The scope of the National Population Census includes personal information on individual characteristics, health, education, literacy, labor market and reproduction.
The scope of the Household module includes information on dwelling style, energy, goods present in the HH, technology, waste, tenure, income, remittances and mortality.
-HOUSEHOLD: Household characteristics, water access, electricity, facilities, cooking energy,communicatiom, waste management, involvment in agriculture fishing and livestock activities, equipment and transport.
-INDIVIDUAL: Demographic characteristics, education, health, economic activity, social welfare benefits, income and fertility.
The Census of Population and Dwellings is a five yearly stock take of people in the Cook Islands and their housing. It is the primary source of information on the size, composition, distribution, economic activities and state of well being of the population. The most fundamental questions it will answer concern the size and distribution of the entire population, the extent to which men and women participate in the economy, and the nature of housing and household facilities.
The Census is the official count of population and dwellings in Tonga, providing a ‘snapshot’ of the society and its most precious resource, its people, at a point in time. The official reference period of the census was midnight, the 30th of November, 2006.