METADATA :: Sample characteristics :: Austria (1971  1981  1991  2001   Selected  All )

Census Characteristics1981
TitlePopulation Census; Building and Housing Census 1981
Census AgencyAustrian Central Statistical Office
PopulationPopulation with a main residence in the territory
Universe100%
De jure or de factoDe jure
Enumeration unitBuilding; dwelling; household
Census day12 May 1981
Field work periodApproximately one month
Enumeration forms usedFor every enumeration unit the same form was used all over the country
Type of field workDistribution and collection of questionnaires by enumerators; self-completion of questionnaires or by enumerators
RespondentOwner of building; member of household
Coverage100%
Microdata sample characteristics1981
Sample microdata sourceStatistics Austria
Sample designSystematic sample of every 10th private household after a random start
Sample unitHousehold
Sample fraction-
Sample fraction (private households)10%
Sample fraction (institutional households)100%
Sample size (person records)-
Sample size (private households)747.728
Sample size (institutional households)89.105
Sample weights-
Units identified1981
DwellingsYes
Vacant unitsNo
HouseholdsYes
IndividualsYes
Group quartersYes
Settled/unsettled Population-
Special populations-
Unit definitions1981
DwellingsA dwelling (housing unit) is defined as a room or suite of rooms and its accessories (at least a kitchen or a kitchenette).
HouseholdsHousekeeping-unit concept: common housekeeping; more than one household per housing unit possible
Institutional population-
Group quartersGroup quarters are defined by listing different types such as hospitals, convalescence establishments, nursing homes, old people's homes, welfare institutions, military installations, religious institutions, dormitories of educational institutions, correctional and penal institutions etc.; two different types of institutional households: those of inmates and those of staff
Unsettled population-



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