09:05 Stats NZ stands by decision to move away from traditional census
Stats NZ admits there is work to be done to ensure data collected under the modernised census plan is robust, but stands by the decision to move away from the full enumerated Census. Yesterday, Nine to Noon spoke with two population and data experts who warned the costs of getting administrative data up to scratch, building the infrastructure needed, and the potential costs of getting it wrong, could far outweigh the dollar cost of undertaking a traditional census.
Stats NZ is currently consulting on how data for the new census should be collected. Its general manager for Statistical Delivery, Population & Housing, Sean Broughton, joins Kathryn.
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