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The second section of Ras Al Khaimah’s Census venture is at the moment underway, with fieldworkers finishing up door-to-door visits and in-depth interviews with residents.
The knowledge assortment course of will proceed all through this month, and can cowl all buildings and models listed throughout the first section.
Authorities mentioned the venture will assist them devise plans and insurance policies aimed enhancing the standard of life within the Emirate.
Its outcomes will probably be shared with authorities businesses earlier than being made accessible to the general public.
“The census will generate comprehensive data on population dynamics, gender, age structure, nationality, and socio-economic characteristics for all national and non-national resident population of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah,” mentioned Dr. Abdulrahman Al Chayeb Al Naqbi, Chairman of the Ras Al Khaimah Statistics Centre.
All fieldworkers will probably be having Census-branded IDs containing particular person QR codes that may be scanned at any time to confirm the id.
They will conduct interviews and gather the information utilizing handheld digital tablets, which can transmit the information in actual time and synchronize it with a central database.
Household interviews will probably be performed with the heads of households or an eligible member of the household aged over 15 years.
In line with the Statistics Act, knowledge collected in any respect ranges – particular person, family and enterprise institution – will probably be confidential and never revealed beneath any circumstances.
