Abstract
The extent of the undercount in the 1991 U.K. census and its consequences are described. The author notes that "the 1.2 million non-response, the difference between the published census figure and the final population estimate, is concentrated among young adults aged 20-34 years, particularly males, but includes significant numbers of young children and of very elderly people (80 years old and older)." Ways to reduce the level of non-response in future censuses are discussed. excerpt
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 313-316 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society |
| Volume | 157 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 1994 |