Sample characteristics: Kenya
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | 1969 Population Census |
| Statistical agency | Statistics Division Ministry of Finance and Planning |
| Population universe | All persons who were in Kenya at midnight on Census Night. |
| De jure or de facto | De facto |
| Census/survey day | August 24, 1969 |
| Questionnaire | Single enumeration form that requested information on individuals. |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Unknown sample design includes oversample of Nairobi. Data are weighted by age and district of residence. |
| Sample fraction | 0.06 |
| Sample size (person records) | 659310 |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Smallest geography | District |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | 1979 Population Census |
| Statistical agency | Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Finance and Planning |
| Population universe | All persons who were in Kenya at midnight on Census Night. |
| De jure or de facto | De facto |
| Census/survey day | August 24, 1979 |
| Questionnaire | Single enumeration form that requested information on individuals. |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Unknown sample design. Original weights were adjusted by IPUMS to properly reflect the population distribution by age, sex, and province.
NOTE: The sample is a sample of individuals. |
| Sample fraction | 0.067 |
| Sample size (person records) | 1033769 |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Households | No |
| Smallest geography | District |
| Unit definitions | |
| Households | A group of persons who normally live and eat together, whether or not they are related by blood or marriage. |
| Collective dwellings | Group quarters consist of schools/colleges, barracks, prisons, hospitals and other institutions. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | 1989 Population and Housing census |
| Statistical agency | Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Finance and Planning |
| Population universe | All persons present in Kenya on the reference date. |
| De jure or de facto | De facto |
| Census/survey day | October 25, 1989 |
| Field work period | Unknown. |
| Questionnaire | A long form was used to enumerate individuals in private households and in institutions such as schools, colleges, barracks, prisons, and hospitals. The long form includes both individual and housing characteristics. A greatly abbreviated form was used for persons in transit or who slept outdoors, in hotels or boarding houses. |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Systematic sample of every twentieth household. |
| Sample fraction | 5% |
| Sample size (person records) | 1074098 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting.
Expansion factor = 20. |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Included in microdata without identification |
| Smallest geography | District |
| Unit definitions | |
| Dwellings | A homestead is a structurally separate and independent place of abode.
A structure is a building that is used for dwelling purposes. In rural areas most of the structures will be found within a homestead and may contain one or more dwelling units. A dwelling unit is the abode occupied by the respondents and constitutes one or more households. |
| Households | A person or a group of persons who live together in the same dwelling unit or homestead and eat together. They may or may not be related by blood or marriage |
| Collective dwellings | Group quarters consist of schools/colleges, barracks, prisons, hospitals and other institutions. |
| Special populations | Persons who sleep outdoors and travelers in hotels, lodges, and boarding houses |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | 1999 Population and Housing census |
| Statistical agency | Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Finance and Planning |
| Population universe | All persons present in Kenya on the reference date. |
| De jure or de facto | De facto |
| Census/survey day | August 25, 1999 |
| Field work period | 7 days after census day, to August 31 |
| Questionnaire | A long form was used to enumerate individuals in private households and in institutions such as schools, colleges, barracks, prisons, and hospitals. The long form includes both individual and housing characteristics. A greatly abbreviated form was used for persons in transit or who slept outdoors, in hotels or boarding houses. |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Systematic sample of every twentieth household. |
| Sample fraction | 5% |
| Sample size (person records) | 1407547 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting.
Expansion factor = 20. |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Included in microdata without identification |
| Smallest geography | District |
| Unit definitions | |
| Dwellings | A homestead is a structurally separate and independent place of abode.
A structure is a building that is used for dwelling purposes. In rural areas most of the structures will be found within a homestead and may contain one or more dwelling units. A dwelling unit is the abode occupied by the respondents and constitutes one or more households. |
| Households | A person or a group of persons who live together in the same dwelling unit or homestead and eat together. They may or may not be related by blood or marriage |
| Collective dwellings | Group quarters consist of schools/colleges, barracks, prisons, hospitals and other institutions. |
| Special populations | Persons who sleep outdoors and travelers in hotels, lodges, and boarding houses |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census |
| Statistical agency | Kenya National Bureau of Statistics |
| Population universe | All persons who spent the Census Night in Kenya. |
| De jure or de facto | De facto |
| Census/survey day | August 24-25, 2009 |
| Questionnaire | A long form was used to enumerate individuals in private households and in institutions such as schools, colleges, barracks, prisons, and hospitals. The long form includes both individual and housing characteristics. A greatly abbreviated form was used for persons in transit or who slept outdoors, in hotels or boarding houses. |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Systematic sample of every tenth household. |
| Sample fraction | 0.1 |
| Sample size (person records) | 3841935 |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Smallest geography | District |
| Unit definitions | |
| Households | A person or a group of persons who live together in the same dwelling unit or homestead and eat together. They may or may not be related by blood or marriage. |
| Collective dwellings | Group quarters consist of schools/colleges, barracks, prisons, hospitals and other institutions. |
| Special populations | Persons who sleep outdoors and travelers in hotels, lodges, and boarding houses |