Those who responded digitally must provide the 8-digit number to complete the survey.
He 2023 Census continues to be developed through the face-to-face modality in Uruguay, but those who completed it in the digital stage must complete the process by giving the census taker the completion code, as specified from the National Statistics Institute (INE).
After Uruguay becomes the country with the highest response rate to a digital census, the survey continues with the deployment of census takers on the streets. Regarding those who completed it via the web, from the INE They issued several recommendations to end the survey and also specified what is recommended if a family knows that they will not be at home.
In that framework, the INE stressed that the completion code of the digital census must be delivered only at the address where the household was registeredsince the answers to the web questionnaire were linked to the address where the code is going to be collected.
In the case of those who are not present, the authorities stressed that the code cannot be left with a family member or friend. residing at a distant address, since the census taker will be able to collect only the codes that are in his work area. In cases of absence, the suggestion is to leave the code the doorman or a close neighbor to answer to the census taker.
In any case, it is recommended that all members of the household know the completion code, so that, if there is at least one person in the place, they can complete the process. In this regard, they stressed that the code consists of 8 digits that combine numbers and letters, making it easy to write down.
Participation in the 2023 Census is mandatory
It is worth noting that participation in the census is mandatory and citizens must provide the information requested by the INE, within the framework of Law No. 16,616 and Decree 244/02128. Those who do not answer can be fined between 20 UR ($31,720) and 50 UR ($79,302).
On the other hand, the director of the institute, Diego Aboal, admitted that the preparations for the census contemplate an expense of more than 20 million dollars. It is expected that the preliminary number of inhabitants will be before the total of the data, since the final figures are expected for several months ahead.
Source: Ambito
