SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Life Table, National Accounts, De Jure
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2 systems of data collection: census and vital statistics. Can be conducted de jure or de facto. De jure involved the count of people in their usual place of residence. De facto counts the respondent at their current place of residence. In canada, the de jure method is used. In deciding which questions are to be used in the census, authorities consider the practical value to the nation, public acceptance of a question and comparibility with previous censuses. European countries began to undertake regular censuses in the 18th century. Sweden was the first to conduct a modern census in 1750. Canadian census: jean talon organized and directed the colony"s first census in. The first census of canada"s population was carried out in: in 1867, an official count of the population would be taken every 10 years and this was later changed to ever 5 years.
