The Uganda Bureau of Statistics boss Chris N. Mukiza (PhD) has said that they have stepped up their data collection method from printed questionnaires to what he termed as a Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) system to speed up and ease their work as they gear up for the next National Population and Housing Censuses (NPHCs).
Mukiza made the remarks during the meeting with the Inter-religious Council at Sheraton Hotel this afternoon in Kampala.
“I am happy to inform you that the Bureau has advanced in data collection and is moving away from using printed questionnaires to using the Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) system. In this system, all information is directly recorded on tablet Personal Computers which also takes record of the Geographic Positioning System (GPS) coordinates to ensure that the needed data is corrected accurately,” Mukiza said.
He added, “The use of CAPI tablets will help in easing the data collection process and timely transmission of the collected data to the servers at the central data processing centre managed by the Bureau. To ensure a successful Census, the Bureau embarked on a multi approach of working with various stakeholders including Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), the Media, Religious Leaders, Civil Society Organisations, Local Governments, Researchers, Imminent Persons among others during planning and implementation of the census. It is therefore from this background, that you were identified as a critical and important partner identified by the Census Commissioner to assist in ensuring a holistic Census design and implementation programme.”
The NPHC 2024 is organised, planned and implemented by the Bureau as specified in the Plan for National Statistical Development (PNSD).
The Executive Director (ED) becomes the Census Commissioner (CC) who has the overall operational responsibility for the NPHC 2024 activities; coordinating with the Cabinet, Parliament, the National Census Council, the census steering committee, Development Partners and external stakeholders.
Officials say, the overall objective of the National Population and Housing Census (NPHC) 2024 is to provide benchmark information on the spatial population distribution, age and sex structure, as well as other key socio-economic and demographic characteristics.
