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Census Characteristics	1971
Title	The 1971 Census of Population, Occupation, Dwellings and Buildings of the German Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic
Census Agency	Central State Office for StatisticsRepublic
Population	Total population entitled to reside in households
Universe	100%
De jure or de facto	De jure
Enumeration unit	Household
Census day	January 1, 1971
Field work period	Detailed description on field work period in "Documentation about the 1971 detailed description on field work period in "Documentation about the 1971 Census of population, occupation, dwellings and buildings of the German Democratic Republic (Census of 1.
Enumeration forms used	There are 4 forms: (1) household questionnaire containing questions for all persons in the household; (2) dwelling questionnaire containing questions for all dwellings; (3) building questionnaire containing questions for all residential buildings; and (4) institution questionnaire.
Type of field work	Standardized interview
Respondent	Person contributing the most to the livelihood of the family, or one of the spouses in households with married couples
Coverage	100%
Microdata sample characteristics	1971
Sample microdata source	Federal Statistical Office
Sample design	25% sample of households drawn based on anonymization methodology by the Federal Statistical Office.
Sample unit	Households
Sample fraction	25%
Sample fraction (private households)	-
Sample fraction (institutional households)	-
Sample size (person records)	4,110,749
Sample size (private households)	-
Sample size (institutional households)	-
Sample weights	Self-weighting (expansion factor=4)
Units identified	1971
Dwellings	Yes
Vacant units	Yes
Households	Yes
Individuals	Yes
Group quarters	Yes
Settled/unsettled Population	No
Special populations	No
Unit definitions	1971
Dwellings	Living quarters which could be in residential buildings and non-residential buildings
Households	A household is a group of persons who live and keep house together. A person living alone forms a household. Subtenants are treated as separate households.
Institutional population	Institutions were collective dwelling for the accommodation and care of citizens who for reasons of working, training or studying, or for educational, health, social or other reasons needed to be accommodated collectively.
Group quarters	Institutions were collective dwelling for the accommodation and care of citizens who for reasons of working, training or studying, or for educational, health, social or other reasons needed to be accommodated collectively.
Unsettled population	-