KUALA LUMPUR: The online Census 2020, also known as e-Census, recorded a total of 4.5 million citizens, or 13.4% of the country’s population of about 32.7 million, between July 7 and last Monday.
Chief statistician Mohd Uzir Mahidin said Putrajaya, Perak and Selangor recorded the highest completion rates, while Sabah and the east coast states recorded rates of below 10%.
“We receive about 50,000 completed census forms daily, but we are targeting around 80,000 to 90,000 a day so that we can achieve a 40% to 50% completion rate,” he said on the “Ruang Bicara” programme on Bernama TV last night.
Uzir said among the complaints received about the e-Census were issues with the filing code, as well as questions that were considered irrelevant by some.
“In Census 2010, there were only 50 questions, but this time there are 108. They are not only for certain groups of people, but for the entire population, so the questions might seem irrelevant to some in the city, for instance about facilities like electricity, water and transport.
“But for rural folk, it may be meaningful because the government can make improvements from the data obtained and know exactly where to allocate funds,” he said.
On the second phase of the census involving face-to-face interviews, which has been pushed back to Jan 20 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Uzir said it will be implemented taking into consideration advice from the health ministry and the National Security Council.
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