The purpose of this manual is to describe methods and techniques for the evaluation of censuses of population and housing, with emphasis on techniques with are applicable in developing countries. The manual is intended for use as a basic reference in the design and implementation of census evaluation program. As such, the rationale and theory behind each method and some of the major porblems encountered in its application are covered in sufficient detail so as to guide key decision-makers and technicians of developing country statistical organizations in designing and implementing their own evaluation programs.

The approaches chosen for emphasis in the manual are: (1) the use of post-enumeration surveys (PES), and (2) the use of demographic methods, particularly those based upon the analysis of two or more successive censuses. Other approaches to census evaluation are also described in the manual but are considered in less detail.

U.S. Bureau of the Census. Evaluating Censuses of Population and Housing. Statistical Training Document, ISP-TR-5, Washington D.C., 1985.

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