Office of Statistics Liechtenstein

Office of Statistics Liechtenstein

Office of Statistics Liechtenstein
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Liechtenstein

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ISCO-08, NACE Rev. 2, etc.

Usual residence means the place where a person normally spends the daily period of rest, regardless of temporary absences for purposes of recreation, holidays, visits to friends and relatives, business, medical treatment or religious pilgrimage.
Persons usually resident in the place of enumeration but absent, or expected to be absent, at the time of the census for less than one year shall be considered as temporarily absent persons and thus included in the total unsually resident population. In contrast, persons living or expected to live outside the place of enumeration for one year or more shall not be considered temporarily absent and shall therefore be excluded from the total population. This is regardless of the length of visits that they may pay to their families from time to time.
Persons who are enumerated but do not meet the criteria for usual residence in the place of enumeration, i.e. do not live or do not expect to live in the place of enumeration for a continuous period of at least 12 months, are considered temporarily present and are therefore not counted in the total usually resident population.

- Students: For students in Liechtenstein and abroad, Liechtenstein was used as their usual residence if they belonged to the permanent population. Students who did not belong to the permanent population were not taken into account.
- Homeless people: Liechtenstein has no known primary or secondary homeless.

Male/Female

The age reached at the reference date (in completed years).

Marital status is the (legal) conjugal status of an individual in relation to the marriage laws of the country (de jure status).
A person shall be classified according to his/her most recently acquired legal marital status at the reference date.

In countries where the legislation includes provisions for married partners to be 'legally separated', such 'legally separated' persons are classified under 'married'.

- Heterosexual and homosexual registered partnerships: At the time of the 2011 census, there was no legal basis in Liechtenstein for heterosexual registered partnerships and homosexual registered partnerships.
- Heterosexual and homosexual marriages: At the time of the 2011 census, there was no legal basis in Liechtenstein for homosexual marriages.
- Minimum age for marriage: In Liechtenstein, the minimum age for heterosexual marriage is 18 years (Marriage Act, Liechtenstein Law Gazette 1974 No 20).
- Divorce or statutory separation: Pursuant to the Marriage Act (Liechtenstein Law Gazette 1974 No 20), both divorce and separation are possible.

The family nucleus is defined in the narrow sense, that is as two or more persons who belong to the same household and who are related as husband and wife, as partners in a consensual union, or as parent and child. Thus a family comprises a couple without children, or a couple with one or more children, or a lone parent with one or more children. This family concept limits relationships between children and adults to direct (first-degree) relationships, that is between parents and children.
Child (son/daughter) refers to a blood, step- or adopted son or daughter (regardless of age or marital status) who has usual residence in the household of at least one of the parents, and who has no partner or own children in the same household. Foster children are not included. A son or daughter who lives with a spouse, with a partner in a consensual union, or with one or more own children, is not considered to be a child. A child who alternates between two households (for instance if his or her parents are divorced) shall consider the one where he or she spends the majority of the time as his or her household. Where an equal amount of time is spent with both parents the household shall be the one where the child is found at the time on census night.
The term couple shall include married couples and couples who live in a consensual union.
Two persons are considered to be partners in a 'consensual union' when they
— belong to the same household, and
— have a marriage-like relationship with each other, and
— are not married to each other.
'Skip-generation households' (households consisting of a grandparent or grandparents and one or more grandchildren, but no parent of those grandchildren) are not included in the definition of a family.

Private households may be defined according to the 'housekeeping concept' , or, if this is not possible, Member States may apply the 'household-dwelling' concept.
2. Household-dwelling concept
The household-dwelling concept considers all persons living in a housing unit to be members of the same household, such that there is one household per occupied housing unit. In the household dwelling concept, then, the number of occupied housing units and the number of households occupying them is equal, and the locations of the housing units and house­ holds are identical.
The category 'Persons living in a private household' comprises 'Persons in a family nucleus' and 'Persons not in a family nucleus'. The category 'Persons in a family nucleus' comprises all persons who belong to a private household that contains a family nucleus of which they are a member. 'Persons not in a family nucleus' comprises all persons who either belong to a non-family household or to a family household without being member of any family nucleus in that household.
A non-family household can be a one-person household ('Living alone') or a multiperson household without any family nucleus. The category 'Not living alone' comprises persons that live either in a multiperson household without any family nucleus or in a family household without being member of any family nucleus in that household. Persons who belong to a skip-generation household and who are not member of any family nucleus in that household shall be classified in the optional category 'Persons living in a household with relative(s)'.
The term 'son/daughter' is defined as the term 'child' in the technical specifications for the topic 'Family status'. 'Husband/wife couple' means a married opposite-sex couple.
'Consensual union' is defined as in the technical specifications for the topic 'Family status'.
The category 'Partners' comprises 'Persons in a married couple' and 'Partners in a consensual union'.
'Primary homeless persons' are persons living in the streets without a shelter that would fall within the scope of living quarters as defined in the technical specifications for the topic 'Type of living quarters'.

