Sample characteristics: Kyrgyz Republic

Census characteristics
	1999	2009
Title	First National Population Census of the Kyrgyz Republic	Census of Population and Housing of the Kyrgyz Republic, 2009
Census agency	National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic	National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic
Population universe	All population inside the country, including private and institutional households and their housing conditions	The entire population of the country, including private and institutional households, their accommodation and living conditions
De jure or de facto	De jure	De jure
Enumeration unit	Households and persons	Individuals, households, and housing units
Census day	March 24, 1999	March 24, 2009
Field work period	March 24-31, 1999	March 24-April 2, 2009
Enumeration forms	There are two forms: "List of residents and their housing conditions" (Form 1) and "Census questionnaire" (Form 2).	Three census forms: List of Residents (Form 1), Census Questionnaire - Population (Form 2), and Census Questionnaire - Housing Fund (Form 3)
Type of field work	Direct interview	Direct interview
Respondent	Permanent or temporary resident and persons who are temporarily absent at the time enumeration, regardless of nationality	Permanent or temporary residents and persons who were temporarily absent at the time of the enumeration, regardless of nationality
Coverage	100%	100%

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Microdata sample characteristics
	1999	2009
Microdata source	National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic	National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic
Sample design	20% sample drawn by the country: systematic sample of every 5th household or every 5th individual in collective household 10% sample drawn by MPC from the 20% sample: systematic sample of every 2nd household	20% sample drawn by the country: systematic sample of every 5th household or every 5th individual in collective household 10% sample drawn by MPC from the 20% sample: systematic sample of every 2nd household
Sample unit	Households	Households
Sample fraction	10%	10%
Sample size (person records)	476,886 (persons in private and selected households only)	564,986
Sample weights	Self-weighted. Expansion factor = 10.	Self-weighted. Expansion factor = 10.

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Units identified
	1999	2009
Dwellings	Yes	Yes
Vacant units	No	No
Households	Yes	Yes
Individuals	Yes	Yes
Group quarters	Yes	Yes
Indigenous population	Not specified
Special populations	Homeless people, temporarily absent persons, and temporary residents	Homeless people, temporarily absent persons, and temporary residents
Smallest geography	District	District

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Unit definitions
	1999	2009
Dwellings	Housing stock are living quarters irrespective of ownership, including residential buildings, special houses (like hostels, houses for lonely and old people, children's homes, boarding houses for disabled, school hostels and boarding school), flats, service housings, other living accomodations in other buildings suited for living.	The totality of all living quarters, regardless of ownership and employment at the time of the census, including residential buildings, special houses (like hostels, houses for lonely and old people, children's homes, boarding houses for disabled, school hostels and boarding school), flats, service housings, holiday homes, hotels, other living accomodations in other buildings suited for living whether or not they are intended for living.
Households	A group of people sharing the same housing unit (or one person living alone), jointly keeping the house, i.e. fully or partially pooling their individual budgets for common expenditures for food and daily living needs or having a common budget who may or may not be related by kinship.	A group of people sharing the same housing unit (or one person living alone), jointly keeping the house, i.e. fully or partially pooling their individual budgets for common expenditures for food and daily living needs or having a common budget who may or may not be related by kinship.
Group quarters	Groups of people living at the same institution (housing unit), sharing meals, without having individual budgets or common consumer expenditures, subject to the same general rules, and usually unelated by kinship.	Groups of people living at the same institution (housing unit), sharing meals, without having individual budgets or common consumer expenditures, subject to the same general rules, and usually unrelated by kinship.

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