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Introduction

​​​ The General Secretariat of the Planning Council (Statistics Department), provides all statistical data to serve planning and scientific research in various fields. In view of the continuous change in the constructional set up of the State from one year to another, the need has become urgent to furnish up-to-date information in regard of population, building, households and establishments, since the General Population and Housing Census of 1997 is becoming out of date.

In account of that, The General Secretariat proposed the project of Building, Dwellings, Households, and Establishments Census & Population Characteristics by Sample, as well as updating population blocks.

In its sixth ordinary meeting on 5/2/2003, the Council of Ministers approved the project, provided that the Planning Council and the Ministry of Finance assume undertaking necessary actions in this respect, each in its domain.

The State has already carried out two censuses. Their results were published. The first one was on the 16thof March, 1986, and the second one was on the 17th of March 1997. Thereby, various population and demographic, as well as establishments, data has become available for three separate time periods, allowing for conducting analytical studies and observing civilizational  development of the society.

1- Census Definition:

The Census Definition adopted in Qatar is in conformity with the United Nation’s definition, which indicates that the census is the total process of collecting, compiling, analyzing, evaluating, publishing and disseminating statistical data regarding he population distribution and their basic characteristics (demographic, social and economical) at a specific reference period for all individuals within the States' boundaries. A specific point of time is being selected within the reference period, called time reference point.

 Census Methods:

Population census can be carried out by adapting any of following two basic methods:

  1. De facto: meaning enumeration of individuals in accordance to their place of presence at the time of the census, irrespective of being permanent residents of this place or temporary visitors.
  2. De Jure: meaning enumeration of individuals in accordance to their usual place of residence at the time of censes, irrespective of their place of presence on the census night.

2- Definition of Dwellings Census:

It is the total process of collecting, compiling, manipulating, analyzing, evaluating, publishing and disseminating statistics data regarding distribution and characteristics of dwellings at a specific reference period for all residential units within the State's boundaries.

Naturally, the building census is an integral part of the dwellings census, since it is necessary at the time of enumerating for the population and dwellings, a thorough knowledge of building used for residence purposes and building used for non-residence purposes, is existing.

As for the establishment census, it is not an integral part of the population census, nevertheless it is possible to obtain some information regarding the economic characteristics of the establishments at the time of visiting the building and identifying its components.​

3- Census Significance:

The census significance emerges in being an integrated photographic image for the society at a specific point of time within the framework of the many, various and continuous variables which can not be identified via other means of data collection. This furnishes a data base suitable for comparing and projecting demographic data as well as social and economic characteristics of the society.

4- Characteristics of the Population Census:

  1. Formality:
    Whereas, the census is being conducted in accordance to a decree issued by the State’s supreme authorities as well as issuance of a census law.
  2. Individual enumeration:
    Meaning that each individual is enumerated separately, and his characteristics are separately recorded.
  3. Simultaneity:
    All individuals should be enumerated as nearly as possible to the same point of time known as census reference period.
  4. Universality within a defined territory:
    The census covers all individual in a precisely defined territory.
  5. Periodicity:
    The census should be carried out at regular intervals (every ten or five years). This helps in making future projections and to facilitate comparison between present and previous censuses.

5- Use of census Data:

Population and dwellings census aims mainly at collecting and disseminating basic statistics pertaining to these phenomena and their characteristics at a specified period of time. Following are some uses of the census data.

  1. Development planning purposes:

    The census provides essential data pertaining to demographic, social, and economic characteristics of the population and dwellings which can be used for planning at all levels.

  2. Estimation of prevailing levels and variations in the demographic and dwellings characteristics:

    The census data facilitates in discovering prevailing levels and standards as well as the different changes in the demographic and dwellings characteristics, evaluating the availability of basic necessities, specifying neglected areas, setting priorities … etc.

  3. Estimating sources of labor force:

    The census is considered to be the main source of information related to the size of labor force and its characteristics, as well as other aspects related to the education and training, present and expected levels, national policies needed in this field, setting up contents and priorities of these various programs.

  4. Upgrading women role and its economic and social standing:

    Recent decades witnessed an increasing attention to the role of women in the society. This matter has become a central issue. Governments became interested to collect statistics in relation to women for drawing up programs and identifying policies needed for improving and upgrading the role, as well as social and economic standing of women in the society.

