Publications and papers
| Author | Title | Published in: | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistical offices of the Federation and the Länder | Mitwirkung der Kommunen beim Zensus 2011 (Co-operation of municipalities in the 2011 population census) (PDF, 384KB) | Separate publication, 12/2007 | The brochure of the statistical offices of the Federation and the Länder provides the municipalities in Germany with information about the 2011 population census. It introduces the planned survey concept and outlines, above all, those tasks of the 2011 population census which will require close-co-operation between municipal authorities and official statistics. |
| Statistical offices of the Federation and the Länder | Ergebnisse des Zensustests (Results of the census test) (PDF, 335KB) | Statistisches Bundesamt, Wirtschaft und Statistik, no. 8/2004, pp. 813-833 | In 2001 to 2003 the statistical offices of the Federation and the Länder thoroughly tested the register-based census method. Their joint report informs about the results of that census test. |
Detailed information on individual census issues is presented in the following papers published by the statistical offices of the Federation and the Länder in various journals. The contributions are in the order of publication, the paper published most recently is listed first:
| Author | Title | Published in: | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kleber, Birgit/ Maldonado, Andrea/, Scheuregger, Daniel/ Ziprik, Katja | Aufbau des Anschriften- und Gebäuderegisters für den Zensus 2011(Setup of the register of addresses and buildings for the 2011 population census) (PDF, 231 KB) | Statistisches Bundesamt, Wirtschaft und Statistik, no. 07/2009, pp. 629-640 | The subject of this article is the setup of the register of addresses and buildings (AGR) required for the 2011 population census. In addition to the data sources used, an overview is provided of the most common methods for processing and linking the data. Then the authors explain how these methods were implemented in the process of setting up the register of addresses and buildings, and they present selected results. Finally, there is an outlook on future tasks and register-related work. |
| Tuchscherer, Cornelia | Bedeutung des Anschriften- und Gebäuderegisters für den Zensus 2011 (Significance of the register of addresses and buildings for the 2011 population census) (PDF, 106 KB) | Zeitschrift für amtliche Statistik Berlin Brandenburg, no. 3/2009, pp. 34-39. | This article deals with the importance the register of addresses and buildings (AGR) has as a central control instrument for the register-based population census of 2011. After describing the survey concept, it explains the functions of the AGR in checking and storing the data of the registers used, in conducting the primary surveys, and in linking and evaluating all survey parts. |
| Globisch, Christian | Bayern bei der Bundespressekonferenz zum Zensus (Bavaria at the Federal Press Conference on the census (PDF, 1.367 KB) | Bayern in Zahlen des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung, issue 2, 2008, pp. 89-91. | In a background briefing on "The 2011 census in Germany", which was held in Berlin in January 2008 and was attended by a large number of journalists from all over Germany, Dr. Sabine Bechtold (Destatis) and Dr. Michael Fürnrohr (StaLa Bayern) provided important and interesting information concerning the 2011 census in Germany. This contribution summarises the background briefing. |
| Heinzel, Annemarie | Volkszählung 2011: Deutschland bereitet sichauf den registergestützten Zensus vor (2011 population census: Germany is preparing for the register-based census) (PDF, 540KB) | Berliner Statistik – Monatsschrift, issue 7/ 2006, pp. 321-328 | This contribution presents the complex register-based census methodology and analyses its feasibility and quality as compared with a traditional population census in view of the 2001 census test. It explains why the change of methodology requires far-reaching methodological and organisational preparations and how far they have progressed in Germany. |
| Huter, Jessica | Volkszählungen im Ausland (Censuses abroad) | Statistisches Monatsheft Baden-Württemberg, no. 6/2006 | This paper gives an overview of the various methods used to hold censuses in other European countries. First, the various types of censuses are presented. Then it is explained which European countries use what method and how that is done. |
| Hin, Monika | EU-weite Volkszählung 2010/11: Stand der Vorbereitungsarbeiten in Deutschland und auf europäischer Ebene (EU-wide population census 2010/11: Progress of preparatory work in Germany and at European level) | Statistisches Monatsheft Baden-Württemberg, no. 4/2006 | This contribution gives the reasons why data are required on the population and their housing and working situations and why a new census is necessary in Germany. With a view to the results of the census test carried out from 2001 to 2003, the register-based census method is explained. Furthermore, information is provided on the progress made in Germany and Europe with regard to the preparatory work. |
