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Jamaica Population and Housing Census 2011

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General Info
Provider 
Statistical Institute of Jamaica
Tabulations only
Geography 
Jamaica (JAM)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
04/2011 - 08/2011
Data type
Census:
  • De jure
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The Jamaica 2011 Census of Population and Housing was the fourteenth to be conducted in the country. It collected information via a household and individual questionnaire on a variety of housing characteristics and demographic subjects. These included household births, deaths, migration, education, disability, income, and marital status. Data from the census are presented both nationally and by parish. The total population of Jamaica in 2011 was enumerated at 2,697,983.

Keywords 
Adult mortality, Birth place, Child mortality, Cooking fuels, Disability, Domestic migration, Education, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Hearing aids, Household air pollution, Household deaths, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Income, Infant mortality, International migration, Internet, Land ownership, Lighting, Live births, Marital status, Mass media, Mortality, Population, Public social assistance, Race, Religion, Sanitation, School enrollment, Suicide, Telephones, Transportation, Waste disposal, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 1, 2024