  5. Cognizing and identifying special population groups:

    There is an increasing concern in regard to specific population groups e.g. children, youth, elderly persons, disables… etc. Indicators about these group helps in designing programs and policies which serve their interests.

  6. Use for research purposes:

    Population and housing census data forms a rich source of information needed for carrying out demographic, social and economic surveys.

  7. Use for economic purposes:

    Today economic decision-making relies on scientific basis, based upon facts and actual data.

  8. Census data provides a comprehensive frame for all active establishments in the State, and a fertile base for economic surveys which follows the census e.g. annual economic surveys associated with the national accounts estimates.

6- Scope of the Census:

This census covered all individuals residing within the boundaries of the State at the reference point of time on the 16th March 2004, at their place of presence whether in residential units or labor gatherings, excluding those living in public houses, those on transit at air parts, at land customs outlets and on board vessels in territorial waters, those on boats and fishing centers.

Data was fully collected in regards to building, dwellings, units, Qatari population and establishments while non-Qatari population residing in the State, whether in residential units or labor gatherings, were enumerated via a sample. Their data was appraised, as will be mentioned later, and added to the Qatari population data to achieve estimates to the States' overall level.

7- Point of Reference:

  1. Data pertaining to the characteristics of Qatari and non-Qatari population (whether in residential units or labor gatherings), were collected showing the status at the point of time reference on March 16th 2004.
  2. Time reference in regard to labor force and the associated items, was assumed to be the week ending 16/3/2004.
  3. Number of live births and those of whom still alive, for married and widowed Qatari females, were recorded in regard to vital events that took place throughout their marriage life till the night of the census, in addition to the vital events during 2003.
  4. Time reference for data pertaining to building, residential units and establishments was assumed to be the time of visit, September and October 2003 for building, December 2003 and January 2004 for residential units, May 2004 for establishments.

8- Adminstrative Division of the State:

The State of Qatar is 11433 sq. km. in area, divided into ten municipalities separated by clear physical features and landmarks. Each municipality consists of one or more zones (see the map.). Each zone is further divided into smaller units called blocks. Hence, the block forms the smallest administrative unit. Each level in the division was given serial numbering as follows:

First level Municipalities (1-10)

Second level

Zones

(1-98)

Third level

Blocks

(1- last block within zone)

  1. Doha Municipality:

    Includes Doha city with its new extensions bounded in the north by Um Slal municipality and to the west by Rayyan municipality, in the East by the Arabian Gulf. Zones comprising the municipality start with zones 1 up to 49 and from zone 60 to 69. Numbers 8 & 9 were not included in the zones numbering, being reserved numbers for future usage for new urban extension. Halul Island comes within the municipality boundaries.

  2. Rayyan Municipality:

    Includes both old and new Rayyan, Garrafa, Shahhaniya, Seliya and neighboring villages. The industrial area and the central market are within the municipality boundaries. In the north, it is bounded by Um Slal and Al Jemailiya municipality, while from the south and east it is bounded by Al Wakra and Doha municipalities respectively. Rayyan municipality comprises zones starting from 51 up to 57 in addition to 80 and 81. 58 & 59 are assumed to be reserved numbers.

  3. Al Wakra Municipality:

    Includes Al Wakra and Al Wukair towns in addition to the neighboring inhabitants groups. From the north, it is bounded by Doha and Rayyan municipalities, while from the west and south, it is bounded by Jeryan Al Batna and Mesaieed municipalities; from the east, it is bounded by the Arabian Gulf. It comprises zones number 90, 91, and 95.

  4. Um Slal Municipality:

    Includes Um Slal Mohamed, Um Slal Ali, and neighboring villages and inhabitants groups. From the north, it is bounded by Al Khor municipality, from the west by Al Jemailiya and Rayyan municipalities, from the south by Rayyan and Doha municipalities, while in the east, it is bounded by the Arabian Gulf. It comprises zones 71 and 71.

  5. Al Khor Municipality:

    Includes Al Khor and Zakhira towns, Ras Laffan and the neighboring villages and inhabitants groups. In the north, it is bounded by Al Shamal municipality and the Arabian Gulf, from the west by Al Ghuwairiya and Al Jemailiya municipalities, while to the south, it is bounded by Um Slal Municipality. It comprises zones 74 and 75.

