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Popisi prebivalstva 1857-1931: predstavitev vira, podatki in analiza
Population Censuses 1857-1931: Presentation of the Source, Data, and Analysi

Author(s): Neja Blaj Hribar
Subject(s): Demography and human biology, 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino
Keywords: population censuses; source analysis; databases; Austria-Hungary; Kingdom of the SHS/Yugoslavia;

Summary/Abstract: In the following article, the author focuses on the historical population censuses in the Habsburg Monarchy and the Kingdom of SHS/Yugoslavia. She begins by introducing the legislation and the census method and then analyses the individual censuses and census headings. The final part of the article is devoted to a critical review of the collection and analysis of census data. It explores what the new digital data processing methods allow for and focuses on the importance of methodology.

  • Issue Year: 62/2022
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 8-29
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Slovenian
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