MONGOLIA

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IPUMS-Global Workshop, Lisbon, Portugal, August
22-26, 2007
MONGOLIA COUNTRY REPORT
National Statistical Office
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Content

• Population Census History of Mongolia
• Census Documentation
• History of census microdata, availability and
  accessibility
• Contents of microdata files entrusted to IPUMS
• Harmonization
• Completeness of enumeration
• Principal publications

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Population Census History of Mongolia

• During the 20th century Mongolia has conducted
  nine population censuses in 1918, 1935, 1944,
  1956, 1963, 1969, 1979, 1989 and 2000
• 1969, 1979 and 1989 censuses were developed in
  accordance with methodologies recommended by
  Commission of Economic Mutual Assistance for
  socialist countries. Main features of these
  censuses
• Population censuses and housing censuses were
  conducted together
• UN recommendation on periodicity

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2000 Population and Housing census

• 2000 census was the first census after adapting
  to a market economy
• 2000 census was conducted in accordance with UN
  Principles and Recommendations for Population
  and Housing Censuses
• First time, rich information on migration were
  collected
• First time, census materials were processed using
  personal computers and international standard
  software.

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2000 Population and Housing census

• First time, the post-enumeration survey was
  conducted
• Broad-based census advocacy and publicity were
  conducted compared with the previous censuses
• Output tables extracted from the census were
  consistent with international standards

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Census Documentation

• Census questionnaires for 1989 and 2000 censuses
• Census enumerator manual and coding instructions

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History of census microdata, availability and
accessibility

• 2000 population and housing census data
  available
• 1989 census data will be recovered

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Contents of microdata files entrusted to IPUMS

• Social and demographic characteristics
• Geographical and migration characteristics
• Educational characteristics
• Economic characteristics
• Dwelling characteristics
• Building characteristics

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Harmonization

• Harmonization 1989 and 2000 censuses
• 2000 census differ from 1989
• Migration issues
• Economic activity
• Definition
• Classification

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Completeness of enumeration

• The first PES in the period of transition from
  command to market economy
• only urban areas were covered

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Principal publications

• The 2000 Population and Housing Census results
• for analysis of socio-demographic, some
  economic and ethnic characteristics as well as
  housing
• for development, monitoring and evaluation of
  policies and programs
• for population projections, analyses of trends

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Preliminary Results of the Census (in Mongolian
and English) (April, 2000)

• The Census Preliminary Results included
• Total population, number of households
• Population growth
• Age and sex
• Census organization
• Census concepts and definitions

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The 2000 Census Administrative Report Volume 1
(in Mongolian and English, Dec 2000)
This Report included

• Record of the experiences accumulated during the
  2000 Population and Housing Census
• Serves as key reference in confronting and
  resolving issues in organizing and conducting
  subsequent censuses
• Provides all technical and logistics information
  on the census for the experts

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The Main Results of the 2000 Population and
Housing Census (in Mongolian and English, 2001)
Main results also published by each provinces.
The content

• Population size and growth
• Residency
• Demographic characteristics
• Ethnicity
• Internal migration, urbanization
• Education
• Economic activity
• Households, living quarters and housing
  facilities

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MONGOLIAN POPULATION IN XX CENTURY2003Included
nine population censuses
Development of Mongolian population, its growth
and age composition over the last century.
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Thematic Monographs

• Gender in Mongolia, 2002
• Housing, 2001
• Internal Migration and Urbanization, 2002
• Population projections, 2002
• Economic Activity, 2001
• Nuptiality Patterns in Mongolia, 2002
• Education and Literacy, 2002
• Older Population in Mongolia, 2002
• Youth, 2002
• All monographs in Mongolian and English

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