| Census characteristics |
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1970 |
1980 |
1991 |
2001 |
2010 |
| Title |
National Population, Family, and Housing Census, 1970 |
National Population and Housing Census, 1980 |
National Population and Housing Census, 1991 |
National Population, Households, and Dwellings Census, 2001 |
National Population, Households, and Dwellings Census, 2010 |
| Census agency |
Argentine National Institue of Statistics and Censuses |
Argentine National institute of Statistics and Censuses |
Argentine National Institute of Statistics and Censuses |
Argentine National Institute of Statistics and Censuses |
Argentine National Institute of Statistics and Censuses |
| Population universe |
All the population in the national territory at the moment the census is carried out. |
All the population in the national territory at the moment the census is carried out. |
All the population in the national territory at the moment the census is carried out. |
All the population in the national territory at the moment the census is carried out. This includes everyone (of any nationality) that spent the night of November 16-17 in any Argentine diplomatic embassy abroad; all the sailors or fishermen that spent the night of November 16-17 in ships with an Agentine flag or a foreign one docked in Argentine waters; and all Argetine workers that are abroad performing missions for the national government. |
All people who spent the night before October 27, 2010 in a specific dwelling, including visitors. |
| De jure or de facto |
De facto |
De facto |
De facto |
De facto |
De facto |
| Enumeration unit |
Particular dwelling, group quarters, census household, and population |
Dwelling, quarter dwelling, census household, and population |
Dwelling, collective quarters, household, and population |
Collective quarters, household, and population |
Dwelling, household, and population. |
| Census day |
September 30, 1970 |
October 22, 1980 |
May 15, 1991 |
November 17 and 18, 2001 |
October 27, 2010 |
| Field work period |
Interviews take place on the expected census day in each state. |
The interviews take place on the expected census day. In some areas the enumeration took place the following day because of access problems due to heavy rains. |
The interviews take place on the expected census day. |
The interviews take place on the expected census day. In some areas, the enumeration continued a week after the originally expected date, and, in flooded areas, the operation was performed afterwards. In some cases of the flooded areas like Rivadavia in the State of Buenos Aires, the interviews could not be completed until May 2002. |
The interviews take place on the expected census day. |
| Enumeration forms |
(1) Dwelling questionnaire (2) Population questionnaire (both questionnaires make up a single booklet). |
Short form questionnaire: (1) Dwelling questionnaire (2) Population questionnaire (both questionnaires made up a single booklet). Long form questionnaire: (1) Dwelling questionnaire (2) Population questionnaire (both questionnaires make up a single booklet). |
Short form questionnaire: (1) Dwelling questionnaire (2) Population questionnaire (both questionnaires made up a single booklet). Long form questionnaire: (1) Dwelling questionnaire (2) Population questionnaire (both questionnaires make up a single booklet). |
(1) Household questionnaire (2) Population questionnaire (both questionnaires are part of the same booklet). |
(1) Private household questionnaire - basic and long form (2) Collective household questionnaire. |
| Type of fieldwork |
Direct enumeration via house-to-house visits and personal interviews performed by teachers called upon to perform census activities as public obligation. |
Direct enumeration via house-to-house visits and personal interviews performed by teachers called upon to perform census activities as public obligation. |
Direct enumeration via house-to-house visits and personal interviews performed by teachers called upon to do census tasks as a public obligation (even though an economic compensation was established in order to cover expences). In bordering areas, islands, and ports, the participation of the security forces (the National Guard and Navy) was required. |
Direct enumeration via house-to-house visits and personal interviews performed by teachers called upon to do census tasks as a public obligation (even though an economic compensation was established in order to cover expences). In addition, employees of the Ministry of Economics were called upon by Ministerial Resolution Number 690/01, Article 14, Law Number 17.622 as census interviewers in cases where replacements were needed due to a conflict by the Teacher's Union. In bordering areas, islands, and ports, the participation of the security forces (the National Guard and Navy Prefecture) was required. |
Direct enumeration via house-to-house visits and personal interviews. |
| Respondent |
Anyone in the dwelling who is able to answer interview questions |
Anyone in the dwelling who is able to answer interview questions |
Anyone over 14 years old in the dwelling who is able to answer interview questions |
Anyone over 14 years old in the dwelling who is able to answer interview questions |
The head of household or another person from the household age 18 or older. |
| Coverage |
97.21% |
98.99% |
98.94% |
97.25% |
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| Microdata sample characteristics |
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1970 |
1980 |
1991 |
2001 |
2010 |
| Microdata source |
Argentine National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) |
Argentine National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) |
Argentine National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) |
Argentine National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) |
Argentine National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) |
| Sample design |
Systematic sample of every 50th household with a random start. The sample was elaborated by INDEC. |
In locations where the sample fraction is 10 percent, 100 percent of households are chosen. In locations where the sample fraction is 20 percent, every 2nd household is chosen with a random start. For the remaining locations were there is not a sample, every 10th household is chosen. In group quarters, the sample was not applied in the enumeration. They are chosen as a systematic sample of every 10th person with a random start. The sample was elaborated by INDEC. |
The microdatabase was obtained in the following way. In those locations in which the sample fraction was 10 percent, 100 percent of the households were chosen. In locations in which the sample fraction was 20 percent, a sample of 1 out of two households was taken from random start. For the remaining locations were there was not a sample, one of every 10 households was taken. In group quarters the sample was not applied in the enumeration. A systematic sample of every 10th person was taken with random start. The sample was conducted by INDEC.
