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Sample characteristics: Romania

Census/survey characteristics
Type Census
Title Population and Housing Census
Statistical agency National Institute of Statistics (NIS)
Population universe All Romanian citizens inside Romania or temporarily abroad, and foreigners or people without citizenship who have legal residence in Romania
De jure or de facto De jure
Census/survey day 1977-01-05 00:00:00
Field work period January 5-12, 1977
Questionnaire Three forms: LP- building, dwelling, persons; UC- collective living units, hostel type; and UH- collective living units hotel type.
Type of fieldwork Direct (face to face) interview
Estimated undercount 2.74%
Microdata sample characteristics
Sample design Systematic sample of every tenth household after a random start, drawn by the country
Sample fraction 0.1
Sample size (person records) 1937021
Sample weights Self-weighting (expansion factor=10)
Units identified in microdata
Dwellings Yes
Vacant units Not available in microdata sample
Households Yes
Collective dwellings No
Smallest geography County
Unit definitions
Dwellings A building in unit, comprising a room or a suite of rooms for habitation, situated at the same floor or different floors, provided, generally, with accessories (kithen, bathroom, etc.), or other independent utilities designated for use, having separate entrance from the stairs case, from the yard or from the street, which were build up, transformed or adapted to be usable by a single household
Households A group of two or more persons, living usually together, having generally relative relations and are commonly managing their economy (together are sharing the food supply and consumption, and other essential for living)
Collective dwellings The collective living unit, hostel type, comprises one or more distinct buildings-under the unique administration, at the unique address- intended and designed for collective permanent living, by many persons, generally not related among them, but who are united for joint purposes and interests, and who commonly are using some spaces and facilities (bathrooms, kitchens, dining rooms, toilet, etc.). The collective living unit, hotel type, comprises one or more buildings-under the unique administration, at the same address- designated to be occupied temporarily by one or more persons, usually temporarily present in the place (who arrived on mission, excursion, vacationing, medical care etc.), provided with spaces and facilities commonly used (as bath rooms, kitchens, dining rooms, toilets, etc.).