| Census characteristics |
| |
1985 |
1990 |
2000 |
| Title of census |
The 1985 General Population Census |
The 1990 General Population Census |
The 2000 General Population Census |
| Census agency |
State Institute of Statistics of Turkey |
State Institute of Statistics of Turkey |
State Institute of Statistics of Turkey |
| Population universe |
The total population at localities where they are physically present on the census day. |
The total population within the boundaries of the country on the day of enumeration at localities where they were physically present on the census day. |
All the persons present at places that constitute a household, that do not constitute a household like dormitories, military quarters, prisons, hospitals, hotels, etc., and the nomadic population (thus all the population within the boundaries of the country on the census day). |
| De jure or de facto |
De facto |
De facto |
De facto |
| Enumeration unit |
Dwelling |
Dwelling |
Dwelling |
| Census day |
October 20, 1985 |
October 21, 1990 |
October 22, 2000 |
| Field work period |
Single day of enumeration |
Single day of enumeration |
Single day of enumeration |
| Enumeration forms used |
Single form with 4 sections: address information, dwelling type information, household questions, and personal characteristics. |
Single form with 4 sections: address information, dwelling type information, household questions, and personal characteristics. |
Single form with 4 sections: address information, dwelling type information, household questions, and personal characteristics. |
| Type of field work |
Direct enumeration |
Direct enumeration |
Direct enumeration |
| Coverage |
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--- |
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| Microdata sample characteristics |
| |
1985 |
1990 |
2000 |
| Microdata source |
State Institute of Statistics of Turkey |
State Institute of Statistics of Turkey |
State Institute of Statistics of Turkey |
| Sample design |
Systematic random sampling by province |
Systematic random sampling by province |
Systematic random sampling by province |
| Sample unit |
Households, otherwise individuals if enumerated in non-household places on census day. |
Households, otherwise individuals if enumerated in non-household places on census day. |
Households, otherwise individuals if enumerated in non-household places on census day. |
| Sample fraction |
5% |
5% |
5% |
| Sample size (person records) |
2,507,758 |
2,817,455 |
3,388,218 |
| Sample weights |
Self-weighting (expansion factor=20) |
Self-weighting (expansion factor=20) |
Self-weighting (expansion factor=20) |
| Unit Definitions (Census) |
| |
1985 |
1990 |
2000 |
| Dwellings |
Place where people reside. |
Place where people reside. |
Place in which people are living/ being sheltered, or are present on census day like a detached house; an apartment flat; a prefabricated house; a tent, a shack, etc.; a hotel, motel, hostel; a train, a boat, a bus, a terminal, etc.; a hospital, a health clinic; a military post, garrison, an officer's club, etc.; a boarding school, a dormitory; a child daycare facility, an orphanage, a nursing home; a prison, a reform school, or other places (a factory, an official office, an embassy, etc.). |
| Households |
That collectivity composed of one or several people, whether bound by kinship or not, living in the same house or in a portion of the same house, sharing in the provision of service or in the management of the household, who do not separate their income and expenses among themselves. People lacking a kinship bond among themselves, but who live together on a continuous basis for various reasons and make no distinction among themselves in terms of their expenses and earnings, are considered to be households. |
That collectivity composed of one or several people, whether bound by kinship or not, living in the same house or in a portion of the same house, sharing in the provision of service or in the management of the household, who do not separate their income and expenses among themselves. People lacking a kinship bond among themselves, but who live together on a continuous basis for various reasons and make no distinction among themselves in terms of their expenses and earnings, are considered to be households. |
Social entities made up of one or more persons, whether bound by kinship or not, living in the same dwelling or in a portion of the same dwelling, participating in the provision of service or management to the household, who make no distinctions among themselves in terms of their income or expenses. |
| Group quarters |
Military barracks, jails, hospitals, clinics, boarding schools, prisons, transit stations, factories, embassies. |
Military barracks, jails, hospitals, clinics, boarding schools, prisons, transit stations, factories, embassies. |
Places such as a hotel, a motel, a hostel, a train, a boat, a bus, a train station, a terminal, a port, a hospital, a health clinic, a military post, a garrison, an officer's club, a boarding school, a dormitory, a nursing home, a child daycare facility, an orphanage, a jail, a reform school, and others (a factory, an official office, an embassy, etc.). |
