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b. Vital Registration

It is the administrative system used by the government to record vital events
which occur in their population. In this system various vital events like birth,
death, marriage, divorce, migration, adoption, etc. are recorded. It is the most
st
common way of collecting information. It was started in Nepal on 1 Baisakh
2034 in ten districts. In BS 2047 this system is also known as Civil Registration
System. Thus it records the vital events which occur in the population.

c. Sample Survey

It is the process of selecting a sample of elements from a target population to
conduct a survey. In other words it is a process of collecting, compiling, analyzing,
evaluating and publishing demographic social and economic data about the sample
population at a specified time. It often involves a questionnaire which is used to
measure the characteristics and attitudes of people. Sample process is applicable
if an area has a very large number of household and censuses enumeration process
becomes difficult. Thus the method of collecting information from population is
called a sample survey.

d. Administrative Records

Administrative records are the information on population collected by
different administrative authorities. The government or the non-government
organization keeps the records for administrative purpose. It is a data collected
by administrative units like number of students, telephone directory, records of
public servants, health status, etc.

2. Secondary Sources

Secondary data are those data which are already prepared and compiled
by different national and international organization for their own purposes.
Secondary sources are journal, magazines reports, non-governmental agencies,
etc. Hence secondary data are collected from books, magazine, persons, agencies,
the internet, etc.

Key Words

disseminating : spread or circulate
questionnaire : a list of question

pertain : to belong to or be a part of
enumeration : to determine the amount of

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