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METADATA :: Sample characteristics :: Netherlands (1960 1971 2001 Selected All )

Census Characteristics	1971
Title	Veertiende Algemene Volkstelling (tevens Beroepstelling en Algemene Woningtelling)
Census Agency	Statistics Netherlands
Population	The entire population of the country (13.060.117 persons)
Universe	100%
De jure or de facto	De jure
Enumeration unit	Person
Census day	28 February 1971
Field work period	-
Enumeration forms used	A book of punch cards
Type of field work	Direct enumeration
Respondent	Person living in household 15 years of age or older.
Coverage	100%
Microdata sample characteristics	1971
Sample microdata source	Statistics Netherlands and Netherlands Institute for Scientific Information Services
Sample design	Systematic 1,25% sample of person records, after a random start, adjusted for defective or incomplete records; net sample is 1%
Sample unit	Person
Sample fraction	1,22%
Sample fraction (private households)	-
Sample fraction (institutional households)	-
Sample size (person records)	159.203
Sample size (private households)	-
Sample size (institutional households)	-
Sample weights	Self-weighting, computed by CBS
Units identified	1971
Dwellings	No
Vacant units	No
Households	No
Individuals	Yes
Group quarters	No
Settled/unsettled Population	-
Special populations	-
Unit definitions	1971
Dwellings	-
Households	Individuals living in the same dwelling and sharing at least one meal.
Institutional population	Group of persons who share a common roof and food because of work, health, religion, etc.
Group quarters	-
Unsettled population	-