Census
DEFINITION 1: A survey conducted on the full set of observation objects belonging to a given population or universe.
SOURCE: Eurostat's Concepts and Definitions Database, RAMON- Eurostat, European Union.
HYPERLINK: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nomenclatures/index.cfm?
DEFINITION 2: Official survey involving the whole population within a defined system. For example, a school census involves all the schools within the education system.
SOURCE: UIS Glossary, UIS-UNESCO.
HYPERLINK: http://glossary.uis.unesco.org/glossary/map/terms/176