Principles and recommendations for population and housing censuses
By: Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division
Edition: Revision 3.
Series: Statistical papers. Series M -- no. 67/rev. 3; Statistical papers -- no. 67/rev. 3.
Publisher: United Nations
Published: 2017
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9789211615975
Subjects: Census; Housing surveys; Bevolkingsstatistiek; Huisvesting; Volkstellingen; Bevölkerungsstatistik; Datenerhebung; Methode; Planung; Realisierung; Volkszählung; Wohnungszählung
Notes: "ST/ESA/STAT/SER. M/67/Rev.3."

"United Nations publication sales no. E.15.XVII.10"--Title page verso.

"2020 round."--Cover.

"Since its earliest years, the United Nations has issued a series of international principles and recommendations on population and housing censuses to assist national statistical offices and census officials throughout the world in planning and carrying out improved and cost-effective censuses. The first set of principles and recommendations for population and housing censuses was issued in 1958 at the request of the Statistical Commission of the United Nations in response to a need for developing international standards and as a cornerstone for the first World Population and Housing Census Programme. Although the scope of these recommendations has evolved over time in response to current practices and national needs, they usually provide guidance on the main characteristics of population and housing censuses, general material on census operations and methods and more detailed guidance on the content of censuses. This current revision is designed to support census-taking in the 2020 round of population and housing censuses."--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279) and index.

Available both in print and online.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Essential features and census methodology; title: pt. 2. Planning, organizing and management; title: pt. 3. Census operation activities; title: pt. 4. Population and housing census topics.