The technical reports review the instruments used by the Demographic Yearbook to collect data from national statistical offices in terms of how well they adhere to relevant international guidelines in terms of concepts, definitions and classifications used.

The technical reports also review the experience of countries with regard to reporting of the requested data to the Demographic Yearbook for the period 1961 to 2000, and relate national practices with respect to classifications to relevant international recommendations for the topics being reported. The main international recommendations that are the focus of the assessment are, as appropriate, the Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, Revision 1, the Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Revision 2, and Recommendations on Statistics of International Migration, Revision 1.

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National reporting of economic characteristics data from population and housing censuses - Implications for international recommendations (ESA/STAT/2004/5, April 2004)

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National reporting of household characteristics, living arrangements and homeless households - Implications for international recommendations (ESA/STAT/2004/6, April 2004)

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National reporting of data on marriage and divorce - Implications for international recommendations (ESA/STAT/2004/7, April 2004)