| Census characteristics |
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1966 |
1976 |
1986 |
1996 |
2007 |
| Title of census |
Census of the Population 1966 |
1976 Population Census |
1986 Population Census |
1996 Population Census |
2007 Population and Housing Census |
| Census agency |
Fiji Bureau of Statistics |
Fiji Bureau of Statistics |
Fiji Bureau of Statistics |
Fiji Bureau of Statistics |
Fiji Bureau of Statistics |
| Population universe |
All people who spent the night before September 12, 1966 in a specific dwelling, including the visitors. |
All people who spent the night before September 13, 1976 in a specific dwelling, including the visitors. |
All people who spent the night before August 31, 1986 in a specific dwelling, including the visitors. |
All people who spent the night before August 25, 1996 in a specific dwelling, including the visitors. |
All people who spent the night before September 16, 2007 in a specific dwelling, including the visitors. |
| De jure or de facto |
De facto |
De facto |
De facto |
De facto |
De facto |
| Enumeration unit |
Dwelling |
Dwelling |
Dwelling |
Dwelling |
Dwelling |
| Census day |
September 12, 1966 |
September 13, 1976 |
August 31, 1986 |
August 25, 1996 |
September 16, 2007 |
| Field work period |
The interviews take place on the expected census day. The field work could start ten days before the Census: the enumerator could visited every household in his/her area to ennumerate all persons who were expected to spent the census night in the area. The field work will continue the following 4 days, to check the original entries and to record and changes which had ocurred between the preliminary enumeration and the Census day. |
The interviews take place on the expected census day. The field work could start ten days before the Census: the enumerator could visited every household in his/her area to ennumerate all persons who were expected to spent the census night in the area. The field work will continue the following 3 days, in which the ennumerator will revisit each household for the purpose of rechecking the first record and to add details of newly born children, new arrivals; and delete persons who have died of left the household. |
The interviews take place on the expected census day. |
The interviews take place on the expected census day. |
The interviews take place on the expected census day. |
| Enumeration forms used |
Single enumeration form that requested information on individuals. |
Single enumeration form that requested information on individuals. |
Single enumeration form that requested information on hoseholds and individuals. |
Single enumeration form that requested information on hoseholds and individuals. |
Single enumeration form that requested information on hoseholds and individuals. |
| Type of field work |
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| Respondent |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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| Coverage |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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| Microdata sample characteristics |
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1966 |
1976 |
1986 |
1996 |
2007 |
| Microdata source |
Fiji Bureau of Statistics |
Fiji Bureau of Statistics |
Fiji Bureau of Statistics |
Fiji Bureau of Statistics |
Fiji Bureau of Statistics |
| 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 |
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 |
Household |
Household |
| Sample fraction |
10% |
10% |
10% |
10% |
10% |
| Sample universe |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Sample size (person records) |
47,579 |
57,214 |
72,158 |
77,382 |
84,323 |
| Sample weights |
Self-weighting (expansion factor=10) |
Self-weighting (expansion factor=10) |
Self-weighting (expansion factor=10) |
Self-weighting (expansion factor=10) |
Self-weighting (expansion factor=10) |
| Unit Definitions (Census) |
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1966 |
1976 |
1986 |
1996 |
2007 |
| Dwellings |
An independent dwelling is a detached dwelling housing a single household and which is not joint to any other dwelling by one or more walls and is not in a building used also as a shop or a factory. |
An independent dwelling is a detached dwelling housing a single household and which is not joint to any other dwelling by one or more walls and is not in a building used also as a shop or a factory. |
An independent dwelling is a detached dwelling housing a single household and which is not joint to any other dwelling by one or more walls and is not in a building used also as a shop or a factory. |
An independent dwelling is a detached dwelling housing a single household and which is not joint to any other dwelling by one or more walls and is not in a building used also as a shop or a factory. |
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| Households |
Those persons who usually eat together food prepared for them in the same kitchen and who together share the work and cost of providing the food are called a household. |
Those persons who usually eat together food prepared for them in the same kitchen and who together share the work and cost of providing the food are called a household. |
Those persons who usually eat together food prepared for them in the same kitchen and who together share the work and cost of providing the food are called a household. |
Those persons who usually eat together food prepared for them in the same kitchen and who together share the work and cost of providing the food are called a household. |
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| Group quarters |
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