Table 2 Coverage of nomadic populations in (Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)

Burkina Faso

1993

Preceding census

No mention in the main text or appendices

1998-99

2003

2010

Chad

1996-97

1993 census

• 3 nomad clusters were mapped in cartography phase but could not be located for survey. 5-6% population in 1993 census was nomadic.

p. 11

2004

1993 census

• No mention of nomads

Appendix

Ethiopia

2001

1994 census

• In Affar region, only 3/5 zones were covered and in Somalie region, only 3/9 zones. Justified because the population is small and exclusion unlikely to affect national and urban-rural estimates. Sample excluded the nomadic population.

Footnote to Appendix A

2005

1994 census

• ‘There may be some bias in the representativeness of the regional estimates for both the Somali and Affar regions, primarily because the census frame excluded some areas in these regions that had a predominantly nomadic population.’

p. 7

2011

2007 census

• In the Somali region, in 18 of the 65 selected EAs listed, households were not interviewed for various reasons, such as drought and security problems, and 10 of the 65 selected EAs were not listed due to security reasons. Therefore, the data for Somali may not be totally representative of the region as a whole. However, national-level estimates are not affected, as the percentage of the population in the EAs not covered in the Somali region is proportionally very small.

p. 7

• Due to security concerns in the Somali region, in the beginning, it was decided that 2011 EDHS would be conducted only in 3 of 9 zones in the Somali region: Shinile, Jijiga and Liben, same as in the 2000 and 2005 EDHS. However, a later decision was made to include 3 other zones: Afder, Gode and Warder.

Appendix A: p. 275

• Also oversampling in Affar and Somali in order to have robust regional estimates

Appendix A: p. 277

Kenya

1989

NASSEP

• Excludes North-East province and 4 northern districts which together account for only about 5% of Kenya’s population.

p. 4 and map

1993

• As for 1989 - but excluded areas less than 4% of Kenya’s population

p. 4 and map

1998

• As for 1993

p. 6 and map

2003

• Covered entire country including northern districts excluded from previous surveys. Smaller number of households in NE province because of difficulties in travelling and interviewing in sparsely populated and largely nomadic population.

p. 6

p. 7

2008-9

• Whole country including arid and semi-arid. Fewer households in NE province

pp. 7 to 8

Mali

1987

??

• Rural stratum only representative at 90% to 95% because excluded all rural populations in Tombouctou and Gao regions and all nomadic population

p. 4

1995-6

1987 census?

• Excluded rural populations of Gao, Tombouctou and Kidal because of 65% national territory and only 10% population. No mention of nomads.

Footnote p. 7

2001

1998 census

• Excluded all nomad EAs as identified in the census

p. 301 Appendix A

2006

• Excluded all nomad EAs

Appendix

2012-13

2009 census

• Excluded whole of North of country for security reasons. Highlights that it is not representative and not comparable to previous DHS

Preface and map and p. 11.

Mauritania

2000-1

Only sedentary population

Appendix A

Niger

1993

1988 census

• Excluded some pastoral zones in the northern desert. Excluded areas about 1/3 surface area but less than 1% population

Appendix A

1998

• As for 1993 plus extra zones excluded for security reasons (mainly in nomad zones). About 4.7% population not represented.

Appendix A

2006

2001 census

• Included most of the nomad zones omitted in previous surveys

Appendix A

2012

2001 census

• Excluded 3.5 clusters in Agadez because of security. Included nomadic zones excluded in previous surveys

p. 8

Appendix A

Sudan

1989

• Excluded South Sudan because of insecurity and excluded the nomadic population of North Sudan

Appendix A

Tanzania

1991-92

1988 census

• No mention of mobile pastoralists but census excluded migratory EAs.

1996

• Same EAs as in 1991

1999

• Same EAs as in 1991

2004-5

2002 census

• No mention of mobile pastoralists but census excluded migratory EAs.

2010

• As for 2004 to 2005

Uganda

1989

• 9 districts excluded for security reasons (20% of population). No mention of pastoralists

p. 5

1996

• Because of insecurity, 8 EAs not surveyed

p. 5

2000-1

• 4 districts excluded for security reasons. 5% of total population

p. 4

2006

2002 census

• First DHS to cover whole country including Karamoja (pastoralist) and IDP camps both of which were oversampled

p. 40

2011

2002 census

• Covered whole country. Karamoja had the lowest proportion of completed selected rural households

Appendix A