Tokelau Population and Housing Census 1996

Date modified: 18 April 2019 Version 01

The 1996 Tokelau Census of Population and Dwellings, like the previous censuses, was conducted to provide the administration, planners and policy-makers with up-to-date statistical information on demographic and socio-economic developments. This data is needed for planning purposes, and to evaluate the success and failure of programmes and projects. The 1996 census was conductedaccording to the Tokelau Census Regulations, 1961. These regulations require a census to be carried out every five years. The previous censues was conducted in 1991. One of the main objectives of the 1996 census was to improve the technical and administrative capabilities of the Planning and Statistics Unit of the Department of Support Services and Finance to enable it to plan, design, execute, process and analyse its population censuses.

Version 01: Cleaned, labelled and de-identified version of the Master file.

-HOUSEHOLD: Household characteristics, sanitation, water access, energy, waste disposal, household durables, livestock, remittances.
-INDIVIDUAL: Individual characteristics, ethnicity, religion, education, economic activities, fertility.

  • Collection start: 1996
  • Collection end: 1996
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Data and Resources

Rating
Identifier SPC_TKL_1996_PHC_v01_M
Issued 2019-04-18
Modified 2019-04-18
Version 01
DCAT Type Text
Source https://microdata.pacificdata.org/index.php/catalog/190
Temporal Coverage From 1996-01-01
Temporal Coverage To 1996-12-31
Publisher Name Tokelau National Statistics Office
Contact Point
  • Tokelau National Statistics Office