Samoa Population and Housing Census 2006

The Population and Housing Census (PHC) 2006 provides a population count of all people that resided in Samoa on the 6th of November, 2006. It collected a range of socio-economic and demographic information pertaining to household members and their associated housing facilities and household status. The information were used to develop statistical indicators to support national plannning and policy-making and also to monitor MDG indicators and all other related conventions. This included population growth rates, educational attainment, employment rates, fertility rates, mortality rates, internal movements, household access to water supply, electricity, sanitation, and many other information. The full report is available at SBS website: http://www.sbs.gov.ws under the section on Publications and Reports.

Version 2.0 - This file is cleaned and anonymized.

The scope of the Population and Housing Census (PHC) 2006 includes:

Individual demographic characteristics
Population education
Population employment
Fertility
Mortality
Population internal movements and migration
Household housing facilities and accessibility to socio-economic services

* Collection start: 2006
* Collection end: 2006