No its not Its been explained why this excuse of yours does not hold true   the definition of NK is fluid varries from source to source  the editors of this page that use this excuse of your never cared about it when they used census from AFTER  and from BEFORE  when NKAO didnt exist  Armeanians lived mostly in Mountainous part of Karabakh hence any increase of them in Karabakh refers to NK  the fuller census table mostly give percentages giving relative numbers  Prof Hovanissian for one is clear that his numbers from  are for NK and  Prof Cornell also makes clear it is nevertheless certain that the overall increase in Armenian population was due to an increasing migration of Armenians to Mountainous Karabakh or an exodus of Muslims from the region Hence the fuller table is absolutely appropriate and correct