Data Collection in Census-A Survey of Census Enumerators

A Survey of Census Enumerators Murali Dhar Vemuri Data collected in a population census is usually evaluated by a post enumeration survey, the purpose of which is to mainly indicate the extent of net omission. Other errors that are generated during census data collection are, however, not evaluated. As the census figures are often used without critically examining the data, an analysis of the process by which data are obtained can identify the errors generated.