Post-enumeration Survey (PES) - Statistics South Africa

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ANNEXURE A: CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS
CONCEPT
Born after the
Census
Census reference
night
Dwelling
Dwelling unit
Enumeration
Enumeration area
EA number
EA Summary
Book
Final matching
Final matching
for estimation
Household
Head/Acting head
of the household
DEFINITION
Babies who were present in the household on the PES reference night (6–7
November), but who were not yet born as of midnight between 9 and 10 October
(census reference night).
Census reference night is the midnight between 09 and 10 October. It is in the
PES questionnaire.
Any structure intended or used for human habitation.
Structure or part of a structure or group of structures occupied or meant to be
occupied by one or more than one household.
Enumeration is the process of counting all the members of a defined population
and collecting demographic and other information about each person. This
counting takes place by means of administering a PES questionnaire to all
households in the sampled EA.
An enumeration area (EA) is the smallest geographical unit (piece of land) into
which the country is divided for census 2011 enumeration purposes. Each EA is
expected to have clearly defined boundaries.
The EA number is a unique ID number given to an EA for record-keeping and
coding purposes. The first digit indicates the province. The next two digits
indicate the municipality and the last five distinguish among the different EAs
within the municipality.
The EA Summary Book is a register of mapping and listing information pertaining
to a particular EA. The summary book identifies an EA by province, local
municipality, main place name and sub-place name. Maps and/or aerial
photographs of the EA and adjoining areas are provided.
Assigning the final match status based on reconciliation visits outcomes.
Assigning the final match status for estimation for all RV and non-RV cases for
persons.
A household is a group of people who live together and provide themselves
jointly with food or other essentials for living, or a single person who lives alone.
For PES and census purposes, only people present in the household on the
reference nights (census and PES) are included as part of the household.
In the first instance, the head/acting head of household is the person that the
household regards as such. If necessary, the head can be defined as the main
decision-maker, or alternatively, the person who owns or rents the dwelling, or
the person who is the main breadwinner. The head can be either male or female.
If two people are equal decision-makers, the older of the two should be named
as head of the household. In a household of totally unrelated persons, the oldest
should be named as the household head.
Initial matching
Use information from the PES and census questionnaires to assign the initial
match status.
Post Enumeration Survey (PES)