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Census Characteristics	1970
Title	Population and occupation census 1970
Census Agency	Federal Statistical Office and statistical offices of the Lï¿½ander
Population	Total population entitled to reside
Universe	100%
De jure or de facto	De jure
Enumeration unit	Household; person
Census day	27 May 1970
Field work period	The enumerators (interviewers) distributed the questionnaires to all households until 23 May and collected the completed questionnaires until 6 June.
Enumeration forms used	2 questionnaires: (f1) population census questionnaire: 90% of the population received a questionnaire comprising 18 questions, the remaining 10% received a questionnaire containing 39 questions; (f2) local unit questionnaire
Type of field work	Standardized interview
Respondent	All persons in households and institutions, heads of institutions provide information for residents in the institution who are unable to answer the questions themselves
Coverage	100%
Microdata sample characteristics	1970
Sample microdata source	Centre of Survey Research and Methodology
Sample design	To be decided
Sample unit	To be decided
Sample fraction	To be decided
Sample fraction (private households)	-
Sample fraction (institutional households)	-
Sample size (person records)	to be decided
Sample size (private households)	-
Sample size (institutional households)	-
Sample weights	To be decided
Units identified	1970
Dwellings	No
Vacant units	No
Households	Yes
Individuals	Yes
Group quarters	Yes
Settled/unsettled Population	No
Special populations	Foreigners
Unit definitions	1970
Dwellings	A dwelling, in terms of a survey unit, is defined as a self-contained set of rooms intended for living purposes which enable persons to keep their own household, ... and so on.
Households	A household consists of all persons who live in the same dwelling and have a common housekeeping budget. But also persons living and keeping house alone as well as lodgers are counted as households.
Institutional population	-
Group quarters	Persons in institutions, homes or the like are covered if they live there, are registered at that address with the police or relevant authorities and, fully or partly, make use of communal catering arrangements or of any joint facilities.
Unsettled population	-