The Ghana Statistical Service has extended the 2021 Population and Housing Census Mop -Up exercise, which was expected to end Sunday, July 18.
According to Government Statistician, Prof. Samuel Annim, the decision for the current extension is to ensure that the 25 districts with low data are fully covered. He made this revelation at the 3rd update of the 2021 Population and Housing Census in Accra.
According to Prof. Samuel Annim, as at July 11 about 80% households had been enumerated while 85% had been enumerated as of July 13. On the 6th day of the Mop- up exercise, a total of 94% households had been enumerated leaving 6% households to be enumerated. It is in this regard that the exercise has been extended to July 30 hoping that by then they would have covered a considerable number of households.
Prof. Annim added that apart from Greater Accra region, the other regions have had about 91% households enumerated with Savanna Region exceeding the 100% target.
25 districts across the country have been listed as areas that they will be focusing following the extension of the mop- up exercise.
On the issue of whether the extension of the exercise will affect their budget, Prof. Annim stated that they had already factored in the possibility of a mop -up exercise as such the exercise is within their budget.
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia recently urged all residents of Ghana to partake in and cooperate with Census Enumerators and their Field Officers.
The country has so far conducted five post-independent population censuses in 1960, 1970, 1984, 2000 and 2010 with the last two consisting of both a population census and a housing census making the 2021 PHC the third Population and Housing Census to be conducted in Ghana. The 2021 PHC is designed to generate statistics that are essential for policy and planning purposes.
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