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The 2010 round of population and housing censuses (2005-2014)1

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Juran, Sabrinaa; * | Pistiner, Arona L.b

Affiliations: [a] Population and Development Branch, Technical Division, United Nations Population Fund, New York, NY 10158, USA | [b] Policy Coordination Office, United States Census Bureau, MD 20746, USA

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Sabrina Juran, Population and Development Branch, Technical Division, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158, USA. Tel.: +1 212 297 5090; Fax: +1 212 370 0201; E-mail:juran@unfpa.org

Note: [1] Any views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the U.S. Census Bureau or the United Nations Population Fund.

Keywords: Census, data collection, analysis, dissemination, population, information technologies

DOI: 10.3233/SJI-160282

Journal: Statistical Journal of the IAOS, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 399-406, 2017

Published: 12 May 2017
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Abstract

In most countries, a population and housing census is the principal source of data on the number, distribution and characteristics of a population. They further provide information on the underlying phenomena of social and economic characteristics of the population within a country and may represent the primary data source for identifying certain social, demographic and economic exclusions and constraints for small geographical areas or sub-populations. Ideally every ten years, countries conduct a population and housing census - a complex exercise for every nation, that may require taking decisions on enumeration methods, emerging information technology, publicity, privacy and confidentiality, quality control, data collection, processing, analysis, imputation, data dissemination, archiving, evaluations of coverage and quality, etc. This article identifies the main characteristics of censuses and the challenges and successes faced by the countries under the 2010 World Program of Population and Housing Censuses of the United Nations (spanning the years 2005 to 2014) and highlights trends and considerations as planning has started for the 2020 World Program on Population and Housing Censuses; covering the years 2015 to 2024.

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