- Private household: The "household dwelling concept" is used to record private households.
- Relationship between members of the household: The census asked for the relationship to the reference person. The relationship is based on the information given by respondents.
- Primary homeless: Liechtenstein has no known primary homelessness.

Current activity status' is the current relationship of a person to economic activity, based on a reference date.
The 'currently economically active population' comprises all persons who fulfil the requirements for inclusion among the employed or the unemployed.
'Employed' persons comprise all persons aged 15 years or over who during the reference week:
(a) performed at least one hour of work for pay or profit, in cash or in kind, or
(b) were temporarily absent from a job in which they had already worked and to which they maintained a formal attachment, or from a self-employment activity.
The 'unemployed' comprise all persons aged 15 years or over who were:
(a) 'without work', that is, were not in wage employment or self-employment during the reference week; and
(b) 'currently available for work', that is, were available for wage employment or self-employment during the reference week and for two weeks after that; and
(c) 'seeking work', that is, had taken specific steps to seek wage employment or self-employment within four weeks ending with the reference week.
The category 'Currently not economically active' includes persons below the national minimum age for economic activity.
In ascribing a single activity status to each person, priority is given to the status of 'employed' in preference to 'unemployed', and to the status of 'unemployed' in preference to 'not economically active'.

- Current activity status: Current activity status was established from a combination of census questionnaires and the Population Register. Any information  missing from the questionnaire was taken from the Population Register, where available.
- National minimum age for employment: In the census, persons aged under 15 years cannot be considered as employed. Any information on the employment of persons under 15 years was deleted.
- More than one activity: On the census form, people with more than one job had only to give information about their main employment. If the information on employment came from the Population Register, the main employment of persons with several activities was determined on the basis of the numbers of hours worked.   The main activity is considered to be the one with the highest number of hours worked. If a person has two jobs both pursued half-time, the main activity was determined on the basis of information on current employment.

Occupation' refers to the type of work done in a job (that is the main tasks and duties of the work). Persons doing more than one job are allocated an occupation based on their main job, which is identified according to the time spent on the job.

The breakdown by occupation is available for persons aged 15 or over that were:
— employed during the reference week, or
— unemployed during the reference week, but have ever been in employment
Persons are classified according to the occupation they had during their most recent employment. The categories included in the breakdown 'occupation' correspond to the major groups of the ISCO-08 (COM) classification.
Persons under the age of 15 years, as well as persons aged 15 or over that were:
— not economically active during the reference week, or
— unemployed, never worked before (i.e. they have never been employed in their lives)
are classified under 'not applicable'.
The allocation of a person within the breakdowns of the topics 'Occupation', 'Industry' and 'Status in employment' is based on the same job.

Industry (branch of economic activity) is the kind of production or activity of the establishment (or similar unit) in which the job of a currently economically active person is located.
Persons doing more than one job shall be allocated an industry (branch of economic activity) based on their main job, which is to be identified according to the time spent on the job or (if not available) the income received.
The breakdown by industry is available for persons aged 15 or over that were:
— employed during the reference week, or
— unemployed during the reference week, but have ever been in employment
Persons are classified according to the industry they worked in during their most recent employment. The categories included in the breakdown 'industry' list the 21 sections of the NACE Rev. 2 classification and appropriate aggregates.
Persons under the age of 15 years, as well as persons aged 15 or over that were:
— not economically active during the reference week, or
— unemployed, and have never worked before (i.e. have never been employed in their lives)
are classified under 'not applicable'.
The allocation of a person within the breakdowns of the topics 'Occupation', 'Industry' and 'Status in employment' is based on the same job.

