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Sense of the Census - Whole Book (6 mb)
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Preliminary Pages
1. The context for observation
John Taylor
Out of sight, out of mind: remote census counts before 1971
The referendum of 1967 and beyond
The development of special enumeration procedures
Current practice
Data quality
Departures from standard procedures
2. Counting the Wik: the 2001 Census in Aurukun, western Cape York Peninsula
David Martin
Introduction
Pre-census preparation
Proposed collection methodology
Conduct of the census
Responses to the census questions
Completion of the count
Conclusion
3. When systems collide: the 2001 Census at a Northern Territory outstation
Frances Morphy
Introduction
Putting the census team in place
From training to doing
The enumeration proceeds
The interviews
4. Adapting to circumstance: the 2001 Census in the Alice Springs town camps
Will Sanders
Introduction
Background
Getting going
Twelve days in August: building the effort
The decision to focus on household forms
Analysis and policy implications for census collection
The Indigenous Enumeration Strategy: how special, how successful, how necessary?
5. The Indigenous Enumeration Strategy: an overview assessment and ideas for improvement
David Martin, Frances Morphy, Will Sanders and John Taylor
Who to count
How to count
What to ask
Conclusion
Notes
Appendices
Appendix A. Dwelling Check List, 2001 Census
Appendix B. Special Indigenous Household Form, 2001 Census
Appendix C. Special Indigenous Personal Form, 2001 Census
Appendix D. Special Short Form, 2001 Census



