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Census Characteristics	1982
Title	Microcensus 1982
Census Agency	Federal Statistical Office
Population	Total population entitled to reside in households
Universe	1%
De jure or de facto	De jure
Enumeration unit	Household; person
Census day	April 1982
Field work period	The interviewer and the respondent made an appointment for an interview after the reference week.
Enumeration forms used	3 questionnaires, (f1) and (f2) intended for the whole 1%-sample, (f1) containing personal questions and questions on labour force participation, school attendance, education and continuing education, health insurance, old-age provision, economic activity
Type of field work	Usually orally or in writing
Respondent	All persons in a household are either interviewed directly or an adult provides the information for the other (underage) household members
Coverage	1%
Microdata sample characteristics	1982
Sample microdata source	Federal Statistical Office of Germany
Sample design	The sample is drawn according to the following steps: a) arrangement by Land, administrative region (Regierungsbezirk), size class of municipality and size of household, b) numbering of the households, and c) drawing of all sets that do not end in the letters u,x,y,w,v,z, of an integer random number.
Sample unit	Households
Sample fraction	0,40%
Sample fraction (private households)	-
Sample fraction (institutional households)	-
Sample size (person records)	245.576
Sample size (private households)	-
Sample size (institutional households)	-
Sample weights	Self-weighting: expansion factor = 250
Units identified	1982
Dwellings	Yes
Vacant units	Yes
Households	Yes
Individuals	Yes
Group quarters	Yes
Settled/unsettled Population	-
Special populations	Foreigners
Unit definitions	1982
Dwellings	The main place of residence is defined as the dwelling that is predominantly used
Households	A household (private household) is defined as any group of persons who live together and form an economic unit as well as persons who live and keep house alone (e.g. single lodgers). The household can include relatives and non-relatives. Communal establis
Institutional population	-
Group quarters	not covered
Unsettled population	-