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• 12O12 foreigners. industrial countries: undercount affects mostly small households, young people and A Post Census Survey made in 1990 showed similar patterns of undercount as in the main Isnard. Prepared by Michel Fulfill the objectives of French censuses INSEE is currently investigating a “continuous census” system that will The general system under investigation mentioned above. French censuses (See appendix A) as well as possible and substantially alleviate the problems The above concerns led INSEE to look into new forms of census that fulfill the aims of system and computer programs before every census. is so long and changes in technology are so quick that INSEE has to redesign the whole concern is about technology changes. The lapse of time between censuses third censuses. The comparisons between 3 censuses won’t be easy because of the uneven periods between 1968, 1975, 1982, 1990 and 1999. In 1999 the last available data will be 9 years old and deals with the period between censuses: in France, the last censuses were in 1954, 1962, concern second and not uniformly distributed across France? The undercount is significant about accuracy: can we go on selling what we call exhaustive data when we know that concern is first That financial concern adds to statistical ones already noted by INSEE. The peak caused by the census. government.

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• Publié par: sophie22
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• Langue: Français

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Working Paper No. 29

ENGLISH ONLY

STATISTICAL COMMISSION and

ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

CONFERENCE OF EUROPEAN STATISTICIANS

STATISTICAL OFFICE OF THE

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

(EUROSTAT)

Joint ECE/Eurostat Work Session on Registers and

Administrative Records for Social and Demographic Statistics

(Geneva, 1 - 3 March 1999)

Session 1, supporting paper

POST 2000 CENSUS IN INSEE

Submitted by INSEE

1

Why a new form of census?

In France, the 1997 population census was postponed to 1999 because of budget problems. At

that time, INSEE was not able to obtain from the French government the extra 1.25 billions

French Francs (198 M Euros or US$ 200M) needed to process the census from the French

government. Money was given for 1999 with a statement urging INSEE to avoid that expense

peak caused by the census.

That financial concern adds to statistical ones already noted by INSEE. The

first

concern is

about accuracy: can we go on selling what we call exhaustive data when we know that

undercount is significant

2

and not uniformly distributed across France? The

second

concern

deals with the period between censuses: in France, the last censuses were in 1954, 1962,

1968, 1975, 1982, 1990 and 1999. In 1999 the last available data will be 9 years old and

comparisons between 3 censuses won’t be easy because of the uneven periods between

censuses. The

third

concern is about technology changes. The lapse of time between censuses

is so long and changes in technology are so quick that INSEE has to redesign the whole

system and computer programs before every census.

The above concerns led INSEE to look into new forms of census that fulfill the aims of

French censuses (See appendix A) as well as possible and substantially alleviate the problems

mentioned above.

The general system under investigation

INSEE is currently investigating a “continuous census” system that will

•

Fulfill the objectives of French censuses

1

Prepared by Michel Isnard.

2

A Post Census Survey made in 1990 showed similar patterns of undercount as in the main

industrial countries: undercount affects mostly small households, young people and

foreigners.