title: [Problems in the measurement of internal migration].
abstract: "The paper analyzes some problems related to the census measurement of internal migration according to the three following aspects: The lack of agreement between the proposed objectives and the type of question made; questionnaire design errors and enumeration errors; and inadequate data elaboration."  The geographic focus is on Latin America. Problems concerning data on place of birth or place of previous residence and how these can affect the calculation of migration trends are considered.  (SUMMARY IN ENG)
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arevalo
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D019352:Censuses; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D007843:Latin America; D008722:Methods; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Americas; Census; Census Methods; Data Analysis; Data Collection; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Error Sources; Estimation Technics; Evaluation; Latin America; Measurement; Methodological Studies; Migration; Migration, Internal; Place Of Birth; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Statistics; Research Methodology