This publication provides an overview of census and survey data editing methodology. It reviews the advantages and disadvantages of manual and computer-assisted editing, and presents, in detail, procedures and techniques for editing census data at various stages of processing. Technical considerations, particularly those pertinent to programming, are covered in the annexes.

"The introduction describes the census process, the various types of errors that occur in a census and the fundamentals of census editing. Subsequent chapters present procedures and techniques for editing census data at various stages of processing. Although this handbook focuses on editing for population and housing censuses, many of the concepts and techniques also apply to survey operations."--Introd.