| Census/survey characteristics |
| Type |
Census |
| Title |
Population Census |
| Statistical agency |
Bureau of Statistics |
| Population universe |
All persons present in the country on census day |
| De jure or de facto |
De facto and de jure |
| Census/survey day |
April 14, 1996 |
| Field work period |
Week of 14 April to 20 April, 1996 |
| Questionnaire |
A single census form for dwellings and persons |
| Type of fieldwork |
Direct enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics |
| Sample design |
Systematic sample of every tenth dwelling drawn by IPUMS from 100% microdata |
| Sample fraction |
0.1 |
| Sample size (person records) |
1880346 |
| Sample weights |
Self-weighting (expansion factor=10) |
| Units identified in microdata |
| Dwellings |
No |
| Vacant units |
No |
| Households |
Yes |
| Collective dwellings |
No |
| Smallest geography |
District |
| Unit definitions |
| Households |
A household is one person or a group of persons who live together and have common catering arrangements, whether or not they are related by blood or marriage. If two or more groups of persons live in the same dwelling unit and have separate living and eating arrangements, treat them as separate households. |
| Collective dwellings |
All persons in hospitals, colleges, barracks or prisons |