Statistical newsletter

Abstract

This issue of the Statistical Newsletter follows the ninth session of the Economic Commission for Africa and includes a report on the comments of the Commission with respect to statistics and demography. It is at these meetings that particular attention is given to the future work programme of the secretariat. There will be no great change in statistical activities, but the work 1rogramme now approved envisages considerable development in the field of demography. The first of the two technical articles in this issue relates to the classification and tabulation of household budget data; the main thought in this connection is that, although many surveys have been carried out in Africa, it seems doubtful whether the fullest possible use has been made of the results. The second article is concerned with variance and covariance calculations in demographic sample surveys.