Marco BuscherMarco Buscher

http://www.volkszaehlung.chhttp://www.volkszaehlung.ch

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Preparation for the 2000 Swiss censusPreparation for the 2000 Swiss census

The new approaches in methodologyThe new approaches in methodology

1. General aspects of preparation phase1. General aspects of preparation phase

2. New census-taking methodologies2. New census-taking methodologies

3. Census procedures and the national service centre3. Census procedures and the national service centre

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Preparation phasesPreparation phases

1. Revision of the legal base1. Revision of the legal base

• use of communal administrative registersuse of communal administrative registers

• update communal registersupdate communal registers

• creation of federal register of buildings and creation of federal register of buildings and dwellingsdwellings

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Preparation phasesPreparation phases

2. Definition of the information mandate 2. Definition of the information mandate („Census White Book“)(„Census White Book“)

3. Questionnaires‘ preparation and pretest3. Questionnaires‘ preparation and pretest

4. Advisory group and working groups4. Advisory group and working groups

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Preparation phasesPreparation phases

5. Pilot surveys5. Pilot surveys

• 1998 first survey: 3 communes1998 first survey: 3 communes

• 1999 second survey: 7 communes, 30’000 1999 second survey: 7 communes, 30’000 inhabitantsinhabitants

6. Advertising campaign6. Advertising campaign

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Persons and householdsPersons and households PopulationPopulation

Buildings and dwellingsBuildings and dwellings Owners and real Owners and real

estate agenciesestate agencies

Two surveysTwo surveys

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Individual questionnaireIndividual questionnaire

Household questionnaireHousehold questionnaire

BuildingBuilding q questionnaireuestionnaire

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New enumeration methodsNew enumeration methods

1. Enumeration of persons and households: 1. Enumeration of persons and households: four methodsfour methods

2. Enumeration of buildings and dwellings: 2. Enumeration of buildings and dwellings: one method, two waysone method, two ways

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The new requirementsOFS BFS UST

The new requirementsOFS BFS UST

Data processing and analysis SFSO

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Form. of definitive households

Registers already linked

Persons Dwellings

Semi-ClassicClassic Transit Future

Data capture (scanning)

Control of the returns / sending reminders

POST

Control of the returns / sending reminders

Collection of questionnaires by enumerators

Distribution of quest. by enumerators

Instruction of enumerators

provisional households

Mail-Management

Update of the building addresses

POST

Preparation II

Formation of

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Data capture (scanning)

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Mail-Management

Formation of definitive households

Control of the returns / sending reminders

Formation of provisional households

POST

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Formation of provisional households

Preparation

Mail-ManagementMail-Management

Offer of the service centre

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CommunesCommunes

Form of organisation of the service centre

Service centreService centre

CantonsCantons

Advisory groupAdvisory group

Standard contractStandard contract

General conditions• Costs• Quality• Management• Data protection

General conditions• Costs• Quality• Management• Data protection

Individual contracts

Preparation IPreparation I

Data importData import

Data exportData export

Update / correctionsUpdate / corrections

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PreparationPreparation II IIPreparationPreparation II II

Data import into LOCO’2000Data import into LOCO’2000

Insertion of the building numberInsertion of the building number

StandardisationHarmonization

StandardisationHarmonization

Pop

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Formation of provisional householdsFormation of provisional householdsFormation of provisional householdsFormation of provisional households

Export fileExport fileFormation of provisional households

Formation of provisional households

Semi-Classic Transit

Export fileExport file

Loco Loco

Formation of provisional households

Formation of provisional households

Mail-ManagementMail-Management

Mail-ManagementMail-ManagementMail-ManagementMail-Management

Data Data

Classic Semi-Classic/Transit/Future

Distribution by enumerators

Distribution by enumerators

Preparation of enumerators andsurvey material

Preparation of enumerators andsurvey material

Post

Pre-PrintingPre-Printing

PackingPacking

Sorting by postal zonesSorting by postal zones

Enumeration of buildings and dwellings

Preparation (autumn 99)

GERIMUpdate

Sending of the data(for later controls)

Mail-Management

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Control of exhaustivityControl of completion

Sending reminders

Control of exhaustivityControl of completion

Sending reminders

Treatment of remaining cases

POST

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Data processing

After 5th December 2000After 5th December 2000After 5th December 2000After 5th December 2000

Classic Semi-Classic Transit Future

Reminders from the communeReminders from the commune

Collection by enumeratorsControls and reminders

Collection by enumeratorsControls and reminders

Return by post

Data capture (scanning)Data capture (scanning)

Controls / sending remindersControls / sending reminders

Treatment of remaining casesTreatment of

remaining cases

Data processing

Formation of definitive householdsFormation of definitive households

Treatment of remaining casesTreatment of

remaining cases

Formation of definitive householdsFormation of definitive households