Panama Holds Nationwide
Census
PANAMA - The Panamanian government held on
Sunday a nationwide census, keeping nearly
3.5 million Panamanians stay home and
leaving the streets in cities almost
deserted.
During the census, which started in the
early morning and ended at 7:00 p.m. local
time (2400 GMT), people across the country
were asked to fill in a questionnaire
containing 56 questions.
The authority said that those who left home
without complying with the procedure had
been driven by police to nearby control
center to finish the questionnaires.
Besides population statistics, the census
would also collect information on people's
living conditions, especially those living
in remote areas, said Danis Cedeno, director
of the Institute of Statistics and Census of
Panama's General Comptroller.
The census results will help the government
to adopt appropriate policies to benefit
those who need help, Cedeno said.
The census also includes the indigenous and
foreign residents in the country. In
addition to those living in households,
people in hospitals, orphanages, hotels, and
even prisons will also be surveyed.
As many as 125,000 enumerators joined the
census. Officials said the error margin of
the census was expected to be around 2
percent.
The census results will be released in five
days. The last national census was conducted
in 2000 when Panama's population stood at
nearly 2.84 million. |
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