Conducting a population census on a regular basis is a clear stipulation of the Statistical Law of the People's Republic of China and the Regulations on the National Population Census. The Seventh National Population Census is a major survey of national conditions and strengths conducted in the new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and is of great importance and far-reaching significance.
2. What are the targets of the Seventh National Population Census?
The targets of this census are the same as those of the sixth national census, namely, natural persons who are in the territory of the People's Republic of China (PRC) at the standard point of time of the census, as well as Chinese nationals outside the territory of the PRC but have not settled there, excluding those who have stayed outside the PRC for a short period of time. Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents and foreigners residing in the territory also belong to the census population and are required to register for the census.
3. What are the main contents of this census?
The census mainly investigates the basic information of the population and households, including name, civil identity number, gender, age, ethnicity, education level, industry, occupation, migration and mobility, marriage and childbirth, death, housing and so on.
In order to improve the quality of census data, in this census will be the first time to collect the identity card number of the census respondents. It should be noted that the public is extremely sensitive to the collection of identity card numbers, we will be confidentiality of identity card number information, the entire process of the census to strengthen the protection of citizens' personal information, strictly prohibit the disclosure of citizens' personal information to any organization, unit or individual.
4. What is the timing of this census?
The standard time point for this census is November 1, 2020 at zero hour. As per this, the census is proposed to be conducted in three phases:
One is the preparation phase (October 2019-October 2020). The main tasks in this phase are: forming census organizations at all levels, formulating census programs and work plans, conducting pilot census, implementing census funding and materials, conducting census publicity, selecting and training census instructors and census takers, dividing and mapping census areas, conducting household consolidation, and conducting mapping. All of these tasks will be completed by October 31, 2020, to ensure that the census registration work is carried out on schedule.
The second is the stage of census registration (November-December 2020). The main tasks in this phase are: census enumerators registering in households, carrying out comparative review, and carrying out data quality spot checks. This is the most crucial part of the entire census work, and also the most important stage with the largest workload, the most mobilized forces, and directly determining the quality of the census data.
Third is the data summarization and release phase (December 2020-December 2022). The main tasks in this phase are: data processing, evaluation and summarization, release of the main data bulletin, and development and utilization of census information.
5. Does this census involve both "people checking" and "house checking"?
Checking people by their houses is a common method of census-taking in countries all over the world, because people live in houses. Therefore, the purpose of the "house check" in the census is to identify the correct population. At the same time, since the housing situation of the population is an important livelihood issue, in order to understand the overall housing situation of our population, starting from the Fifth National Population Census in 2000, the questionnaire has included indicators on the housing situation, which mainly include questions on the living conditions, living facilities, rent levels and other issues related to people's lives. This time, the relevant indicators will be further improved to better reflect the current living conditions of the population.
6. Many census respondents are concerned about whether the information obtained from the census will be leaked, and whether it will become the basis for administrative penalties imposed by the authorities concerned.
Article 9 of the Statistics Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates that state secrets, commercial secrets, and personal information known to statistical organizations and statisticians in the course of their statistical work shall be kept confidential. Article 33 of the Regulations on the National Population Census stipulates that information obtained in the census that can identify or infer the identity of individual census subjects shall not be made available to the outside world, divulged, used as the basis for specific administrative actions against census subjects, or used for purposes other than the census. Moreover, we will strengthen the protection of citizens' personal information throughout the entire process, and it is strictly prohibited for any unit or individual to disclose citizens' information to any organization, unit or individual. Census organizations and their staff at all levels must strictly fulfill their obligations of confidentiality with regard to information known in the census. Otherwise, they will bear the corresponding legal responsibility.
7. What kind of cooperation should I do as a census subject?
Population is a fundamental issue related to the country's economic and social development, the development of population dynamics affects the country's economic and social development, but also closely related to personal and family life. Therefore, the collection of basic population information is of profound significance, not only for the country but also for the family. Census respondents should, in strict accordance with the Statistical Law of the People's Republic of China and the Regulations on the National Population Census, provide truthful, accurate, complete and timely information required for the census, answer the relevant questions truthfully, and refrain from providing false information or concealing or falsifying relevant information. It is hoped that the public will enthusiastically support the work of the Census and actively cooperate with the census takers in conducting the survey.
