RAK: fieldwork on the public, households and institutions

The Ras Al Khaimah Statistics Center has announced that it will conduct fieldwork on the public, households, and institutions across the emirate from November 1, 2022.

Teams consisting of 400 trained staff at the Ras Al Khaimah Statistics Center will identify and list all residential, business, and real estate units in all geographic and administrative locations, interview eligible household members, and record data using a pre-designed and tested questionnaire.

Once the population census data is complete, the Rasul Khaimah Statistics Center will present the results to various government agencies through proper channels. The census results will be made available to the public, including private-sector companies planning to invest in Ras Al Khaimah.

Under the Statistics Act, data collected at all levels, individual, household, and business organizations are confidential and will not be disclosed under any circumstances.

His Highness Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Member of the UAE Supreme Council and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah emphasized the importance of collecting data through a video message related to this.

In recent years, we have been able to make tremendous progress and have reaped the rewards of these successes in all areas of our lives. We strive to consolidate these achievements and build a brighter future that surpasses the aspirations of the people of Ras Al Khaimah.

"We are confident that this project will help us achieve our overall development goals by providing statistics to authorities across the emirate, enabling everyone to formulate plans and policies that will improve the quality of life for everyone in the emirate," he said.

The fieldwork for the census will be conducted in two phases to ensure that all geographical areas of the emirate are covered and all residents are counted.

Phase 1 – Listing, will be extended throughout the month of November 2022.
The second phase – enumeration, will take place from February 1 to February 28 and will see field workers return to the listed residential units identified in the first phase to collect data on household members ranging from basic demographics and population dynamics to variable and social characteristics, educational enrollment and level, marital status, age at marriage, labor force participation, occupation, type of economic activity, household durable goods and assets.

The census has adopted comprehensive and well-tested integrated modern technology to enable accuracy and deliver results in a remarkably short time.

Fieldwork is conducted by a team of over 400 highly trained interviewers who observe strict protocols and ensure the privacy of individuals and households. This will be facilitated through several months of in-house mapping using the most up-to-date satellite imagery provided by the Ras al-Khaimah Municipality, addressing geographic and administrative regions, districts, and sub-districts.

Fieldworker teams will consist of Arabic speakers, supported by a team of translators, and will use high-tech tablets to facilitate real-time transmission and synthesis of collected data.

The Ras Al Khaimah Statistics Center has state-of-the-art control rooms, a call center, field support centers, and a team of supervisors and quality control specialists to support field operations to ensure continuity and smooth implementation.

The Ras Al Khaimah Statistics Center requests the entire population (households and businesses) of Ras Al Khaimah to show full cooperation and provide accurate information to all Census field workers in all sectors of the Emirate.