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Census Characteristics	1971
Title	National Population Housing Census 1971
Census Agency	National Statistical Service of Greece
Population	The entire population of the country, including all households and dwellings.
Universe	25%
De jure or de facto	De facto
Enumeration unit	Dwelling
Census day	14 April 1971
Field work period	Mapping stage begins three to four months before the Census day. All the households are interviewed during the Census day
Enumeration forms used	P1 for private households
Type of field work	Direct Enumeration
Respondent	Householder
Coverage	100%
Microdata sample characteristics	1971
Sample microdata source	National Statistical Service of Greece
Sample design	Systematic Sampling (random start 1 every 2.5 private households from the proceessed 25% households)
Sample unit	Households
Sample fraction	10%
Sample fraction (private households)	-
Sample fraction (institutional households)	-
Sample size (person records)	845.473
Sample size (private households)	-
Sample size (institutional households)	-
Sample weights	Self weighting (expansion factor=10)
Units identified	1971
Dwellings	Yes
Vacant units	No
Households	Yes
Individuals	Yes
Group quarters	No
Settled/unsettled Population	Yes
Special populations	-
Unit definitions	1971
Dwellings	Separated space with independent access that serves as a human lodging
Households	Individuals living in the same dwelling and sharing at least one meal.
Institutional population	-
Group quarters	Group of persons who share a common roof and food because of work, health, religion, etc.
Unsettled population	-