Population and Housing Census Now Accessible via Mobile and Phone

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The Statistics Korea announced on the 23rd that this year's Population and Housing Census will be conducted using a paperless electronic survey method. The Population and Housing Census, conducted in 2015, will be carried out again this year from October to November.

This survey, which has been conducted every five years targeting 20% of domestic residents through face-to-face and PC survey methods, will be changed this year to include mobile, telephone, PC, and face-to-face survey methods.

Additionally, reflecting changes in social conditions, new survey items have been added such as aging, reasons for single-person households, pets, duration of living alone, and drinking water. In the multicultural field, the year of nationality acquisition has been newly established.

To increase participation from foreigners, Statistics Korea will also provide survey forms written in English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Russian, and Cambodian.

Statistics Korea stated that by changing the survey method, it saved 2.4 billion won in budget compared to 2015 and shortened the publication period by about three months.

Meanwhile, the Population and Housing Census results are planned to be published sequentially by topic from September to December next year.

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