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These technical notes address the challenges and risks national statistical offices must plan for and manage when undertaking a major operation like a census.

Documenting the Census to Improve Future Data Quality
January 2024
This note details important considerations for planning a knowledge management system for documentation.
Risk Management in a Census
October 2022
This technical note presents guidance for risk identification, analysis, mitigation, and reassessment across the census lifecycle.
Developing a Census Tabulation Plan
July 2022
This technical note focuses on the various considerations and challenges that NSOs must weigh in the process of creating a census tabulation plan.
Linking Population and Housing Censuses to the Agricultural Censuses
November 2021
This brief describes the benefits of linking the Population and Housing Censuses and the Agricultural Censuses and highlights recommended practices.
Evaluating a Pilot Electronic Census
November 2021
This technical note provides guidance for National Statistical Offices (NSOs) on how to evaluate pilot censuses and benefit from lessons learned.
Disclosure Avoidance and the Census
October 2020
This technical note provides NSOs with information on mitigating the risk of data disclosure in a census.
Census Data Archiving and Preservation
July 2019
This technical note provides guidance on the special procedures and protocols required to securely archive and preserve individual census records.
E-Census Part 3: Timeline Impacts
February 2019
This technical note explores changes to the census calendar when transitioning from paper to tablet-based censuses and provides guidance on timeline impacts.
E-Census Part 1: Planning for Mobile Data Capture
October 2016
As mobile technology becomes more available, many statistical agencies are considering using mobile data capture for the 2020 round of census data collection.
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