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Register-based census in Thailand A case study in Chachoengsao province
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Document Title
Register-based census in Thailand A case study in Chachoengsao province
Author
Charoenruk N. Asavaroungpipop N. Pattanapradit P. Ku-Kiattikun K. Amornbunchornvej C.
Affiliations
Department of Statistics Chulalongkorn Business School Chulalongkorn University Bangkok Thailand; National Statistical Office Bangkok Thailand; National Electronics and Computer Technology Center Pathum Thani Thailand
Type
Article
Source Title
Statistical Journal of the IAOS
ISSN
18747655
Year
2023
Volume
39
Issue
4
Page
887-899
Open Access
All Open Access Green
Publisher
IOS Press BV
DOI
10.3233/SJI-230045
Abstract
The use of registers has been increasingly popular in the field of population census because of its advantages over the traditional census. While the traditional census requires a large amount of fieldwork and data collection the registered-based census can rely on pre-existing administrative data. As a result the register-based census can save both time and budget. Thailand explored a use of the register-based census in 2020. In this paper the authors layout the methodology in an aspect of data preparation and integration as well as analyze data quality of the register-based census compared with the traditional census in Chachoengsao province Thailand. In addition we compared conceptual frameworks that are commonly used for a register-based census in several countries and the number of databases (a recent single database VS multiple databases) used to construct the register-based census. We found that using a conceptual framework that counts the number of populations based on the main census variables on a single recent database is better than using a framework that counts population who appears on many registers in term of overcoverage and data distribution regarding to sex. This provides the evidence of using one recent and complete database is sufficient for conducting the register-based census. The authors end up with recommendations for conducing the register-based census. ? 2023 - IOS Press. All rights reserved.
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