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kobo
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 Posted - 26 Feb 2014 : 01:00:12
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1. Provisional Census results ready
Published on Friday, 07 February 2014 | Written by Alagi F. S. Sora
Mr. Baba Suware, the Social Statistician at the Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) at his office in Kanifing on Wednesday 5 January 2014 shed light on the developments. He revealed that the provisional result was already printed and sent to the National Assembly and other relevant stakeholders.
He further revealed that they are now working on data for further processing.
Asked when the population should expect the final report, he responded that the final report would be ready at the end of this year 2014.
Asked the reason for the delay of the report, he clarified that it is due to the tedious nature of processing the data but expressed hope that in the third quarter of the year it would be ready.
The Gambia has conducted a population and housing census which ended in April 2013. However since then the Gambia Bureau of Statistic has not made public the 2013 Census results.
This is why this reporter consulted the GBOs to find out why it has taken too long to inform the public regarding the results. In an earlier interview with the social statistician sometime last month, he confirmed that after one month of holding the census the Bureau is mandated to publish the provisional report.
It was indicated during that interview that the provisional result was ready and was at the printing at the time, and promise was made that in a fortnight it would be ready and sent to the various stakeholders.
SOURCE: Foroya Burning Issues News & full report
2. Population figures show faster growth
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Preliminary results of the 2013 population and housing census show that 1,882,450 persons were enumerated in The Gambia, the Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) announced Monday in a preliminary report.
According to GBoS, this provisional count shows a 5.6 per cent increase over the projected 2013 population of 1,783,424.
This variance can be attributed to a number of factors one of which is a possible improvement in the census coverage of 2013 compared to 2003.
The provisional population count indicates an absolute increase of 521,769 persons (or 38.3 per cent) compared to the number of persons enumerated in last census (2003 census).
The current figure of the total population count indicates that the population of The Gambia has grown at the rate 3.3 per cent between 2003 and 2013 compared to 2.7 per cent during the 1993-2003 inter-censal period.....
SOURCE: The Point News & full report
3. Effects of population growth on The Economy, Cost of Living, Housing, Health, Education, Governance, Employment (Jobs), Social Welfare, National Budget & other future challenges for The Nation. Related Bantaba topic Gambia Lost Over a Billion Dalasis Grant 2013
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kobo
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26 Feb 2014 : 20:57:02
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Preliminary census report puts population at 1.88 million
Published on Wednesday, 26 February 2014 | Written by Ousman Njie
A preliminary report on the 2013 population and housing census prepared by the Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) puts the population of The Gambia at 1.88 million. A summary report issued to the media makes it clear that this figure is provisional and the public have to wait for the completion of the final report.
“Figures in this preliminary report should be seen as provisional until the publication of the final figures which may be slightly different after the completion of the census data processing and analysis,” the summary report points out.
According to the preliminary results of the 2013 population and housing census 1,882,450 persons were enumerated in The Gambia, which shows a 5.6 per cent increase over the projected 2013 population of 1,783,424. This summary report attributes this to a number of factors, one of which is a possible improvement in the census coverage of 2013 compared to 2003.
Furthermore while the provisional population count indicates 1,882,450 persons were enumerated in The Gambia the population count in 2003 was 1,360,681 giving an absolute increase of 521,769 persons (or 38.3 per cent) compared to the number of persons enumerated in the 2003 census. The summary report indicates a higher population growth in the last 10 years (2003-2013) compared to the previous ten years (1993-2003). “The current figure of the total population count indicates that the population of The Gambia has grown at the rate 3.3 per cent between 2003 and 2013 compared to 2.7 per cent during the 1993-2003 inter-censal period,” says the report.
The 2013 Population and Housing Census enumeration was conducted under the legal framework of the Statistical Act 2005 which empowers the Gambia Bureau of Statistics to conduct a population census in 2013 and every ten years thereafter, from April 8th to 28th 2013 with funding from Government and UNFPA.
The population enumeration which was the second phase of the census enumeration began on April 15 and lasted for 14 days. The 2013 census is the sixth complete population and housing census and the fifth taken since independence. “This affirms The Gambia’s strict adherence to the decennial periodicity or regularity requirement which forms part of international best practices for census-taking.”
The report further states: “To adhere to international recommendations on the conduct of population and housing censuses, a post enumeration survey (PES) is in most cases conducted to correct for the content and coverage errors that usually accompany census enumeration.
