The 2024 Population and Housing Census is being carried out normally in the commune of Rancagua and the entire O’Higgins region, which began on March 9, and has highly qualified and trained personnel to carry out the operation. largest statistic carried out by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) at the level of the entire country.
The census personnel were deployed this Wednesday in the town of Villa Coya Pangal in the regional capital, in order to collect data on the homes and people residing in the area and in the 33 communes throughout the region.
René González Urtubia, regional director of the INE, indicated that they have implemented operational planning that has been fully carried out, and that in the five days of the uprising they have not had any type of rejection from the community.
“We have carried out our work efficiently and effectively,” said González Urtubia, highlighting that they have had very good communication with community organizations, neighborhood associations, senior centers, sports clubs, where they are all working in the institutions required. the community in this great process.
Some 1,800 people are dedicated to working on this project, of which 1,200 are census takers, distributed in each of the communes throughout the O’Higgins region.
The director of the INE explained that the community has understood the message to respond and open the door to the Census safely, since, on this occasion, unlike other censuses, the INE staff has instructions not to enter the homes. , where the respondent can answer up to 50 questions, which they can review as a family, through the page www.censo2024.cl.
“We have also been concerned about security, since the census takers are properly uniformed, the most important thing being their credential, which has a QR code and a phone,” the official clarified, insisting that if you do not have the referred code, you can call 1525 from Monday to Sunday from 09:00 to 21:00, to verify the identity of the personnel who are on the ground.
Census staff are also guaranteed security, since they have coverage from PDI, Carabineros, Armed Forces, Municipal Security Offices, as well as the community, with a great operational strategy, with management links to be able to develop work correctly in the field.
The director of the INE also explained that, if there are no people in a home at the time of applying the survey, they have an operational strategy, which consists of visiting that home about four times, at different times and days of the week, where a QR code and address will be left, so they can respond to the online Census.
During the tour, we were able to learn the opinion of one of the people registered in Villa Coya Pangal, whose information we omitted, but he stated that he is well informed about this process through social networks and the clothing that each person should wear. of those in charge of filling out the questionnaire.
The respondent said that there is also concern about the situation of insecurity, where there is apathy on the part of the government, and “one perceives it that way, with everything that is happening.”
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