Innovations in 2010 Population Census: Enhancing Data Dissemination
The 2010 Population Census in Japan saw significant advancements in data collection, tabulation, and dissemination methods. Innovations included introducing multiple options for questionnaire submission, leveraging ICT for dissemination, and improving tables to reflect societal changes. Consultation with census data users and organizations played a key role in these innovations, aiming to enhance the use and understanding of census data for policy-making and research purposes.
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Hiroyuki KITADA National Statistics Center Japan
Content Outline of 2010 Population Census Consultation of Census Data users New Approach to Tabulation and Dissemination in 2010 Population Census Improvements in 2010 Population Census Conclusion
Outline of 2010 Population Census Conducted on 1 October, 2010 Over 70 million questionnaire forms, which are delivered by enumerators Introduction of multiple options to submit questionnaire Sealed envelope, mail back, or internet (Tokyo area) Improvements of tabulation and dissemination Improvements of tables for dissemination to cope with social and economic changes Promotion of ICT-based dissemination
Consultation of Census Data Users Organizations for consultation of census data users Ministerial Liaison Meeting Preparatory National Conference of Supporters (including Preparatory Prefectural Conference of Supporters) 2010 Population Census User Forum Statistics Commission
Consultation of Census Users (cont.) Ministerial Liaison Meeting Purpose : Monitoring for statistical needs of policy making Members :staff of governmental entities Preparatory National Conference of Supporters (Preparatory Prefectural Conference of Supporters) Purpose : Promulgating importance of census through use of survey results Members: staff of local public entities, staff of private sectors
Consultation of Census Users (cont.) 2010 Population Census User Forum Purpose: Promotion of use of census data through exchange of information about tabulation and analysis Members : academic experts on demography, staff of private sectors Statistics Commission Purpose : deliberations on the plan of the population census based on the Statistics Act Members: academic experts on statistics, demography, economics etc., staff of private sector
New approach to tabulation and dissemination in 2010 census Statistics Reflecting the Latest in the Changing Society and Economy Changing Society and Economy Changes in Population and Households Change in User needs Adaptation to Changes Review and Improve Statistics Review Release Methods -Aging society with fewer children -Changing households -Changing employment -Increasing foreigners -Advancing ICT -Improve usefulness
Improvements in 2010 census Aging society with fewer children Improve statistics to offer more detailed data on the aged Offer statistics conducive to more detailed analysis of the aged as labor force Offer statistics on the correlation between a double-income household, which is increasing, and the number of their children Improve statistics on the characteristics of internal migration
Improvements in 2010 census (cont.) Changing household structures Improve statistics to reflect increasing single-person households Offer more detailed data on household structure Accommodate the needs for welfare policies for mother-child(ren) households etc.
Improvements in 2010 census (cont.) Changing employment environment Offer data on regular versus temporary employees Offer types of industry dispatched workers are employed in Increasing foreigners Improve statistics on foreigners by area Offer prompt detailed tabulation of foreigners by nationality
Improvements in 2010 census (cont.) Advancing ICT Put emphasis on the Internet as a means of data release while reviewing the content of reports Improve table-search facilities Improve usefulness Offer data based on pre-merger municipality demarcation to enable post-merger area comparison Improve statistics such as by offering by-municipality tabulation to help area comparison Offer chronologically arranged prompt tabulation to help comparison with past data
In conclusion ... Inform the public about the role of statistics How statistics are made and used in society Users Beneficiaries Respondents Data Suppliers Citizens Persons, Households Establishments, Enterprises, etc Knowledge, Information, Services Public Policies, Products Professional Users Government Academia Businesses Foreign Media Official Statistics Individual Information Official Statistics National Statistical Office
