Handbook on population and housing census editing : revision 1 / Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

United Nations. Statistical Division.

Series:

Studies in methods. Series F ; no. 82/rev.1.

Studies in methods. Series F ; no. 82/rev.1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Census.

Demographic surveys--Methodology.

Demographic surveys.

Data editing--Methodology.

Data editing.

Methodology.

Physical Description:

xvi, 178 pages ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations, 2010.

Summary:

The purpose of the present publication is to provide countries with a broad overview of census and survey data editing methodology and to provide information for concerned officials on the use of various approaches to census editing. It is also intended to encourage countries to retain a history of their editing experiences, promote communication among subject matter and data processing specialists, and document the activities undertaken in the current census or survey in order to avoid duplicating effort during the next census or survey. The handbook also reviews advantages and disadvantages of manual and computer-assisted editing.--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Introduction

Editing in censuses and surveys

Editing applications

Structure edits

Edits for population items

Housing edits.

Notes:

"ST/ESA/STAT/SER.F/82/Rev.1."

"United Nations publication. Sales No. E.09. XVII.11."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-178).

ISBN:

9789211615302

9211615305

OCLC:

657805428