MONTSERRAT

1. Name and address of the organization responsible for the census:

Statistics Department, P.O. Box 292, Brades.

2. Population censuses conducted since 1945 (years):

1946, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1991 and 2001.    The present description relates to the 2001 population census (held on 12 May).

3. Coverage of the census:

(a) Geographical scope: Whole country.     

(b) Persons covered: All persons of all ages.   

4. Reference period:

The week and year preceding the census day.            

5. Main topics:                                  

(a) Total population, by sex and age:  yes.   

Economically active population by:

(b) Sex and age group:  yes                            

(c) Industry:  yes                                                        

(d) Occupation:  yes                                       

(e) Status in employment:  yes                                    

(f) Highest educational level: yes

(g) Hours of work:  yes                                              

(h) Other characteristics:  yes            

Re (a): The age is defined in terms of date and year of birth.  

Re (g): Hours of work relate to actual hours worked during the reference week.

Re (h): The census also collected information on mode of travel to work, time taken to get to work, sources of income, income and income period.

6. Concepts and definitions:

(a) Economically active population:  It comprises all persons aged 15 years and over who, during the reference period, were either employed or unemployed, according to the definitions given below.

(b) Employment:  Considered as employed are all persons who, during the reference period, worked or had a job but did not work for most of the reference period.  The questions used to determine whether a person is to be counted as employed are “What did you do most during the past 12 months?”, “What did you do most during the past week?” and “Did you do any other kind of work at all last week for any length of time, including helping in a family business, street vending or work at home?”.      

It is reported that the following categories are included:                                        

i)         persons doing unpaid work in family firm or business;          

ii)        persons engaged in production for own consumption;            

iii)       persons, temporarily absent from a job;                                 

iv)       seasonal or occasional workers;                                            

v)         apprentices and trainees;

Persons belonging to categories (i), (iii), (iv) and (v) can be identified separately.

(c) Unemployment: Considered as unemployed are all persons who, during the reference period, looked for work or wanted work and were available for most of the reference period.  The questions used to determine whether a person is to be counted as unemployed are “What did you do most in the past 12 months?” and “What did you do most in the past week?”.

7. Classifications used:

Both employed persons and persons previously employed are classified by industry, by occupation and by status in employment.        

(a) Industry:   Based on the question “What type of business is/was carried on at your workplace?  Please specify in detail”.  Links to ISIC-rev.3 have been established at the 4-digit level.

(b) Occupation:  Based on the question “What sort of work did you do in your main occupation?  Please specify in detail”.  Links to ISCO-88 have been established at the 4-digit level.

(c) Status in employment: Based on the question “Did you carry on your business, work for wage or salary or as an unpaid family worker in a family business?  For coding status in employment, the following eight groups were used: Paid employee – Government; Paid employee – Private; Paid employee – Statutory body; Unpaid worker; Own business with paid help; Own business without paid help; Apprentice; Don’t know/Not stated.   

(d) Level of education: Based on two questions: (i) “What is the “highest level of formal education that you have reached?”.   For coding level of formal education the following 11 groups were used: Day-care/Nursery; Pre-school; Infant; Primary grade/Standard (1-3 years); Primary Grade/Standard (4-6 years); Secondary; Pre-University/post Secondary/College; University; None; Don’t know; Not stated;  and (ii) “What is the highest certificate, diploma or degree that you have earned?”.   For coding the responses to this question 16 groups were used.               

8. Main differences compared with the previous census:

No major differences.

9. Publication of the census results:

The preliminary results of the census have already been published in “Census Tables”.  

The organization responsible for the publication is the Statistics Department, P.O. Box 292, Brades. 

The census data will also be available on the website (www.devunit.gov.ms).