Sample characteristics: Bangladesh
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | Population Census |
| Statistical agency | Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |
| Population universe | Everyone who spent the night of March 11 to March 12 in Bangladesh. |
| De jure or de facto | De facto |
| Census/survey day | 12 a.m. to 5 a.m., March 12, 1991 |
| Field work period | March 12-15, 1991 (enumeration period) |
| Questionnaire | A single enumeration form requested information on the dwelling and individuals in the household. |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct interview |
| Estimated undercount | Completion rate of 93.4%, with a missed rate of 6.6% and erroneously enumerated rate of 2%, resulting in a 4.6% net under enumeration rate (higher in urban areas) |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Systematic Sample of every 10th dwelling with a random start, drawn by IPUMS. |
| Sample fraction | 0.1 |
| Sample size (person records) | 10580904 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting (expansion factor=10) |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Yes |
| Smallest geography | Upazila/Thana |
| Unit definitions | |
| Households | Person or persons related or unrelated, living together and taking food from the same kitchen. |
| Collective dwellings | The hostels, hospitals, clinics, jails, barracks or orphanages where a person or a group of persons spent the census night. |
| Special populations | The homeless or transient population found on the census night e.g. at railway stations, launch ghats, boats, majars, Mosques etc. Enumeration of this population was completed between 12 a.m. to 5 a.m. on March 12, 1991.
Offices, residential hotels, religious institutions, educational institutions, and businesses where persons stay overnight. Overnight security guards are included here. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | Population and Housing Census |
| Statistical agency | Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |
| Population universe | Everyone who spent the night of January 22-23 in Bangladesh. |
| De jure or de facto | De facto |
| Census/survey day | 12 a.m. to 5 a.m., January 23, 2001 |
| Field work period | January 23-27, 2001 (enumeration period) |
| Questionnaire | A single enumeration form requested information on the household and individuals in the household. Floating households were not asked questions about housing characteristics. |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct interview |
| Estimated undercount | 4.95% |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Systematic Sample of every 10th dwelling with a random start, drawn by IPUMS. |
| Sample fraction | 0.1 |
| Sample size (person records) | 12442115 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting (expansion factor=10) |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Yes |
| Smallest geography | Upazila/Thana |
| Unit definitions | |
| Households | Person or persons related or unrelated, living together and taking food from the same kitchen. |
| Collective dwellings | The hostels, hospitals, clinics, jails, barracks or orphanages where a person or a group of persons spent the census night. |
| Special populations | The homeless or transient population found on the census night e.g. at railway stations, launch ghats, boats, majars, Mosques etc. Enumeration of this population was completed between 12 a.m. to 5 a.m. on January 23, 2001.
Offices, residential hotels, religious institutions, educational institutions, and businesses where persons stay overnight. Overnight security guards are included here. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | Population and Housing Census |
| Statistical agency | Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |
| Population universe | Everyone who spent the night of March 14-15 in Bangladesh. |
| De jure or de facto | De facto |
| Census/survey day | 12 a.m. to 6 a.m., March 15, 2011 |
| Field work period | March 15-19, 2011 (enumeration period) |
| Questionnaire | Long and short enumeration forms. |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct interview |
| Estimated undercount | No information available |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Systematic Sample of every 10th dwelling with a random start, drawn by Bureau of Statistics. |
| Sample fraction | 0.05 |
| Sample size (person records) | 7205720 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting (expansion factor=10) |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | Yes |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Yes |
| Smallest geography | Upazila/Thana |
| Unit definitions | |
| Households | Person or persons related or unrelated, living together and taking food from the same kitchen. |
| Collective dwellings | The hostels, hospitals, clinics, jails, barracks or orphanages where a person or a group of persons spent the census night. |
| Special populations | The homeless or transient population found on the census night e.g. at railway stations, launch ghats, boats, majars, Mosques etc. Enumeration of this population was completed between 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. on March 15, 2011.
Offices, residential hotels, religious institutions, educational institutions, and businesses where persons stay overnight. Overnight security guards are included here. |