An 'employee' is a person who works in a 'paid employment' job, that is a job where the explicit or implicit contract of employment gives the incumbent a basic remuneration, which is independent of the revenue of the unit for which he/she works.
An 'employer' is a person who, working on his or her own account or with a small number of partners, holds a 'self-employment' job and, in this capacity, on a continuous basis (including the reference week) has engaged one or more persons to work for him/her as 'employees'.
If a person is both employer and employee, he/she shall be allocated to only one group according to the time spent on the job or (if not available) the income received.
An 'own-account worker' is a person who, working on his/her own account or with one or a few partners, holds a 'self-employment job' and has not engaged, on a continuous basis (including the reference week), any 'employees'.
A 'contributing family worker' is a person who
— holds a 'self-employment’ job in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person, living in the same household, and
— cannot be regarded as a partner (that is an employer or own-account worker) because the degree of commitment to the operation of the establishment, in terms of working time or other factors to be determined by national circumstances, is not at a level comparable to that of the head of the establishment.
A 'member of a producers' cooperative' is a person who holds a 'self-employment' job in an establishment organised as a coop­ erative, in which each member takes part on an equal footing with other members in determining the organisation of production, sales and/or other work, the investments and the distribution of the proceeds among the members.

The location of the place of work is the geographical area in which a currently employed person does his/her job.
The place of work of those mostly working at home is the same as their usual residence. The term 'working' refers to work done as an 'employed person' as defined under the topic 'Current activity status'. 'Mostly' working at home means that the person spends all or most of the time working at home, and less, or no, time in a place of work other than at home.

'Educational attainment' refers to the highest level successfully completed in the educational system of the country where the education was received. All education which is relevant to the completion of a level is taken into account even if this was provided outside schools and universities.
Persons aged 15 years or over are classified under only one of the categories according to their educational attainment (highest completed level). Persons under the age of 15 years are classified under 'not applicable'.

A locality is defined as a distinct population cluster, that is an area defined by population living in neighbouring or contiguous buildings. Such buildings may either:
(a) form a continuous built-up area with a clearly recognisable street formation; or
(b) though not part of such a built-up area, comprise a group of buildings to which a locally recognised place name is uniquely attached; or
(c) though not meeting either of the above two criteria, constitute a group of buildings, none of which is separated from its nearest neighbour by more than 200 metres.

Place of birth is defined as the place of usual residence of the mother at the time of the birth.
Information on the country of birth is based on the international boundaries existing on 1 January 2011. 'EU Member State', in particular, means a country that is a member of the European Union on 1 January 2011. The list of countries in the breakdown 'country/place of birth' serves only for statistical purposes.
For reporting countries that are EU Member States, the sub-category under the category 'other EU Member State' that refers to their Member State does not apply. For reporting countries that are not EU Member States, the category 'Other EU Member State' shall be read as 'EU Member State'.
The category 'Information not classifiable according to current borders' covers those persons whose country of birth existed at the time of the birth, but no longer exists at the time of the census, and who cannot be allocated uniquely to one country existing at the time of the census, i.e. according to current borders.
The category 'outside any country' covers persons for whom the usual residence of the mother at the time of the birth is not known and who where born outside the borders of any country, for example at sea or in the air.

Citizenship is defined as the particular legal bond between an individual and his/her State, acquired by birth or naturalisation, whether by declaration, option, marriage or other means according to the national legislation.
A person with two or more citizenships is allocated to only one country of citizenship, to be determined in the following order of precedence:
1. reporting country; or
2. if the person does not have the citizenship of the reporting country: other EU Member State; 3. if the person does not have the citizenship of another EU Member State: other country outside the European Union.
'EU Member State' means a country that is a member of the European Union on 1 January 2011. The list of countries in the breakdown 'Country of citizenship' shall only apply for statistical purposes.
For reporting countries that are EU Member States, the sub-category of the category 'citizenship not of reporting country, but other EU Member State' that refers to their Member State does not apply. For reporting countries that are not EU Member States, the category 'citizenship not of reporting country, but other EU Member State' shall be changed to 'citizenship of an EU Member State'.
Persons who are neither citizens of any country nor stateless and who have some but not all of the rights and duties associated with citizenship shall be classified under 'recognised non-citizens'.

- In Liechtenstein there are no "Recognised non-citizens".

The year of arrival is the calendar year in which a person most recently established usual residence in the country. The data for 2011 refer to the time span between 1 January 2011 and the reference date.

This indicates the relationship between the current place of usual residence and the place of usual residence one year prior to the census. Children under one year of age are classified under 'Not applicable'.
For all persons that have changed their usual residence more than once within the year prior to the reference date, the previous place of usual residence is the last usual residence from which they moved to their current place of usual residence.

- In Liechtenstein, no information was sought concerning "Usual residence one year prior to the census" The information was taken from the Population Register.