| Kollmar, Helmut | Stichwort: Volkszählung – Registergestützter Zensus (Keyword: population census &8211; register-based census) (PDF, 85KB) | Statistische Monatshefte Rheinland-Pfalz, no. 1/2006, pp. 28-32 | This contribution points to the necessity of holding censuses at regular intervals of several years. That is the only way to obtain planning data for small areas in all of Germany. The register-based census model is analysed critically by showing both the advantages and limits of the approach. |
| Vorndran, Ingeborg | Zensustest – Verfahren und Ergebnisse der Haushaltegenerierung (Census test – procedure and results of household generating procedure) (PDF, 230KB) | Statistisches Bundesamt, Wirtschaft und Statistik, no. 11/2004, pp. 1245-1255 | An essential component of the register-based census is household generating procedure. By that procedure, the data obtained in a postal survey from the owners of buildings and dwellings are matched with population register data. This procedure has been developed by the statistical offices of the Federation and the Länder and tested successfully. The results are contrasted with the traditional full enumeration method. |
| Eppmann, Helmut | Von der Volkszählung 1987 zum registergestützten Zensus 2010? (From the population census of 1987 to the register-based census of 2010?) (PDF, 80KB) | Statistische Analysen und Studien NRW, vol. 17, 2004, pp. 3-9 | The contribution describes the developments since the 1987 population census, the framework conditions of a register-based census and the model of a register-based census. |
| Ginter, Dorothee | Zensustest – Ergebnisse der Gebäude- und Wohnungszählung (Census test – results of the census of buildings and housing) (PDF, 235KB) | Statistisches Bundesamt, Wirtschaft und Statistik, no. 11/2004, pp. 1256-1266 | As there are no registers of buildings and dwellings for all of Germany, these data are collected in the 2011 census by way of a postal survey covering the owners of buildings and dwellings. That survey was tested in 2001. This contribution presents in detail the results of these pilot surveys testing the postal coverage of the owners of buildings and dwellings and analyses them. |
| Michel, Bernd | Ergebnisse der Mehrfachfallprüfung im Rahmen des Zensustests (Results of the checks for multiple registration as part of the census test) (PDF, 270KB) | Statistisches Bundesamt, Wirtschaft und Statistik, no. 9/2004, pp. 979-991 | To check for multiple registration, procedures had to be developed and tested by means of which persons can be identified who are wrongly registered several times in the municipal population registers and by which the files can be adjusted statistically for such cases. In this contribution both the method and the test results of multiple registration checks are explained in detail and assessed. |
| Rimmelspacher, Birgit / von Roncador, Tilman Alexander | Haushaltegenerierung im Zensustest (Household generating procedure in the census test) (PDF, 235KB) | Bayern in Zahlen des Bayerischen Landesamts für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung, issue 9, 2004, pp. 340-352 | To determine household structures, a complex procedure was developed deriving them from the combination of population register information and housing data collected by means of primary surveys. The text presents the basic features of the procedure and discusses the results obtained on the subject through the pilot surveys. |
| Fürnrohr, Michael / Rimmelspacher, Birgit / von Roncador, Tilman Alexander | Zusammenführung von Datenbeständen ohne numerische Identifikatoren (Matching of data stocks without numerical identifiers) (PDF, 110KB) | Bayern in Zahlen des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung, issue 7, 2002, pp. 308-321 | In a register-based census, data from various data stocks are matched automatically to form a total stock of data which can be evaluated statistically. The contribution first deals with the respective methodological bases; then the procedure is described by means of which data from the population register and from a postal census of buildings and housing are matched. |
| Rompel, Heinz-Kurt | Testerhebungen für einen registergestützten Zensus (Pilot surveys for a register-based survey) (PDF, 244KB) | Staat und Wirtschaft in Hessen, issue 10, 2001, pp. 322-330 | This paper uses Hessen as an example to present the census test of 2001. Checks for multiple registration and for outdated entries in the municipal registers are described with much detail. An extract from the law preparing the census supplements the comments. |
| Fürnrohr, Michael / Rimmelspacher, Birgit | Testuntersuchungen zur Vorbereitung eines registergestützten Zensus – Inhalt und Stand (Test analyses preparing a register-based census – content and progress) (PDF, 220KB) | Bayern in Zahlen des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung, issue 1, 2001, pp. 13-18 | After providing a brief retrospect of the discussion on the type of census to be held in Germany, the contribution presents the concept of test analyses for the register-based census. These were to check the suitability of administrative registers, especially of municipalities’ population registers, for statistical purposes and make extensive procedural tests. The text refers to the pilot surveys conducted in Bavaria. |