CSPro Census and Survey Processing System Sarveswara Surumpudi

CSPro: Census and Survey Processing System Sarveswara Surumpudi International Programs Population Division U. S. Census Bureau This presentation is intended to inform interested parties of ongoing work at the U. S. Census Bureau. Any views expressed on statistical, methodological, technical, or operational issues are those of the presenter and not necessarily those of the U. S. Census Bureau. 1

U. S. Census Bureau International Programs § Promote international development and capacity building on a reimbursable basis through: § Technical assistance § Training § Software and methodological tools 2

Where We Have Worked

What is CSPro? § Census and Survey Processing System § First release in 2000 § Initially designed for key-from-paper § Product Suite § Data entry § Edits and imputations § Tabulation § Public domain 4

Who Uses CSPro? § Used in over 160 countries by: § § § National statistical offices (NSOs) Other ministries (health, education) Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) Universities Hospitals Private sector 5

CSPro Applications § Censuses (population and housing, agriculture, and economic) § Demographic and labor force surveys § Health and nutrition surveys § Household income and expenditure surveys § Major international projects: § Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), ICF International § Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), UNICEF 6

CSPro – CAPI Censuses § CSPro Android Data Capture Solution § Sequential mixed mode § Android Tablets / Phones § CSPro Desktop keyed data entry as fallback option § Lesotho, Swaziland, Malawi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Cameroon, Zambia, Viet Nam § Over 250 million people will be counted using CSPro Android 7

CSPro Functionality § Data Capture § Enter and verify data, with sophisticated control over skips and consistency checks § Batch Editing § Apply logic to edit data to ensure consistency § Tabulation § Create tables from data 8

CSPro: Mobile Data Capture 9

CSPro Data Entry Features § § § § Develop and test on Windows Target multiple platforms Multiple languages (Unicode) Consistency checks Powerful programming language Networked Data Entry Data synchronization 10

Multiple Platforms § Design once on Windows and run on Windows or Android (Tablets / Phones) 11

Questionnaire Development and Survey Implementation 12

CSPro Designer 13

CSPro CAPI Features § Dynamic question text and responses § Response categories rendered as radio buttons, check boxes, date pickers, etc. § Multiple language support § GPS § Multimedia § Paradata 14

Mapping 15

Data Synchronization § CSPro data can be transferred securely using: § § Bluetooth Dropbox FTP server run by an organization CSWeb - Web server run by an organization 16

CSPro Android – Census Implementations 17

UNFPA-Funded Census Project § Lesotho Population and Housing Census: 2016 § Around two million people § 6, 000 Android Tablets § 7” and 8” tablets from Lenovo, x. Touch, and Click 18

Malawi – Pilot Census § § § CSPro Android CAPI Solution 100 Enumerators 20 Supervisors 120 Android Tablets - Lenovo Tab 3 8” Power bank with solar charger CSWeb Data Transmission 19

Questionnaire 20

Malawi – Pilot Census 21

Case Management 22

Workflow and Data Transfer 23

Enumerator 24

Supervisor 25

Monitoring Data Quality § Soft checks § Re-Interview § Reports 26

Data Synchronization 27

Ethiopia Census § Population around 100 million § Android Tablets – 200, 000 § U. S Census Bureau - Technical Assistance § § § Assessment - Tool for Assessing Statistical Capacity (TASC) Questionnaire Design Instrument Development Operational Control Edits and Tabulations § Data Collection - CSPro Android § Data Transfer Solution - CSWeb 28

CSPro: Data Processing 29

CSPro Batch Editing § § § Validate individual data items Test consistency between items Modify data values Hot deck or cold deck imputation Generate imputation statistics Custom reports 30

Tabulation § Tabulation is simple, drag and drop, and can create complex tables with some programming § Area processing 31

Tabulation 32

Software Strengths § Proven solution for implementing large scale censuses and complex surveys § Huge user base § Widely used in developing countries § CSPro Users online community § Network of global consultants § Long-term development commitment from USAID § Free to use along with free support from the Census Bureau

Training Opportunities § Technical assistance through USAID support § Workshops near Washington, DC § Other international organizations, such as UNFPA, frequently host regional workshops

Useful Links § Official CSPro website: § https: //www. census. gov/data/software/cspro. Overview. html § Training § https: //www. census. gov/programs-surveys/internationalprograms/events/workshops. html § CSPro E-Learning Videos § https: //www. census. gov/data/software/cspro. Videos. html § CSPro Users: § http: //www. csprousers. org § Mailing list for CSPro questions: § cspro@lists. census. gov