Sources of population statistics data are used to summarize a set of observations, in order to communicate the largest amount of information as simply as possible. Data related to the population can be acquired by the process of collecting, compiling, evaluating, analysing and otherwise disseminating demographic, economic and social data, at a specified time, to all persons in a country. This unit also gives the information about the primary Sources and secondary sources of data.
Data related to the population can be acquired by the process of collecting, compiling, evaluating, analysing and otherwise disseminating demographic, economic and social data, at a specified time, to all
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persons in a country. These are known as sources of population statistics. These sources are classified into two groups; Primary and Secondary.
Primary Sources
Primary sources are obtained by witnesses or recorders who experienced the events or conditions being documented. Often these sources are created at the time when the events or conditions are occurring, but primary sources can also include autobiographies, memoirs, and oral histories recorded later.
Sample surveys
Census
Vital Registration
Administrative Records
Sample Surveys Sample Survey is the process of selecting a sample of elements from a target population to conduct a survey. The term survey may refer to many different types or techniques of observations. In survey sampling, it most often involves a questionnaire used to measure the characteristics and attitudes of people. It is the process of collecting important data from a selected groups of people that represent the whole population of an area.
Census It is the main source of population data. A population census determines the size of a country's population and the characteristics of its people, such as their sex, background, marital status, source :studiousguy.com Fig : Population data income, literacy, religion, language, caste/ethnic group, economically active population, education, number of children, employment status, occupation etc. The first census was taken in 1911 A.D. Nepal observed the centenary of thecensus in 2011 A.D.
Total population in 2011: 26,494,504
Increase since last census 2001: 3,343,081
Annual population growth rate (exponental growth): 1.35
Number of households: 5,427,302
Average household size: 4.88
Population in Mountain: 6.73%, Hill: 43.00% and Terai: 50.27%.
Census Year (A.D)
Population
1911
5,638,749
1920
5,573,788
1930
5,532,574
1941
6,283,649
1952/54
8,256,625
1961
9,412,996
1971
11,555,983
1981
15,022,839
1991
18,491,097
2001
23,151,423
2011
26,494,504
A census provides detailed information on different aspects of the population such as its composition, distribution, and change. A census report greatly helps in making realistic future plans.
Vital Registration The most common way of collecting information on this event is through Vital Registration. It is the administrative system used by governments to record vital events which occur in their populations. It also refers to the formal registration and statistical recording of vital events such as birth, death, migration, marriage, abortion, divorce and adoption.
Administrative Records Administrative Records are very vital for an effective plan to manage the population. The administrative record is the paper trail that documents the agency's decision-making process and the basis for the agency's decision. It is a data collected by administrative units like a number of students, telephone directory, records of public servants, health status etc.
Secondary Sources
Secondary data refers to data that was collected by someone other than the user. Secondary data are those data which are already prepared and compiled by different national and international organizations for their own purposes. Secondary sources of statistics can be journals, magazines, reports related to different research, annual reports etc. Secondary data can be obtained from different sources such as
progress reports
internet searches or libraries
information collected through censuses of government departments like housing, social security, electoral statistics, tax records etc.
Things to remember
National population statistics are usually collected by conducting a census.
Census usually include questions about where a person usually lives, whether they are resident or visitor, or also live somewhere else.
Vital registration refers to the formal registration and statistical recording of vital events such as birth, death, migration, abortion, divorce and adoption.
Sample survey is a process of collecting important data from the selected groups of people that represent the whole population of an area.
It includes every relationship which established among the people.
There can be more than one community in a society. Community smaller than society.
It is a network of social relationships which cannot see or touched.
common interests and common objectives are not necessary for society.
The major sources of population data are primary data and secondary data.
Primary data Primary sources are obtained by witnesses or recorders who experienced the events or conditions being documented. Primary sources can also include autobiographies, memoirs, and oral histories recorded later. Primary sources of data may be:
Sample surveys
Census
Vital Registration
Administrative Records
Secondary data Secondary data refers to data that was collected by someone other than the user. Secondary sources of statistics can be journals, magazines, reports related to different researchers, annual reports etc.
A population census determines the size of a country's population and the characteristics of its people, such as their sex, background, marital status and income,literacy, religion, language, caste/ethnic group, economically active population, education, number of children, employment status, occupation etc.
The most common way of collecting information on these events is through Vital Registration. It is the administrative system used by the governments to record vital events which occur in their populations. It also refers to the formal registration and statistical recording of vital events such as birth, death, migration, marriage, abortion, divorce and adoption.
Sample Survey is the process of selecting a sample of elements from a target population to conduct a survey. The term survey may refer to many different types or techniques of observations. The survey sampling most often involves a questionnaire used to measure the characteristics and attitudes of people. It is the process of collecting important data from a selected groups of people that represent the whole population of an area.
Administrative records are very vital for an effective plan to manage the population. The administrative records are the paper trail that documents the agency's decision-making process and the basis for the agency's decision. It is a data collected by administrative units like number of students, telephone directory, records of public servants, health status etc.
Secondary data are those data which are already prepared and compiled by different national and international organizations for their own purpose. Secondary sources of statistics can be journals, magazines, reports related to different research, annual reports etc. Secondary data can be obtained from different sources such as
progress reports
internet searches or libraries
information collected through censuses or government departments like housing, social security, electoral statistics, tax records etc.
