Editing Census (section)

==Impact of COVID-19==
[[File:A Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) enumerator interviews a resident of Molino Homes II Subdivision.jpg|thumb|A census taker interviews a resident of [[Dasmariñas]], [[Philippines]], in October 2020.]]
===Impact===
{{outdated section|date=June 2024}}
The UNFPA predicted that the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] will threaten the successful conduct of censuses of population and housing in many countries through delays, interruptions that compromise quality, or complete cancellation of census projects. Domestic and donor financing for census were diverted to address COVID-19 leaving census without crucial funds. Several countries have  already taken decisions to postpone the census, with many others yet to announce the  way forward. In some countries this is already happening.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/resource-pdf/Census_COVID19_digital.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605123659/https://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/resource-pdf/Census_COVID19_digital.pdf |archive-date=2020-06-05 |url-status=live|title=Technical Brief on the Implications of COVID-19 on Census|publisher=UNFPA|year=2020}}</ref>

The pandemic has also affected the planning and implementation of censuses of agriculture in all world regions. The extent of the impact has varied according to the stages at which the censuses are, ranging from planning (i.e. staffing, procurement, preparation of frames, questionnaires), fieldwork (field training and enumeration) or data processing/analysis stages. The census of agriculture's reference period is the agricultural year. Thus, a delay in any census activity may be critical and can result in a full year postponement of the enumeration if the agricultural season is missed. Some publications have discussed the impact of COVID-19 on national censuses of agriculture.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/ccsa/documents/covid19-report-ccsa_vol2.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921071940/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/ccsa/documents/covid19-report-ccsa_vol2.pdf |archive-date=2020-09-21 |url-status=live|title=How Covid-19 is changing the world: a statistical perspective, Volume II|publisher=Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities (CCSA)|year=2020|chapter=Impact on censuses of agriculture and some mitigation measures (2020)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://doi.org/10.4060/ca8984en|title=Impact of COVID-19 on national censuses of agriculture (Status overview)|publisher=FAO|year=2020|isbn=978-92-5-132604-6|location=Rome|doi=10.4060/ca8984en|s2cid=242865907|access-date=2020-11-19|archive-date=2023-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120131353/https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/ca8984en|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://doi.org/10.4060/ca8605en|title=National agricultural census operations and COVID-19|publisher=FAO|year=2020|isbn=978-92-5-132402-8|location=Rome|doi=10.4060/ca8605en|s2cid=240817441|access-date=2020-11-19|archive-date=2023-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120131348/https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/ca8605en|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Castano|first=Jairo|date=2020|title=Censuses of agriculture and COVID-19: Global situation and lessons|journal=Statistical Journal of the IAOS|publisher=IOS Press|volume=36|issue=4|pages=861–865|doi=10.3233/SJI-200752|s2cid=229200096|doi-access=free}}</ref>

===Adaptation===
The [[United Nations Population Fund]] (UNFPA) has requested a global effort to assure that even where census is delayed, census planning and preparations are not cancelled, but continue in order to assure that implementation can proceed safely when the pandemic is under control. While new census methods, including online, register-based, and hybrid approaches are being used across the world, these demand extensive planning and preconditions that cannot be created at short notice. The continuing low supply of [[personal protective equipment]] to protect against COVID-19 has immediate implications for conducting census in communities at risk of transmission. The UNFPA Procurement Office is partnering with other agencies to explore new [[supply chain]]s and resources.<ref name=":0" />