Nigeria Census
Nigeria is a federal republic, and central government allocates resources among the states according to population size. Previous headcounts have ranged from 126 million to 150 million people.
The National Planning Commission of Nigeria contracted DRS to design and optimise the census questionnaires to achieve the most accurate and transparent results possible. The forms featured 19 personal questions and 16 household questions, as well as space for fingerprints and signatures.
DRS was also awarded the contract, funded by the European Commission European Development Fund, to print the census questionnaires. In total more than 50 million forms were produced, equating to more than 550 tonnes of paper which were shipped from the UK to locations across Nigeria.
DRS census data capture solutions are proven to deliver accurate, reliable and up to date census results for analysis, in a matter of a few months, rather than the years it might take using traditional methods.
Having been involved in eight National Census Population projects and more than 20 National Population registration projects around the world, DRS has the skills and experience in the complete census data collection cycle.
From the very earliest planning stages of the project and selection of the most appropriate technology, through to project implementation, document scanning and finally the export of the data to the census analysis package, you can be sure you're in safe hands with DRS.
DRS is able to offer the benefit of experience which has been gained from its involvement in eight National Census Projects, and more than 20 National Population Registration projects around the world including:
- Australia Census 1996
- Zambia Census 2000
- Bangladesh Census 2000
- Tanzania Census 2002
- Cameroon Census 2003
- Nigeria Census 2006
- Sudan Pilot Census 2007
- Ethiopia Census 2007