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2011 Census of Population & Housing - Jamaica
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The Institutional Population
All institutions, which could be regarded as the usual residence of the inhabitants either
because they had no other residence or because they were ‘long-term’ residents, were
included. General hospitals, public and private were therefore generally excluded. The
treatment of the institutional population as regards the questions asked was determined
by the accessibility of the persons resident to the interviewer. Where no access was
possible, only age and sex data were retrieved from administrative records. Where
access was possible, the entire individual questionnaire was administered. Trainees and
students of all educational institutions were canvassed with the individual
questionnaire.
If an institution contained separate quarters for staff members, caretakers, etc., these
quarters were treated as private dwellings.
Types of Institutions
(i)
Convents and Monasteries
(ii)
University and College Residences
(iii)
Hostels and Residences for Trainees and/or Graduate Teachers, Nurses and
Ministers of Religion
(iv)
Military Camps, Police Training Schools and Police Barracks
(v)
Boarding Schools and Other Residential Schools
(vi)
Correctional Institutions, Penitentiaries, Prisons, Rehab Centres, Juvenile
Institutions
(vii)
Mental Institutions
(viii)
Homes for Children/Aged/Infirm/Needy
(ix)
Hospitals and Homes providing specialized care
(x)
Hospitals and Homes for the Blind, Deaf and Other Handicapped
Persons on the Streets
This group comprises persons who may or may not be usual residents of a private or
non-private dwelling
.
Area Managers were instructed to familiarise themselves with the
locations where such persons tend to frequent for purposes of sleeping, and obtain as
much information as possible.
Locations included bus parks, markets, drains and
sidewalks. Some persons were also identified by charity organizations which provide
daily meals for such persons.
The Scope of the Census
The United Nations Principles and Recommendations guided all technical
considerations including the choice of topics. The topics included on the census
questionnaire were as follows: