Sample characteristics: Laos
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | 1995 Population Census |
| Statistical agency | National Statistical Center |
| Population universe | Persons in households, which means that household is not identical to the concept family; the latter concept is not used at all in the census: i) Lao citizens and ii) those citizens of other countries who have been granted permanent residence in Lao P.D.R. |
| De jure or de facto | De jure |
| Census/survey day | March 1, 1995 |
| Field work period | 5 days |
| Questionnaire | Single enumeration form that requested information on individuals |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Systematic sample of every 10th household, drawn by Lao Statistics Bureau |
| Sample fraction | 0.1 |
| Sample size (person records) | 458406 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting (expansion factor = 10) |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Yes |
| Smallest geography | Province |
| Unit definitions | |
| Households | Private households can be single person or multi-person households. A single-person household comprises of one person living in a part or the whole of the dwelling unit, arranging for food and other life necessities on his own without joining other persons and possessing his own civil registration book. A multi-person household comprises of two or more persons living in a part or the whole dwelling unit, and who together arrange for food and other life necessities and share a common registration book |
| Collective dwellings | Collective households would consist of accommodation units of an enterprise, factory, school, temple, hospital, etc. Examples of collective households are KM 62 Orphanage House, Middle Level Medical School hostel, Dongdok University hostel, a temple where the monks live. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | 2005 Population and Housing Census |
| Statistical agency | Lao Statistics Bureau |
| Population universe | Laos citizens and citizens of other countries who have been granted permanent residence in Laos |
| De jure or de facto | De jure |
| Census/survey day | March 1, 2005 |
| Questionnaire | Single enumeration form that requested information on individuals |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Systematic sample of every 10th household, drawn by Lao Statistics Bureau |
| Sample fraction | 0.1 |
| Sample size (person records) | 560480 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting (expansion factor = 10) |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Yes |
| Smallest geography | Province |
| Unit definitions | |
| Households | A single-person household comprises of one person living in a part or the whole of the dwelling unit, arranging for food and other life necessities on his own without joining other persons and possessing his own civil common registration book. A multi-person household comprises of two or more persons living in a part or the whole dwelling unit, and who together arrange for food and other life necessities and share a common registration book. |
| Collective dwellings | Collective households consist of accommodation units of an enterprise, factory, school, temple, hospital, etc. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | 2015 Population and Housing census |
| Statistical agency | Lao Statistics Bureau |
| Population universe | Lao citizens (including Lao people who are working in abroad), foreigners, people who have no nationality and foreigners who have been residing in Lao PDR for 6 months or more or those who plan to live in Laos for more than 6 months (the walking-survey is between 1st and 7th of March, 2015) regardless of authorization or non-authorization to stay. |
| De jure or de facto | De jure |
| Census/survey day | 1st and 7th of March, 2015 |
| Field work period | 1st and 7th of March, 2015 |
| Questionnaire | Single enumeration form that requested information on individuals |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Systematic sample of every 10th household, drawn by Lao Statistics Bureau |
| Sample fraction | 0.1 |
| Sample size (person records) | 627489 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting (expansion factor = 10) |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | No |
| Smallest geography | Province |
| Unit definitions | |
| Households | A single-person household comprises of one person living in a part or the whole of the dwelling unit, arranging for food and other life necessities on his own without joining other persons and possessing his own civil common registration book. A multi-person household comprises of two or more persons living in a part or the whole dwelling unit, and who together arrange for food and other life necessities and share a common registration book. |
| Collective dwellings | Collective households consist of accommodation units of an enterprise, factory, school, temple, hospital, etc. |