Sample characteristics: Netherlands
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | Dertiende Algemene Volkstelling (31 mei-1 juni 1960); tevens Beroepstelling |
| Statistical agency | Central Bureau of Statistics (Statistics Netherlands) |
| Population universe | The entire population of the country: 11,461,964 persons. Microdata are recovered for 97 % of the population. The sample is a systematic 1.25% sample. |
| De jure or de facto | De jure: people with usual residence in a municipality, based on the population register |
| Census/survey day | May 31, 1960 |
| Questionnaire | Enumeration forms |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Systematic 1.25% sample of person records, after a random start, adjusted for defective or incomplete records; net sample is 1%. Drawn by the CBS from 100% microdata files. |
| Sample fraction | 1.25% |
| Sample size (person records) | 143251 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting, computed by CBS |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | No |
| Collective dwellings | No |
| Smallest geography | None |
| Unit definitions | |
| Collective dwellings | Group of persons who share a common roof and food because of work, health, religion, etc. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | Veertiende Algemene Volkstelling (tevens Beroepstelling en Algemene Woningtelling) 28 februari 1971 |
| Statistical agency | Central Bureau of Statistics (Statistics Netherlands) |
| Population universe | The entire population of the country: 13,060,117 persons. Microdata exist for the whole population. The microdata sample is a systematic 1.22 % sample. |
| De jure or de facto | Modified de jure: foreigners should be counted when they are entered in the population register |
| Census/survey day | February 28, 1971 |
| Questionnaire | A book of punch cards |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Systematic 1.25% sample of person records, after a random start, adjusted for defective or incomplete records; net sample is 1%. Drawn by the CBS from 100% microdata files. |
| Sample fraction | 1.22% |
| Sample size (person records) | 159203 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting, computed by CBS |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | No |
| Collective dwellings | No |
| Smallest geography | None |
| Unit definitions | |
| Households | Individuals living in the same dwelling and sharing at least one meal. |
| Collective dwellings | Group of persons who share a common roof and food because of work, health, religion, etc. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Virtual census |
| Title | The Dutch Virtual Census of 2001 |
| Statistical agency | Central Bureau of Statistics (Statistics Netherlands) |
| Population universe | The entire population of the country: 15,985,538 persons. Microdata are available for 1.19 % of the population, but exclude the institutional population. |
| De jure or de facto | De jure |
| Census/survey day | January 1, 2001 |
| Field work period | Dependent on register and survey dates, as close to 1 January as possible. |
| Questionnaire | Dependent on source: register or survey |
| Type of fieldwork | Virtual census: combination of survey and register data |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | 1% sample of the total population, consisting of records of persons prevailing in most sources |
| Sample fraction | 1.19% |
| Sample size (person records) | 189725 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting, computed by CB |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | No |
| Collective dwellings | No |
| Smallest geography | None |
| Unit definitions | |
| Households | Individuals living in the same dwelling and sharing at least one meal. |
| Collective dwellings | Group of persons who share a common roof and food because of work, health, religion, etc. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Virtual census |
| Title | The Dutch Virtual Census of 2011 |
| Statistical agency | Statistics Netherlands |
| Population universe | All persons in the Population Register for the country |
| De jure or de facto | De jure |
| Census/survey day | January 1, 2011 |
| Type of fieldwork | Virtual census: register-based |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | 2.5% stratified sample of the total population, consisting of records of persons prevailing in most sources |
| Sample fraction | 0.025 |
| Sample size (person records) | 414673 |
| Sample weights | Weights computed by CB |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | No |
| Collective dwellings | No |
| Smallest geography | None |
| Unit definitions | |
| Households | Individuals living in the same dwelling and sharing at least one meal. |
| Collective dwellings | Group of persons who share a common roof and food because of work, health, religion, etc. |