Philippines - Census of Population and Housing 2010

Version 1.1: Edited data, for public distribution.

2013-01

Census of Population and Housing (CPH) refers to the entire process of collecting, compiling, evaluating, analyzing, publishing, and disseminating data about the population and the living quarters in a country. It entails the listing and recording of the characteristics of each individual and each living quarter as of a specified time and within a specified territory. In other words, the CPH offers a “snapshot” of the entire population on a specific date, that is, how many people reside within the national borders, who they are, and where they live during such specified date. Also, included are the characteristics of the housing units where they reside.

The 2010 CPH is designed to take an inventory of the total population and housing units in the Philippines and collect information about their characteristics. The census of population is the source of information on the size and distribution of the population, as well as their demographic, social, economic, and cultural characteristics. The census of housing, on the other hand, provides information on the stock of housing units and their structural characteristics and facilities which have bearing on the maintenance of privacy and health, and the development of normal family living conditions. These information are vital for making rational plans and programs for local and national development.

Specifically, the 2010 CPH aims to:

- obtain comprehensive data on the size, composition, and distribution of the population of the Philippines;

- gather data on birth registration, literacy, school attendance, place of school, highest grade/year completed, residence 5 years ago, overseas worker, usual occupation, kind of business or industry, class of worker, place of work, fertility, religion, citizenship, ethnic group, disability, and functional difficulty, and determine their geographic distribution;

- take stock of the housing units existing in the country and to get information about their geographic location, structural characteristics, and facilities, among others;

- obtain information on the characteristics of the barangay, which will be used as basis for urban-rural classification; and

- serve as sampling frame for use in household-based surveys.

Data collected in this census were compiled, evaluated, analyzed, published, and disseminated for the use of government, business, industry, social scientists, other research and academic institutions, and the general public. Among the important uses of census data are the following:

In government:

- redistricting and apportionment of congressional seats;

- allocation of resources and revenues;

- creation of political and administrative units;

- formulation of policies concerning population and housing; and

- formulation of programs relative to the delivery of basic services for health, education, housing, and others

In business and industry:

- determination of sites for establishing businesses;

- determination of consumer demands for various goods and services; and

- determination of supply of labor for the production of goods and services

In research and academic institutions:

- conduct of researches on population and other disciplines; and

- study of population growth and distribution as basis in preparing projections

Census/enumeration data [cen]

household questionnaire: individuals (household members), households, housing units

institutional questionnaire: individuals (institutional population), institutional living quarters

barangay questionnaire: barangay