The census period is from January 9th to February 20th, 2011. Are you prepared? Here is a list of facts about Census in Trinidad:
1. The first local census was conducted in 1844.
2. The constitution requires that a census be conducted every ten years.
3. A census is a count of every living person in a country.
4. Everyone will be asked to remember where they were on one particular night: Census Night (January 9th 2011).
5. Participation in the census is legally required.
6. The Constitution protects all personal information collected for the census.
7. Census data helps determine how our parliamentary representatives are allocated, electoral boundaries and how government expenditure is to be distributed nationally.