NOTE: Roughly half the population lacks data for several important write-in variables, including occupation, industry, birthplace, and previous residence. An alternative weight variable, AR91A434 (WTPERC), properly adjusts the statistics, and it should be applied to any analyses involving the affected variables. |
Systematic sample of every 10th private household and collective quarters with a random start. The sample was elaborated by INDEC from the microdata of 100 percent of households. |
Systematic sample of every 10th private household, drawn by INDEC from the microdata of 100 percent of households.
The sample is drawn from the short (basic) form census questionnaire responses. |
| Sample unit |
Household |
Household |
Household |
Household |
Household |
| Sample fraction |
2% |
10% |
10% |
10% |
10% |
| Sample universe |
2% of households and population in private homes. |
100% of the population and households enumerated. The 1980 census used a sample for the application of the long questionnaire form. The fraction of the sample varies according to the size of location. |
100% of the population and households enumerated. The 1991 census used a sample for the application of the long questionnaire form. The fraction of the sample varies according to the size of location. |
100% of the population and households enumerated. |
100% of the population and households enumerated. |
| Sample size (person records) |
466,892 |
2,667,714 |
4,143,727 |
3,626,103 |
3,966,245 |
| Sample weights |
Self-weighting (expansion factor = 50) |
Computed by census agency and should be used for most types of analysis. |
Computed by census agency and should be used for most types of analysis. |
Self-weighting (expansion factor = 10) |
Self-weighting (expansion factor = 10) |
| Unit definitions |
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| Dwellings |
Any lodging fixed or movable that has been built or adapted to be inhabited by people. It can be occupied by one or more particular census households or a group quarters census household and one or more private households. A private dwelling is one that is occupied by one or several private census households. A group quarters dwelling is the one that is occupied by a group quarters census household. |
Any lodging fixed or movable that has been built or adapted to be inhabited by people. A private dwelling is occupied by private households. A dwelling inhabited by six or more lodgers is considered to be a group quarters household. |
Any place designed to lodge people or a place not originally designed to lodge people but on the census day it was used for that purpose. Private dwellings are those occupied by one or more private households. The Inquilinato houses are those which made up a single dwelling in which one or more households are situated. Non-touristic hotels with a housing capacity inferior to 15 rooms in the federal capital and 10 rooms for the rest of the country are considered private dwellings. |
A place for lodging structurally separated and adapted to be inhabited by people, and those which were not originally built or adapted to be inhabited by people but used for that purpose at the moment when the census was being carried out. Each Inquilinato room and each hotel room or pension not used for touristic purposes are considered as private dwellings. |
A dwelling is a space where persons live. It should be a place that is separated and independent: surrounded by walls or another element of separation, covered by a roof (to be able to sleep, feed oneself, and protect oneself from the environment); and have an independent entrance so that its occupants can enter and leave without passing through the interior of other dwellings. For the Census, dwellings are the spaces that have been built or adapted to be inhabited and are also the spaces that not originally designated to house persons but that on the day of the Census are used for this purpose (for example, a business space or a warehouse where a person spent the night of reference). |
| Households |
A group of people, relatives or not, that live under the same roof and regularly share their food. |
A person or a set of people, relatives or not, which occupy the same dwelling. |
A person or group of people, relatives or not that live under the same roof according to a family arrangement, meaning they share their food expenses. |
A person or a group of people that live under the same roof and share food expenses. |
A person or group of persons, related or not, who live in the same dwelling and share the expenses of food. The persons who live alone also form a household. |
| Group quarters |
A group of people that share the same dwelling under non-family reasons due to military, work, health, discipline, religion, punishment, etc. A family household with more than six boarders is also a group quarters home. |
A dwelling occupied by a group of people that share the dwelling under a non-family arrangement due to the following reasons: work, military, health, religion, discipline. |
A place for lodging groups, or one that was not primarily designed for that purpose but used for that purpose on the census day. The following are considered group quarters: a home for the elderly, a home for the underaged, boarding schools, camping/working sites, hospitals, prisons, policemen's headquarters, firemen's headquarters, and military headquarters, religious households and hotels. |
A place destined to lodge people that live under a non-family arrangement by norms of living and being these include places that are administrative, military, religious, health, punishment, work-related, etc. |
A dwelling occupied by a group of people that share the dwelling under a non-family arrangement due to the following reasons: work, military, health, religion, discipline, etc. |
