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Why is age an important variable routinely collected by the census and surveys?
Why is age an important variable routinely collected by the census and surveys?
- To estimate the potential future needs and demographic composition of the population
- To determine people's welfare based on their age demographics
- To overcome challenges in developing countries' vital registration systems
- To address the future needs of the population like primary education (correct)
What is a common challenge faced in developing countries regarding age registration?
What is a common challenge faced in developing countries regarding age registration?
- Overestimation of the elderly population
- Inaccurate population growth estimates
- Age misreporting due to incomplete vital registration systems (correct)
- Insufficient data collection methods
What leads to age misreporting in census and surveys in developing countries?
What leads to age misreporting in census and surveys in developing countries?
- Ignorance about one's actual age or date of birth (correct)
- Subconscious aversion to certain numbers
- Careless reporting of age by enumerators
- Accurate estimation of age by the enumerator
Why does the quality of age data depend substantially on people reporting their actual age?
Why does the quality of age data depend substantially on people reporting their actual age?
How does incomplete vital registration systems contribute to age errors?
How does incomplete vital registration systems contribute to age errors?
In developing countries, what is a common outcome when people do not know their actual age?
In developing countries, what is a common outcome when people do not know their actual age?
Why is accurate reporting of actual ages crucial for census and surveys?
Why is accurate reporting of actual ages crucial for census and surveys?
'Age heaping' refers to what common issue in data collection?
'Age heaping' refers to what common issue in data collection?
'Digit preference' in reporting ages can lead to what problem?
'Digit preference' in reporting ages can lead to what problem?
'Exaggeration' of one's age in surveys and census can lead to what outcome?
'Exaggeration' of one's age in surveys and census can lead to what outcome?
