Sample characteristics: Senegal
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | General Census of Population and Housing (1988) |
| Statistical agency | National Census Bureau |
| Population universe | All persons living in the national territory |
| De jure or de facto | De jure and de facto |
| Census/survey day | May 20, 1988 |
| Field work period | May 20 - June 3, 1988 |
| Questionnaire | The questionnaire is divided into three parts. Part I is the geographical identification of the household. Part II contains questions on the demographic, economic and social characteristics of individuals in the chousehold. Part III includes two questions for individuals (economic activity and births), deaths in the household, and all questions on housing. |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration via house-to-house visits and personal interviews |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Systematic sample of every 10th household with a random start, drawn by the IPUMS |
| Sample fraction | 0.1 |
| Sample size (person records) | 700199 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting (expansion factor = 10). |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | No |
| Smallest geography | Department |
| Unit definitions | |
| Dwellings | A compound is a set of buildings, enclosed or not by a wall or any other type of fence (or paling). In some case it could be reduced to a single building (single hut, house with apartments), or include a series of distinct dwelling units. It is often placed under the authority of a compound head [Chef de Concession: C.C.], especially in rural areas. |
| Households | A set of persons, related by blood or not, living in the same compound, who share their meals daily, and who are under the authority of a sole and same person, called the Household Head [Chef de ménage: C.M.]. This concept corresponds to the words “ndieul” in Wolof “ngak” in Sereer, or “hirande” in Tukuler. |
| Special populations | Floating population [Population flottante]: these are the homeless people, who live anywhere, near the market places, in the factories, in shacks or even on the pavement, etc. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | Third General Census of Population and Housing (2002) |
| Statistical agency | National Agency of Statistics and Demography |
| Population universe | All persons living in the national territory |
| De jure or de facto | De jure and de facto |
| Census/survey day | December 8 to 22, 2002 |
| Field work period | December 8 to 22, 2002 |
| Questionnaire | The questionnaire is divided into six sections. Section A is geographic identification of the household. Section B includes questions on the individual characteristics. Section C includes questions on the deads the occurred in the household last year. Section D includes questions on out-migrants who left the household in the past five years. Section D contains housing questions, and Section F contains questions on poverty. |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration via house-to-house visits and personal interviews |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Systematic sample of every 10th household with a random start, drawn by the IPUMS |
| Sample fraction | 0.1 |
| Sample size (person records) | 994562 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting (expansion factor = 10). |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | No |
| Smallest geography | Department |
| Unit definitions | |
| Dwellings | A compound is a set of one or more buildings, enclosed or not. Generally, it is placed under the authority of a compound head. A compound may include one or several household. |
| Households | A set of persons, related by blood or not, who live under the same roof and share part or all of their resources to cover their basic needs, in particular lodging and food. These persons are called the household members, take generally their meals together, and recognize the authority of a sole and same person, called the Household Head [Chef de ménage: C.M.]. This concept translates to the words the words “njël” in Wolof, “ngank” in Sereer, “hirande” in Pulaar, and “siitik” in Diola. |
| Special populations | Floating population [Population flottante]: these are the homeless people, who live anywhere, near the market places, in the factories, in shacks or even on the pavement, etc. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | Grand Census 2013 of Population, Housing, Agruculture, Livestock, and Farming |
| Statistical agency | National Agency of Statistics and Demography |
| Population universe | The census covers the entire population present on the national territory at the time of the operation. |
| De jure or de facto | De jure and de facto |
| Census/survey day | November 19 to December 14, 2013 |
| Field work period | November 19 to December 14, 2013 |
| Questionnaire | The questionnaire is divided into six sections. Section A is geographic identification of the household. Section B includes questions on the individual characteristics. Section C includes questions on the deads the occurred in the household last year. Section D includes questions on out-migrants who left the household in the past five years. Section D contains housing questions, and Section F contains questions on poverty. |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct enumeration via house-to-house visits and personal interviews collected on pocket computers (PDAs). |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | Sample drawn by the National Agency of Statistics and Demography |
| Sample fraction | 0.1 |
| Sample size (person records) | 1245551 |
| Sample weights | Weights computed and provided by the National Agency of Statistics and Demography |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | Yes |
| Vacant units | No |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Yes |
| Smallest geography | Department |
| Unit definitions | |
| Dwellings | A compound is a set of one or more buildings, enclosed or not. Generally, it is placed under the authority of a compound head. A compound may include one or several household. |
| Households | A household is generally defined as a group of people, whether related or not, living together under the same roof and pooling all or part of their resources to meet their basic needs, in particular housing and food. Those persons called household members generally take their meals together and recognize the authority of a single person, the head of household. |
| Collective dwellings | A collective household is a group of people who, for extra-familial reasons, notably professional, health, educational, denominational, or deprivation of liberty, live together in an establishment or specialized institution. |
| Special populations | Floating population [Population flottante]: these are the homeless people, who live anywhere, near the market places, in the factories, in shacks or even on the pavement, etc. |