YEREVAN. - Census questionnaire in Armenia was elaborated in accordance with the UN principles and standards, Armenian National Statistics Committee press release states in response to media criticism.

The release states that the questionnaire includes three optional questions referring to nationality, language and religion.

Besides, information on income is not required to fill in. Question Number 20 ‘which are the main sources of living’ refers to the sources and not amount of the income, reports Armenian National Statistics Committee.