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Census Characteristics1981
TitleThe 1981 Census of Population, Occupation, Dwellings and Buildings of the German Democratic Republic
Census AgencyCentral State Office for Statistics
PopulationPersons who live permanently in the GDR, excluding members of foreign embassies and consular offices, and military and civil members of the Soviet Union military and their families
Universe100%
De jure or de factoDe jure
Enumeration unitHousehold
Census dayDecember 31, 1981
Field work period-
Enumeration forms usedThere are 3 forms: (1) household list; (2) person list which contains information on all persons living in the household; and (3) housing list which contains information on the rooms of residence
Type of field workStandardized interview
RespondentAn adult person, usually one of the spouses in the household
Coverage100%
Microdata sample characteristics1981
Sample microdata sourceFederal Statistical Office
Sample design25% sample of households drawn by the Federal Statistical Office. Sample method unknown
Sample unitHouseholds
Sample fraction25%
Sample fraction (private households)-
Sample fraction (institutional households)-
Sample size (person records)4,278,563
Sample size (private households)-
Sample size (institutional households)-
Sample weightsSelf-weighting (expansion factor=4)
Units identified1981
DwellingsNo
Vacant unitsNo
HouseholdsYes
IndividualsYes
Group quartersYes
Settled/unsettled PopulationNo
Special populationsNo
Unit definitions1981
DwellingsA dwelling is defined as a group of connected rooms, which are built as living quarters, have a separate entrance directly from a stair well or directly from the outside, and have a kitchen or a kitchenette.
HouseholdsA household is a group of persons who live and keep house together. A person living alone forms a household. Persons occupying several dwellings are assigned to one household in each dwelling.
Institutional population-
Group quartersCollective dwellings, for the purpose of the census, are hostels, establishments for the care of children and youth, for health services, or for social welfare to provide care and accommodations to persons who lived there for reasons of working, occupational training, studying or for special education and treatment.
Unsettled population-



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