How often is a census taken in the UK?
Every hundred years
Every ten years
Every year
Look carefully at the information below. Which piece of information is NOT a question asked by the census?
Occupation
Age
How many days holiday a person has per year
Why is civil registration important?
Civil registration is important as censuses are too expensive to carry out every ten years
Civil registration is important as UK censuses are unreliable
Civil registration means that the data collected in a census can be updated and changes can be monitored
Why did China introduce their one-child policy?
In China they wanted to encourage births to try and steady their declining population
In China they wanted to discourage births to try and control their rapidly growing population
In China they wanted to encourage births to try and control their rapidly growing population
Why might illegal immigrants not want to be registered during a census?
They can’t be bothered filling in the forms
They have entered the country illegally and do not want the government to know they are there
They have entered the country illegally and want the government to find out about them so they can become legal citizens
Which of the following reasons is NOT a reason why census taking in developing countries can be difficult?
Good communication links
Low levels of literacy
There may be more than one language spoken in a country, such as in India