The Latest Breaking News from Census

There are several changes to the 2022 form, including new questions on working from home, the internet, renewable energy and smoking.

The government and the Central Statistics Office decided to delay the logistical exercise carried out every five years because of the pandemic, meaning that the last census was in 2016

Census 2022 had been delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Scots have been issued an urgent warning about scams ahead of the 2022 Census, with Advice Direct Scotland urging people to not give out personal or financial information

Scots are also being warned not to get caught out by Census scammers.

97% of people filled in the survey last year

The Scottish Census only happens every 10 years and its results guide public services and spending.

Handbook sees prejudices and ignorance or deliberate misinformation campaign on the exercise

The new U.S. Census Bureau director says he is listening to the concerns of data users and policymakers, and the agency is making permanent community outreach efforts, in an effort to restore any trust that was lost following attempts by the Trump administration to politicize the nation’s head count

Rai informed that the Government has approved an allocation of Rs 8754.23 crore for the exercise of Census of India 2021. "Coverage and accuracy are ensured by the Census officers appointed under the Census Act, 1948 and rules framed thereunder", stated the MoS. Full story

The 1921 Census for England and Wales was published last month - researchers have now pulled together some interesting statistics recalling the world our Newcastle ancestors lived in