Sharjah: Sharjah will begin its trial phase of the Sharjah Census 2015 on August 31 that will run until September 3 in four key areas in the emirate.
The trial will cover four areas in Sharjah, namely, Al Majaz, Al Rahamaniya, Sharjah Industrial Area and Al Rolla, according to the Sharjah Department of Statistics and Community Development (DSCD).
Residents of these key areas should expect a visit from DSCD staff who will gather preliminary information, including the number of members of each family and how many families are living in the flat.
The census staff will take the name and telephone number of the interviewed person from each property. The families involved in the pilot phase will not be visited again during the official census, scheduled to begin on October 20, as these visits will collect sufficient data.
The four-day trial phase will include buildings, homes and commercial properties. The findings will be discussed in a session on September 6 to be filed as part of an official report from September 7 to 10.
Shaikh Mohammad Bin Abdullah Al Thani, Chairman of the Higher Committee for Sharjah Census 2015 and Chairman of DSCD, urged citizens and residents in Sharjah involved in the pilot phase to cooperate with the census researchers and give them all the information they need and to fill in the needed data accurately and carefully.
“We are excited to begin the first step in implementing the Sharjah Census 2015. It is very important that all citizens engage with the Census 2015. It is a national duty to ensure the success of the census which will help the development of the emirate’s economic, social and cultural sectors.”
He added that they wanted to ensure the efficiency of the design of census forms, in terms of practical and technical aspects, through the trial phase.
“This process will help us measure the daily rates of completion that can be achieved in both data collecting and counting, as well as to test the quality of the maps used, besides assessing the validity of the data flow from the field to the central database. It will also help examine the plan and procedures for self-counting and assessing family response to the method of self- counting.”
The census, based on the Emiri decree No.7 of 2015, is aimed at developing the emirate and preparing it for large-scale development.
In February, His Highness Shaikh Dr Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, issued an Emiri decree No.7 of 2015 on conducting a general census of the population, infrastructure, housing and establishments in Sharjah. The census aims to provide accurate statistical data on economic, social and demographic sectors, and others in the emirate of Sharjah.
The Sharjah Department of Statistics and Community Development is the only authorised statistical body in the emirate and the source of official statistical data, as well as the body mandated with all community development-related policies and plans. It is a corporate body with full legal capacity to carry out and direct all works and necessary actions to achieve its objectives.
