Census preparatory activities : Census programming

Abstract

A Population and Housing Census is one of the most extensive and complex statistical operation. It involves a number of interrelated activities that can be broadly divided into three major phases. These are pre-enumeration phase, Enumeration phase and Post-enumeration phase. Population and Housing census is a gigantic operation and its implementation requires substantial human, material and financial resources. This paper deals with the organizational aspects of a census. The organizational aspects of a census require the establishment of a structure to manage and implement the various activities comprising the census program.