Bureau of Statistics

This department is responsible for the execution of surveys and its activities involve the following:

	Design of surveys including the drawing of samples of respondents for surveys.
	Construction of the data collection instruments for surveys (mainly questionnaires).
	Updating of enumeration district (ED) information such as the changing of boundaries.
	Training of field and office staff to execute specific surveys.
	Execution of field work such as locating the respondents and seeking responses to the questions on questionnaires.
	Coding / editing of collected data.
	Monitoring of data entry activities and generating tables from raw data for analysis.
	Analysis of survey data.
	Writing and disseminating survey reports.

Recent Surveys

	Raising the Profile of Disability in Guyana Survey - A survey of 1,500 persons with disabilities was conducted by the National Commission on Disability (NCD) in 2005 in regions 4, 6, 7 and 9.
	Child Labour Survey in Parika - A Baseline Study on the worst forms of child labour in Parika, Guyana (2004) was executed between September and December 2004. Its main objective was to determine the number and profile of children involved in the worst forms of child labour activities in Parika and its environs. The survey was fully funded by the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
	The 2002 Population and Housing Census.

BOS Pending Survey Reports

Data collection activities for Household Budget Survey (HBS) and Multiple-Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS3) have been completed. HBS collected data on household income and expenditure and also to establish new basket of goods and services. MICS collected data on women between the ages of 15 - 49 and children under 5. Work is in advanced stages to complete the analysis of the two surveys and the reports will be available soon.