1970 HUNGARIAN CENSUS OF POPULATION Information on the data collection and processing (1977)

I. THE COMPREHENSIVE REWIEV OF THE DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING - 11. The control of the reliability of the census

THE LEVEL OF THE RELIABILITY OF DATA ACCORDING TO THE MAIN AGE GROUPS OF THE CENSUS a

/ Comparison of the results of the census and the post-enumeration control survey Table 10

. According to the census (year) Post-enumeration control survey (year) According to the census (year) 0-14 15-39 40-59 60-x Total 0 - 14 15 - 39 40 - 59 60 - x Total 5 470 8 1 1 5 480 2 9 693 4 1 9 700 2 4 6 493 5 6 504 1 2 12 4 464 4 479 5 475 9 707 6 510 4 471 26 163 b/ Comparison of the data of distribution Age group (year) The result of the 0,25 p.c. sample in absolute no. s Percentage distribution Difference between the percentages Age group (year) Census P.C. Survey Census P. C. Survey Difference between the percentages 0-14 5 475 5 480 20,93 20,95 -0, 02 15-39 9 707 9 700 37,10 37, 07 +0,03 40 - 59 6 510 6 504 24,88 24,86 +0,02 60 - x 4 471 4 479 17,09 17,12 -0, 03 Total 26 163 26 163 100,00 100,00 c/ Index-numbers showing the degree of reliability of the census returns Age group (year) Proportion of identically grouped items p.c. Gross errors Net errors Response dispersion standard error p. c. Index of inconsistency Age group (year) Proportion of identically grouped items p.c. abs. numbers perc. of the census data abs. numbers perc. of the census data Response dispersion standard error p. c. Index of inconsistency 0 - 14 99,91 15 0,27 -5 -0, 09 0,07 0,003 15 - 39 99,86 21 0, 22 +7 +0, 07 0,05 0, 003 40 - 59 99, 74 28 0, 43 +6 +0, 09 0,08 0, 006 60-x 99,84 22 0, 49 -8 -0,18 0,11 0, 006 Total 99,84 86 0,33 a/0, 005 Sum of the absolute numbers of net errors 26 0, 10 a/ Simple arithmetical mean. 101