| Census characteristics |
| |
1976 |
1992 |
2001 |
| Title of census |
National Census of Housing and Population 1976 |
National Census of Housing and Population 1992 |
National Census of Housing and Population 2001 |
| Census agency |
National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Coordination, Republic of Bolivia |
National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Coordination, Republic of Bolivia |
National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Coordination, Republic of Bolivia |
| 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. |
| De jure or de facto |
De facto |
De facto |
De facto |
| Enumeration unit |
Not specified |
Dwelling and person |
Dwelling, census household, and population |
| Census day |
July 10, 1976 |
June 3, 1992 |
September 1, 2001 |
| Field work period |
— |
— |
— |
| Enumeration forms used |
A single booklet that consists of sections on geographic location, dwelling, and population (individual) |
A single booklet that consists of sections on geographic location, dwelling, and population (individual) |
(1) Identification of the census form, (2) Dwelling type and occupancy, (3) Characteristics of dwellings with inhabitants who are present, (4) Individual form (all in a single booklet) |
| Type of field work |
Direct enumeration via house-to-house visits and personal interviews |
Direct enumeration via house-to-house visits and personal interviews |
Direct enumeration via house-to-house visits and personal interviews |
| Respondent |
Not specified |
Not specified |
(1) In private households, household head or another responsible person from the dwelling provides dwelling information; a person 7 years of age or older provides the information about population; (2) in collective dwellings, the information is requrested from each person in the dwelling, unless they have a disability. |
| Coverage |
— |
— |
— |
| Microdata sample characteristics |
| |
1976 |
1992 |
2001 |
| Microdata source |
National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Coordination, Republic of Bolivia |
National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Coordination, Republic of Bolivia |
National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Coordination, Republic of Bolivia |
| Sample design |
Systematic sample of every tenth dwelling with a random start; drawn by MPC |
Systematic sample of every tenth dwelling with a random start; drawn by MPC |
Systematic sample of every tenth dwelling with a random start; drawn by MPC |
| Sample unit |
Dwelling |
Dwelling |
Dwelling |
| Sample fraction |
10% |
10% |
10% |
| Sample size (person records) |
461,699 |
642,368 |
827,692 |
| Sample weights |
Self-weighting (expansion factor = 10) |
Self-weighting (expansion factor = 10) |
Self-weighting (expansion factor = 10) |
| Units Identified in Microdata |
| |
1976 |
1992 |
2001 |
| Dwellings |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Vacant units |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Households |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Individuals |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Group quarters |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Indigenous population |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Yes |
| Special populations |
|
Homeless, passengers in transit (international flights), personnel on duty in hospitals, factories, institutions, and other places, employees of the National Institute of Statistics, embassies and consulates |
Homeless, persons located in truck stops and in markets, passengers in transit (international flights), personnel in hospitals, factories, institutions, or other, enumerators and area supervisors, and embassies and consulates |
| Smallest geography |
Province |
Province |
Province |
| Unit Definitions (Census) |
| |
1976 |
1992 |
2001 |
| Dwellings |
Dwelling is the physical place of inhabitation. Dwellings are classified as private and collective. |
Dwelling is any inhabited physical place, constructed or adapted for housing people. |
A dwelling is a construction that has one or more floors covered by a roof and is constructed or adapted for the habitation of one or more persons, either permanently or temporarily. |
| Households |
Household is a person or group of persons who occupy a dwelling. |
Household is a group of people, related or otherwise, who occupy the dwelling. |
A household is made up of one or more persons, related or unrelated, who live in the same dwelling and who at least share a common budget for meals to which each person contributes in money or in kind. One person can also constitute a household. |
| Group quarters |
Collective dwelling is a group of persons who share a dwelling without family rules, for reasons of health, discipline, religion, punishment, etc. |
Collective houshold is a group of people who share the dwelling in a non-familial system, for reasons of work, health, discipline, religion, punishment, etc. |
A collective dwelling is inhabited by a group of persons, usually unrelated, who lie together but not as a family. |
