Half of the population of Estonia enumerated in the Population Census
As of 05:00 on 30 January, the online census questionnaires had been completed on 682,499 persons, which is 52% of the estimated population of Estonia. In percentage terms, participation rates are the highest in Tartu county (59%), Harju county (58%) and Rapla county (52%).
The e-census questionnaires can be completed only until midnight of 31 January. 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.
“Persons wanting to participate in the e-census should hurry as there are only two days left when the persons can participate in the census online,” said Mr Priit Potisepp, Director General of Statistics Estonia. “If the questionnaires have left uncompleted, now it is the last chance to complete them.”
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 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 +372 625 9100. The working hours of the customer support are 08:00 to 22:00 every day.
The number of enumerated persons by county can be seen on the census website at www.stat.ee/58604. The census progress is updated hourly. 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.
Read more: www.REL2011.ee