The seventh national census registration will start on November 1st

  Where is the new in this census

  Our reporter Lu Yanan

  Core reading

  The seventh national census registration will begin on November 1. This is a major national situation and national strength survey conducted during the critical period of China’s population development. It can provide important information for formulating the "14th Five-Year Plan", promoting high-quality development, improving population development strategies and policy systems, and promoting long-term balanced population development. stand by. For this census, census subjects can fill in the report independently for the first time. Please actively cooperate with the seventh national census.

  A few days ago, the seventh national census video and telephone conference was held, which comprehensively deployed all tasks of the census and put forward clear requirements for the next stage of work.

  What is the significance of the seventh national census? Compared with the previous six censuses, what new content does this census have? The reporter interviewed Li Xiaochao, director of the Office of the Leading Group for the Seventh National Census of the State Council and deputy director of the National Bureau of Statistics.

  my country's population development has entered a critical period, a major national situation and national strength survey

  Reporter: 2020 is the final year of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and the 13th Five-Year Plan. How important is the national census this year for China's economic and social development?

  Li Xiaochao: The seventh national census is a major survey of the national conditions and national strength when socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era and my country's population development has entered a critical period.

  Since the founding of New China, my country has conducted 6 national censuses and obtained a large amount of basic population data, which has played an important role in formulating national economic and social development plans, promoting economic and social development and improving people's living standards.

  At present, our country is at the historical intersection of the "two centenary" goals. The building of a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way has entered a decisive stage, and a new journey of building a modern socialist country is about to begin. In this special and important period, the seventh national census is of great practical significance compared with previous censuses.

  Provide important information support for the preparation of the "14th Five-Year Plan". Through the census, the population, structure, and distribution of our country can be fully investigated, and the characteristics of population changes can be accurately grasped to provide scientific and accurate population information support for the scientific formulation of national economic and social development plans for the "14th Five-Year Plan" period.

  Provide important information support to promote high-quality development. At present, my country's economy is in a critical period of transforming development mode, optimizing economic structure, and transforming growth momentum. The basic national conditions of the total population, structure and distribution of the population can be checked in time, and the information on the human resource structure can be understood more accurately to grasp the demand structure, urban and rural structure, regional structure, and industrial structure. In order to promote high-quality economic development, Provide strong support for building a modern economic system.

  Provide important information support to improve the population development strategy and policy system and promote the long-term balanced development of the population. Since the sixth national census in 2010, the internal dynamics and external conditions of my country's population development have undergone significant changes, with important turning changes, the growth inertia of the total population size has weakened, the fluctuation of the working-age population has declined, and the degree of aging has continued to deepen. Carrying out a census to understand population growth, labor supply, changes in the floating population, and to understand the size of the elderly population will help accurately analyze and judge the future population situation in China. It is important for adjusting and improving population policies, promoting population structure optimization, and promoting population quality improvement. significance.

  Approximately 7 million census workers are ready, and census subjects can fill in their own reports for the first time

  Reporter: There is less than 3 months to register for the census. What is the current state of preparations for the census?

  Li Xiaochao: Since the State Council issued the "Notice on Carrying out the Seventh National Census", all regions and departments have worked hard to overcome the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and actively promoted various preparations for the census in accordance with the unified deployment of the State Council's Census Leading Group. At present, preparations for the seventh national census are progressing smoothly. The establishment of census agencies at all levels has been completed, the census funding and materials have been basically implemented, the national comprehensive pilot project has been successfully completed, and the census zoning mapping and household registration are being carried out in an orderly manner. These have laid a solid foundation for the census registration on November 1.

  Census instructors and enumerators are the basis for doing a good job of on-site registration of the census. According to preliminary estimates, about 7 million census instructors and enumerators need to be recruited nationwide, and each enumerator is responsible for the registration of about 250 people.

  Reporter: When will the household registration start? How should census subjects cooperate with census takers in their work?

  Li Xiaochao: The population census is a full survey. In order to ensure that the census objects are not heavy and not missing, it is necessary for the census taker to visit every household and register the population. In the census, there are two steps that require enumerators to enter the households, in chronological order, namely, mapping and registration.