  6. Al Shamal Municipality:

    Includes Al Shamal, Ruwais, and Abu Dhalouf towns in addition to the neighboring villages and inhabitants groups. In the north, east, and west, it is bounded by the Arabian Gulf, while in the south, it is bounded by Al Ghuwairiya and Al Khor municipalities. It comprises zones 77, 78, and 79.

  7. Al Ghuwairiya Municipality:

    Includes Ghuwairiya town and the neighboring villages and inhabitants groups. In the north, it is bounded by Al Shamal municipality, in the west by the Arabian Gulf, in the south by Al Khor municipality. It comprises one zone, namely 76.

  8. Al Jemailiya Municipality:

    Includes Al Jemailiya, Dukhan, and Umm Bab towns in addition to the neighboring villages and inhabitants groups. In the north, it is bounded by Al Ghuwairiya municipality, in the west by the Arabian Gulf, in the south by Jeryan Al Batna municipality and in the east by Rayyan, Um Slal, and Al Khor municipalities. Al Jemailiya municipality comprises zones 72, 73, 84, 85, and 86.

  9. Jeryan Al Batna Municipality:

    Includes inhabitants groups and villages situated in the southwest of the State. It includes boundaries' crossing centers at Abu Smara and Sudanatheal, in the north it is bounded by Al Jemailiya and Rayyan municipalities, in the west by the Arabian Gulf, in the south by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and in the east by the municipalities of Al Wakra, Rayyan, and Mesaieed. It comprises zones 82, 83, 96, and 97.

  10. Mesaieed Municipality:

    Includes Mesaieed town, the port, the industrial area of Mesaieed and Khor Al Adaid and comprises zones 92, 93, 94, and 98. In the north, it is bounded by Al Wakra municipality, to the south, by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Gulf, and the west by Jeryan Al Batna and Al Wakra municipality.

9- Major Stages:

Once the project was approved by the Council of Ministers, successive stages started being implemented, commencing with preparatory works and ending with publishing final results and analyzing some of these results.

In each stage, various tasks and responsibilities were performed; following is a summary of these:

1- Preparatory work:

Different issues have been studied, of these:

  1. Census objectives, identifying phenomena to be covered, statistical items that are to be collected for each phenomena and definition of each item.
  2. Designing registries, questionnaires as well as instructions.
  3. Targeted statistical output whether in the form of publishable tables or tabulation for analysis and future surveys usages. The Council looked up the needs of domestic organs, whether governmental or private, studied experience of various countries, as well as the Qatari experience regarding the previous censuses of 1986 and 1997, and finally reviewing the recommendations of the Statistical Office of the United Nations.
  4. Specifying classification level in regard to economic activity, occupation, education status, nationality…etc whether for tabulation, publication or analysis.
  5. Amending administration divisions, provision of maps, setting up a new geographical directory and setting up rules and criteria for updating blocks.
  6. Time calendar and administrative organization for each stage, estimating supplies in the form of stationary, tools, equipments…etc.
  7. Definitions and instructions manuals, programs and means of training.
  8. Approving the range and comprehensiveness of enumeration. It was agreed that building, residential units and characteristics of Qatari population should be fully enumerated, while characteristics of non-Qatari population is to be enumerated via a sample.
  9. The council turned for assistance from a United Nations' expert to study method of surveying i.e. sample design, its size, method of selecting its units and raising up the results.
  10. Other issues.

2- Pilot survey:

  1. Two zones were selected, one in Doha city (zone 24), the other outside Doha (zone 71) in order to experiment the statistical means proposed for the census. This took place in July 2003, aiming at:

    1. Testing designed questionnaires and registries, clarity and easiness of definitions and instructions set forth.
    2. Sequence of field performance, its easiness, productivity rate per worker that might influence the administrative organization and the proposed time calendar.
    3. Usage of maps and the accompanying instructions.
  2. The pilot survey was carried out by (2) inspectors, (2) enumerators, (4) researchers. They were trained for four days starting from 28/6/2003.

3. Preparation and mobilization:

  1. On the basis of the pilot survey results, amendments were introduced on the questionnaires, registries, definitions, instructions and the like. Original written printed materials and registries were finalized and sent to the printers.

    Final amendments on the administrative organization were introduced. Contacts with the different authorities were effectuated to finalize measures and procedures regarding census nominated staff as well as time calendar for secondments.

  2. Purchase of supplies e.g. stationary, equipment…etc.

    Making final touches on publicity and advertisement campaign in agreement with the concerned authorities.

