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METADATA :: Sample characteristics :: Romania (1977 1992 2002 Selected All )

Census Characteristics	1977	1992	2002
Title		Population and Housing Census	Population and Housing Census
Census Agency		National Commission for Statistics	National Institute of Statistics
Population		The entire population of the country (22.810.035 persons)	Population did not include Romanian citizens with a legal residence in Romania who left the country more than one year ago, but it included foreign citizens who established their usual residence in Romania more than one year ago.
Universe		100%	100%
De jure or de facto		De jure	De jure
Enumeration unit		Household	Household
Census day		7 January 1992	18 March 2002
Field work period		7 - 14 January 1992	18 - 27 March 2002
Enumeration forms used		PL - Persons, Dwelling; PC - Persons living in collective units - hostel type; PH - Persons of the collective living units - hotel type	PL - Persons, Dwelling; PC - Persons living in collective units - hostel type; PH - Persons of the collective living units - hotel type
Type of field work		Face to face interview	Face to face interview
Respondent		Adult person - for the building, dwelling and household information and for children under 14 Each person - for individuals 14 years and over	Adult person - for the building, dwelling and household information and for children under 14 Each person - for individuals 14 years and over
Coverage		99,67%	99,83%
Microdata sample characteristics	1977	1992	2002
Sample microdata source		National Commission for Statistics	National Institute of Statistics
Sample design		Systematic every 10th household after a random start	Systematic every 10th household after a random start
Sample unit		Households	Households
Sample fraction		10%	10%
Sample fraction (private households)		-	-
Sample fraction (institutional households)		-	-
Sample size (person records)		2.238.578	2.137.967
Sample size (private households)		-	-
Sample size (institutional households)		-	-
Sample weights		Self-weighting (expansion factor=10)	Self-weighting (expansion factor=10)
Units identified	1977	1992	2002
Dwellings		Yes	Yes
Vacant units		No	No
Households		Yes	Yes
Individuals		Yes	Yes
Group quarters		No	No
Settled/unsettled Population		Unknown	Unknown
Special populations		Not define	Not define
Unit definitions	1977	1992	2002
Dwellings		Built unit generally endowed with annexes (kitchen, bathroom), functionally independent, with separate entrance	Built unit generally endowed with annexes (kitchen, bathroom), functionally independent, with separate entrance
Households		Persons living together, generally relatives, with a common income and expenditure budget	Persons living together, generally relatives, with a common income and expenditure budget
Institutional population		-	-
Group quarters		One or more distinct building living by many persons united for joint purposes and interests and who share some spaces and facilities	One or more distinct building living by many persons united for joint purposes and interests and who share some spaces and facilities
Unsettled population		Not defined	Not defined