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The Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic revealed February 29th 2012 the first and selected final results of the 2011 Population and Housing Census. NUMBER OF INHABITANTS On the decisive Census moment which was 21 May 2011, 5 397 036 permanent inhabitants …
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Census data processing has always been a difficult and complex process. Mainly because census-taking is an exhaustive statistical survey which has to consider many indicators which are closely interconnected. However, processing the results of the Census 2011 is much more …
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The Statistical Office of the SR satisfactorily accepted the news about the cancellation of the Personal Data Office´s statement on 2011 Population and Housing Census. Last week the Office for Personal Data Protection allowed the General Prosecutor´s appeal and cancelled …
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• During the 2011 Population and Housing Census, 8 372 264 Census Sheets were collected all together of which 5 322 274 were  Resident Sheets, 1 069 629 House Sheets and 1 980 361 Apartment Sheets. Of the total number of the completed Census Sheets 7 808 570 were returned …
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With the completion of data collection, another phase of Slovakia´s 2011 Population and Housing Census ended on June 6. The Statistical Office of the SR would like to thank the residents, municipalities and those Census Takers who performed their duties …
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On Monday, 30 May 2011, Ladislav Tichý, the first Deputy of the Prosecutor General announced by letter to Ľudmila Benkovičová, the President of the Statistical Office of the SR, that he has lodged a protest of the prosecutor against the …
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In connection  with the increasing number of questions, whether it is necessary to put identifier stickers  on Census Sheets, the Statistical Office of the SR kindly inform the public that the identifier is necessary for processing data correctly and obtaining …
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In response to the disinformation spreading through the social network, intended to scare people about the misuse of their data, the following opinion has been issued by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic: Census opponents appeal to the Personal …
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According to the Act No. 263/2008 Coll. on 2011 Census of Population, Houses and Dwellings, a Census Taker is a citizen of the Slovak Republic, at least 18 years of age, who is of unimpeachable personal integrity and of full …
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Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic is distancing itself from billboards with a census logo which in some towns encourage the public to tick “No Religion” when answering the question on religion, on the census form A. These billboards are …
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