information collected was of major national importance
· users' requirements could not adequately be met by information from other sources
· there should be a requirement for multivariate analysis (that is the ability to cross-analyze one variable against other), and
· there should be consideration of the ability for comparison with the 2006 Census wherever possible

Geographic coverage
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National coverage.

Analysis unit
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-Household
-Individual.

Universe
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A Dwelling Questionnaire must be completed for every occupied dwelling as at midnight on Census Night. A Personal Questionnaire must be completed for each and every man, woman and child alive at midnight on Census Night within the geographical boundaries of the Cook Islands, excluding those persons on foreign vessels, yachts and aircraft flying through or stopping temporarily (transit).

Kind of data
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Census/enumeration data [cen]

Mode of data collection
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Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument
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The questionnaire which was published in English, can be found as External Resources.

The questionnaire of the early Cook Islands censuses was limited; they consisted oh head counts only. With the passage of time, the topics covered by the questionnaires expanded. Gradually, questions on sex, age, marital status, religion, education, employment, etc have been included. Questions on unpaid work and income earned were included for the first time in the 1996 Census. In the 2011 Census, questions on renewable energy and culture was included.

The questionnaire of the 2011 Census of Cook Islands is divided into 2 main forms:
-Dwelling form: which covers topics like: Household characteristics, water supply, energy, toilet, tradition, communication & technology, waste management, involvment in agriculture, fishing, farming, equipment, transport.
-Personal form: which covers topics like: Individual characteristics, disability, literacy and language, information & technology, education, economic activity, income, narcotics, cultural activities and fertility.

SELECTION OF TOPICS AND QUESTIONS:
The topic content of the 2011 Census has been driven principally by the demands and requirements of users of census statistics, the evaluation of the 2006 Census, and the priority of government as stated in this Governments Manifesto, and the advice and guidance of organizations with experience of similar operations. These have been determined by extensive consultation with various Ministries of government and NGO's.
Emphasis for this Census was on Renewable Energy and Cultural Statistics. Government had set itself a policy goal that 50 percent of its electricity demands to be provided by renewable energy in 2015 and 100 percent in 2020.

The 2011 Census questionnaire is designed to be machine readable that is questionnaires will be scanned.

摘要
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人口普查提供了关于特定时间点整个人口的详细人口统计、社会和经济数据的独特来源。其最基本的问题将涉及整个人口的规模和分布、男女参与经济活动的程度，以及住房和家庭设施的性质。
我们的国家正在不断变革，收集到的信息将使政策规划者能够衡量我们社会的发展，并就我们社区未来的需求做出决策。CPD（人口普查数据处理）的重点在于可再生能源。政府为自己设定了政策目标，到2015年，库克群岛50%的电力需求将由可再生能源提供，到2020年达到100%。文化也被确定为政府的优先事项。
2011年人口普查的主题内容主要是由人口统计数据的用户需求和要求、2006年人口普查的评估以及政府在宣言中提出的优先事项，以及具有类似操作经验的组织的建议和指导所驱动。这些通过广泛咨询政府各部门和非政府组织（NGO）而确定。
为人口普查提出的话题是那些最重要的用户最需要的，问题被设计用来产生可靠和准确的数据。在每种情况下，都没有其他可比且易于获取的信息来源与人口普查中的其他项目相结合。
在评估哪些主题应包含在人口普查中时，统计局不得不考虑许多因素。评估用户信息需求强度的标准是：
· 应有明确证明和显著的需求
· 收集到的信息具有重大的国家重要性
· 用户的需要不能通过其他来源的信息得到充分满足
· 应有进行多变量分析的需求（即交叉分析一个变量与其他变量的能力），并且
· 应尽可能考虑与2006年人口普查的比较能力。
地理覆盖范围
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全国覆盖。
分析单元
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- 家庭
- 个人。
总体
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在人口普查之夜午夜时分，必须为每个被占用的住宅填写一份住宅问卷。对于人口普查之夜午夜时分在库克群岛地理边界内每个活着的人，包括每个男人、女人和儿童，必须填写一份个人问卷，除外那些在外国船只、游艇和飞机上临时飞行或停靠（过境）的人。
数据类型
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人口普查/人口普查数据 [cen]
数据收集方式
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面对面 [f2f]
研究工具
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可在外部资源中找到的英文问卷。
早期库克群岛人口普查的问卷内容有限；它们仅包括人口普查。随着时间的推移，问卷涉及的主题逐渐扩大。逐渐地，包括性别、年龄、婚姻状况、宗教、教育、就业等问题。在1996年人口普查中，首次包括关于无偿工作和收入的问题。在2011年人口普查中，包括关于可再生能源和文化的问题。
2011年库克群岛人口普查的问卷分为两种主要形式：
- 住宅问卷：涵盖如家庭特征、供水、能源、厕所、传统、通信与技术、废物管理、参与农业、渔业、耕作、设备、交通等主题。
- 个人问卷：涵盖如个人特征、残疾、读写能力和语言、信息与技术、教育、经济活动、收入、毒品、文化活动和生育等主题。
主题和问题的选择：2011年人口普查的主题内容主要是由人口统计数据的用户需求和要求、2006年人口普查的评估以及政府在宣言中提出的优先事项，以及具有类似操作经验的组织的建议和指导所驱动。这些通过广泛咨询政府各部门和非政府组织（NGO）而确定。此次人口普查的重点在于可再生能源和文化统计。政府为自己设定了政策目标，到2015年，其电力需求的50%将由可再生能源提供，到2020年达到100%。2011年人口普查问卷的设计旨在机器可读，即问卷将被扫描。