Sample characteristics: Burkina Faso

Census characteristics
  1985 1996 2006
Title of census Recensement general de la population de 1985 Recensement general de la population et de l'habitation de 1996 Recensement general de la population et de l'habitation de 2006
Census agency Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie
Population universe Persons present in Burkina Faso at the time of the census, as well as Burkinabé persons living abroad (enumerated as emigrants). Persons present in Burkina Faso at the time of the census, as well as Burkinabé persons living abroad (enumerated as emigrants). Persons present in Burkina Faso at the time of the census, as well as Burkinabé persons living abroad (enumerated as emigrants).
De jure or de facto De jure and de facto De jure and de facto De jure and de facto
Enumeration unit Household Household Household
Census day December 10-20, 1985 December 10-20, 1996 December 9-23, 2006
Field work period December 7, 1985 - ?
Enumeration forms used Single enumeration form that requested information on households and individuals. Single enumeration form that requested information on households and individuals. Single enumeration form that requested information on households and individuals.
Type of field work Face to face interview (direct enumeration) conducted by trained personnel. Face to face interview (direct enumeration) conducted by trained personnel, mainly educational and other local professionals, and other students in the final years of high school. Face to face interview (direct enumeration) conducted by trained personnel.
Respondent Head of the household or other person capable of giving information about the household. Head of the household or other person capable of giving information about the household. Head of the household or other person capable of giving information about the household.
Coverage
Undercount No information is available No information is available 5.05%; undercount rate varies by geography, and was highest in Ouagadougou

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Microdata sample characteristics
  1985 1996 2006
Microdata source Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie
Sample design Systematic sample of every 10th dwelling with a random start, drawn by MPC. Systematic sample of every 10th dwelling with a random start, drawn by MPC. Systematic sample of every 10th dwelling with a random start, drawn by MPC.
Sample unit Household Household Household
Sample fraction 10% 10% 10%
Sample universe
Sample size (person records) 884,797 1,081,046 1,417,824
Sample weights Self-weighting (expansion factor=10) Self-weighting (expansion factor=10) Self-weighting (expansion factor=10)

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Units Identified in Microdata
  1985 1996 2006
Dwellings No Yes No
Vacant units No No No
Households Yes Yes Yes
Individuals Yes Yes Yes
Group quarters No No No
Special populations No No No
Smallest geography Province Province Department

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Unit Definitions (Census)
  1985 1996 2006
Dwellings The dwelling is a specific and independent place located within the concession, if there are several, or if it exists as part of the concession itself, is the place used as a living space.
Ordinary Household The ordinary household is generally considered the base socio-economic unit within which the members are blood-related or not; they live together in the same house or concession; they combine their resources and work together to satisfy their essential nutritional and vital needs. The ordinary household is generally considered the base socio-economic unit within which the members are blood-related or not. They live together in the same concession, combine their resources and work together to satisfy their essential nutritional and vital needs. They generally recognize the authority of one of the members as the head of the household, regardless of the sex of the person. The ordinary household is generally considered the base socio-economic unit within which the members are blood-related or not. They live together in the same concession, combine their resources and work together to satisfy their essential nutritional and vital needs. They generally recognize the authority of one of the members as the head of the household, regardless of the sex of the person.
Collective Household A collective household is made up of a group of people who generally share no familial relation but live together under special conditions, that is to say principally using the resources furnished to them by an establishment to provide for their essential needs (food, lodging, care). A collective household is made up of a group of people who generally share no familial relation but live together under special conditions, that is to say principally using the resources furnished to them by an establishment to provide for their essential needs (food, lodging, care). A collective household is made up of a group of people who generally share no familial relation but live together under special conditions, that is to say principally using the resources furnished to them by an establishment to provide for their essential needs (food, lodging, care).

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