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What is the census?

Discover what the census is, what it asks and how the information it collects helps Scotland.

Watch our step-by-step video guide to help you complete the census questionnaire online.

Check who is responsible for completing the census and who to include at your address.

Request a new Internet Access Code or a paper questionnaire to be sent to you.

How we make sure information you provide in the census is kept secure and confidential.

Find support to help you complete the census, including help to complete census questions.

Access information and support in different languages and accessible formats.

What to do if you stay somewhere like student accommodation, a hostel, care home or hospital.

Find out how we will contact you and what to do if you receive a suspicious letter, phone call, text, email or visitor.