Kenya Population and Housing Census 1989

Kenya, 1989

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

Identification

Survey ID Number

KEN-KNBS-KPHC-1989-v01

Title

Kenya Population and Housing Census 1989

Country

Name	Country code
Kenya	Ke

Study type

Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]

Series Information

The Population and Housing Census has been undertaken in Kenya since 1948. then Kenya was still a british Colony.

From 1969 the Population census has been carried out after a span of ten years.

Abstract

Censuses provide population numbers, household or family size and composition, and information on sex and age distribution. They also include demographic, economic and health-related topics as well.

The 1989 Kenya de facto census collected data through face-to-face interviews on the subjects of housing, household demographics, employment for those 10 and older, education, migration, and fertility for women 12 and older.

The census day was October 25, 1989.

Kind of Data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Unit of Analysis

all Households in the country, taking into account all individuals from infants to older members.

Version

Version Date

1989

Scope

Notes

The scope of the Kenya Population and Housing Census covers all individuals in a household at that given time i.e. de facto

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

The whole Country

Universe

The survey covered all de facto household members (usual residents), and individuals in all establishments at the night of the census.

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators

Name	Affiliation
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics	Ministry of Planning National Development and Vision 2030

Funding Agency/Sponsor

Name	Abbreviation	Role
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics	KNBS	Conducting of Survey

Other Identifications/Acknowledgments

Name
Government of Kenya

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection

Start	End	Cycle
1989-10-25	1989-10-25	one day

Data Collection Mode

Face-to-face [f2f]

Data Collectors

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics	KNBS	Ministry of Planning National development and Vision 2030

Access policy

Access authority

Name	Affiliation	Email	URL
Director General	Kenya National Bureau of Statistics	directorgeneral@knbs.or.ke	www.knbs.or.ke

Contacts

Name	Affiliation	Email	URL
Director General	Kenya National Bureau of Statistics	directorgeneral@knbs.or.ke	www.knbs.or.ke

Confidentiality

Before being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree: 1. To make no copies of any files or portions of files to which s/he is granted access except those authorized by the data depositor. 2. Not to use any technique in an attempt to learn the identity of any person, establishment, or sampling unit not identified on public use data files. 3. To hold in strictest confidence the identification of any establishment or individual that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed in her/his analysis will be immediately brought to the attention of the data depositor. This statement does not replace a more comprehensive data agreement

Citation requirements

"Kenya National Bureau of Statistics,Kenya Population and Housing Census 1989(KPHC 1989), Version 1,provided by the KeNADA.
www.knbs.or.ke <http://www.knbs.or.ke>"

Disclaimer and copyrights

Disclaimer

The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.

Metadata production

DDI Document ID

DDI-KEN-KNBS-KPHC-1989-v01

Producers

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation	Role
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics	KNBS	Ministry of Planning National Development and Vision 2030	Documentation

Date of Metadata Production

1989

DDI Document version

version 1