@article{fdi:010065593,
  title = {{UN} census "households" and local interpretations in {A}frica since independence},
  author = {{R}andall, {S}. and {C}oast, {E}. and {A}ntoine, {P}hilippe and {C}ompaore, {N}. and {D}ial, {F}.{B}. and {F}anghanel, {A}. and {G}ning, {S}.{B}. and {T}hiombiano, {B}.{G}. and {G}olaz, {V}. and {W}andera, {S}.{O}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}ince the 1950s, the {UN} {S}tatistical {D}ivision has encouraged nations to standardize the definitions used in data collection. {A} key concept in censuses and surveys is the household: {T}his is the unit for which information is collected and analyzed, and is thus an important dimension of data that are the basis for many policies. {W}e aim to understand the tensions between conformity with {UN} guidelines and national priorities. {W}e analyze the documentation around the {UN} household definition over this period. {U}sing detailed census and survey documentary data for several {A}frican countries, especially {B}urkina {F}aso, {S}enegal, {U}ganda, and {T}anzania, we examine the disparities between national census definitions of "household" and the {UN} definition. {P}erspectives from interviews with key informants within national statistical offices demonstrate the variability in the importance accorded to the {UN} harmonization aims and the problems that arise when these standardized approaches interact with local norms and living arrangements.},
  keywords = {{AFRIQUE} ; {BURKINA} {FASO} ; {SENEGAL} ; {OUGANDA} ; {TANZANIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}age {O}pen},
  volume = {avril-juin},
  numero = {},
  pages = {18  [en ligne]},
  ISSN = {2158-2440},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1177/2158244015589353},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065593},
}