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2. Strategies for choosing among data collection methods as sources of demographic and social statistics: censuses,
sample surveys and administrative records
Papers
How can national statistical offices decide upon the most efficient
and effective data sources for population and social statistics,
taking into account, costs, donors, periodicity, geographic
coverage, respondent burden, timeliness, content and statutory
considerations?
It is sometimes suggested that it may not be necessary to
continue conducting censuses because other alternative sources
can provide the required information.
Another school of thought argues for complementing the census
with other alternative sources of information such as sample
surveys and administrative records.
This session compares the pros and cons of implementing
traditional censuses versus alternative methods and strategies
of data collection.
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