8. What are the breakthroughs in the application of information technology in this census?
It is our constant pursuit to obtain more detailed information as much as possible, to improve the quality of census data as much as possible, and to reduce the burden of the majority of census takers and grassroots census workers as much as possible. In this census, an electronic approach to census registration will be adopted, and the use of smartphones for data collection will be explored. We will widely apply departmental administrative records, promote the application of big data in the census, and improve the effectiveness of census data collection and processing.
9. Data quality is the lifeline of census work, what specific measures are in place to ensure the truthfulness and accuracy of the census data?
First, strengthening organizational leadership. In order to strengthen organizational leadership and improve data quality, the State Council set up the Seventh National Population Census Leading Group, which is responsible for researching and making decisions on major issues in the organization and implementation of the census. The office of the Census Leading Group is located in the National Bureau of Statistics, specifically responsible for the organization and implementation of the census. Local people's governments at all levels have set up corresponding census leading groups and their offices to do a good job of organizing the census in their areas. It is necessary to give full play to the role of street offices and township governments, residents' committees and villagers' committees, and to widely guide, mobilize and organize social forces to actively participate in and earnestly cooperate with the work of the census.
Secondly, the enforcement of discipline and accountability will be strengthened. The Census Office of the State Council will set up a special enforcement inspection team to receive reports of census violations, conduct direct investigations into major cases of violations in accordance with the law, and supervise statistical agencies at all levels to carry out enforcement inspections in accordance with the law. A sound mechanism for tracing and accountability for the quality of census data will be established, and the statistical agencies of the people's governments at all levels will increase their efforts to investigate, punish, and notify and expose violations of law and discipline in the census work, and resolutely put an end to the phenomenon of artificial interference in the work of the census. For those responsible for violating the "Chinese People's **** and State Statistics Law" and the "Regulations on the National Population Census" who should be given party disciplinary and administrative sanctions or organizational treatment of statistical violations of law and discipline, the statistical agency shall, in accordance with the provisions of the proposed sanctions and timely transfer to the appointing and dismissing authorities, disciplinary and supervisory organs, or the organizational (personnel) departments.
Once again, quality control is being strengthened. The establishment of a sound quality control method for the whole process of the census, through the scientific formulation of the census program, careful training of census personnel, strict implementation of the census program, the comprehensive use of electronic data collection methods, make full use of departmental administrative records, and effectively strengthen the quality of sampling and work inspection, to comprehensively improve the quality of the work of the census. By increasing publicity, so that the census object in-depth understanding of the census, understanding of the census, and then cooperate with the census, and effectively improve the quality of census data declaration.
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1. (2020 Jiangsu) On October 31, 2019, the State Council decided to conduct the seventh national population census. Regarding the seventh national population census, the following statements are incorrect ( )
A. The standard point of time is 00:00 on November 1, 2020
B. The target of the census does not include foreigners who have settled in the country
C. The identity card numbers of the census respondents will be collected for the first time
D. An electronic approach is adopted to carry out the registration of the census
Analysis B. This question is about general political knowledge.
A is correct, the standard point of time for the seventh national population in 2020 is November 1, 2020 at zero hour for the census.
B is incorrect, the target of the census is the natural persons who are in the territory of the People's Republic of China (PRC) at the standard time point of the census and the Chinese citizens who are outside the territory of the PRC but have not settled there, excluding the people outside the territory of the PRC who have a short-term stay in the territory of the PRC.
C is correct, in order to improve the quality of the census data, the ID numbers of the census respondents will be collected for the first time in the nation's seventh population census.
D is correct that the State Council has decided to conduct the seventh national census in 2020. The national census is taking an electronic approach to census registration and exploring the use of smartphones to collect data.
This question is an optional non-question, so the correct answer is B.