Extract
from the Report of the Census Sub-Committee to
the South African Statistics Council on Census 2001 |
Preliminary investigations indicate
that the 2001 census probably
resulted in:
In addition: Scanning problems
caused some births to be recorded
in the wrong province. The number
of cases is relatively small
and should not lead to too much
distortion for most purposes
for which these data are used;
however, it does produce obviously
erroneous results in when one
tries to estimate the extent
of inter-provincial migration
of those born since the previous
census.
For further details of these investigations see the full report of the * This is a common feature of censuses, particularly in developing countries. |