Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses

National statistical personnel & census officials will find this publication most helpful in the planning & organizing of population & housing censuses, as well as in other related data collection activities, particularly demographic & socio-economic surveys. This publication presents guidance on the main characteristics of population & housing censuses; census operations & methods; & on the content of censuses, including illustrative tabulations. In preparing for the 2000 round of censuses, this publication has taken into account changes in technology, changes in socio-economic situations in many countries & the increased emphasis on responding to user needs for demographic & social data.United Nations, Statistics Division Staff is the author of 'Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses', published 1998 under ISBN 9789211614022 and ISBN 9211614023.