WATCH: Dira Rizare Shamwari’s Social Media Video Goes Viral: The questions that will be asked at the National Census in 2022 have perplexed some Zimbabweans. Zimbabwe is now conducting its National Housing and Population Census. According to past censuses of Zimbabweans. Questions like jobs, access to water, and electricity have been asked in the past, but this year they are being asked really strange questions that the Zimbabweans do not like. People are inquiring about the sort of flooring in their homes, the kitchen appliances they use, physical impairments, educational levels, and where they lived 10 years ago.
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According to the National Statistics Agency, a census is used to learn more about Zimbabweans and how they live, in addition to counting individuals. Actually, the National Statistics Agency wants to know everything there is to know about Zimbabweans and how they affect the country. Factors such as unemployment, which is dependent on basic amenities, and people’s living standards must be recorded in the census. The census’ principal goal is to learn more about Zimbabweans and how they live. Because the census seeks to know about the country’s unemployment rate, as well as access to essential services and people’s living standards, the census questionnaire must include these questions. Mercy Chidemo, a spokesman with Zimstat, said
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Our questionnaire, he explained, includes multiple parts. A demography module, as well as functioning, labor force, and housing characteristics, are included. So, these are the reasons for the country’s census. Questions about access to essential services, energy sources (lighting and cooking), water (top, borehole, or open well/river), and housing, such as the style of building, including walls, roof, and floor types, can be found in all censuses in the developing world.
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Unlike in South Africa, a census also included a question on the materials used in the construction of outside walls, floors, and roofs. As a result, South Africa identified living standards/welfare people’s as well as information about the country’s economic and social identity in this manner. So these could be the reasons for asking Zimbabweans this type of question in the census. The government, on the other hand, is opposed to such inquiries being asked of Zimbabweans. As a result, everything behind the reason or people should first try to understand it before seeking a cause.
