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Census Characteristics	1970
Title	Year 1970 Population census
Census Agency	Hungarian Central Statistical Office
Population	Resident population composed of two groups: - persons having permanent police registration form on the spot and no temporary dwelling elsewhere; - persons having temporary police registration form without considering whether they were present or absent at the census moment.
Universe	100%
De jure or de facto	De jure
Enumeration unit	Dwelling
Census day	1 January 1970
Field work period	1-12 January 1970
Enumeration forms used	Housing questionnaire (short form, 75%), housing questionnaire (long form, 25%); person's questionnaire (short form, 75%), person's questionnaire (long form, 25%); questionnaire for institutional households; PES (post-enumeration survey) questionnaires
Type of field work	Interview by enumerator
Respondent	Householder or any other adult in the household
Coverage	-
Microdata sample characteristics	1970
Sample microdata source	Hungarian Central Statistical Office
Sample design	-
Sample unit	Dwelling
Sample fraction	5%
Sample fraction (private households)	-
Sample fraction (institutional households)	-
Sample size (person records)	515.128
Sample size (private households)	-
Sample size (institutional households)	-
Sample weights	Equal weight =20
Units identified	1970
Dwellings	Yes
Vacant units	Yes
Households	Yes
Individuals	Yes
Group quarters	No
Settled/unsettled Population	No
Special populations	No
Unit definitions	1970
Dwellings	-
Households	The sphere of persons living together in a common dwelling or in a part of it, having a common meal at least once a week and commonly bear the costs of living, should be meant as a household.
Institutional population	-
Group quarters	-
Unsettled population	-