Documentation of the 2000 Round of Population and Housing Censures in the EU, EFTA and Candidate Countries Part III and Annexes University of Thessaly
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2004 EDITION Population and social conditions 3/2004/F/no 02 Documentation of the 2000 Round of Population and Housing Censures in the EU, EFTA and Candidate Countries Part III and Annexes University of Thessaly THEME 3 Population EUROPEAN and social COMMISSION 3conditions Europe Direct is a service to help you find answers to your questions about the European Union New freephone number: 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 A great deal of additional information on the European Union is available on the Internet. It can be accessed through the Europa server (http://europa.eu.int). Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2004 ISSN 1725-065X ISBN 92-894-7075-5 © European Communities, 2004 Population and social conditions 3/2004/F/n 02 Documentation of the 2000 Round of Population and Housing Censuses in the EU, EFTA and Candidate Countries Part III and Annexes University of Thessaly The views expressed in this document are the author’s and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Commission Copyright: European Commission 2004 DOCUMENTATION OF THE 2000 ROUND OF POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUSES IN THE EU, EFTA AND CANDIDATE COUNTRIES May 2003 by Byron Kotzamanis Giambattista Cantisani Arij Dekker Despina Logiadu-Didika Maire-Noelle Duquenne Alberto Castori Laboratory of Demographic and Social Analysis Department of Planning and Regional Development University of Thessaly Pedion Areos 38334 Volos Greece Documentation of the 2000 Round of Population and Housing Censuses in the EU, EFTA and Candidate Countries TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword ..............................................................................................................................III Acknowledgements................................................................................................................ V Table of contents................................................................................................................. VII List of tables..........................................................................................................................IX List of figures......................................................................................................................... X List of diagrams..................................................................................................................... X Part I - Overview on population census and its international aspects .................................. 1 1. Origin and evolution of censuses .......................................................................................... 3 2. The census as a varying and evolving concept....................................................................... 3 3. International activities and transition to the 2000 Census Round ........................................... 4 4. Census methods around 2000................................................................................................ 6 5. Towards the ‘best method’? .................................................................................................. 9 Part II - Comparative analysis of selected topics................................................................. 11 1. Frequency and typology of the census................................................................................. 13 2. Legal framework ................................................................................................................ 22 3. Preparatory phases.............................................................................................................. 27 4. Publicity and information campaign.................................................................................... 36 5. Field work and data collection ............................................................................................ 42 6. Comparability of census contents as regards international recommendations ....................... 47 7. Data capture, data processing and the application of ICT technologies ................................ 56 8. Publication and dissemination............................................................................................. 65 9. Costs of the censuses .......................................................................................................... 72 10. Conclusions and future plans ............................................................................................ 77 Part III – Country reports ................................................................................................... 85 European Union Belgium ................................................................................................................................. 87 Denmark ................................................................................................................................ 95 Germany ................................................................................................................................ 99 Greece.................................................................................................................................. 103 Spain.................................................................................................................................... 111 France .................................................................................................................................. 117 Ireland.................................................................................................................................. 125 Italy...................................................................................................................................... 131 Luxembourg......................................................................................................................... 139 Netherlands .......................................................................................................................... 145 Austria ................................................................................................................................. 151 Portugal................................................................................................................................ 159 Finland................................................................................................................................. 165 Sweden ................................................................................................................................ 173 United Kingdom................................................................................................................... 177 Documentation of the 2000 Round of Population and Housing Censuses in the EU, EFTA and Candidate Countries European Free Trade Association Iceland ................................................................................................................................. 183 Norway ................................................................................................................................ 189 Switzerland .......................................................................................................................... 197 Candidate countries Bulgaria ............................................................................................................................... 205 Czech Republic .................................................................................................................... 211 Estonia ................................................................................................................................. 217 Hungary ............................................................................................................................... 223 Latvia................................................................................................................................... 229 Lithuania.............................................................................................................................. 237 Poland.................................................................................................................................. 243 Romania............................................................................................................................... 247 Slovak Republic ................................................................................................................... 253 Slovenia ............................................................................................................................... 259 Cyprus.................................................................................................................................. 267 Malta.................................................................................................................................... 271 Turkey.................................................................................................................................. 277 Annexes 1. List of abbreviations and acronyms................................................................................... 285 2. Population and Housing Census dates in the world at 1990 and 2000 Rounds.................... 287 3. Country reports for the Western Balkans........................................................................... 297 Albania............................................................................................................................