The Barbados Statistical Service (BSS) will be conducting the 2020 Population and Housing Census, starting today. The theme is ‘Our Nation, Our Future, Be Counted’.
A statement from Barbados Government Information Service said this official count/survey of the population is usually conducted every ten years. The last census was conducted in 2010, with the new one being scheduled to take place last year. However, as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, it was delayed until 2021.
Census Day, which was observed on Sunday, is the date to which all respondents will relate when answering questions, for example, your employment status, as of August 1.
Enumeration will begin today, and personnel conducting the interviews will be easily identifiable as they will be wearing pink, branded polo shirts, and have their BSS-issued identification card prominently displayed on their person.
They will operate in accordance with the COVID-19 protocols and respondents are urged to do the same. All data collected will be kept confidential.
People are encouraged to “fully cooperate as the new information collected will aid in informing the development of policies and programmes to improve the island’s social and economic development”. (BGIS)
