Sample characteristics: Kenya

Census characteristics

1989

1999

Title

1989 Population and Housing census

1999 Population and Housing census

Census Agency

Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Finance and
Planning

Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Finance and
Planning

Population
universe

All persons present in Kenya on the reference
date.

Microdata sample excludes vagrant population.

All persons present in Kenya on the reference
date.

The current version of the microdata sample excludes
travelers and vagrants.

De jure/ de facto

De facto

De facto

Enumeration unit

Household

Household

Census day

October 25, 1989

August 25, 1999

Field work period

Unknown.

7 days after census day, to August 31

Enumeration forms

A long form was used to enumerate individuals in
private households and in institutions such as schools, colleges,
barracks, prisons, and hospitals. The long form includes both
individual and housing characteristics. A greatly abbreviated form
was used for persons in transit or who slept outdoors, in hotels or
boarding houses.

A long form was used to enumerate individuals in
private households and in institutions such as schools, colleges,
barracks, prisons, and hospitals. The long form includes both
individual and housing characteristics. A greatly abbreviated form
was used for persons in transit or who slept outdoors, in hotels or
boarding houses.

Type of field
work

Direct enumeration

Direct enumeration

Respondent

Householder or responsible adult

Householder or responsible adult

Undercount

No official estimate

No official estimate

Microdata sample characteristics

1989

1999

Microdata source

Constructed by census agency. Microdata files dated
October 31, 1995.

Constructed by census agency. Microdata files dated
September 9, 2001.

Sample design

Systematic sample of every twentieth household.

Systematic sample of every twentieth household.

Sampling unit

Households

Households

Sample fraction

5%

5%

Sample size (person
records)

1,074,098

1,407,547

Sample weights

Self-weighting.

Expansion factor = 20.

Self-weighting.

Expansion factor = 20.

Units identified

1989

1999

Dwellings

Not identified in microdata sample

Not identified in microdata sample

Households

Yes

Yes

Persons

Yes

Yes

Special
populations

Travelers, campers, lodgers (hotels)

Travelers, campers, lodgers (hotels).

Note:
These persons are not included in the current version of the
microdata sample.

Group quarters

Included in microdata without identification

Included in microdata without identification

Unit definitions

1989

1999

Private household

A person or a group of persons who live together in
the same dwelling unit or homestead and eat together. They may or
may not be related by blood or marriage

A person or a group of persons who live together in
the same dwelling unit or homestead and eat together. They may or
may not be related by blood or marriage

Group quarters

Group quarters consist of schools/colleges, barracks,
prisons, hospitals and other institutions.

Group quarters consist of schools/colleges, barracks,
prisons, hospitals and other institutions.

Special
populations

Persons who sleep outdoors and travelers in hotels,
lodges, and boarding houses

Persons who sleep outdoors and travelers in hotels,
lodges, and boarding houses

Dwelling/housing
units

A homestead is a structurally separate and
independent place of abode.

A structure is a building that is
used for dwelling purposes. In rural areas most of the structures
will be found within a homestead and may contain one or more
dwelling units.

A dwelling unit is the abode occupied by the
respondents and constitutes one or more households.

A homestead is a structurally separate and
independent place of abode.

A structure is a building that is
used for dwelling purposes. In rural areas most of the structures
will be found within a homestead and may contain one or more
dwelling units.

A dwelling unit is the abode occupied by the
respondents and constitutes one or more
households.

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