    Other issues and supplies.

4- Data collection:

The operation of data collection were carried out during 2003, 2004 in sequential pattern, but at separated time periods to avoid public holidays and occasions, with a staff hierarchy for each operation in accordance to the magnitude of the phenomenon to be enumerated, items required and productivity per worker. Each operation was preceded by an intensive training program for the staff carrying out the operation.

Following is a list of the consecutive operations:

Particulars

Form

To

Execution period

1- Building census

20/09/2003

19/10/2003

One month

2- Enumeration of residential units & households

01/12/2003

31/01/2004

Two month

3- Enumeration of Qatari population characteristics

16/03/2004

15/04/2004

One month

4- Enumeration of non-Qatari cha.

5- Enumeration of labor gatherings

6- Establishments Census

01/05/2004

31/05/2004

One month

5- Office Work:

By the end of data collection, the following was carried out:

  1. Matching of households' questionnaires coming from the field with those of the frame listing extracted from registry (2 PC) and recording, on a special form, reference data of those households or establishments which did not respond. Such households or establishments were revisited for enumeration.
  2. The inspector with the help of the researchers arranges registries of each zone in accordance with the serial numbers of the blocks, fills in the registries' number as well as total number of registries in that zone, on the outer and inner covers of each registry.
  3. Handing over of registries to the collection committees at the census office, arranged in accordance with registries numbering and approving the special form pertaining to non-responding households or establishments to revisit them.
  4. Saving registries in special stores and arranged in the same geographical sequence. Also keeping records for registries' circulation during the successive stages and operations.
  5. Groups of staff carried out revision and auditing of the data, making necessary amendments according to auditing rules.
  6. Coding was performed in regard to non pre-coded data, while pre-coded data were revised and corrected in accordance with the variable limits, and revisiting of households and establishments to obtain the correct answers.

6- Automated Preparations:

Measures were taken to meet requisites of the various census stages though identifying, purchasing and installing different equipments, software and accessories, in addition to preparing a space for data entry and suitable furniture. Following is a list of technical data:

1- Equipment:

  1. One main server.
  2. One stand-by server.
  3. Six computer sets for analysis programming and geographical information systems.
  4. 22 computer sets for data entry and different administrative work.
  5. 2 colored printers size A3, networking.
  6. 3 colored office printers A4.
  7. Colored office printer A3, A4.
  8. Network connector.
  9. Stand-by electricity supplier.
  10. Other supporting and accessories equipment.

2- Software:

  1. Office operating systems, all using Windows operating system.
  2. Database system from Oracle.
  3. Offices working programs from Windows Office.
  4. Other supporting programs.
  5. Census programs: these are special programs developed locally by the staff of the statistics department.

3- Provisions for office and rooms:

  1. All rooms were provided with connection points for a local network using UTP-Cat cables. All sets were connected to this local network for printing and access to shared programs and systems.
  2. Two rooms were furnished for data entry (men and women) and a separate room for main equipment.
  3. Suitable desks and seats for the computers sets and data entry staff were purchased.

4- Achievements Stages:

Automated processing operations in the form of system analysis, programming, preparation of automated auditing rules, data entry, and extraction of the results together with other operations were carried out simultaneously during 2003 and 2004. Following is a summary of these stages and tasks performed by the automated processing division.

Stages

Tasks

First

1. Tabulation design for each questionnaire.

2. Designing data entry screen for each questionnaire.

3. Preparation of programs for data entry as well as data processing.

4. Preparation of data printing programs for each questionnaire, according to (municipality / zone / block / registry/ page)

Second

1. Designing and testing data entry screens.

2. Entering some data pertaining to the pilot survey and handling observations in this respect.

3. Studying and discussing validation rules.

4. Preparation of data universality programs.

5. Designing lists of errors for each questionnaire as well as identifying and examining error massages needed in accordance to the validation rules.  

