China News Service, May 6 According to the National Bureau of Statistics website, on May 6, the person in charge of the Office of the Leading Group of the Seventh National Census of the State Council answered reporters' questions about the comprehensive pilot work of the national census. The person in charge said that the standard time for the pilot survey was at 0:00 on May 7, 2020, and it was conducted on Xiangshan Street, Jingkou District, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province. Pilot surveys are conducted in units of households, and the targets and contents of the pilot surveys are consistent with the census.
The following is the full text of the question and answer:
Head of the Office of the 7th National Census Leading Group of the State Council
Answer questions from reporters on the comprehensive pilot work of the national census
Editor's note: On May 7, the comprehensive pilot of the seventh national census will officially start household registration. For this reason, the head of the Office of the Leading Group of the Seventh National Census of the State Council accepted the reporter of China Information Daily on related issues. Interview.
Reporter: A few days ago, the National Bureau of Statistics launched the seventh comprehensive national census pilot project in Xiangshan Street, Jingkou District, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province. Why is there a pilot project?
A: The comprehensive pilot is a practical preview of the upcoming official census registration and a field inspection of the preliminary preparations. Through comprehensive pilots, one is to conduct a comprehensive test of the census plan. The census plan is the action guide and operation specification for carrying out the census. Its contents include all aspects of the census area division and mapping, publicity mobilization, census instructor and census selection and training, administrative data collation, mapping, registration, data processing, etc. The comprehensive pilot is to conduct comprehensive inspections and tests on these aspects to verify whether the census plan is scientifically feasible. Good practices discovered through the pilot should be adhered to and promoted; if unfeasible practices are found, they must be corrected and improved. The second is a comprehensive test of the new census practices. According to the needs of the new situation, this census will explore the adoption of many new practices, including independent Internet reporting, electronic equipment collection, real-time direct data reporting, administrative record comparison, and the implementation of big data, etc. Some adjustments. Whether these new practices are feasible will directly affect the success or failure of the census. The pilot is to provide experience for comprehensive implementation through field tests. The third is a comprehensive test of the census organization model. Through comprehensive pilots, it is necessary to check which nodes in the organizational link are the key points and which are the weak links, in order to grasp the focus and focus of the work in the comprehensive census. All these need to be discovered and improved through piloting. Solidly carrying out comprehensive pilot work is very important and significant for improving the census plan and organizational model, effectively implementing new practices, and completing all census tasks with high quality.
Reporter: How is the pilot work arranged? What is the difference from a formal census?
Answer: The Office of the Leading Group of the 7th National Census of the State Council and the National Bureau of Statistics jointly issued the “Notice on the Implementation of the Comprehensive Pilot of the 7th National Census” on March 17th, and unified arrangements were made for the pilot work. The Provincial Census Office and the leading census leadership group of the city and district where the pilot is located jointly form the pilot leadership agency, which is responsible for the organization and leadership of the comprehensive pilot.
The standard time for the pilot survey was at 0:00 on May 7, 2020, in Xiangshan Street, Jingkou District, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province. The pilot survey is conducted in units of households. The population registered in the household includes: (1) the person who lives in the household at the time of the survey; (2) the person whose household registration is in the household and the person who does not live in the household at the time of the survey. The main contents of the survey include: name, citizenship number, gender, age, ethnicity, education level, industry, occupation, migration, marriage and childbirth, death, housing situation, etc. The subjects and contents of the pilot survey are consistent with the census.
In order to ensure the effectiveness of the pilot work, the arrangement of business processes and investigation methods is also consistent with the formal census, including hukou rectification, regional division, administrative data collation, material preparation, investigation personnel selection and training, mapping, registration, comparison For review, coding, quality control and acceptance, data processing and other links. The survey registration is carried out by investigators entering the household for enquiry, filling in the report on the spot, or filling in the report by the investigator independently.
Reporter: What new technologies and methods will be used in the pilot work to improve the quality and efficiency of census data?
A: According to the needs of the new situation, this pilot project is designed in accordance with the formal census plan, fully implementing electronic means to carry out census registration, and improving the level of census informatization.
First, use the geographic information system to carry out census area division and building mapping, use PAD and smart phones for data collection to achieve real-time data upload, at the same time, improve data storage and processing efficiency through cloud processing technology, build a data security guarantee barrier, and ensure that Census data is safe, confidential and reliable. Second, make full use of Internet popularization technology, expand data collection methods, develop households' self-reporting procedures, and fill out questionnaires by households, which not only reduces the burden of investigators, but also meets the household's unwillingness to be disturbed too much. In addition, in order to further improve the quality of census data, the pilot widely applies departmental administrative records, conducts data comparison and verification, and promotes the application of big data in census.
Reporter: What will be the next step of the seventh national census? What specific work does the census subject need to cooperate with? What basic information materials are prepared in advance?
Answer: The standard time of the seventh national census is 0:00 on November 1, 2020. It is only half a year away from the official census. The time is very tight and the task is very arduous. Next, on the basis of conscientiously organizing and implementing the comprehensive pilot project, the General Office of the State Council will comprehensively summarize this pilot project, further improve the census plan and various implementation rules, and publish it as soon as possible. At the same time, according to the schedule of the seventh national census, the preparations for the census will be accelerated, including the division of the census area, publicity mobilization, recruitment and training of census instructors and census enumerators, and surveys, etc., for formal household registration Lay the foundation.
The population issue is a fundamental issue related to the economic and social development of the country. The development and changes of the population situation not only affect the economic and social development of the country, but also are closely related to the lives of individuals and families. Therefore, collecting basic population information through the census is not only for the country "everyone", but also for the family "small family". Therefore, the census subjects should strictly follow the provisions of the “Statistics Law of the People ’s Republic of China” and the “Regulations of the National Census”, and provide the information required for the census truthfully, accurately, completely, and in a timely manner, answer the relevant questions truthfully, and provide no false information, no Conceal and forge relevant information. It is hoped that the public can actively participate in the census, strongly support the census work, and enthusiastically cooperate with the enumerators to carry out the investigation to ensure that the census data is true and accurate.
Before the census taker registers, the census taker needs to prepare identity documents, learn the current address and other information of the outgoing family members in advance, and wait for the census taker to register. We advocate the self-reporting of census subjects. If the resident needs to complete the report, he will explain to the enumerator when the enumerator enters the household and asks the enumerator to provide the self-report.