The Lesotho Population and Housing Census was conducted in April 2006. The 10-page questionnaire was designed using TeleForm and printed by the Bureau of Statistics and two local companies. Data processing involved checking questionnaire completeness, bubbling, and household member counts, and ensuring all reference numbers appeared on each page. Data extraction for the Independent Electoral Commission's planning for the 2007 General elections began in September 2006 and was completed in December 2007. Data capturing started in November 2006 with two scanners and was verified in December 2007. Due to scanner consumable shortages, a night shift was introduced from 4:45 PM to 10:30 PM, but it was later canceled. In March 2008, the night shift was reintroduced for manual data entry. The revised plan expected data capturing to be completed in early June 2008, followed by data cleaning, tabulation, and analysis, with results to be released by the end of the year. Funding came primarily from the Government of Lesotho, with support from organizations like UNFPA, UNDP, UNICEF, the European Union, and IRISH Aid.The Lesotho Population and Housing Census was conducted in April 2006. The 10-page questionnaire was designed using TeleForm and printed by the Bureau of Statistics and two local companies. Data processing involved checking questionnaire completeness, bubbling, and household member counts, and ensuring all reference numbers appeared on each page. Data extraction for the Independent Electoral Commission's planning for the 2007 General elections began in September 2006 and was completed in December 2007. Data capturing started in November 2006 with two scanners and was verified in December 2007. Due to scanner consumable shortages, a night shift was introduced from 4:45 PM to 10:30 PM, but it was later canceled. In March 2008, the night shift was reintroduced for manual data entry. The revised plan expected data capturing to be completed in early June 2008, followed by data cleaning, tabulation, and analysis, with results to be released by the end of the year. Funding came primarily from the Government of Lesotho, with support from organizations like UNFPA, UNDP, UNICEF, the European Union, and IRISH Aid.