In the absence of this due to certain constraints, GBoS management decided to maintain the Regional Census Offices for another two months (May, June) after the census enumeration during which, the regional teams were tasked to thoroughly edit and verify the completed questionnaires in other to minimise the content and coverage errors.
This exercise went well in all the regions. In some instances, the teams physically visited some settlements/households to verify certain issues and address cases of under-enumeration.”
SOURCE: Foroyaa Burning Issues News |
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kobo
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Posted - 26 Feb 2014 : 21:26:57
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Census findings release long overdue
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
The website of the Gambia Bureau of Statistics, GBoS, has the slogan: “Disseminating impartial, timely and accurate quality statistics”.
Yet, as regards the time it has taken to release the crucial data, it is the feeling in some quarters that the findings of the 2013 population and housing census should have been released much earlier.
The very report released by GBoS on Monday stated that: “Because the analysis and report compilation will take some time, it is necessary to release preliminary figures to assist planning and decision making processes.”
Thus, no effort should have been spared in getting the information out to facilitate “planning and decision making” in government and the NGO community, among others.
However, as is usually said about such delays - it is better late than never.
It is obvious that the purpose of the whole exercise, which cost the government and its partners millions of dalasis to organize, was to get data on humans and housing in The Gambia to guide, among others, national development endeavours.....
SOURCE: The Point Editorial & more information |
Edited by - kobo on 26 Feb 2014 21:27:43 |
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kobo
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Posted - 04 Mar 2014 : 01:09:47
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1. More women than men in Gambia
Monday, March 03, 2014
There are more females (50.5 per cent) than males (49.5per cent) in the country, provisional results for the 2013 population census have revealed.
The sex ratio, which refers to the number of males per 100 females in a population, further confirmed that there are 98 males for every 100 females in The Gambia.
These are some of the findings of the population and housing census held last year, whose results also show that the country’s population is more concentrated in predominantly urban regions.
There was a rise in population density from 127 persons in 2003 to 176 persons per square kilometre in 2013, according to the latest census figures.
The number of households in 2013 increased from 157,494 in 2003 census to 229,500 representing an increase of 45.7 per cent. Except in Banjul where the number of households declined, the increase in household numbers occurred in all local government areas......
SOURCE: The Point News & full report
2. Where are the figures for ethnic groups?
We note that the report on the preliminary census findings is now available on the website of the Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS), www.gbos.gov.gm
As stated in our editorial last week, when GBoS released its first report on the results of the 2013 population and housing census, interest in the national census data is very high, and people cannot wait to access the vital information.
This was why we were surprised that a crucial piece of information, such as the present size of the various ethnic groups we have in the country, is missing from the preliminary report.
Why is there a delay in releasing the ethnic figures? Whatever happened to this very important data? Why is their announcement delayed?
Indeed, the national census authorities must have a very good reason!
SOURCE: The Point News Editorial & full report |
Edited by - kobo on 04 Mar 2014 01:10:44 |
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kobo
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Posted - 25 Mar 2014 : 02:16:03
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1. Is Jammeh Doctoring Census Results?
Kairo News was tipped that Gambian president is hell bent on implementing his 203 threats of interfering with the results of the 2013 population and housing census. Jammeh has reportedly delayed the report so that some surnames be categorized as he desires.
The Gambia Bureau of Statistics last month published the 2013 census provisional report, pegging the Gambia’s population at 1.8 million people. The country’s population increased by 5.6 percent. It is not clear when the official report will be available.
Unsatisfied with the 2003 Census report, President Yahya Jammeh said he would make sure that surnames such as Sonko, Bojang, Jarju, Sanneh, Jabbi, Gassama and Jammeh be classified as non-Mandinkas. “He wants them to be either classified as Bainunkas or Jolas but not Mandinkas,” our source at the Central Statistics said. ““President Jammeh has asked the Statistics Department to withhold the results of the 2013 until the officials categorized these surnames,” confirmed a source familiar with the scheme.
“President Jammeh’s ultimate goal is to reduce the majority of Mandinka ethnic group through whatever means. He thinks the best way to do that is to remove Sanneh, Jammeh, Bojang, Sonko, Gassama and Jabbi [Jammeh said a short form of Kujabi] from the Mandinka ethnicity,” our source added. “President Jammeh wants the Central Statistics to do the categorization before making the Census report public.”
