Draft census report tamper proof -Benjamin
Stabroek News
April 9, 2004
The preliminary report of findings from the 2002s National Population and Housing Census cannot be changed or tampered with because it is too complex, Chief Statistician Lennox Benjamin says.
His statement comes amid speculation about the reason for the delay of the announcement of the initial findings, a report from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said. Some concerns have been raised about the possibility that the report may be altered before an official announcement.
But Benjamin debunked this, explaining that the report provides in-depth details of each individual by household, area, region, gender, age, occupation and other profiles. He pointed out that if someone attempts to change the population size changes will have to be effected to the other related variables. This means that an entire character composition will have to be done for each number changed.
The preliminary results are to be released shortly, while the final report is expected in the last quarter of the year.