| Census characteristics |
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1993 |
2007 |
| Title of census |
National Censuses: IX Population and IV Housing, Peru 1993 |
Nationala Censuses 2007: 11th Population Census and 6th Housing Census |
| Census agency |
National Institute of Statistics and Computing |
National Institute of Statistics and Computing |
| Population universe |
All persons residing in the country. |
All persons residing in the country. |
| De jure or de facto |
De facto |
De facto |
| Enumeration unit |
Person and dwelling |
Person, household, and dwelling |
| Census day |
July 11, 1993 |
October 21, 2007 |
| Field work period |
Urban area: July 11, 1993; Rural area: July 12-26, 1993 |
Urban area: October 21, 2007; Rural area: October 21 - November 4, 2007 |
| Enumeration forms used |
A single form with three sections for the dwelling, household, and individuals. |
A single form with three sections for the dwelling, household, and individuals |
| Type of field work |
Direct enumeration via house-to-house visits and personal interviews. |
Direct enumeration via house-to-house visits and personal interviews. |
| Respondent |
The head of household for dwelling and household characteristics; people older than 12 years old or the household head for people younger than 12 years old for individual questionnaire. |
The head of household for welling and household characteristics; people older than 12 years old or the household head for people younger than 12 or people with difficulties to communicate with the enumerator for individual questionnaire. |
| Coverage |
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| Unit Definitions (Census) |
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1993 |
2007 |
| Dwellings |
Any structurally separate and independent premises, made up of a room or group of rooms, meant for lodging one or more census households. These also include premises which, even though they are not meant for lodging people, are occupied as a place of residence by a census household at the time of conducting the Census. |
A dwelling is a building or independent building unit that is built, adapted or converted so that it may be inhabited by one or more people, either permanently or temporarily. It should have direct or independent access from the street or through public-use spaces, like hallways, patios, or stairs. It is normally separated by walls and a roof so that the people who live in it may separate themselves from others for cooking and eating, sleeping, and protection from the environment. |
| Households |
The group of people, related or not, who occupy part of or a whole dwelling, share their main meals and together take care of other fundamental basic needs. As an exception, a household can be made up of a single person. |
A household is a person or group of persons, related or not, who occupy all or part of a dwelling. They share at least the main meals and provide for their other basic needs from a common budget |
| Group quarters |
A premises or group of premises meant for human habitation by people who usually don't have family ties and who generally live together for reasons of health, teaching, religion, work, tourism, or other causes. |
A collective dwelling is intended for habitation by persons, usually without family ties, who are subject to administrative rules and who live together for reasons of education, health, religion, work, or tourism, among others. Among collective dwellings there are 2 varieties: institutional and non-institutional. |
