ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/SD/2013/5
Country: Arab region, Arab Republic of Egypt, Republic of Iraq, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Kingdom of Morocco, State of Palestine, Republic of Sudan
Publication Type: Reports & studies
Cluster: Statistics, Information Society and Technology
Focus Area: Inclusive development, Statistics
Initiatives: Population & Housing Censuses
SDGs: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Keywords: Age, Age-sex distribution, Ageing, Age groups, Recommendations, Statistical data, Population censuses
A Study of Age Reporting in Selected Arab Censuses of Population
January 2013
Using microdata files from recent population censuses in six Arab countries, namely Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine and the Sudan, the study provides a district-level analysis of age misstatement (heaping) in population censuses in the region and examines the association between age heaping and selected household characteristics, such as literacy, sex, area of residence and household wealth. The findings show that age misreporting continues to be a problem in censuses of population in Arab countries, and it is more severe for women than it is for men. District-level analysis of census data shows that literacy is the best predictor of age heaping, followed by household wealth.
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Using microdata files from recent population censuses in six Arab countries, namely Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine and the Sudan, the study provides a district-level analysis of age misstatement (heaping) in population censuses in the region and examines the association between age heaping and selected household characteristics, such as literacy, sex, area of residence and household wealth. The findings show that age misreporting continues to be a problem in censuses of population in Arab countries, and it is more severe for women than it is for men. District-level analysis of census data shows that literacy is the best predictor of age heaping, followed by household wealth.
