There are many different ways to conduct a population and housing census. The traditional approach, based on the direct count of all individuals and the collection of information using questionnaires, is a complex and expensive operation. Over recent years, an increasing number of countries adopted alternative census methods. In most cases, these methods make as much use as possible of available registers and administrative data, so that the direct collection of information for the census is limited or not needed at all. The purpose of this publication is to guide national statistical offices and other responsible agencies on the use of registers and administrative data in population and housing censuses, including operational, practical, technical and legal aspects. The publication is also expected to be valuable for users of census results. The publication was prepared by a task force established by the Conference of European Statisticians (CES), composed of experts from national statistical offices, and coordinated by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. The CES endorsed the publication at its 2018 plenary session.
Scope of the new UNECE guidelines and definitions of register-based and combined censuses -- Essential features of a population and housing census -- Considerations when transforming from a traditional census to a register-based or combined census -- Considerations when transforming from a traditional census to a register-based or combined census -- Data sources and their quality -- Linkage and transformation -- Statistical registers -- Output quality -- Approaches and case studies from different countries -- Annex A – Ireland case study -- Annex B – Estonia case study -- Annex C – Poland case study -- Annex D – Austria case study -- Annex E – Slovenia case study -- Annex F – Portugal case study -- Annex G – England and Wales case study -- Annex H – Italy case study -- Annex I – Germany case study -- Glossary of terms, definitions and acronyms.

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At head of title: Economic Commission for Europe.
Available also at UNECE website (viewed 02 Aug. 2019).
Annexes (p. 37-83): 1. Ireland case study -- 2. Annex B – Estonia case study -- 3. Annex C – Poland case study -- 4. Annex D – Austria case study -- 5. Annex E – Slovenia case study -- 6. Annex F – Portugal case study -- 7. Annex G – England and Wales case study -- 8. Annex H – Italy case study -- 9. Germany case study

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