# Presentation: 043001

## U.S. Census BureauInternational Programs Center Information Resources for the World

- Marc Rubin
- Demographic and Economic Studies, International Programs Center/
- Population Division

##  International Programs Center

**What we do:**
**Demographic and economic research**
**Geographic data and analysis**
**Information resources**
**Technical assistance**
**Software and methodology**
**Training**

## International Programs CenterStaff Profile

**Approximately 70 staff, 3⁄4 professional series, including:**
**Demographers**
**Economists**
**Public health specialists**
**Geographers**
**Survey statisticians**
**Sampling experts (math. stat.)**
**Systems analysts and programmers**

## International Programs CenterSponsors and National Contacts

**U.S. Agency for International Development (population, health, emergency response)**
**U.S. National Institutes of Health**
**Other U.S. agencies**
**National statistical organizations**

## International Programs Center 	Sponsors and International Contacts

**World  Bank**
**Other U.N. agencies**
**UNAIDS**
**U.N. Population Division**
**UNFPA **
**UNDP**

## International Programs CenterFocus on Demographic Analysis 

**Population projections, by age and sex, for all countries of the world (updated every      2 years)**
**Subnational projections, by age and sex, for selected countries (ad hoc basis)**
**Topical analyses – adolescent fertility, contraceptive trends, race/ethnic projections**

## International Programs CenterFocus on Aging Studies

**Compilation of aging-related data in the International Data Base**
**International comparisons of aging trends and characteristics of aging populations**
**Dissemination of analytical products in a variety of formats, including wallcharts, briefs, and full-length reports**

## International Programs CenterFocus on HIV/AIDS

**HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base**
**UNAIDS Collaborating Center**
**Participation in UNAIDS reference groups on data/estimates and on modeling.  Current Secretariat for Monitoring the AIDS Pandemic (MAP) Network**
**Analyses of patterns, levels, and trends of HIV/AIDS infection in developing countries**
**Incorporation of impact of HIV/AIDS into population projections for selected countries**

## International Programs Center Focus on Geographic Studies

**Baseline data including population projections at ADM1 level and boundary files for gridded dataset with Oak Ridge National Laboratories **
**Research on international urbanization and statistical area standards, extending from the Metropolitan Area Standard Review project**
**Inventory of geodemographic data and products for future research and projects**
**Georeferenced population data and analysis for coordination of humanitarian assistance:  hazards and complex emergencies**

## International Programs CenterFocus on Eurasia

**Population studies covering: projections of aging, gender, education, ethnicity etc.**
**Health studies covering:mortality, morbidity, cause of death, fertility, infant mortality etc.**
**Economic studies covering: NIPA (National Income and Product Accounts), labor force size and composition,fuel and energy analyses, incidence of poverty, pension reform modeling etc.**
**Specialized library: extensive collection of Russian and Chinese language materials**** **

## International Programs Center Information Resources

**Demographic data and estimates**
**International Data Base**
**HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base**
**IPC Library (100,000+ holdings)**
**Information exchange programs**

## U.S. Census BureauInternational Programs Center International Assistance

## International Programs Center International Assistance Goals

**Host-country institutionalization**
**Support data collection, processing, analysis, and dissemination activities**

##  International Programs Center International Assistance -- What We Do

**Technical assistance**
**Training**
**Software and methodological development**

## International Programs Center International Assistance--Operating Principles

**Host-country ownership of activities**
**Identify and support counterparts**
**Multi-donor assessments and support**
**Project definition using most            cost-effective strategy**
**Flexibility**
**Reimbursable**

## International Programs Center Technical Assistance

**Needs assessments **
**Project development**
**Census and survey planning, logistics, and project management**
**Questionnaire design**
**Enumerator training and manuals**
**Sample design**

## International Programs CenterTechnical Assistance (continued)

**Coding and editing specifications**
**Processing system development**
**Estimates of data quality**
**Production of data products**
**Data analysis**
**Data dissemination**
**Master sample frame design**
**Estimation of National Income and Product **
**Procurement**

## International Programs Center Training Program

**Begun in 1947**
**More than 12,000 graduates**
**Participants drawn more than 120 countries**
**Many now in senior management positions in national statistical offices or in international organizations**

## International Programs Center Training Strategies

**Summer workshop program**
**Ad hoc training programs in Washington**
**Work-study programs in Washington or overseas**
**Regional training**
**Country courses**

## International Programs Center Summer Workshop Program (2006)

**Census planning and management**
**Measuring techniques and methods regarding poverty**
**Improving Data Quality**
**Sampling and Statistical Methods**
**Statistical methods for measuring economic development and growth**
**Microcomputer processing of censuses and surveys (CSPro)**

## International Programs Center Other Workshops

**Planning for population and housing censuses**
**Organization and implementation of economic censuses**
**Questionnaire design**
**Demographic data analysis**

## International Programs Center Other Workshops

**Census/survey data edit specifications**
**National and subnational population projections **
**Projecting the impact of HIV/AIDS**
**Improving data quality**

## International Programs Center Regional Training—Counterpart Organizations

**Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific**
**Southern Africa Development Community**
**UNFPA Country Support Teams**
**Economic Commission for Africa**
**Pan American Health Organization**

## International Programs Center Software Development

**Census and Survey Processing - (CSPro)**
**Integrated Microcomputer Processing System (IMPS)**
**Population Analysis Spreadsheets (PAS)**
**Rural/Urban Projection (RUP) program**

## International Programs CenterMethodological Development

**Population and Housing Case Study**
**Labor Force Survey Case Study**
**Agriculture Census Case Study**
**U.N. Edit Manual**
**U.N. Tabulation Manual**
**Post Enumeration Survey Manual**
**Census Design System**

## International Programs Center Rider Surveys

- Supplements to existing surveys
- labor force
- household budget
- living standards
- Family planning indicators
- contraceptive prevalence
- mix
- source
- fertility

- Maternal child health  indicators
- Prenatal care
- vaccinations
- breastfeeding
- Low incremental cost
- More frequent measurement
- Complement DHS

**Rider Surveys**

## International Programs Center Mozambique Disaster Relief

**Outgrowth of census support project**
**Response to massive floods from cyclone**
**Integrate:**
**Geographically disaggregated population and housing data**
**Flooded areas**
**Maps and data to guide relief efforts**

## U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

**International Programs Center**
**Thank you!**