Obvyklý a trvalý pobyt ve sčítání lidu 2011

Abstract

The Czech population census in 2011 was the first to count the usually resident population. Previous censuses and other official data sources on population have been based on a person’s permanent (registered) residence. The results of the 2011 census were obtained by linking completed census questionnaires to records from the central population register. Thanks to this linkage, information on both usual and registered residence is available. It is therefore possible to evaluate the reliability of statistical and administrative data on population based on registered residence. On the micro-regional and municipality levels the differences between usual resident and permanent resident (registered) population were sometimes very substantial. The level of overlap of registered and usual residence significantly varied depending on age and other socio-demographic characteristics. The biggest discrepancies were in the suburbs of large cities and in particular among the younger, productive-age population.