Why is it more and more difficult to

Why is it more and more difficult to finance a census? François CLANCHÉ Insee, National statistical office, France 01/10/2013

Census 2010 statistical models

GDP per capita in Europe, $PPP

Census statistical model for the 2010 census round in UNECE contries according to GDP par capita GDP per capita, PPP Less than $ 10, 000 10 to 20, 000 $ Traditional census 6 Combined method 0 Registers only 0 10 2 0 20 to 30, 000 $ 6 3 1 30 to 40, 000 $ 3 4 3 More than 40, 000 $ 4 2 5 29 11 9

Baumol's cost disease 1966 publication from William Baumol and William Bowen : Performing Arts, The Economic Dilemma Some economic activities, called "archaic", are not likely to achieve productivity gains over the long term. The time and effort of census enumerators needed to collect information from 1000 people has hardly diminished during the past 100 years. But enumerators salaries increase in the long run, with the average salaries in the country

Cost of the census collect in countries making complete surveys The French rolling census, ten years after its launch 30/09/2013

Beaumol effect and traditional census The more an economy is developped, the more the costs of a complete enumeration appears high. Either governments accept to pay more and more, either traditional census will disappear. Alternative census methods are not concernerd by the Beaumol effect

Conclusion Most of the rich countries using traditional census are considering an evolution of their census statistical model Among less wealthy countries, half are also considering such a move. It is likely that during the next census rounds alternative methods will expend in parallel with the rising standard of living in all regions of the UNECE.

Thank you for your attention François CLANCHÉ Insee, National statistical office, France 30/09/2013