| Census/survey characteristics |
| Type |
Census |
| Title |
Commonwealth Caribbean Population Census - St. Lucia |
| Statistical agency |
The Central Statistical Office of Saint Lucia |
| De jure or de facto |
De jure |
| Census/survey day |
May 12, 1980 |
| Microdata sample characteristics |
| Sample design |
Systematic sample of every 10th household with a random start, drawn by IPUMS |
| Sample fraction |
0.1 |
| Sample size (person records) |
11451 |
| Sample weights |
Self-weighting (expansion factor = 10). 8% of household records are 1-person units created by splitting apart large households, which are assigned a household weight of zero. See variable GQ for more details. |
| Units identified in microdata |
| Dwellings |
No |
| Vacant units |
No |
| Households |
Yes |
| Collective dwellings |
No; however, 8% of household records are 1-person units created by splitting apart large households. See variable GQ for more details. |
| Smallest geography |
District |