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

Census Characteristics	2002
Title	Population and Housing Census
Census Agency	National Institute of Statistics
Population	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%
De jure or de facto	De jure
Enumeration unit	Household
Census day	18 March 2002
Field work period	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
Type of field work	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
Coverage	99,83%
Microdata sample characteristics	2002
Sample microdata source	National Institute of Statistics
Sample design	Systematic every 10th household after a random start
Sample unit	Households
Sample fraction	10%
Sample fraction (private households)	-
Sample fraction (institutional households)	-
Sample size (person records)	2.137.967
Sample size (private households)	-
Sample size (institutional households)	-
Sample weights	Self-weighting (expansion factor=10)
Units identified	2002
Dwellings	Yes
Vacant units	No
Households	Yes
Individuals	Yes
Group quarters	No
Settled/unsettled Population	Unknown
Special populations	Not define
Unit definitions	2002
Dwellings	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
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
Unsettled population	Not defined