Statistical Glossary

A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

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A condition of extreme deprivation of human needs, characterized by the inability of individuals or households to meet or access the minimum requirements for decent human well-being such as nutrition, health, literacy and shelter.

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The level of the standard of living measure that enables a household to meet its basic needs. It reflects the monetary cost of meeting basic food and non-food requirements of life.

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Percentage of the population within easy reach of a safe water source in rural and urban areas i.e. 1.0km for rural areas and 0.2km for urban areas with 30 minutes of total collection time. A reliable water source is one capable of supplying its beneficiaries, a minimum 20 litres per capita per day.

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Percentage of the population within easy reach of a safe water source in rural and urban areas i.e. 1.0km for rural areas and 0.2km for urban areas with 30 minutes of total collection time. A reliable water source is one capable of supplying its beneficiaries, a minimum 20 liters per capita per day.

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The ease with which statistical outputs can be obtained and availed to the users. It is the ease with which the existence of information can be ascertained, as well as the suitability of the form or medium through which the information can be accessed.

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An obligation to work in compliance with agreed rules and standards or to report fairly and accurately on performance results against the availed resources, mandated roles and plans.

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The degree to which the output correctly describes the phenomena it was designed to measure.

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An imperial unit of measure of land area, and it approximately equals to half of a standard football ground. The exact area is 5000 square metres (approximately 100 metres x 50 metres)

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A 4-digit unique international number allocated to each type of activity underlined in the United Nations International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC).

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The number of hours worked during normal periods of work plus overtime and time spent on activities related to the place of work.

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Administrative source is the organizational unit responsible for implementing an administrative regulation (or group of regulations), for which the corresponding register of units and the transactions are viewed as a source of statistical data.

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Division of a country delineated by Government for purposes of administration. Administrative divisions may be large, intermediate or small in size. In Uganda they are often referred to as 1st order - e.g. regions; 2nd order e.g. districts; 3rd order e.g. counties; 4th order e.g. sub-counties, 5th quarter e.g. parishes, and so on.

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Administrative data collection is the set of activities involved in the collection, processing, storage and dissemination of statistical data from one or more administrative sources.

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A person aged 18 years and above, as per the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda.

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Establishment of a forest or stand of trees in an area where there was no forest.

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A preliminary delineation of authority that serves as policy framework for statistics development in Africa, especially the production, management and dissemination of statistical data and information at national, regional and continental levels.

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The length of time or duration of one’s of life. It is the difference between the date of birth and any other date of reference commonly expressed in complete years. For example, a person who is 22 years and 11 months is recorded as having an age of 22 and not 23.

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The ratio of the divorced population within a specific age group to the total population in that age group in the country.

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The ratio of the married population within a specific age group to the total population in that age group in the country.

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An economic unit of agricultural production under single management comprising of all livestock kept and land used wholly or partly for agricultural production purposes, without regard to title, legal form, size or location.

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An economic unit of agricultural production under single management comprising of all livestock kept and land used wholly or partly for agricultural production purposes, without regard to title, legal form, size or location.

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For the purpose of time reference during the census or survey, a calendar year from January to December is considered an agricultural year.

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For the purpose of time reference during the census or survey, a calendar year from January to December is considered an agricultural year.

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Consumable and expendable inputs in agricultural production for both crops and livestock, for example fertilisers, seeds, and veterinary drugs.

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Mode of movement used for agricultural goods in the holding, members of the holder\'s households, or workers from one place to another for agricultural purposes.

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Mode of movement used for agricultural goods in the holding, members of the holder\'s households, or workers from one place to another for agricultural purposes.

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Zone A geographical area which is fairly homogeneous with the climate, soils and general ecology.

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A geographical area which is fairly homogeneous with the climate, soils and general ecology.

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The presence of contaminants or pollutant substances in the air at levels that interfere with the health or welfare of human and other organisms or can produce other harmful environmental effects

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The presence of contaminants or pollutant substances in the air at levels that interfere with the health or welfare of human and other organisms or can produce other harmful environmental effects.

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Any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air other than the reactions of air against the earth’s surface.

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Any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air other than the reactions of air against the earth’s surface.

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A defined area of land or water (including any buildings, installations and equipment) intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure and surface movement of aircraft.

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A defined area of land or water (including any buildings, installations and equipment) intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure and surface movement of aircraft.

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Soil degradation caused by the accumulation of alkaline water-soluble salts.

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Soil degradation caused by the accumulation of alkaline water-soluble salts.

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A network of other networks. The function of an internet is to move information from one Local Area Network (LAN), for example, to another LAN that may be geographically distant.

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A scale reflecting the density of a fluid such as crude oil, water or natural gas.

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A scale reflecting the density of a fluid such as crude oil, water or natural gas.

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