Focus Taiwan
Date: 10/27/2020
By: Yu Hsiang and Evelyn Kao

Taipei, Oct. 27 (CNA) The decennial national population and household census will begin in November, with 16,000 census workers set to visit more than 1.2 million households around Taiwan, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said Tuesday.

The data collected on regional population distribution, household and family structure, long-term care and childcare services, education, employment, language use and housing conditions will aid policy-making by central and local governments and provide them with a more accurate understanding of the population in Taiwan, said DGBAS Minister Chu Tzer-ming (朱澤民).
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