The 2011 Census Form Design Report describes the improvements that have been made to the 2011 Census forms.

The 2011 Census forms are very similar to those used in the 2006 Census. As no questions have been added or deleted, the overall number and order of questions remains the same.

Statistics New Zealand’s strategy for the 2011 Census is minimal content change and, in line with that strategy, no new topics or questions have been added to the 2011 Census forms. Instead, we have focused our resources on promoting the online census option, and on making only minor changes to the census forms; changes which emphasise data quality while maintaining consistency with past censuses.

The report is the final in the series of reports on the 2011 Census content development process, which includes the:

• 2011 Census Content Report (October 2009) 
• 2011 Census Content: Submissions Report (November 2008)
• Final Report of a Review of the Official Ethnicity Statistical Standard 2009 (October 2009).
  

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