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<p>Population censuses have been organised sporadically since antiquity, but in the 19th century they acquired a universal character. These censuses are a good source of information on the rural population, but it was not until the introduction of systematic national agricultural censuses that a broader picture of the countryside and agriculture was obtained. In the censuses conducted after 1918 in Poland, there was a fixed catalogue of questions on the characteristics of farms, but each time new questions were also introduced to reflect the specificity of agriculture in a given historical period. The censuses were conducted on a fairly regular basis and, therefore, they provide valuable information for comparative analyses. Due to their universality and thematic scope, they also collect data on demography and socio-professional and economic relations that are not available in other sources.</p>
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Population censuses have been organised sporadically since antiquity, but in the 19th century they acquired a universal character. These censuses are a good source of information on the rural population, but it was not until the introduction of systematic national agricultural censuses that a broader picture of the countryside and agriculture was obtained. In the censuses conducted after 1918 in Poland, there was a fixed catalogue of questions on the characteristics of farms, but each time new questions were also introduced to reflect the specificity of agriculture in a given historical period. The censuses were conducted on a fairly regular basis and, therefore, they provide valuable information for comparative analyses. Due to their universality and thematic scope, they also collect data on demography and socio-professional and economic relations that are not available in other sources.

National Agricultural Censuses in Poland from 1921–2010: Evolution, Thematic Scope and Relevance for the Study of Rural and Agricultural History

Studia Historiae Oeconomicae

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Population censuses have been organised sporadically since antiquity, but in the 19th century they acquired a universal character. These censuses are a good...

National Agricultural Censuses in Poland from 1921–2010: Evolution, Thematic Scope and Relevance for the Study of Rural and Agricultural History

Data publikacji: 08 gru 2022

Zakres stron: 123 - 141

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/sho.2022.40.1.007

Słowa kluczowe
national agricultural census, agriculture, demography, 20th century Polish history

© 2022 Małgorzata Machałek, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

National Agricultural Censuses in Poland from 1921–2010: Evolution, Thematic Scope and Relevance for the Study of Rural and Agricultural History

Data publikacji: 08 gru 2022

Zakres stron: 123 - 141

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/sho.2022.40.1.007

Słowa kluczowenational agricultural census, agriculture, demography, 20th century Polish history

© 2022 Małgorzata Machałek, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
national agricultural census, agriculture, demography, 20th century Polish history