Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English volume

Statistical department  (STATISTICAL department)

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Section	English 204	Arabic 204	Czech 204	German 204	Spanish 204	French 204	Italian 204	Japanese 204	Portuguese 204	Russian 204	Chinese 204
204-1	respondent —informant	مستجيبون—معد ودون—مبلغون	sčítaná osoba	Zielperson —Zensit —Respondent	censados —encuestados	recensé —enquêté	censiti —intervistati	被調査者（回答者）	respondentes —informantes	Респонденты —Опрашиваемые лица	被调查人 —申报人
204-2	interviewer —field worker —enumerator	عدادون—مندوبو التعداد	sčítač	Zähler(in) —Zählkarte Zählorgan —Erhebungsorgan —Interviewer(in)	empadronadores —censistas —entrevistadores	recenseur —recenseur. agent ... —enquêteur	agenti di censimento —ufficiali di censimento —intervistatori	面接調査者 —実地調査者 —調査員	entrevistadores —agentes de recenseadores	Переписчики —Интервьюеры —Регистраторы	调查员 —实地工作人员 —普查员
204-3	supervisor —inspector	مفتشون—مراقبون	revizor	Aufsichtsorgan	supervisores —inspectores	contrôleur —inspecteur —délégué	ispettori	指導員	supervisores	Инспектор	指导员
204-4	statistical department	مصلحة الإحصاء—دائرة الإحصاء	statistická služba	staatliches Statistisches Amt	servicio de estadística —oficina de estadística —dirección de estadística	service statistique —bureau de statistique —office statistique —institut de statistique	Ufficio di statistica —Istituto di statistica	統計局	departamentos estatísticos	Статистические учреждения	统计部门

Persons who answer questions in a census (202-1) or a survey (203-4) are called respondents ¹ or informants ¹. Persons who collect (130-4) the information are called interviewers ², field workers ² or enumerators ², the last term being usually reserved for persons collecting information in a census. Enumerators usually work under the control of supervisors ³ or inspectors ³. General censuses (202-2) are usually taken by the statistical departments ⁴ of individual countries.

• 1. The term interviewee is sometimes used.
• 4. In the United States of America the office responsible for the census is called the Bureau of the Census; in England and Wales it is the General Register Office, in Scotland the General Registry Office; both are headed by a Registrar General.

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respondent respondent   informant informant   interviewer interviewer   field worker field worker   enumerator enumerator   supervisor supervisor   inspector inspector   statistical department statistical department