Census Dress Rehearsal takes place today – Media Release
Statistics New Zealand’s 2010 Census Dress Rehearsal is taking place today, with over 8,000 households in west and central Auckland, Gisborne, Wellington, and mid-Canterbury participating.
The dress rehearsal is designed to fine-tune processes and identify any potential problems with distributing forms, collecting data, and processing results, so solutions can be implemented in time for the full Census of Population and Dwellings in March 2011.
One of the main emphases for the 2010 Dress Rehearsal is promotion of the online option.
“Completing census forms online is secure, quick, and easy. If everyone in the household completes their forms online then a collector doesn’t need to call back,” General Manager, 2011 Census Carol Slappendel said.
More information about the census and dress rehearsal is available at www.census.govt.nz.
Carol Slappendel
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9 March 2010 |
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For media enquiries contact:
Michael Flyger
Census communications advisor
Wellington 04 931 4831; 021 241 5677 Email: info@stats.govt.nz |