Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement yesterday that it had achieved a preliminary response rate of 83.3 percent and a 99.3 percent coverage rate, which met its expectations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The bureau extended its appreciation to the public for their support and cooperation, and urged households which haven’t responded to the census yet to complete the survey as soon as possible.
According to the statement, as the census was affected by the COVID-19 situation, the data collection period was extended for seven days from 15 days to 22 days until Saturday. The statement noted that among the households which completed and submitted the census questionnaire, 71 percent filled in the questionnaire via the Online Questionnaire System, whereas the remainder provided information through telephone interviews, in paper form or to the visiting census takers.
The statement pointed out that households that have still not completed the census may call the Census Hotline, which remains open until September 19, for the necessary arrangements to be made.
The statement said that in order to ensure the quality of census data, the bureau will conduct the Post Enumeration Survey (PES) from September 4 to 19 and verify basic information with 1,500 households selected from those that completed the questionnaire.
Meanwhile, the statement underlined that the bureau’s staff will visit the households who did not respond to the census and assist them in completing the questionnaire in the PES period.
The statement said that the preliminary results of the 2021 Population Census will be released in December, which include population size, gender, age structure, and distribution of the population by district, whereas detailed results are scheduled to be published in the second quarter of 2022.
For more information, residents can visit https://www.dsec.gov.mo/Censos2021 or call the Census Hotline on 8809 8809.
