Republic of the Philippines
Philippine Statistics Authority
Republic of the Philippines
Philippine Statistics Authority
Transition to Electronic Data Collection for the
Philippines Census 2020
Presentation for theUN ESCAP, Bangkok
January 24, 2018
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Outline of the Presentation1 About Philippine Statistics Authority
2 Current State of the Census
3 Key Challenges for the 2020 CPH
4 Transition to Electronic Data Collection
5. Next Steps
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Philippine Statistics Authority
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Republic Act No. 10625 – Philippine Statistics Act of 2013
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Deliver relevant and reliable statistics and civil registration services for equitable development towards improved quality of life for all.
Solid responsive world class authority on quality statistics and civil registration
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censuses of population and housing
Every ten years
Republic Act No. 10625Batas Pambansa Blg. 72
for the conduct of censuses of population/housing
Mid-decade
Executive Order No. 352
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Printing
Packaging
Shipment to Field Offices
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NSO
PSA Provincial
Office (PO)/ Census Manual
Processing Center (CMPC)
PSA Regional
Office (RO)/Census Data Processing
Center (CPDC)
Statistical Researcher
(SR)
Team Supervisor
(TS)
Census Area Supervisor
(CAS)
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Current State: Storage
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• Population counts submitted to the President 6 months after end of census
• Characteristics released 2 years after the end of census
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2015 Census of Population Major Activities Cost Time Quality
1 Publicity and IEC
2 Printing/Reproduction of Barangay/EA maps and other administrative forms ✓ ✓
3 Coordination including convening/meeting of local census coordinating boards
4 Purchase and delivery of census supplies, materials, and equipment ✓ ✓
5 Establishment of census headquarters and training centers ✓ ✓
6 Recruitment and hiring of personnel for enumeration ✓
7 Training for enumeration ✓ ✓ ✓
8 Enumeration/Supervision ✓ ✓ ✓
9 Quick Count processing and reporting ✓ ✓
10 Evaluation and submission to CO of Quick Count Reports ✓
11 Training for manual processing ✓ ✓
12 Manual processing ✓ ✓
13 Training for machine processing ✓ ✓
14 Machine processing ✓ ✓
15 Evaluation of tables
16 Submission of data files to the CO ✓
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Key Challenges for the 2020 CPH
Demand for Quality & Timeliness
Fast Changing Technology
Call for Improvement in Business Process
Public Cooperation
2020 CPHKabilang Ako!
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Quicker results, better quality
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Security, trust and time issues
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6.00%
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1990 CPH 2000 CPH 2010 CPH
Percentage of households living in multi-unit residential buildings is increasing
Working Age Population is increasing
57.05
59.16
62.37 63.40
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Census Years
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93.1
101.7
110.5
119.2
127.5
135.2
142.3
148.7
101.6
109.9
118.0
125.3
131.9
137.5
142.1
101.3
108.8
115.4
120.9
125.1128.0 129.4
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045
Mill
ion
s
High
Medium
Low
Tedious processing of large volume of data and delay in releases call for process improvement
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System/software for electronic data collection
Government IT infrastructure plan
Available state-of-the-art IT hardware –hand-held devices, PCs, etc.
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Enumerators (Tablet Application)
Hard to interview respondents (Web Application)
Current State Innovation
Response recording by writing on to the paper Response recording by tapping/clicking
Carrying of bulky questionnaires (11.69” x 22”) carrying of tablet (8.43” x 4.72”)
Submission thru face to face submission of data thru the internet
Current State Innovation
Hesitant to participate in data collection Provide a vehicle to difficult to reach
households to participate in data collection
Security issues Address their security concerns as face to face
interaction will be avoided
Time to spare for the interview Questions can be answered at their own pace
and convenience
Revealing confidential information Confidential information will not be divulged
to the SR
Information are recorded into the
questionnaires
Information will be sent directly to the agency
with a click of a button
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- Cost of data production
- Timely delivery of data products
- Quality and reliability of data products
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Labor Force
Survey
National Demographic and
Health Survey
Listing of Farm
Households
Pretesting for CPH
2020
2016 2017 2017 Until 2018
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• CSPro for Android• Survey Solutions• Survey 1-2-3• Customized Android App
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• PSA-Customized Online App for Census 2020
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• Enhancement of integrated interface for Online filling up of questionnaires
• Enhancement of application for Use of CAPI
• Integration of CAPI and Online Data
• Finalization of mode of procurement for android tablets
• Further consultation with Department of ICT, Department of Education and other stakeholders
• End to end testing of all applications through a mini-pilot in 2018
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Thank You!
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