The seventh national census is different from the past, and the principle of this collection is to adopt electronic methods. There are two main ways. First, census takers use electronic collection equipment to directly register census object information at home and report it online in real time; Second, the census objects fill in their own reports through small programs and the Internet. The census conducted this time directly adopts electronic collection method, which is also the recognition of the popularity of the Internet.

1, collection method Previous censuses were all paper-based, and enumerators were required to register census object information at home. It takes a lot of time and manpower to complete a national census. The seventh national census is different. This time, electronic collection was adopted. Not only census takers use electronic devices to register information at home, but also census takers can fill in information directly online through small programs. Now the internet is very developed, and the census is electronic, which can save a lot of time.

2. The significance of the census The population situation is the most basic national condition of a country, but people's birth and death, moving in and out are often instantaneous. Every day, a large number of people are born and die, and even choose to move their accounts. In order to establish these things at a certain point in time, the census appeared. In this way, when conducting some investigations and reforms, there is also a basic data comparison. China has conducted six censuses, and the seventh census was conducted on June 165438+ 10/day, 2020. Different from the past, this time the electronic payment method was adopted, which made the whole payment process much more convenient.

3. Contents of the census There are many contents of the census, such as name, ID number, gender, age, nationality, education level, etc. These are all basic. In addition, there are industries, occupations, migration and mobility, marriage and childbirth, housing and so on. This is a detailed registration of a person. In addition, people need to fill in some forms, such as "short census form" and "death population questionnaire".