TUV_2017_PHC_v01_M_v01_A_ESS DDI_TUV_2017_PHC_v01_M_v01_A_ESS_FAO Tuvalu Central Statistics Division Statistics Division Nesstar Publisher Population and Housing Census 2017 TUV_2017_PHC_v01_M_v01_A_ESS Ministry of Finance, Tuvalu Central Statistics Division Pacific Community Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Nesstar Publisher Government of Tuvalu Government of Australia Tuvalu Central Statistics Division Agricultural Census [ag/census] Agricultural modules were incorporated into the Population and Houses Censuses 2002, 2012 and 2017, although in the first two, the module was not processed, and the results were not published. The Population and Houses Census 2017 is the fifth census to be conducted in the country since it gained political independence in 1978. Structure of Agriculture Crops Livestock and Poultry Tuvalu The Population and Housing Census 2017 covered the entire country. Agricultural holdings The statistical unit in the census was the household, defined as a social unit consisting of a person living alone or a group of people who sleep in the same housing unit and have a common arrangement in the preparation and consumption of food. Census/enumeration data [cen] The country was divided into Enumeration Areas (EAs), the smallest geographical unit in which complete enumeration of all households, including those with agricultural activities, was conducted. The census was based on the complete enumeration of all households identified during the census enumeration. Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi] The census personnel comprised 34 enumerators, 13 Supervisors and 6 headquarters staff. The Tuvalu Central Statistics Division was responsible for the enumeration, coding, editing, verification, and processing of all household questionnaires collected during the Census. Technical assistance and support in questionnaire design, data processing and analysis was provided by the Pacific Community. The data items were encoded and processed using the Census and Survey Processing System (CSPro) software package. Data analysis was undertaken using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software.