It took the Gambia government more than nine months before it issued the preliminary census results, which raises concern that it might have been doctored....
Source: Full report from Kairo Online News
2. GBoS RELEASES PRELIMINARY REPORT ON DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY
Published on Monday, 24 March 2014 | Written by Samba Bah
The Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS) has released the preliminary report of the Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013 which was jointly funded by the Government of The Gambia (GoTG), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the Global Fund.
“The main objective of this survey was to provide comprehensive data on fertility and mortality, family planning and maternal and child health and nutrition, as well as information on maternal mortality and domestic violence and it also provides data on household-based measurements of malaria and HIV prevalence, two of the most life-threatening infections in sub-Saharan Africa,” according to the report.
It is further stated that the 2013 Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) is the first of its kind conducted in The Gambia and was carried out by the Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoH&SW).
The survey was said to be based on a nationally representative sample and has been designed to produce estimates of major survey variables at the national level, in urban and rural areas, and for eight local government areas, namely Banjul Municipality, Kanifing Municipality, Brikama, Mansakonko, Kerewan, Kuntaur, Janjanbureh and Basse.
A total of 6,217 households, 10,233 women age 15-49 and 3,821 men age 15-59 were said to have been interviewed between February and April 2013. ICF International provided technical assistance through its MEASURE DHS program, which is designed to collect data on fertility, family planning, maternal and child health, maternal mortality, and domestic violence.
According to the report, the total fertility rate (15 – 49 age group) for the three-year period before the survey is 5.6 for the country as a whole, 6.8 in rural areas, and 4.7 in urban areas. “This means that the TFR in rural areas is two children higher than in urban areas,” the report deduces.
The general fertility rate (GFR) is the estimated annual number of births per 1,000 women age 15-44, and the crude birth rate (CBR) refers to the total number of births occurring in a given year per 1,000 population. The report puts the GFR at 112 births per 1,000 women age 15-44 years, and the CBR at 27 births per 1,000 population.
The report goes on to say that contraceptive prevalence in The Gambia is very low. Data shows that only 9 percent of currently married women use a contraceptive method of any kind, and 8 percent use a modern method.
The prevalence of modern contraceptive method use in urban areas is three times higher than in rural areas (12 percent versus 4 percent, respectively). “Mortality shows a downward trend,” the report points out.
“Infant mortality decreased from 50 deaths per 1,000 births in the 10 – 14 years before the survey (1999 – 2003) to 46 in the 5 – 9 years before the survey (2004 – 2008) and 34 in the 0 – 4 years before the survey (2009 -2013).” Regarding vaccination, the report has it that seventy-one percent of women received the number of tetanus toxoid injections required to provide full protection at their most recent birth in the five years preceding the survey.
Women in rural areas are said to be more likely to receive full protection against tetanus than those in urban areas (74 percent and 67 percent, respectively).
Similarly, women are more likely to have received the required number of tetanus injections in more rural settings, such as Mansakonko (87 percent) and Basse (74 percent), local government areas than in the urban settings of Banjul (66%) and Kanifing (68%).
According to the health cards and mothers’ reports in the survey, “76 percent of children ages 12-23 months have received all of the recommended vaccinations in The Gambia. Practically all children received BCG (99 percent), and 88 percent received the measles vaccine.
Also, 88 percent received the three doses ofDPT or pentavalent vaccine, and 90 percent received the three doses of the polio vaccine.” As to malaria, the report has this to say: “In general, malaria prevalence was found to be very low in The Gambia. Only 1 percent of the children tested by microscopy were found to be positive formalaria.
The prevalence according to the rapid diagnostic test is higher (2 percent), because the parasite’s antigens may still be present in the child even after the parasites have disappeared. One reason for the observed low prevalence is that the 2013 GDHS survey was conducted between February and April, during the dry season.
Malaria in The Gambia is known to be highly seasonal, with transmission occurring as Anopheles gambiae s.l. populations expand during and immediately after a single annual rainy season that usually lasts from June to October (Jawara et al., 2008).” This report does not include results on HIV prevalence which, it indicates, will come in a subsequent release.
Foroyaa will publish excerpts of the report in subsequent publications.
Source: Foroyaa Burning Issues News |
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