  The bottom line starts on October 11 and ends on October 31. At this stage, the enumerators should conduct field surveys door by door, find out the number and specific location of the houses in each area, and also enter the households to conduct a census and inform, ask about the registration method, and understand the general situation of the people in the household.

  The official registration stage of the census began on November 1. The enumerator must enter each household to register the census information item by person. During this period, 10% of the households will be randomly selected to fill in the census long form to investigate more detailed demographic information. The entire registration process will continue until the end of December 10. The census instructor and the enumerator will carry out their work with uniform certificates. When the enumerator comes to the door, the household can first verify the identity of the enumerator, and then ask the enumerator to enter the home to register.

  Reporter: For the first time in this census, the subjects of the census can report on their own. How to report independently?

  Li Xiaochao: In order to make it easier for everyone to declare the census information and minimize the interruption to the census subjects, we have adopted the method of self-filling by the census subjects for the first time for the census short form, and developed an autonomous filling procedure, allowing everyone to use a mobile terminal to scan the QR code to apply for personal and personal information. Family information.

  We advocate self-reporting by census subjects. If households need to self-report, they can explain to the enumerator when the enumerator visits to find out the details. The enumerator is requested to provide the self-reported account number and report the information in a timely and truthful manner according to the reporting requirements. Households who choose to fill in by themselves should complete the information declaration before November 5. If it is not completed, the enumerator will enter the household registration census form.

  Ensure the quality of data collection and the information security of the census

  Reporter: How to ensure the quality of data collection when conducting a census under the normalized conditions of epidemic prevention and control?

  Li Xiaochao: The quality of the census data is the fundamental criterion for measuring the success or failure of the census. All the work of the census must be carried out around the requirement of ensuring that the census data is true and accurate.

  In order to do a good job in the census under the normal conditions of epidemic prevention and control, we will take the following measures to ensure the quality of the census registration data: First, strictly implement the census plan to ensure that the census requirements are not distorted or deformed, and will never be changed or changed at will. Selective implementation plan; second, full use of electronic collection, and data directly uploaded to the country in real time, effectively eliminating possible human interference in intermediate links; third, effective use of administrative records, giving full play to the role of departmental administrative record data, and registering information for the census Comparing with relevant administrative records to provide data support; fourth is to carefully organize on-site registration, the majority of census personnel should follow the requirements of the census plan, not to omit, and accurately collect every piece of information to ensure that the source data of the census is authentic and credible; the fifth is to always insist Census according to law, strictly implement the statistical law and the "National Census Regulations", establish and improve the census data quality retrospective accountability mechanism, and seriously investigate and deal with all kinds of census fraud and fraud; the sixth is to formulate a census emergency plan for the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic. Different census registration methods are adopted in risk-level areas. For example, in high-risk areas, contactless methods such as telephone interviews and independent online reporting are adopted to carry out census registration; in medium-risk areas, outdoor station registration and independent online reporting are adopted; in low-risk areas, household registration and registration shall be conducted according to established methods. During on-site registration, enumerators are required to be in good health and normal body temperature when they work, to wear masks according to the prevention and control requirements, and to disinfect them in time, so as to do a good job in the protection of household registration.

  Reporter: How does the census ensure the privacy and information security of the census users?

  Li Xiaochao: In order to ensure information security, we will strengthen the protection of citizens' personal information throughout the process in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Statistical Law of the People's Republic of China" and "National Census Regulations."

  This census uses Internet cloud technology, cloud services and cloud application deployment, and conducts security management in accordance with the national network security three-level guarantee standards to build a solid data security protection barrier. In the process of data collection and processing, establish a complete safety management mechanism, safety protection system and safety audit mechanism. In the research and development of the application system, a variety of safety technologies are used. The mobile and server sides adopt strict data encryption and desensitization technologies, and the entire data transmission process is encrypted to ensure that citizens' personal information is not leaked through Internet channels and ensure the safety of citizens' personal information.

  The census is not only for the national census, but the results of the census are ultimately useful to each of our people and each census object. Please actively cooperate with the seventh national census.