Census of Public and Semi-Government Sector Employment - 1994
Sri Lanka, 1994
Identification
LKA_1994_CPE_v01_M
Census of Public and Semi-Government Sector Employment - 1994
CPE 1994
| Name | Country code |
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| Sri Lanka | LKA |
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
The Census of Public and Semi-Government Sector Employment held in 1994 is the fourth in the series of such Censuses conducted by the Dept. of Census and Statistics since 1980. The respondents were expected to provide information as at 01st March, 1994.
The Census of Public and Semi-Government Sector employment conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics in 1994 is the fourth in the series. Previous censuses in this series were conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics in 1980, 1985 and 1990 respectively. Three censuses administered before 1980 were limited only to Public Sector employment. Those censuses were conducted by the Ministry of Public Administration in 1968, 1972 and 1976. The information collected at the four censuses conducted since 1980 were obtained through the postal medium by an individual questionnaire filled personally by the employees.
A section of Public Sector employees who were previously under the Central Government was absorbed in to the provincial public service in 1990. Since then the information on public sector employees collected at the censuses were collected under the two sectors State and Provincial Public Sectors separately. Information on employees under corporations, statutory boards and public-private companies are collected under the Semi-Government Sector.
With a view in achieving a maximum coverage, a listing of all the institutions under these three sectors was done in 1993. A list of all institutions coming under each ministry of the Central Government was prepared along with the estimated number of employees in each of the institution. This list included; Ministry offices, Departments, Corporations, Authorities, Statutory Boards and Public-Private Companies. Similar lists were also prepared for each of the Provincial Council.
Finally the Census was conducted according to the lists so prepared which included 32 Ministries and 131 Departments under the State Sector and 197 Corporations, Statutory Boards and Public-Private Companies under the Semi-Government Sector. Provincial Public sector employees working under 41 Provincial Ministries under· 8 Provincial councils were enumerated under the Provincial Public Sector.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Employees in the Central Government Public Sector/ Corporations/Statutory Boards and 'Public-Private' companies, Provincial public sector and in Local Authorities.
Version
- v1.0 : Full edited dataset, for internal DPD use
2009-06-29
Scope
Following themes have been covered in the Census:
- Demographic Characteristics - Location and type of place of work, Sex, Ethnicity, Religion, Age, Marital status
- Details about the occupation
- Educational qualifications
- Salary details
- Loans taken
- Leave Details
- Residence details
- Mode of travel
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| employment [3.1] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
National coverage including institutions in the Nothern and Eastern Provinces.
Total number of employees covered in this census in all three sectors was 739,517 persons.
The sectors being (i) State Sector. (ii) Provincial Public Sector. and (iii) Semi-Government Sector.
(i) The State Sector includes the Ministries and Departments under the Central Government.
(ii) The Provincial Public Sector includes the Ministries and institutions under the provincial councils.
(iii)The Semi-Government Sector includes the Corporations, Statutory Boards, Authorities and State Banks under the Central Government and Public-Private Companies.
(Note:-Public-Private company is a company in which some percentage of shares is owned by the State.)
The employees in the following categories are included in the census.
(i) Permanent. (ii) Temporary/Casual. (iii) Employees who work on Contract Basis.
The employees in the following categories are not included in the Census.
(i) The personnel attached to armed forces(Army, Navy and Air force). However the civilian staff was not excluded from the census. (ii) The field labourers in the state owned estates.
Much reliance should not be placed on the estimated number of employees as reported by the individual institution. Most of the institutions provided the figure given in budget estimates, instead of the actual number of employees, as the estimated numbers of employees in the institution. Also the estimates provided by the ,institutions which employ temporary/casual workers on a seasonal basis were always seen to be over estimated. Further the estimates provided on the number of employees attached to Provincial Councils could not be considered reliable as the estimates had been prepared mainly based on the cadre position rather than the actual numbers. It is likely that some conceptual problems also may arise in the interpretation of questions for which data is collected, especially because the data is collected through the postal medium. Further it has been reported in the census that there are some employees belonging to lower occupational groups under the State Sector drawing salaries which could be considered fairly high for such occupational categories. It is to be noted here that these are the salaries of the employees who are working in Sri Lanka Foreign Missions. It is important to notice here that the information in this report are provided according to the structure that was in existence at the time of conducting census in 1994.
