Sample characteristics: Greece
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | National Population Housing Census 1971 |
| Statistical agency | National Statistical Service of Greece |
| Population universe | The entire population of the country, including all households and dwellings. |
| De jure or de facto | De facto |
| Census/survey day | March 14, 1971 |
| Field work period | Mapping stage begins three to four months before the Census day. All the households are interviewed during the Census day |
| Questionnaire | P1 for private households |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Systematic Sampling (random start, then 1 out of every 2.5 private households from the processed 25% households) by IPUMS. |
| Sample fraction | 0.1 |
| Sample size (person records) | 845473 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting (expansion factor=10) |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | Yes |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | No |
| Smallest geography | Municipalities with 20,000+ population |
| Unit definitions | |
| 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. |
| Collective dwellings | Group of persons who share a common roof and food because of work, health, religion, etc. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | National Population Housing Census 1981 |
| Statistical agency | National Statistical Service of Greece |
| Population universe | The entire population of the country, including all households and dwellings. |
| De jure or de facto | De facto |
| Census/survey day | April 5, 1981 |
| Field work period | Mapping stage begins three to four months before the Census day. All the households are interviewed during the Census day |
| Questionnaire | P1 for private households |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | All the proccessed data (10% of the total) by NSSG |
| Sample fraction | 0.1 |
| Sample size (person records) | 923108 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting (expansion factor=10) |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | Yes |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | No |
| Smallest geography | Municipalities with 20,000+ population |
| Unit definitions | |
| 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. |
| Collective dwellings | Group of persons who share a common roof and food because of work, health, religion, etc. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | National Population Housing Census 1991 |
| Statistical agency | National Statistical Service of Greece |
| Population universe | The entire population of the country, including all households and dwellings. |
| De jure or de facto | De facto |
| Census/survey day | March 17, 1991 |
| Field work period | Mapping stage begins three to four months before the Census day. All the households are interviewed during the Census day |
| Questionnaire | P1 for private households |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Systematic Sampling (random start 1 every 10 private households) by IPUMS. |
| Sample fraction | 0.1 |
| Sample size (person records) | 969407 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting (expansion factor=10) |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | Yes |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | No |
| Smallest geography | Municipalities with 20,000+ population |
| Unit definitions | |
| 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. |
| Collective dwellings | Group of persons who share a common roof and food because of work, health, religion, etc. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | National Population Housing Census 2001 |
| Statistical agency | National Statistical Service of Greece |
| Population universe | The entire population of the country, including all households and dwellings. |
| De jure or de facto | De facto |
| Census/survey day | March 18, 2001 |
| Field work period | Mapping stage begins three to four months before the Census day. All the households are interviewed during the Census day |
| Questionnaire | P1 for private households |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Systematic Sampling (random start 1 every 10 private households) by IPUMS. |
| Sample fraction | 0.1 |
| Sample size (person records) | 1028899 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting (expansion factor=10) |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | Yes |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | No |
| Smallest geography | Municipalities with 20,000+ population |
| Unit definitions | |
| 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. |
| Collective dwellings | Group of persons who share a common roof and food because of work, health, religion, etc. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | 2011 Population and Housing Census |
| Statistical agency | Hellenic Statistical Authority, El.STAT. |
| Population universe | All individuals (present or temporarily absent) regardless of age, gender, and citizenship residing usually (having their permanent residence) within the boundaries of the census tracts are to be included. |
| De jure or de facto | De facto |
| Census/survey day | May 9, 2011 |
| Field work period | May 10 to 24, 2011 |
| Questionnaire | P-1 for private households, P-2.1 for collective dwellings |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Systematic sample of one in 10 hoursholds drawn by the Hellenic Statistical Authority. |
| Sample fraction | 0.1 |
| Sample size (person records) | 1470071 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting (expansion factor = 10). |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | Yes |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | No |
| Smallest geography | Municipalities with 20,000+ population |
| Unit definitions | |
| Dwellings | Space with distinct and independnt from construction, builts, or converted in order to be used for housing from a household or it has been used as a regular residence from a household during the census taking even if it were not intended for houing. |
| Households | A set of individuals residing permanently in the same dwelling, related or not. |
| Collective dwellings | Collective dwellings are construtions intended for housing or servicing many individuals or groups of people used for the usual residence of at least one individual during the census taking. Thse include instiutions, camps, hotel, etc. |