Sample characteristics: China
Census characteristics | ||
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1982 | 1990 | |
Title | Third National Population Census | Fourth National Population Census |
Census agency | National Bureau of Statistics | National Bureau of Statistics |
Population universe | All individuals who have Chinese nationality and reside in China, personnel of embassies, consulates and other missions in foreign countries and staff, experts, students and trainees abroad. | All individuals who have Chinese nationality and reside in China |
De jure or de facto | De jure | De jure |
Enumeration unit | Household | Household |
Census day | July 1, 1982 | July 1, 1990 |
Field work period | Unknown | Unknown |
Enumeration forms | A single questionnaire for regular and collective households. | A single questionnaire for regular and collective households. |
Type of field work | Direct enumeration | Direct enumeration |
Respondent | Not specified | Not specified |
Microdata sample characteristics | ||
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1982 | 1990 | |
Microdata source | National Bureau of Statistics | National Bureau of Statistics |
Sample design | Systematic sample | Stratified cluster design |
Sample unit | Households | Households |
Sample fraction | 1% | 1% |
Sample size (person records) | 10,039,191 | 11,835,947 |
Sample weights | Self-weighting Expansion factor = 100. |
Self-weighting Expansion factor = 100. |
Units identified | ||
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1982 | 1990 | |
Dwellings | Not identified | Not identified |
Vacant units | No | No |
Households | Yes | Yes |
Individuals | Yes | Yes |
Group quarters | Yes (collective households) | Yes (collective households) |
Smallest geography | City/prefecture | City/prefecture |
Unit definitions | ||
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1982 | 1990 | |
Dwellings | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Households | Domestic household: A group of individuals who are either relatives or non-relatives, live in one residential unit and are registerered as one household. Collective household: A group of individuals who live in the same dormitory in a college (or school) or in the same living quarters for staff and workers in a factory or other organization. | Households can be classified into two types: domestic and institutional. Individuals who live in the same place mostly due to family relationships are counted as a domestic household. Singles who live alone are counted as a domestic household. Individuals who live in the same domestic household should be registered as one household only, regardless of the type of working places and the type of household registrations (agricultural or non-agricultural), and whether they have the formal household registrations. |
Group quarters | Unknown | Unknown |