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General Census for Population, Housing and Establishments 2017

Egypt, Arab Rep., 2017
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EGY_POP_CENSUS_2017_V1.0
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Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics
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  • Identification

    Survey ID
    EGY_POP_CENSUS_2017_V1.0
    Title
    General Census for Population, Housing and Establishments 2017
    Translated title
    Population and Housing Census 2017
    Country
    Name Country code
    Egypt EGY
    Study type
    Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
    Series information
    The 2017 General Population, Housing and Establishment Census is the fourteenth in the series of censuses conducted by Egypt and the first electronic census designed and conducted with an integrated technology system using tablets to ensure the speed and accuracy of results that help decision makers plan on a sound basis and immediate results.
    Abstract
    <p style="border:solid thin black;"> THE CLEANED VERSION OF THE POPULATION CENSUS DATA PRODUCED AND PUBLISHED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH FORUM REPRESENTS 10% OF THE ORIGINAL POPULATION CENSUS DATA COLLECTED BY THE CENTRAL AGENCY FOR PUBLIC MOBILIZATION AND STATISTICS (CAPMAS) </p>

    A brief history of the census:

    The conduct of censuses in Egypt began with the 1882 census (The Scout for Egyptian Homes and the Counting of Its Souls). The next census was conducted in 1897, after which the census was conducted almost every 10 years.
    - In 1966, a population and housing census was conducted using the sampling method.
    - The 1976 and 1986 censuses were conducted (using two forms, one of which was a long form for 20% of the families and a short form for the rest of the families).
    - The 1996 and 2006 censuses used only one form for all families.
    - Introduction of electronic census in 2017 (with two short forms for 90% of families and one long form for the rest of families with a ratio of 10%).

    CAPMAS conducted the 2017 General Population, Housing and Establishment Census, the fourteenth census in the series of Egyptian censuses since the first census in Egypt in 1882. Following the 2006 census, CAPMAS mobilized all of its human and material resources to plan, prepare and conduct the 2017 census, starting with the design of the questionnaires and ending with data dissemination and announcement of the results.

    The number of staff involved in the census was about 45,000 enumerators, relying mainly on young graduates qualified for fieldwork, in addition to some CAPMAS staff. All staff were trained centrally and in the field using the latest training methods, and the scientific material was provided on compact discs (CD3) in addition to the well-known traditional methods to ensure clarity and uniformity of concepts for all census staff.
    CAPMAS has followed the United Nations Statistical Commission recommendations on international concepts and definitions, as well as the list of basic outputs to be included in the 2017 General Population, Housing, and Establishment Census.
    Kind of data
    Census/enumeration data [cen]
    Unit of analysis
    The census is based on the method of comprehensive inventory of all members of society, buildings and facilities located in the country, based on tablets, electronic applications and geographical maps.

    Version

    Version
    V1.0: Version 1 of the General Census for Population prepared for public dissemination.
    Version date
    2022-12

    Scope

    Notes
    The General Population, Housing, and Establishment Census form contains data on the following areas:

    - Population: characteristics of the family and household in terms of age, sex, education, occupation of each family member, occupation, social status, type of waste disposal, and the question about disabilities

    - Dwellings: characteristics of the building, such as the number of floors and housing units, the year of construction of the oldest part of the building, the type of construction material used to build the building, whether the building has services such as sewerage, electricity, water, and natural gas.

    - Establishments: characteristics of establishments. Year of operation, type of operation, legal personality of establishments, number of employees in establishments, number of permanent and temporary employees, do establishments have branches or not.

    Coverage

    Geographic coverage
    Comprehensive enumeration on the national level .
    Universe
    The general census covered the population, dwellings and establishments.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics CAPMAS
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name
    Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires
    The short questionnaire contains 2 modules in addition to the household identification and geographic data on the cover sheet.

    First module: The housing conditions of the households.
    - Type of dwelling, tenure status of the dwelling (owned/rented), availability of facilities and services related to the dwelling, ownership of durables.

    Second Module: Demographic and employment characteristics and basic data for all - household members.
    -Gender, age, education level, marital status, residential mobility, religion, and nationality.

    The questionnaire can be found on the Documentation tab.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2017-01-29 2017-07-31
    Data Collectors
    Name Affiliation
    Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics Egypt

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    Economic Research Forum (ERF) www.erf.org.eg erfdataportal@erf.org.eg
    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes To access the micro-data, researchers are required to register on the ERF website and comply with the data access agreement. The data will be used only for scholarly, research, or educational purposes. Users are prohibited from using data acquired from the Economic Research Forum in the pursuit of any commercial or private ventures.
    Access conditions
    Licensed datasets, accessible under conditions.
    Citation requirement
    The users should cite the Economic Research Forum and the Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics as follows:

    "OAMDI, 2022. Population Census, http://www.erfdataportal.com/index.php/catalog. Version 1.0 of the licensed data files; Egypt_POP_CENSUS_2017- Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). Egypt: Economic Research Forum (ERF).”

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer
    The Economic Research Forum and the Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics have granted the researcher access to relevant data following exhaustive efforts to protect the confidentiality of individual data.

    The researcher is solely responsible for any analysis or conclusions drawn from available data.
    Copyright
    (c) 2022, Economic Research Forum | (c) 2017, CAPMAS, Egypt

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Email URL
    Economic Research Forum (ERF) - 21 Al-Sad Al-Aaly St., Dokki, Giza, Egypt erfdataportal@erf.org.eg www.erf.org.eg

    Metadata production

    Document ID
    EGY_POP_CENSUS_2017_V1.0
    Producers
    Name
    Economic Research Forum
    Date of metadata production
    2022-12

    Metadata version

    Version
    Version 1.0
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