Population (English)

The size, characteristics, and distribution of a population in a country is usually determined by means of an enumeration or census of its inhabitants. The planning of a census of population involves both the determination, of the items to be included on the schedule for investigation, and the method by which answers are to be obtained to these questions. Either of two general methods of enumeration may be employed, the individual interview by an enumerator, or the method in which the householder completes and returns the schedule to the statistical authorities. Some enumerations are based on combined use of these methods.

Related Subject(s): Population and Demography