Sample characteristics: Romania

Census characteristics

1992

2002

Title of census

Population and Housing Census

Census Agency

National Commission for Statistics (NCS)

National Institute of Statistics (NIS)

Universe

The entire population of the country

Population did not include Romanian citizens with a
legal residence in Romania who left the country more than one year
ago, but it included foreign citizens who established their usual
residence in Romania more than one year ago.

De jure or de
facto

De jure

De jure

Enumeration unit

Household

Household

Census day

January 7, 1992

March 18, 2002

Field work period

7 - 14 January

18 - 27 March

Enumeration forms
used

PL - Persons, private dwelling; PC - Persons in
collective units - hostel type; PH - Persons in collective units -
hotel type

PL - Persons, private dwelling; PC - Persons living
in collective units - hostel type; PH - Persons in collective units
- hotel type

Type of field
work

Face to face interview

Face to face interview

Respondent

Adult person - for the building, dwelling and
household information and for children under 14 Each person - for
individuals 14 years and over.

individuals 14 years and over.

Coverage

99.67%

99.83%

Microdata sample characteristics

1992

2002

Microdata source

NCS

NIS

Sample design

Systematic; every tenth household after a random
start

Systematic; every tenth household after a random
start

Sample unit

Household

Household

Sample fraction

10%

10%

Sample size (person
records)

2,238,578

2,137,967

Sample weights

Self-weighting (expansion factor=10)

Self-weighting (expansion factor=10)

Units Identified in Microdata

1992

2002

Dwellings

Yes

Yes

Vacant units

Not available in microdata sample

Not available in microdata sample

Households

Yes

Yes

Individuals

Yes

Yes

Group quarters

Not available in microdata sample

Not available in microdata sample

Settled/Unsettled
Population

Unknown

Unknown

Special
populations

Not defined

Not defined

Unit Definitions (Census)

1992

2002

Dwellings

Built unit generally endowed with annexes (kitchen,
bathroom), functionally independent, with separate entrance

Built unit generally endowed with annexes (kitchen,
bathroom), functionally independent, with separate entrance

Households

Persons living together, generally relatives, with a
common income and expenditure budget

Persons living together, generally relatives, with a
common income and expenditure budget

Group quarters

One or more distinct building inhabited by many
persons united for joint purposes and interests and who share some
spaces and facilities

One or more distinct building inhabited by many
persons united for joint purposes and interests and who share some
spaces and facilities

Unsettled
population

Not defined

Not defined

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