Sample characteristics: Austria
Census characteristics | ||||
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1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | |
Title | Population Census; Building and Housing Census 1971 | Population Census; Building and Housing Census 1981 | Population Census; Building and Housing Census 1991 | Population Census; Building and Housing Census 2001 |
Census agency | Austrian Central Statistical Office | Austrian Central Statistical Office | Austrian Central Statistical Office | Statistics Austria |
Population universe | Population with a main residence in the territory | Population with a main residence in the territory | Population with a main residence in the territory | Population with a main residence in the territory |
De jure or de facto | De jure | De jure | De jure | De jure |
Enumeration unit | Dwelling | Dwelling | Dwelling | Dwelling |
Census day | May 12, 1971 | May 12, 1981 | May 15, 1991 | May 15, 2001 |
Enumeration forms | For every enumeration unit the same form was used all over the country. The enumeration forms are separete for buildings, housing units, and persons. |
For every enumeration unit the same form was used all over the country | For every enumeration unit the same form was used all over the country | For every enumeration unit the same form was used all over the country |
Type of fieldwork | Distribution and collection of questionnaires by enumerators; self-completion of questionnaires or by enumerators | Distribution and collection of questionnaires by enumerators; self-completion of questionnaires or by enumerators | Distribution and collection of questionnaires by enumerators; self-completion of questionnaires or by enumerators | Distribution and collection of questionnaires by enumerators; self-completion of questionnaires or by enumerators |
Respondent | Owner of building; member of household | Owner of building; member of household | Owner of building; member of household | Owner of building; member of household |
Coverage | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Microdata sample characteristics | ||||
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1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | |
Microdata source | Statistics Austria | Statistics Austria | Statistics Austria | Statistics Austria |
Sampling design | Systematic sample of every 10th private household after a random start; 100% data of institutional households; drawn by Statistics Austria | Systematic sample of every 10th private household after a random start; 100% data of institutional households; drawn by Statistics Austria | Systematic sample of every 10th private household after a random start; 100% data of institutional households; drawn by Statistics Austria | Systematic sample of every 10th private household after a random start; 100% data of institutional households; drawn by Statistics Austria |
Sample unit | household | household | household | household |
Sample fraction (private household) | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
Sample fraction (institutional household) | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
Sample size (person records) | 836,044 | 836,833 | 902,568 | 883,878 |
Sample weights | Self-weighting. Expansion factor=10 |
Self-weighting. Expansion factor=10 |
Self-weighting. Expansion factor=10 |
Self-weighting. Expansion factor=10 |
Units identified | ||||
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1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | |
Dwellings | No | No | No | No |
Vacant units | No | No | No | No |
Households | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Individuals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Group quarters | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Smallest geography | Eurostat NUTS3 region (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) | Eurostat NUTS3 region (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) | Eurostat NUTS3 region (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) | Eurostat NUTS3 region (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) |
Unit definitions | ||||
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1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | |
Dwellings | All housing units except those in group quarters or temporary homes; including dwellings consisting of one room without accessories or a kitchen | A dwelling (housing unit) is defined as a room or suite of rooms and its accessories (at least a kitchen or a kitchenette). | A dwelling (housing unit) is defined as a room or suite of rooms and its accessories (at least a kitchen or a kitchenette). | A dwelling (housing unit) is defined as a room or suite of rooms and its accessories (at least a kitchen or a kitchenette). |
Households | A household consists of persons who live and work together. For this reason, there can also be multiple households within a dwelling. | A household is comprised of persons who live and work together (compare to the explanations for the household list). There can therefore be also multiple households within the same dwelling. Whether a family constitutes an individual household while residing in the same dwelling as living parents or parents-in-law, you must allow those persons to decide. As a reference to the "joint economies", for example can be the joint receipt of meals, a joint economy income, and the use of the same living spaces are considered. A household can consist also of a single person. |
A household is comprised of all persons that live with one another and together keep a common home economy. Therefore, there can also be several households within a housing unit. A household can also consist of a single person. The decision whether a family is formed with those parents or parents-in-law living in the same housing unit, must be left up to these persons. Communal meal times, common housekeeping money or the use of the same living spaces can be seen as an indication of "communal housekeeping." Household personnel and commercial or agricultural employees also belong to the household if they are provided room and board. | A household is comprised of all persons that live with one another and keep a common home economy together. (Household personnel also belong to the household if they are provided room and board.) A household can also consist of one person living alone. Other occupants (e.g. subtenants) that manage their own home economy can fill out their own census lists. If a household lives divided across several housing units, all household members are nevertheless recorded in one single census list. |
Group quarters | Group quarters are defined as instututions such as hospitals, convalescence establishments, nursing homes, old people's homes, welfare institutions, military installations, religious institutions, dormitories of educational institutions, correctional and penal institutions etc.; two different types of institutional households: those of inmates and those of staff | Group quarters are defined as instututions such as hospitals, convalescence establishments, nursing homes, old people's homes, welfare institutions, military installations, religious institutions, dormitories of educational institutions, correctional and penal institutions etc.; two different types of institutional households: those of inmates and those of staff | Group quarters are defined as instututions such as hospitals, convalescence establishments, nursing homes, old people's homes, welfare institutions, military installations, religious institutions, dormitories of educational institutions, correctional and penal institutions, refugee camps, worker dormitories, hotels, boarding houses etc. There are two different types of institutional households: those of inmates and those of staff. | Group quarters are defined as institutions for the purpose of (long-term) inhabitation and provision of institutionalised care given to a group of persons. Such institutions are one of the following: dormitories of educational institutions, old people' and nursing homes, religious institutions, military installations, correctional and penal institutions, refugee camps etc. Only one type of institutional household: those of inmates. |