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. 2022 Jul 21;17(7):e0271504. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271504

Table 2. Number of households simulated in the "true" synthetic population and 15 realistic scenarios of census outdatedness and inaccuracy, by household type.

Year No inaccuracy Low inaccuracy Medium inaccuracy High inaccuracy
2016 (current)
    Urban slum
    Urban non-slum
    Rural

35,001
57,843
4,823

31,500
56,677
4,735

24,500
54,942
4,590

14,000
52,073
4,326
2011 (5 years old)
    Urban slum
    Urban non-slum
    Rural

28,583
55,680
5,175

25,724
54,566
5,071

20,008
52,895
4,917

11,433
50,122
4,647
2006 (10 years old)
    Urban slum
    Urban non-slum
    Rural

18,018
49,742
4,146

16,216
48,747
4,063

12,612
47,258
3,935

7,207
44,769
3,730
2001 (15 years old)
    Urban slum
    Urban non-slum
    Rural

13,149
41,700
3,731

11,834
40,866
3,656

9,204
39,612
3,547

5,259
37,514
3,373

Low inaccuracy: missing 2% rural and urban-non-slum households, and 10% urban-slum households. Medium inaccuracy: missing 5% rural and urban-non-slum households, and 30% urban-slum households. High inaccuracy: missing 10% rural and urban-non-slum households, and 60% urban-slum households.