Digit preference in Nigerian censuses data of 1991 and 2006

<p><strong>Background:</strong> censuses in developing countries are prone to errors of age misreporting due to ignorance, low literacy levels and other social, economic and cultural factors. Ages are commonly rounded with great affinity for 0 or 5. This tendency to digit preferenc...

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Main Authors: Tukur Dahiru, Hussaini G. Dikko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Milano University Press 2013-06-01
Series:Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health
Online Access:http://ebph.it/article/view/8843
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