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Population and Housing Units Census
Population Census
The enumeration methodology used
in Muscat Governorate is completely new, either in relation to the
previous Census or with regard to the enumeration process carried out in
other regions of the Sultanate. In the Population and Housing Census
the data was collected and entered in a small computer system. This
system was called by many names, but we chose to call it a Hand Held
Device. Each of these Handheld Devices used in the census of Muscat
Governorate was programmed by storing the contents of the census
questionnaire so it appears sequentially on the screen and according to
a certain procedure. Procedures for instant verification of the data was
also programmed into the HDD, which was now equipped to activate an
alarm if any data inconsistent with the format was entered into the
device.
This approach to data collection
eliminated, at least theoretically, the need for other traditional data
processing steps, such as auditing, coding, and data entry, as are
necessary when paper questionnaire forms (hard copy) are used.
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