Ethnic demographics weren’t planned for preliminary census release – Benjamin

The preliminary results of the 2012 population and housing census were never intended to offer ethnic breakdowns, Chief Statistician and Census Officer Lennox Benjamin said on Monday.

Benjamin told members of the media that the parameters by which the preliminary information was disseminated were clear. Benjamin said it was just a “snapshot” of the information that would be released comprehensively in 2015.

The Chief Statistician downplayed criticism that the release of statistics on the ethnic composition in Guyana was