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Wednesday, June 21, 1972
FIRST CENSUS REPORT PUBLISHED
The first detailed report of the 1971 population and housing
census has been published and is now on sale.
The publication entitled 'Census Basic Tables' was prepared by
computer from the questionnaires completed by census enumerators and
gives detailed information on the persons and households recorded during
the census.
In an introduction, the Commissioner for Census and Statistics,
Mr. K.W.J. Topley, says the aim is to make it possible for important
attributes of the population measured by the census to be seen and
compared within 20 tables. These include its size and distribution by
age and sex, educational attainments, languages spoken and the fertility
of women.
The methods by which the census was carried out and more detailed
analysis of the results will be discussed in further reports to be
published later in the year.
A booklet in English and Chinese showing the main results of
the census in coloured diagrams and charts will also be published soon.
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