Statistics Korea "Successfully Conducted the Population and Housing Census... Ends on the 23rd"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The Statistics Korea announced on the 19th that the '2020 Population and Housing Census,' conducted from the 15th of last month to the 18th of this month, was successfully completed. The Population and Housing Census, conducted every five years, is divided into a full census using administrative data in a register-based census method and a sample survey targeting 20% of the population.

However, due to the impact of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and other factors, the survey in some areas was postponed, and work will continue until the 23rd.

Controversial items in this survey will undergo a public discussion process in the future to improve data collection methods.

Personal information collected during the survey process will be strictly protected, and the survey results will be sequentially announced from September to December 2021. This is three months earlier than the previous full census cycle.

Kang Shinwook, Commissioner of Statistics Korea, stated, "Completing this year's Population and Housing Census successfully amid the risk of COVID-19 spread was possible thanks to the 20% of the population who participated in the survey, the approximately 30,000 survey personnel and public officials, and all citizens who supported us."

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