CULTURE AND DATA COLLECTION CONTROVERSY: AN ALBATROSS TO ACCURATE CENSUS IN NIGERIA
Journal Title: Academic Research International - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 3
Abstract
Census in Nigeria has been trailed with controversies, crises and lack of confidence in the delineation, conduct, and outcome of the census data. The conduct of acceptable census, which fundamentally is to generate basic information for planning purposes, based on reliable, accurate and detailed demographic, economic and social data is a major challenge in Nigeria. This has been attributed variously to the polarization of the country on ethnic and religious lines, historical antecedents of doubts and suspicion with the conduct, outcome, and the utilization of census figures for economic and political bargains which reward conscious inflation of figures and lack of patriotism among others. The paper however seeks a more critical understanding of the problem from the influence of culture on census data collection process and utilization in terms of reluctance to disclose key demographic variables such as number of children, ages of persons, dates of birth, number of wives, etc. The paper advocate for a conscious and deliberate community engagement for building a culture of community based and focused data collection with feedback using birth and death registration, school enrollment, disease burden and health facility utilization involving community institutions. This will begin a micro level appreciation and utilization of data and ultimately census exercises in communities and the Country.
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Undelikwo Undelikwo, Veronica Akwenabuaye, Ebingha Erena Enang
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