A flying start to the census

“The census has had a successful start, as the e-census began without any problems,” said Mr Priit Potisepp, Director General of Statistics Estonia. “From the very first minutes, people have shown a surprisingly great interest in participating in the e-census,” he added.

In the first 24 hours, e-census questionnaires were completed on 26,913 persons, whereas nearly 6,000 of these had already been completed by 09:00 on 31 December.

The number of enumerated persons by county (as at midnight on 1 Jan 2012) can be seen on the census website at www.stat.ee/58604. The census progress is updated with new figures once every 24 hours. It should be noted that the table published on the website includes people who have been enumerated twice. The data will be revised during the data processing after the census and each person will only be counted once.

The e-census questionnaires can be completed on the census website www.REL2011.ee until 31 January. All permanent residents of Estonia aged 15 and above can complete the census questionnaires themselves. The questionnaires on children aged under 15 will be completed by their parents or guardians.

Should respondents have any questions about completing the census online, they can contact customer support by email at klienditugi [at] stat.ee (klienditugi[at]stat[dot]ee) or by phone at 625 9100. The working hours of the customer support are 08:00 to 22:00 every day.

The census is conducted until 31 March. During the first month (31 Dec 2011 to 31 Jan 2012), the permanent residents of Estonia can complete the census online. Those who do not participate in the e-census will be visited by an enumerator in the period of 16 February to 31 March 2012.

For more information about the census, please visit www.REL2011.ee.