Data collection difficulties

Question 1

Shanty Towns cause problems with data collection

Answer 1

Homeless people or people living in shanty towns have no official address and can be missed.

Question 2

Migration causes problems with data collection

Answer 2

migration can cause data to become outdated quickly

Question 3

Cost causes problems with data collection

Answer 3

gathering data can be too expensive when healthcare and education must be prioritised

Question 4

Inaccessibility causes problems with data collection

Answer 4

remote locations like rainforests or mountains may be hard to reach

Question 5

Nomadic People cause problems with data collection

Answer 5

can be missed or counted multiple times

Question 6

Illegal Immigrants cause problems with data collection

Answer 6

may not complete a census for fear of being deported

Question 7

Language Barriers cause problems with data collection

Answer 7

countries with multiple official languages means translations are needed which can be expensive and inaccurate

Question 8

Population size causes problems with data collection

Answer 8

large populations can mean it is difficult to pay for a census or enumerators

Question 9

War causes problems with data collection

Answer 9

Conflict can mean no funds for censuses and danger for enumerators

Question 10

Illiteracy causes problems with data collection

Answer 10

leads to mistakes or missing information

Question 11

Problems with data collection (10)

Answer 11

War
Illiteracy
Population size
Migration
Shanty Towns
Inaccessibility
Nomadic People
Language Barriers
Cost
Illegal Immigrants