Third

1. Preparation of validation programs.

2. Designing and testing validation programs.

3. Preparation of data entry productivity programs.

4. Preparation of supporting programs for each questionnaire.

Fourth

1. Preparation of sample design programs

2. Discussion of sample lists.

3. Preparation of sample lists programs.

4. Preparation of data matching programs for the questionnaires

5. Matching questionnaire data with the administrative directory.

6. Preparation of programs for the manuals used.

7. Examining and discussing tables with the statisticians as well as matching tables with fields of the questionnaires

Fifth

1. Preparation of the system's master list and linking all systems programs together.

2. Preparation and construction of the programs related to buildings tables.

3. Preparation and construction of the programs related to residentialunits tables.

4. Preparation and construction of the programs related to family composition of households (before raising the data).

Sixth

1. Preparation and construction of the programs related to establishments tables.

2. Preparation and construction of special programs related to tabulation (before raising the data) in respect of ;

1- Households and individuals’ characteristics tables.

2- Labor gatherings' characteristics tables.

Seventh

1. Studying method of raising up the sample. Setting rules for fixing raising factors for all types of data (Qatari's, non-Qatari's, labor gatherings)

2. Raising up data related to households and individuals' characteristics.

3. Raising up data related labor gatherings' characteristics.

4. Date relative distribution after raising.

5. Preparation of special programs related to the final report tables after raising.

7- The Sample:

1- Sample design and estimation

The sample of non-Qatari households (and small labour gatherings) was stratified by municipality and within each municipality the sample households were selected by a systematic sampling scheme after sorting the household serial numbers by zone and within zones by household size. The target sample size was allocated to the 10 municipalities of Qatar on the basis of the square-root allocation formula. 

For the non-Qatari population living in large labour gatherings, sample selection was made directly at the individual level on the basis of a systematic sampling scheme in each municipality.[1]The target sample size was allocated to the municipalities on the basis of the square-root allocation formula as in the case of the sample of non-Qatari households. 

2- Design weights

For the sake of clarity, a given municipality is designated by h and the following terminology is adopted to refer to the corresponding sample information:

Nh = Total number of non-Qatari households and small labor gatherings in municipality h

  Ph = Total number of persons in non-Qatari households and small labor gatherings in municipality h

nh = Number of sample non-Qatari households and small labor gatherings in municipality h

n`h = Number of responding units in sample of non-Qatari households and small labor gatherings in municipality h

p`h = Number of responding persons in sample of non-Qatari households and small labor gatherings in municipality h

1. The probability of selection of a sample non-Qatari household or small labor gathering in municipality h is given by

Πh = nh / Nh

And the design weight is the inverse of the probability of selection, given by

wh = Nh / nh

2. The probability of selection of a sample person in a non-Qatari large labor gathering in municipality h is given by

Πh = ph / Ph

And the design weight is the inverse of the probability of selection, given by

wh = Ph/ ph

3. The probability of selection of a non-Qatari labour gathering depends on the size of the labour gathering. Larger labour gatherings have a higher probability of selection than smaller labour gatherings. Let mhj represent the size of labour gathering j in municipality h. Its probability of selection is given by

Πh (labor gathering of size mhj)= 1- combin (Mh- mhj , mh) / combin (Mh , mh)

Where combin (a, b) represents the combinatorial number of ways that b objects can be selected from a total of a objects, combin (a, b) = a!/[b!(a-b)!]. As in other units, the design weight for labour gatherings is calculated as the inverse of the probability of selection. In practice, because of the large values of the entries, the combinatorial numbers are calculated using the stirling approximation on the basis of average sizes of labour gatherings per zone and per municipality.

4. It should be observed that the probability of selection of a person in a non-Qatari household is equal to the probability of selection of the household in which he or she belongs. Therefore, the design weights for households and individuals are the same in the case of non-Qatari households. For non-Qatari labour gatherings, however, the probability of selection of individuals and that of labour gatherings are different, and as a result the corresponding design weights are also different.

3- Statistical treatment for unit non-response:

The formula used for calculating the response weights in relation to the non-response rate is given below:

Response weight (Non-Qatari households) = 100/(100-non-response rate)

Where non-response rate = 100*(nhk – n’hk)/nhk.

In the case of non-Qatari labour gatherings, weigh adjustment for non-response was based on the assumption that non-respondent individuals in a zone are similar in terms of the survey characteristics with the responding individuals in that zone. No adjustments were made for non-response at the labour gathering level as the basic sampling unit was the individual rather than the labour gathering.  The formula for response weight calculation of non-Qatari labour gathering population is given below: 

Response weight (Non-Qatari labour gathering population) = 100/(100-non-response rate)

Where non-response rate = 100*(phk – p’hk)/phk.

