census data
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcensusanddata
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census
noun[C]
uk/ˈsen.səs/us/ˈsen.səs/
a count for official purposes, especially one to count the number of people living in a country and to collect information ...
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data
noun[U, + sing/pl verb]
uk/ˈdeɪ.tə/us/ˈdeɪ.t̬ə/
information, especially facts or numbers, collected to be examined and considered and used to help decision-making, or information in an electronic form that can be stored and used by ...
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(Definition ofcensusanddatafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Finally, some issues arise with regard to the interpretation of thecensusdata.
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Table 1 lists the availablecensusdataand the relative numbers of children (f15 years old) and adults (>15 years old).
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The administrative incidence for all three studies was directly standardized against 1991censusdata.
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The control series was validated by comparison withcensusdatafor the study area by age of household members and household size.
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However, it is feasible to combine vital registration material withcensusdatato enable an indirect comparison to be made.
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After all the traversals corresponding to retain and sharetain have been completed, all the requiredcensusdatais in the set structures.
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He claims, on the basis of nationalcensusdata, that both types of inter-racial mating are equally frequent.
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The 2001censusdatagive information on limiting longstanding disability.
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However, most of these estimates derive fromcensusdataand ultimately, therefore, they can only measure the excess rate of passing of males over females.
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Due to conditions of war, processing thecensusdatawent very slowly.
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In the 1995censusdataused in this study, there were 301 species on the 50-ha plot.
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This clearly structured overview draws on a range of secondary materials andcensusdata.
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In their absence, some observers have tried to calculate the death toll in 1947 by comparingcensusdata.
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The question then becomes how can one maximize spatially referencedcensusdatawhile at the same time get an accurate measure of neighborhood context?
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Expected admissions were calculated for each district using 1991censusdataadjusted for under-enumeration.
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By age 25, over 90% are married, and by age 40, 99-2% of female project residents have been married (1971 projectcensusdata).
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We shall be only too happy to expand the analysis when 1976censusdataare available.
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They are typically based on large national surveys, or oncensusdata; thus they include respondents from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds.
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