Sample characteristics: Denmark
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | Danish Census 1787 |
| Population universe | All persons present at the time of the census and temporarily absent "natives" |
| De jure or de facto | De jure |
| Census/survey day | July 1, 1787 |
| Field work period | July 1, 1787 |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration in royal boroughs. In rural areas, vicars compiled lists of parish residents. |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Not applicable |
| Sample fraction | 1 |
| Sample size (person records) | 840134 |
| Sample weights | Not applicable |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Yes |
| Smallest geography | Parish |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | Danish Census 1801 |
| Statistical agency | Department of Finances |
| Population universe | All persons present at the time of the census and temporarily absent "natives" |
| De jure or de facto | De jure |
| Census/survey day | February 1, 1801 |
| Field work period | February 1, 1801 |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration in royal boroughs. In rural areas, vicars compiled lists of parish residents. |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Not applicable |
| Sample fraction | 1 |
| Sample size (person records) | 926325 |
| Sample weights | Not applicable |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Yes |
| Smallest geography | Parish |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | Danish Census 1845 |
| Statistical agency | Commission for the Collection of Statistical Tables |
| Population universe | All persons present at the time of the census and temporarily absent "natives" |
| De jure or de facto | De jure |
| Census/survey day | February 1, 1845 |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration in royal parishes. |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Not applicable |
| Sample fraction | 1 |
| Sample size (person records) | 1351098 |
| Sample weights | Not applicable |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | Yes |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Yes |
| Smallest geography | Parish |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | Danish Census 1880 |
| Statistical agency | Commission for the Collection of Statistical Tables |
| Population universe | All persons present at the time of the census and temporarily absent "natives" |
| De jure or de facto | De jure |
| Census/survey day | February 1, 1880 |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration in royal parishes. |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Not applicable |
| Sample fraction | 1 |
| Sample size (person records) | 1967473 |
| Sample weights | Not applicable |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Yes |
| Smallest geography | Parish |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | Danish Census 1885 |
| Statistical agency | Commission for the Collection of Statistical Tables |
| Population universe | Persons who slept in the households in the census night, including those who do not have their permanent residence in the house, but whose presence only is of temporary character. However, nobody who is absent should be included even if their absence is only temporary. |
| De jure or de facto | De facto |
| Census/survey day | February 1, 1885 |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration in royal parishes. |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Full-count data for Copenhagen |
| Sample fraction | 0.15 |
| Sample size (person records) | 327936 |
| Sample weights | Not applicable |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Yes |
| Smallest geography | Parish |