Sample characteristics: Mauritius
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | 1990 Housing and Population Census |
| Statistical agency | Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development |
| Population universe | The 1990 Housing and Population Census will cover the whole of Mauritius, that is the Islands of Mauritius, Rodrigues, Agalega And St. Brandon.All residents, visitors and foreign workers temporarily present or on contract were enumerated. |
| De jure or de facto | De jure and de facto |
| Census/survey day | July 1, 1990 |
| Field work period | February 5, 1990 to April 15, 1990 for Housing Census and June 25 to July 10, 1990 for Population Census |
| Questionnaire | An Enumeration Book, each containing 25 identical Housing Census forms and a Population Questionnaire |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration; Face to face interview |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Systematic sample of every 10th household after a random start. 1-in-2 sample drawn from that by IPUMS. |
| Sample fraction | 0.1 |
| Sample size (person records) | 106710 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting (expansion factor = 10) |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | Yes |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Yes |
| Smallest geography | Municipal ward or village |
| Unit definitions | |
| Dwellings | A housing unit is a separate and independent place of abode intended for habitation by one household, or one not intended for habitation, but occupied for living purposes by a household at the time of the census. |
| Households | A household is either a person living on his own and making his own provision for food and other essentials for living, or a group of two or more persons, whether related or not, who live together and make common provision for food and other essentials for living. Cases of persons having varying degrees of housekeeping have been considered as one household if there is any arrangement to share at least one meal a day. |
| Collective dwellings | The term "collective quarters" is used to identify a group of foreign workers living together in one or more apartments, lodgings, temporary shelters, etc. Such quarters may have certain more or less common facilities, such as cooking and toilet installations, baths, dormitories, which are shared by the whole group. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | 2000 Housing and Population Census |
| Statistical agency | Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development |
| Population universe | The 1990 Housing and Population Census will cover the whole of Mauritius, that is the Islands of Mauritius, Rodrigues, Agalega And St. Brandon.All residents, visitors and foreign workers temporarily present or on contract were enumerated. |
| De jure or de facto | De jure and de facto |
| Census/survey day | July 2, 2000 |
| Field work period | February 7, 2000 to April 15, 2000 for Housing Census and June 26 to Mid July 12, 2000 for Population Census |
| Questionnaire | An Enumeration Book, each containing 25 identical Housing Census forms and a Population Questionnaire |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration; Face to face interview |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Systematic sample of every 10th household after a random start. 1-in-2 sample drawn from that by IPUMS. |
| Sample fraction | 0.1 |
| Sample size (person records) | 119695 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting (expansion factor = 10) |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Yes |
| Smallest geography | Municipal ward or village |
| Unit definitions | |
| Dwellings | A housing unit is a separate and independent place of abode intended for habitation by one household, or one not intended for habitation, but occupied for living purposes by a household at the time of the census. |
| Households | A household is either a person living on his own and making his own provision for food and other essentials for living, or a group of two or more persons, whether related or not, who live together and make common provision for food and other essentials for living. Cases of persons having varying degrees of housekeeping have been considered as one household if there is any arrangement to share at least one meal a day. |
| Collective dwellings | The term "collective quarters" is used to identify a group of foreign workers living together in one or more apartments, lodgings, temporary shelters, etc. Such quarters may have certain more or less common facilities, such as cooking and toilet installations, baths, dormitories, which are shared by the whole group. |
| Special populations | Homeless refers to persons who do not have a shelter. They carry their few possessions with them, sleeping under shop verandahs, in doorways, in the streets or in any other space on a more or less random basis. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | 2011 Population Census |
| Statistical agency | Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development |
| Population universe | The 2000 Housing and Population Census will cover the whole of Mauritius, that is the Islands of Mauritius, Rodrigues, Agalega and St. Brandon. The 2011 Population Census will include all people in the Republic of Mauritius on Census Night, with the exception of foreign diplomats and their families. Visitors to the Republic of Mauritius will be counted regardless of how long they have been in the country or how long they plan to stay. |
| De jure or de facto | De jure and de facto |
| Census/survey day | July 3-4, 2011 |
| Field work period | June 19 to August 1, 2011 |
| Questionnaire | The census was conducted in two rounds. First, a housing census was conducted using the household questionnaire. This housing questionnaire asked questions about housing conditions. The population questionnaire followed several months later that includes personal information such as age, sex, marital status as well as socio-economic topics such as educaiton, work, and disability status. |
| Type of fieldwork | The census is conducted in two rounds. First, a housing census will be conducted followed by a population census. In the population census forms were dropped-off and pick up with review and completion of missing information by the enumerator. |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Systematic sample of every 10th household after a random start. 1-in-2 sample drawn from that by IPUMS. |
| Sample fraction | 0.1 |
| Sample size (person records) | 126332 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting (expansion factor = 10) |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Yes |
| Smallest geography | Municipal ward or village |
| Unit definitions | |
| Dwellings | A building is any independent free-standing structure, comprising one or more rooms and other spaces, covered by a roof and usually enclosed within external walls or dividing walls which extend from the foundations to the roof. |
| Households | The concept of household is based on the arrangements made by persons, individually or in groups, for providing themselves with food or other essentials for living. A household may be either (a) a one-person household, that is, a person who makes provision for his own food or other essentials for living without combining with any other person to form part of a multiperson household; or (b) a multiperson household, that is, a group of two or more persons living together who make common provision for food or other essentials for living. The persons in the group may pool their incomes and have a common budget to a greater or lesser extent; they may be related or unrelated persons or a combination of both. |
| Collective dwellings | Hotels and institutions includes all buildings used as convents, infirmaries, orphanages, hospitals, clinics, old people's homes, prisons, barracks, and hotels. |