The surveys for the 2023 microcensus are starting in Bavaria these days. Around 60,000 households are to provide information on education, work, family, household and income, as the State Statistical Office in Fürth announced on Thursday. The surveys in the Free State last until December. A mathematical random process is used to determine who is selected for the majority of the questions that require information. Health insurance is the focus of this year’s theme, which changes every year.
One percent of the population has been surveyed nationwide for the microcensus since 1957. The results are an important basis for needs-based planning and decisions in public administration, business and society. Statistics are also an important source of data for science.