What is the importance of national census statistics in an economy?

      

Give the importance of national census statistics in an economy.

  

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Raphael
(i) Used to determine the dependency ratio by determining the age structure of the population.

(ii) Provides the population distribution to enable the government to allocate resources appropriately.

(iii) Information provided for example, mortality rate helps the government to know what causes the deaths and plan remedial measures.

(iv) Used for planning purposes especially for the provision of goods and services.

(v) Used for comparison of the population growth between one period and another.

(vi) Provides the population composition for making decisions.
raphael answered the question on August 14, 2017 at 07:57


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