Total Coverage Rates:
Estimated No of Employees = 812,472
Enumerated No of employees = 739,517
Coverage Rate = 91.0
State sector Response Rates:
Estimated No of Employees = 245,175
Enumerated No of employees = 221,229
Coverage Rate = 90.2
Prov. Pub Sector:
Estimated No of Employees = 326,375
Enumerated No of employees = 291,265
Coverage Rate = 89.2
Semi-Govt:
Estimated No of Employees = 240,922
Enumerated No of employees = 227,023
Coverage Rate = 94.2
All employees in the Central Government Public Sector/ Corporations/Statutory Boards and 'Public-Private' companies in Sri Lanka as well as all the persons employed under the Provincial Public sector and in L:ocal Authorities.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Department of Census and Statistics | Ministry of Finance and Planning |
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Census and Statistics | DCS | Source of funds |
Survey instrument
The questionnaire was printed in all three languages Sinhala, Tamil and English. The format of the questionnaire used to fill the details of the employees in the Central Government is the same as the one used for Provincial Public Sector and Local Authorities with one exception where a box has been provided to record the Ministry an employee is attached to in the former and the same box is used in the latter to record the Provincial Ministry.
Data collection
| Start |
|---|
| 1994-03-01 |
- Face-to-face [f2f]
A responsible officer was appointed from each of the institution under the Central Government to liaise with the Department of Census and Statistics regarding the activities in connection with the Census. The responsibility of these coordinating officers extended from preparing the estimates of number of employees in his .institution up to returning of the filled questionnaires back to the Department of Census and Statistics. Coordinating officers were also appointed from provincial councils, on the basis of one officer for a provincial council, again to co-ordinate the census activities in the provincial council with the Department of Census and Statistics.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director General | Department of Census and Statistics | http://www.statistics.gov.lk | dgcensus@sltnet.lk |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
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| yes | Under the Census Ordinance, microdata cannot be released with identifications for public use. Procedures are in place to ensure that information relating to any particular individual person, household or undertaking will be kept strictly confidential and will not be divulged to external parties. Information on individual or individual Household/establishment will not be divulged or published in such a form that will facilitate the identification of any particular person or establishment as the data have been collected under the Census Ordinance, according to which the information at individual level cannot be divulged and such information is strictly confidential. |
The dataset has been anonymized and is available as a Public Use Dataset. It is accessible to all for statistical and research purposes only, under the following terms and conditions:
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The data and other materials will not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement.
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The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only. They will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations.
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No attempt will be made to re-identify respondents, and no use will be made of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently.
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No attempt will be made to produce links among datasets provided by the Department or among data from the Department and other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations.
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Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or other publications that employ data obtained from the Department will cite the source of data in accordance with the Citation Requirement provided with each dataset.
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An electronic copy of all reports and publications based on the requested data will be sent to the Department
The following rules apply to micro data released by the Department of Census and Statistics.
• Only the requests of Government Institutions, Recognized Universities, Students, and selected international agencies are entertained. However, the Data users are required to strictly adhere to the terms stipulated in the agreement form.
• All the data requests should be made to Director General (DG) of the DCS as the sole authority of releasing data is vested with the DG of the DCS. The DCS of Sri Lanka reserves sole right to approve or reject any data request made depending on the confidential nature of the data set and intended purpose of the study or analysis.
• Requests for micro data should be made through the agreement form designed by DCS for this purpose (Form D.R.1). The agreement form should be filled in triplicate and the Study/project proposal should accompany the filled agreement form. If requests are made for the micro data of more than one survey, a separate agreement should be signed.
• If the data request is from a student a letter from the respective Dept. Head/Dean/Supervisor, recommending the issue of data, should also be accompanied.
• If the request is approved only 25% of the data file is released at the first stage. The release of the total data file is considered only after reviewing the draft report prepared on the basis of the 25% sample data file.
• The released Data file should be used only for the specific study/Analysis mentioned in the agreement form and shall not be used for any other purpose without the prior approval of the Director General of the DCS. Moreover, Copies of the micro-data file, obtained from the DCS, shall not be given to anyone else without the prior written approval of the Director General of the DCS.
• The draft report of the Study/Analysis should be submitted to the DCS and the concurrence of the DG of the DCS, should be obtained before publishing it. Once published, a copy of the final report should be submitted to the DCS.
[Department : The Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)]
Source : http://www.statistics.gov.lk/databases/data%20dissemination/DataDissaPolicy_
"Department of Census and Statistics, Census of Public and Semi-Government Sector Employment - 1994 [CPE1994], Version 1.0 of the public use dataset (June 2009), provided by the Data Processing Division, www.statistics.gov.lk"
Disclaimer and copyrights
The Department of Census and Statistics bears no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the secondary use of the data.
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Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Unit | Department of Census and Statistics | information@statistics.gov.lk | http://www.statistics.gov.lk |
Metadata production
DDI_LKA_1994_CPE_v01_M
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Census and Statistice | DCS | Ministry of Finance and Planning | Conducting the Census |
2009-06-29
Metadata version
Identical to DDI-LKA-DCS- CPE-1994-v1.0 downloaded from http://nada.statistics.gov.lk/index.php/catalog/236 on 2023-09-01.
Edited fields: studyIDNo and DDI document IDNo.