4- Consistency with census enumeration results

The third stage in the construction of the weights is the use of auxiliary information to calibrate the sample-based estimates to the March 2004 census results based on complete counts of the non-Qatari population.

1. Non-Qatari households

Census control weight (Male non-Qatari household members) = M’h / estMh

Where M’h  is the March 2004 census count of the male non-Qatari household members in municipality h and the corresponding sample-based estimate is

est Mh = ∑k (Nh/nh)(nhk/n’hk)m’hk

Where m’hkis the number of reported male non-Qatari household members in the sample from zone k in municipality h. The other terms (Nh , nh ,  nhk  and  n’hk) have been defined earlier.

The corresponding census control weights for women are given by

Census control weight (Female non-Qatari household members) = F’h / estFh

Where F’h is the March 2004 census count of the female non-Qatari household members in municipality h and the corresponding sample-based estimate is

est Fh = ∑k (Nh/nh)(nhk/n’hk)f’hk

Where f’hkis the number of reported male non-Qatari household members in the sample from zone k in municipality h.

2. Non-Qatari compounds

Where M’h  and F’h are, respectively, the March 2004 census count of the male and female populations in non-Qatari compounds in municipality h, and the corresponding sample-based estimates are

est Mh = ∑k (Ph/ph)(phk/p’hk)m’hk

est Fh = ∑k (Ph/ph)(phk/p’hk)f’hk

Where m’hk and f’hk are the respective numbers of reported male and female persons in the sample of non-Qatari compounds in zone k in municipality h.

5- Final Weights:

Final weight = Design weight x Response weight x Census control weight

8- Advertisement and Publicity:

It is very important for the public to know what is population and establishment’s census, its various national implications, the necessity of giving correct information pertaining to the questionnaire's questions and at the sometime indicating that the Law assumes secrecy of the information given.

The council made use of the different publicity means, whether audible, readable or visible, for a successful publicity campaign. Among these:

  1. Various concerned government authorities were visited to take part and contribute in this campaign.
  2. Press conferences were held at the beginning of the project and on each stage of data collection stages.
  3. Local newspapers contributed to this campaign through publishing various articles and analysis. Small slogans and logos were published daily on front and back pages as well as announcing different census stages.
  4. Television programs were shown to inform the public about the census and its stages.
  5. Preaches in mosques praised the census and its outcome, emphasizing the need to cooperate with the census representatives.
  6. Publicizing on notice boards accessible on roadsides.
  7. Distribution of some items containing notification and introduction to the census (e.g. school schedules, Ramadan calendar of fasting, carrier bags for some commercial stores, etc.).

9- Staff Setup:

1. Office Staff:

  • Census Director
  • Assistant census director for administrative and financial affairs.
  • Assistant census director for information.
  • Assistant census director for population affairs.
  • Assistant census director for establishments affairs.
  • Technical staff for preparatory works.

2. Steering committee:

A steering committee was formed, including representatives of various government and other bodies concerned with demographic and other economic studies and research, in order to fallow up the implementation of the different stages and co-operate in overcoming any difficulties. Its first meeting was held on 21-7-2003, and other meetings followed on regular basis, the thing that contributed effectively in succeeding the census operations.

3. Preparation and furnishing:

1- Map committee:

(1)Inspector, (3) Technicians

2. Publicity and advertisement committee:

(2)Technicians

3. Other works:

Technicians

4. Staff of data collection stages:

Stage General Inspector Inspector Enumerator Office Clerk Office Boy
Building Census 24 97 - 15 15
Residential Units Enumeration 11 35 176 13 13

 

Stage General Inspector Inspector Enumerator Office Clerk Office Boy
Population Characteristics Enumeration 13 48 834 13 13
Establishments Census 2 14 81 5 5

 

5. Office Work:

  1. Collection committees:

    (6) Technicians for building's registries.

    (9) Technicians for housing units and household enumeration registries.

    (12) Technicians for characteristics enumeration and establishments census.

  2. Office Auditing:

    (23) Including supervisors from the office staff.

  3. Coding:

    (6) In addition to supervisor.

  4. Stores committee:

    (3) Store keeper, assistant, and officeboy.

