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Area of Science:

Demography
Sociology
Public Administration

Background:

The 2011 Census employed over 30,000 temporary field staff.
Previous census operations, particularly the 2001 Census, provided valuable lessons learned.
Societal and technological changes since 2001 influenced census operations.

Purpose of the Study:

To summarize the critical role of field staff in the 2011 Census.
To outline the structures and processes for managing returned questionnaires.
To detail strategies for addressing non-respondents in the census enumeration.

Main Methods:

Deployment of a large temporary field workforce.
Development of specific protocols for questionnaire collection from households and communal establishments.
Implementation of revised procedures based on prior census experiences and contemporary advancements.

Main Results:

Successful engagement of a substantial temporary workforce for census data collection.
Establishment of structured workflows for processing returned census forms.
Application of adaptive strategies to manage census non-response.

Conclusions:

The effective deployment and management of field staff are crucial for census accuracy.
Adapting processes to societal and technological changes enhances census efficiency.
Learning from past census operations improves the handling of data collection and non-response.