Term	Post-enumeration Survey
Synonym	PES
Related Term
Source of Definition	A Report on the 2006 Post-enumeration Survey www.stats.govt.nz/analytical-reports/report-2006-post-enumeration-survey
Short Definition
Statistical Activity	Demography Population Census

Definition
A sample survey to check the accuracy of coverage and/or response of another census or survey.

Example
A post-enumeration survey was conducted after each of the 1996, 2001, and 2006 Censuses of Population and Dwellings to check the coverage of each census.