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Sample characteristics: Slovenia

Census characteristics
	2002
Title of census	Census of Population, Households and Housing in the Republic of Slovenia in 2002
Census agency	Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
Population universe	Citizens of the Republic of Slovenia with permanent or temporary residence in Slovenia, foreigners with issued permits for permanent or temporary residence in Slovenia who have registered permanent or temporary residence in Slovenia, persons under temporary protection in Slovenia, and other persons who were present at the time of the census in the territory of Slovenia
De jure or de facto	De jure
Enumeration unit	Household
Census day	March 31, 2002
Field work period	April 1-15, 2002
Enumeration forms used	Census questionnaire for buildings (P-1), Census questionnaire for dwellings (P-2), Census questionnaire for persons (P-3), Statement on nationality/ethnicity and religion (P3-NV), List on persons in the household (POM-GO)
Type of field work	1) Direct enumeration by interviewer, 2) self-enumeration by respondent for most questions about dwellings P-2 and persons P-3 (without the presence of enumerator), and 3) postal method for collecting data on nationality/ethnicity and religion for persons aged 14 or more who were temporarily absent from the household during the enumerator's visit.
Respondent	Persons aged 15 and over. An adult member of household for absent persons in the time of enumeration.
Coverage	All population except diplomatic personnel in foreign diplomatic and consular missions in Slovenia and members of their families, dwellings owned by foreign countries, and buildings without dwellings

Microdata sample characteristics
	2002
Microdata source	Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
Sample design	Random sample of 10% population drawn by the country. In Stage 1, three types of households are excluded before sampling: 1) Institutional households (0.7% of whole population), 2) private households living in collective dwellings, and 3) private households living in non-conventional dwellings. Only households living in a single dwelling are included. In Stage 2, another two types of households are excluded for confidentiality protection purpose: 1) selected households with 7 or more people, and 2) the second household in a randomly selected dwelling. As a result, 9.3% of all private households or 9.15% of total population were selected.
Sample unit	Household
Sample fraction	10%
Sample size (person records)	179,632
Sample weights	Self-weighting. Expansion factor = 10.

Units Identified in Microdata
	2002
Dwellings	Yes
Vacant units	No
Households	Yes
Individuals	Yes
Group quarters	No
Settled/Unsettled Population	No
Special populations	No
Smallest geography	Region

Unit Definitions (Census)
	2002
Dwellings	A dwelling is any structurally unified whole intended for residence, with one or more rooms, with or without appropriate auxiliary spaces (kitchen, bathroom, toilet, hallway, larder, etc.) and with at least one separate entrance.
Households	A household is a group of people living together and sharing their income for covering the basic costs of living (accommodation, food, other consumer goods, etc.) or a person living alone.
Group quarters	An institutional household is a group of people who live in communities that cannot be determined as family or non-family private households and as a rule live in collective living quarters (old people's homes, convents) but can also live in usual dwellings. Food and accommodation of members of such household are provided by the institution in which they live.
Unsettled population	Not defined
Family	A community of persons within a private household which usually consists of parent(s) and unmarried children (or children who do not live in consensual unions) living with them or with one of the parents, a married couple, or partners who live in a consensual union.

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