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Agricultural Census, 2010

Poland, 2010
Reference ID
POL_2010_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
Producer(s)
Central Statistical Office (CSO)
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Agricultural Censuses
Metadata
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  • Study Description
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Data processing
  • Data appraisal
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production
  • Identification

    Survey ID number

    POL_2010_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS

    Title

    Agricultural Census, 2010

    Country
    Name Country code
    Poland POL
    Study type

    Agricultural Census [ag/census]

    Series Information

    Annual June agricultural censuses (ACs), covering the entire population of farms, were conducted since 1946 until 1988. Next agricultural censuses were conducted in 1996, 2002 and the latest in 2010. The AC 2010 was carried out together with the SAPM.

    Abstract

    The agricultural census and the survey on agricultural production methods were conducted jointly, i.e. within the same organisational structure, at the same time, and using a single electronic questionnaire and the same methods of data collection and processing. The agricultural census covered about 1.8 million of agricultural holdings. At all farms participating in the census, respondents were asked about the "other gainful activities carried out by the labour force" (OGA). The frame for the full survey was prepared on the basis of the list of holdings prepared for the census. When creating the list, an object-oriented approach was adopted for the first time, which meant that at the first stage the holdings (objects) were identified, their coordinates defined (they were located spatially) and their holders were identified on the basis of data from administrative sources. For domestic purposes, the farms with the smallest area, as well as those of little economic importance (meeting very low national thresholds) were included in the sample survey carried out jointly with the census. The survey on agricultural production methods was conducted on a sample of approximately 200 thousand farms in respect of the precision requirements set out in Regulation (EC) 1166/2008. The frame prepared for the agricultural census was used as the sampling frame.

    Kind of Data

    Census/enumeration data [cen]

    Unit of Analysis

    Households

    Scope

    Notes

    The data on land use, sown area, livestock and the number of tractors, agricultural machines and equipment were collected for the census. Information on support for rural development, the average irrigated area and linear landscape elements were collected for the last three years.

    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary
    Agriculture & Rural Development FAO
    Land (policy, resource management) FAO
    Livestock FAO
    Urban Development FAO
    Water FAO

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National coverage

    Universe

    The statistical unit was the agricultural holding, defined as "an agricultural area, including forest land, buildings or their parts, equipment and stock if they constitute or may constitute an organized economic unit as well as rights related to running the farm". Two types of holding were distinguished (i) the natural persons' holdings (to which thresholds were applied) and (ii) legal persons holdings (no threshold applied).

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Central Statistical Office (CSO)

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    (a) Frame
    The frame for the agricultural census and the survey on agricultural production methods was based on the list of agricultural holdings. In the process of the list of farms creation for the needs of AC and SAPM 2010 the objective approach was used for the first time, which meant that on the first stage of work agricultural holdings were identified, its coordinates were defined (farms were located in space), and its holder was determined according to administrative data as described below. The list creation started from identification of all land parcels used for agricultural purposes. The land parcels found in the set of the Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture (including the Records of holdings and Records of producers) were combined into holding and had their holders defined. For the rest of land parcels,
    the holders were defined from the Records of Land and Buildings, afterwards the data concerning users were updated by the set of Real Property Tax Record.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    A single electronic questionnaire was used for data collection, combining information related to both the AC 2010 and the SAPM. The census covered all 16 core items recommended in the WCA 2010.

    Questionnaire:

    Section 0. Identifying characters
    Section 1. Land use
    Section 2. Economic activity
    Section 3. Income structure
    Section 4. Sown and other area
    Section 5. Livestock
    Section 6. tractor, machines and equipment
    Section 7. Use of fertilizers
    Section 8. Labour force
    Section 9. Agricultural production methods

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2010-09-01 2010-10-31
    Time Method

    Reference periods:
    · From 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010, for the structure of household income, economic activity, use of fertilizers, for labour force, other gainful activities, irrigation of agricultural area, SAPM, manure storage, animal housing, etc.,
    · the last 3 years (2008-2010), for landscape features, rural development support measures and average irrigated area.

    Data Collection Notes

    The AC 2010 and SAPM were conducted jointly, using CAPI, CATI, and CAWI. Administrative data were also used in the AC, as a source of census data and for the validation purposes.

    Data processing

    Data Editing

    a. DATA PROCESSING AND ARCHIVING
    The data captured through the CAPI, CATI and CAWI channels were gathered in the Operational Microdata Base (OMB) built for the AC 2010 and processed there (including control and correction of data, as well as completing the file obtained in the AC with the data obtained from administrative sources, imputed units and estimation for the SAPM). The data, depersonalized and validated in the OMB, were exported to an Analytical Microdata Base (AMB) to conduct analyses, prepare the data set for transmission to Eurostat and develop multidimensional tables for internal and external users.

    b. CENSUS DATA QUALITY
    Except for a few isolated cases, the CAPI and CATI method resulted in fully completed questionnaires. The computer applications used enabled controls for completeness and correctness of the data already at the collection stage, also facilitating the use of necessary definitions and clarifications during the questionnaire completion process. A set of detailed questionnaire completion guidelines was developed and delivered during training sessions.

    Data appraisal

    Data Appraisal

    The preliminary results of the agricultural census were published in February 2011 (basic data at the national level), and then in July 2011 in the publication entitled "Report on the Results of the 2010 Agricultural Census" (in a broader thematic scope, at NUTS3 2 level). The final results of the AC 2010 were disseminated by a sequence of publications, covering the main thematic areas of the census. The reference publications were released in paper form, and are available online (www.stat.gov.pl http://www.stat.gov.pl), and on CD-ROMs.

    Data Access

    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes See https://stat.gov.pl/en/
    Access conditions

    See https://stat.gov.pl/en/

    CONTACT:
    Statistics Poland
    Agriculture Department
    Address: Al. Niepodlegtoki 208, 00-925 Warsaw, Poland
    Telephone: (+48) 22 6083000

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Email URL
    Statistics Poland [email protected] www.stat.gov.pl

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_POL_2010_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_FAO

    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Office of Chief Statistician Food and Agriculture Organization Adoption of metadata for FAM
    Census team, Statistics Division Food and Agriculture Organization Metadata producer

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    POL_2010_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_v01

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