A study on the future of the census of population

European Commission Eurostat

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Population and social conditions

Sujets

• Demographic analysis
• Census
• Statistics
• Member state of the European Union
• Sociologie, société et politique

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• Publié par: EUROPEAN-COMMISSION-EUROSTAT
• Nombre de lectures: 14
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

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Population and social conditions
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STATISTICAL OFFICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
OFFICE STATISTIQUE DES COMMUNAUTÉS EUROPÉENNES
ISTITUTO STATISTICO DELLE COMUNITÀ EUROPEE
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OF THE CENSUS OF POPULATION
Alternative approaches Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication
Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1987
ISBN 92-825-7429-6
Catalogue number: CA-48-87-896-EN-C
© ECSC-EEC-EAEC, Brussels · Luxembourg, 1987
Reproduction is authorized, except for commercial purposes, provided the source is acknowledged.
Printed in Luxembourg A STUDY OF THE FUTURE OF THE CENSUS OF POPULATION:
ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES
Philip Redfern
The study was commissioned by the Statistical Office
of the European Communities
1986.09.30 The views expressed in this publication are the
personal views of the author. They do not express
opinions, or policies, either of the Commission
or of national governements.
Copies of this report in French and German
may be obtained by applying to
The Statistical Office of the European Communities
P.O. Box 1907
Luxembourg Page
SUMMARY
I INTRODUCTION
1.3-7 The background to the study
1.8-12 The content and layout of the report
II THE CONVENTIONAL CENSUS OF POPULATION: MERITS AND DEMERITS
10 2.1 Features of the census
10 2.2 The need for the census
11 2.3-8e technical limitations of the conventional census
13 2.9-12 The costs of the conventional census
14 2.13 A rolling census?
15 2.14-20 Public acceptability of the conventional census
18 2.21-22 Use of names in the census
19 2.23-26 The use of census data to correct population registers
21 2.27-28 Publicity
III THE CONVENTIONAL CENSUS OF POPULATION: COMPARISONS AMONG
15 COUNTRIES AND WITH THE REGISTER-BASED CENSUS
3.1 The aim of this section of the report .. .. 23
3.2-7 Who should be counted in the census?..3
3.8-9 How is a household defined? How is a housing unit defined? .. 25
3.10-12 Sampling at the collection stage .. .. ..6
3.13 Mail-out/mail-back ..... 27
3.14 Preprinting from population registers .. ..8
3.15-17 Programmes to extend coverage... 2
3.18-20 The census fieldwork: the role of the municipalities ..9
3.21 The topic content of the census .. ... 31
3.22 Demographic topics .... ..
3.23 Household composition. .. ... 32
3.24-25 Economic activity .... ..
3.26 Journey to work or to study .. ... 34
3.27 Some difficult census topics.. ..
3.28-32 Ethnicity, language and religion .. ... 35
3.33-35 Marital and childbearing history.. ..6
3.36-37 Education and training .. .. ... 37
3.38-39 Income ..... ..8
3.40 Disability. .. .. ... 40 Page
3.41-44 Housing .. .. .. .. .. 40
3.45-46 Geographical tools....1
3.47-51 Census processing .. .. .. .. 42
3.52-60 The measurement of census coverage and quality ...5
3.61 Adjustment of the census counts .. .. .. 48
3.62-64 The release of microdata ....
3.65-67 The use of administrative records to support the conventional census 50
IV THE ROLE OF SAMPLE SURVEYS
52 4.1-2 When is the size of a sample adequate?
52 4.3-4 Sample surveys compared with censuses
54 4.5-7 Some rôles for samples
V REGISTERED-BASED CENSUSES
5.1-3 Essential features of a register-based census 55
5.4 The household as a unit in a register system 57
5.5e wide range of registers that exist in every country 58
58 5.6-7 Uncoordinated systems of administrative registers
5.8-10 Coordinated systems ofes 59
5.11-14 The censuses in Denmark and Sweden 61
5.15-18 The advantages of a register-based census 63
5.19 The disadvantages of ad census and the obstacles
to introducing one 64
5.20-25 Disadvantages that are inherent in a register-based census 65
5.26-27 Is a register-based census feasible in a country whose registers
are uncoordinated? 67
5.28-31 Population registers and personal numbering systems, comparisons
between countries 69
5.32-33 Prospects for a register-based census outside Scandinavia 73
5.34-38 The quality of the information in population registers 74
75 5.39 The institutional and legislative framework, the Danish example
76 5.40 (1) A statistical agency independent of government?
77 5.41-43 (2) Access to administrative files for statistical purposes?
78 5.44-46 (3) Legislation on data protection
79 5.47-54 The public acceptability of a register-based census
VI THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND POLICY REASONS FOR IMPROVING REGISTERS 83
VII SUMMING UP 86
REFERENCES 90