Population to be enumerated: Open issues

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Population to be enumeratedOpen issues
United Nations Economic Commission for
EuropeStatistical Division

• Regional Training Workshop on Population and
  Housing Censuses for South Eastern European
  Countries
• Ohrid, 24-26 November 2008

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Definition of place of usual residenceand
intention of staying

• Q. When the intention of staying should be
  considered?
• A. Only for person who arrived in the place of
  residence in the 12 months before the census
• How should the intention of staying be taken
  in consideration?
• Example At the time of the census a person is
  residing in place B, where he/she moved from
  place A four months before the census

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Definition of place of usual residenceand
intention of staying

• ? If the intention of staying in B is for a total
  period of 12 months or longer, than the place of
  usual residence at census is place B

? If the intention of staying in B is for a total
period of less than 12 months and the person
plans to return to place A, then place A remains
the place of usual residence
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Definition of place of usual residenceand
intention of staying

• IMPORTANT
• ? If the intention of staying in B is less than
  12 months and then person plans to move to a
  different place C, then place B (where found at
  census time) is considered as the place of usual
  residence

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Definition of place of usual residenceand
intention of staying

• Why was the intention of staying introduced in
  the definition?
• ? To make sure that everybody has one and only
  one place of usual residence

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Children of parents working abroad

• Q. How to register the children under fourteen
  years, alone at home (because parents are leaving
  to work abroad)?
• A. If the children are living with the
  grand-parent(s), it is a skip generation
  household
• ? It can be considered as a family (CES para.
  494)

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Where should students be counted?

• ? For primary and secondary students the place of
  usual residence should always be the family home,
  even if they study away from home
• ? For tertiary (university) students the place of
  usual residence should be the term-time address
  (place where they live during study period)
• HOWEVER
• ? If the place of education is within the
  country, the place of usual residence can be the
  family home ALSO for tertiary students

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Special population groups

• Persons working outside of usual residence
  during the week, and returning to the family home
  on weekend
• ? The family home should be considered as the
  place of usual residence

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Special population groups

• Persons working in domestic representative
  offices abroad
• Posted workers (persons sent by domestic
  enterprises to carry out their work abroad for a
  limited period of time)
• ? In general, subject to 12 month rule, but
• EXCEPTION
• Defense and diplomatic personnel and their family
  located outside the country ? included