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The hidden component in census-derived migration data: Assessing its size and distribution

Author(s) -

Beryl Nicholson

Publication year - 1990

Publication title -

demography

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.099

H-Index - 129

eISSN - 1533-7790

pISSN - 0070-3370

DOI - 10.2307/2061556

Subject(s) - census , geography , norwegian , demographic analysis , distribution (mathematics) , movement (music) , population statistics , econometrics , demography , population , statistics , regional science , mathematics , sociology , mathematical analysis , linguistics , philosophy , aesthetics

Comparison of Norwegian “linked” decennial census data with statistics compiled from 10 years’ migration registrations showed that the amount of movement omitted by census data was considerable. This hidden movement was of a similar order at every administrative level, but only when total movement was considered. There was wide variation between regions, migration directions, and streams. In some cases census data misrepresented the direction of net movement. Available evidence suggests that these patterns are not confined to Norway, raising the possibility that research findings based on census-derived migration data may merely be artifacts of the data.

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