Ghana - National Industrial Census 2003

Start	End	Cycle
2003-10-01	2003-11-01	phase I
2004-11-01	2005-03-01	phase II

Face-to-face [f2f]
There was a one week residential training for enumerators and supervisors for the Phase I which collected basic information on all establishments engaged in Mining and Quarrying, Manufacturing, Construction and the production and distribution of Electricity and Water. Information was also collected on location, industrial activity among others. The data collection period was about two months. This served as a frame for the phase II.


For phaseII both supervisors and enumerators underwent a two-week residential training course. Training was conducted by senior staff of the Industrial Census Secretariat, with the assistance of Regional Statisticians. It included lectures, demonstrations, practical work and assessments. Assessments included written examination and observation of practical work. Out of the 360 trainees, 257 qualified and were accepted for field work.

There were five types of questionnaires used in the 2003 National industrial census. The phase I had one scannable questionnaire which collected information on all establishments engaged in mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction and the production of electricity and water. The location of these establishments were also taken as well as the persons engaged.

During the phase II there were four types of questionnaire. The national industrial census 2003 (manufacturing) labeled 3A which was used for establishments engaging 10+ persons.

The national industrial census 2003 (manufacturing) labeled 3B which was used for establishments engaging less than 10 persons.

The national industrial census 2003 (mining and quarrying) labeled 2 which was used for establishments engaged in mining and quarrying irrespective of number of persons engaged.

The national industrial census 2003 (electricity and water) labeled 4 which was used for establishments engaged in the production of electricity and water irrespective of number of persons engaged.

The national industrial census 2003 (construction) labeled 5 which was used for establishments engaged in construction irrespective of number of persons engaged.

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation
Ghana Statistical Service	GSS	Autonomous

There were teams formed with varying number of team members with the minimum being 4 members and the maximum being 6 members. Each team had a supervisor.

The role of the supervisor is to accompany enumerators to check on their boundaries and localities in their respective zones. In addition to ensure that all enumerators under his care do enumerate all establishments in his supervisory area. Help enumerators when they are in difficulty and keep in touch with the enumerators under his care.

The teams were constituted into area zone with a zonal officer. A zone was made up of four or five teams.