10- Numbers and names of forms used in the census:

1. Registries:

  • Building census registry form (1PC)
  • Residential units, households, and establishment enumeration registry form (2PC)
  • Nationality questionnaire registry form (2APC)
  • Establishments' census registry form (3PC)
  • Qatari population characteristics enumeration registry form (4APC)
  • Non-Qatari population characteristics enumeration registry form (4BPC)
  • Labor gatherings characteristics enumeration registry form (5PC)

2. Definition and instruction:

  • Buildings census: Definitions and instructions manual form (6PC)
  • Residential units enumeration: Definitions and instructions manual form (7PC)
  • Establishments census: Definitions and instructions manual form (8PC)
  • Qatari population characteristics enumeration: Definitions and instructions manual form (9APC)
  • Non-Qatari population characteristics enumeration: Definitions and instructions manual form (9BPC)
  • Labor gatherings characteristics: Definitions and instructions manual form (9PC)

3. Organizational Books:

Building Census:

  • General Inspector Organizational Book form (10PC)
  • Inspector Organizational Book form (11PC)

Residential Units, Households & Establishment Enumeration:

  • General Inspector Organizational Book form (12PC)
  • Inspector Organizational Book form (13PC)
  • Enumerator Organizational Book form (14PC)

Establishment Census:

  • General Inspector Organizational Book form (15PC)
  • Group Head Organizational Book form (16PC)
  • Researcher Organizational Book form (17PC)

Population Characteristics Enumeration:

  • General Inspector Organization Book form (18PC)
  • Group Head Organizational Book form (19PC)
  • Researcher Organizational Book form (20PC)

4. To complete list of census publications, the following should be added to the previous forms:

  • Administrative Divisions Manual
  • Occupational Classification Manual
  • Economic Activities Classification Manual
  • Nationalities Manual
  • Identification Card
  • Instructions for registries collection and stores works
  • Office auditing rules: Building and residential units
  • Office auditing rules: Establishments
  • Office auditing rules: Population characteristics enumeration
  • Automated auditing rules and data entry validation

11- Main Definitions Used:

1. Architectural building:

The architectural building is any independent structure, on land or on water, permanent or temporary, irrespective of the purpose of its construction or its

present type of usage. It can be used for living or practicing any activity, or both. The building can be occupied or used for any purpose, as well as it can be vacant.

In conformity with the census purpose the following places are considered building:

  1. A fenced piece of land provided that it is in use partially or completely, for living or work.
  2. A piece of open land where an activity is being practiced (e.g. unfenced piece of land where bricks are manufactured)
  3. A building under demolishing.
  4. A building under construction
  5. Marginal building that exist temporary or permanently at the time of enumeration irrespective of its building material, provided that it is being used for living or work (e.g. hut, cottage, tent, vehicle frame, kiosk)
  6. Anchored sailing boats used permanently for living.

The following are not considered building:

  1. Annexes, shops and security rooms built in front of a building as well as animal zareba existing within the boundaries of the original building, inside the fence, since these are considered to be part of the building's components.
  2. Some public constructions e.g. water reservoirs, electricity sub-stations, bridges, petroleum stores and towers, public parks unless someone is living or an activity is being practiced.
  3. Building and facilities of military features, unless it is being used for civilian purposes, and census staff are allowed to enter.

2. Enumeration entrance:

It is the entrance of the architectural building that leads to all or part of the building' components. If there is only one entrance to the building, then it is considered to be its enumeration entrance. In case of more than one entrance, and all of them are leading to the building components, then the main entrance is considered as the enumeration entrance, while other entrances are considered as auxiliary entrances. If there is an entrance or more leading to parts of the building which are not accessible by other entrances, then each entrance leading to a part of the building components is considered to be a separate enumeration entrance. Entrances of shops and garages comprised in a separate architectural building that also comprises housing units beside these shops and garages, are not considered to be enumeration entrances. A building that consists of only a set of shops is considered to be a building with a single enumeration entrance.

3. Residential unit:

It is a building or part of a building constructed mainly to accommodate one household, with a separate gate or more leading to the main road without passing through another housing unit e.g. palace, villa, Arabic house, popular house, elderly house, additional building, flat or a single room in a apartments building. At the time of enumeration, the residential unit can be occupied by household or more, a labor gathering or more, an establishment, a public house or it can be vacant. For the purposes of the census, the place which is not originally built for living, but at the time of enumeration was found to be used for living, then it is considered a residential unit e.g. cottage, kiosk, tent i.e. auxiliary.

Therefore the residential unit can be one of the following cases:

  1. A building originally constructed for the usage of one household e.g. palace, villa, Arabic house, public house, additional building, elderly house.
  2. Part of apartment building or a house, e.g. flat or a separate room. A flat consists of a room or more with basic utilities and external door leading to the building entrance and the main road without entering other flats. The separate room an dependant existing room without any utilities inside. If a shop, garage or any other place in the building found to be occupied by someone as an accommodation, then it should be considered as a residential unit.
  3. A building that originally not constructed for living, but at the time of enumeration to be used for living e.g. beach cabin or marginal building.
  4. A place used for living inside an establishment or inside a residential building used mainly as an establishment. This place can be, architecturally, connected or separated from the establishment building.

4. Type of Occupancy:

This means the present type of occupancy at the time of enumeration, which is considered as single residential unit as mentioned earlier. It can be one of the following cases:

  1. Household: means that the residential unit is used as an accommodation for a household or more.
  2. Collective household: means that the residential unit is used as an accommodation for a group of individuals, less than 7 and not forming a living household.
  3. Labour gathering: means that the residential unit is used as an accommodation for one labor gathering or more, consisting of 7 persons or more.
  4. Public house: in the case that the residential unit is a public accommodation e.g. guest house, rest house, hospital.
  5. Work: if the residential unit is used by establishment (s).
  6. Accommodation and work: means that the residential unit is used by a household or more in some of its parts, while at the same time an economic activity is being practiced in the other parts (e.g. a clinic and an accommodation).
  7. Closed: means that the place is originally meant for the accommodation of a single household, but found closed at the time of enumeration. Nature of usage is unknown.
  8. Vacant: means that the place is originally meant for the accommodation of a single household, but found vacant at the time of enumeration.

5. Household:

For the census purposes a household is defined as a person or a group of persons, related or unrelated, living together and making common provision for food, accommodation and other essentials for living. Any one who is usually living in the housing unit of the household under enumeration is considered a member of that household, including domestic servants.

For the census purposes the following are considered as members of the household:

  1. Those who spent the census night in the housing units
  2. Those who didn’t spent the census night in the housing units for one of the following reasons:
    1. Those on night duty e.g. a doctor in a hospital
    2. Those on fishing trips in the territorial waters or the political boundaries of the state.
    3. Armed forces personnel stationed within the political boundaries of the state.
    4. Those who are absent from the housing units, for a period not exceeding two months preceding the enumeration night for any other reason.

  A visitor who happened to be at the housing unit on the census night, no data should be taken for him if he has a usual place of residence inside Qatar and not being absent for a period not exceeding two months from that place, but if he hasn’t got a place of usual residence inside Qatar, then information about him should be taken together with the household in that housing unit.

The followings should not be enumerated among the members of the household:

  1. Those who didn’t spend the census night in the housing unit and their period of absence exceeds two months, including the census night.
  2. Those who have more than one residence and spent the census night in another housing unit.

6. Labor gathering:

A group of male / female workers living permanently and collectively in a residential unit and not forming a census household (s), consisting of 7 persons or more.

7. Collective household:

If, in a residential unit, a group of less than 7 persons lives together, they should be treated as household(s) in accordance to the definitions.

8. Establishment:

It is an organization or part of an organization practicing, in a fixed place within the boundaries of the block, one or a dominating economic activity to produce goods or services, owned by single owner, whether a natural person (a person or a group of persons) or a legal entity (a company or government body.) Hence the pillars of an establishment are:

  1. A fixed place within the boundaries of the block
  2. Practicing an economic activity.
  3. Owner (natural or legal)

If the establishment is:

  1. Practicing its activity in more than one place, whether similar or integral, where separate accounts for each place are not available, then all these places within the boundaries of the block, should be treated as one establishment, provided that the owner is the same.
  2. Practicing more than one activity in one or more various places within the boundaries of the same block, and it was possible to separate to accounts of each activity, then each activity should be treated as a separate establishment.
  3. In case of no possibility of separating each activity, then they should be treated as one establishment and classified in accordance to the major activity practiced.
  4. If there are many owners, practicing their activities in the same place, then the establishment of each owner should be treated as an independent establishment, though the activity is the same.

The following are not considered as establishment: vendors, water tanks vehicles, taxies, work sites regarding construction of roads and building, unfixed kiosk, closed stores where no permanent staff is working.​​​​​​​​​