The topic 'Housing arrangements' covers the whole population and refers to the type of housing in which a person usually resides at the time of the census. This covers all persons who are usual residents in different types of living quarters, or who do not have a usual residence and stay temporarily in some type of living quarters, or who are roofless, sleeping rough or in emergency shelters, when the census is taken.
Occupants are persons with their usual residence in the places listed in the respective category.
'Conventional dwellings' are structurally separate and independent premises at fixed locations which are designed for permanent human habitation and are, at the reference date, either used as a residence, or vacant, or reserved for seasonal or secondary use.
'Separate' means surrounded by walls and covered by a roof or ceiling so that one or more persons can isolate themselves. 'Independent' means having direct access from a street or a staircase, passage, gallery or grounds.
'Other housing units' are huts, cabins, shacks, shanties, caravans, houseboats, barns, mills, caves or any other shelter used for human habitation at the time of the census, irrespective if it was designed for human habitation.
'Collective living quarters' are premises which are designed for habitation by large groups of individuals or several households and which are used as the usual residence of at least one person at the time of the census.
'Occupied conventional dwellings', 'other housing units' and 'collective living quarters' together represent'‘living quarters'. Any 'living quarter' must be the usual residence of at least one person.
The sum of occupied conventional dwellings and other housing units represents 'housing units'.
The homeless (persons who are not usual residents in any living quarter category) can be persons living in the streets without a shelter that would fall within the scope of living quarters (primary homelessness) or persons moving frequently between temporary accommodation (secondary homelessness).

The family nucleus is defined in the narrow sense, that is as two or more persons who belong to the same household and who are related as husband and wife, as partners in a consensual union, or as parent and child. Thus a family comprises a couple without children, or a couple with one or more children, or a lone parent with one or more children. This family concept limits relationships between children and adults to direct (first-degree) relationships, that is between parents and children.
Child (son/daughter) refers to a blood, step- or adopted son or daughter (regardless of age or marital status) who has usual residence in the household of at least one of the parents, and who has no partner or own children in the same household. Foster children are not included. A son or daughter who lives with a spouse, with a partner in a consensual union, or with one or more own children, is not considered to be a child. A child who alternates between two households (for instance if his or her parents are divorced) shall consider the one where he or she spends the majority of the time as his or her household. Where an equal amount of time is spent with both parents the household shall be the one where the child is found at the time on census night.
The term couple shall include married couples, and couples who live in a consensual union.
Two persons are considered to be partners in a 'consensual union' when they
— belong to the same household, and
— have a marriage-like relationship with each other, and
— are not married to each other.
'Skip-generation households' (households consisting of a grandparent or grandparents and one or more grandchildren, but no parent of those grandchildren) are not included in the definition of a family.

The family nucleus is defined in the narrow sense, that is as two or more persons who belong to the same household and who are related as husband and wife, as partners in a consensual union, or as parent and child. Thus a family comprises a couple without children, or a couple with one or more children, or a lone parent with one or more children. This family concept limits relationships between children and adults to direct (first-degree) relationships, that is between parents and children.
Child (son/daughter) refers to a blood, step- or adopted son or daughter (regardless of age or marital status) who has usual residence in the household of at least one of the parents, and who has no partner or own children in the same household. Foster children are not included. A son or daughter who lives with a spouse, with a partner in a consensual union, or with one or more own children, is not considered to be a child. A child who alternates between two households (for instance if his or her parents are divorced) shall consider the one where he or she spends the majority of the time as his or her household. Where an equal amount of time is spent with both parents the household shall be the one where the child is found at the time on census night.
The term couple shall include married couples, couples in registered partnerships, and couples who live in a consensual union.
Two persons are considered to be partners in a 'consensual union' when they
— belong to the same household, and
— have a marriage-like relationship with each other, and
— are not married to each other.
'Skip-generation households' (households consisting of a grandparent or grandparents and one or more grandchildren, but no parent of those grandchildren) are not included in the definition of a family.

Private households may be defined according to the 'housekeeping concept' , or, if this is not possible, Member States may apply the 'household-dwelling' concept.
2. Household-dwelling concept
The household-dwelling concept considers all persons living in a housing unit to be members of the same household, such that there is one household per occupied housing unit. In the household dwelling concept, then, the number of occupied housing units and the number of households occupying them is equal, and the locations of the housing units and house­ holds are identical.
The category 'Persons living in a private household' comprises 'Persons in a family nucleus' and 'Persons not in a family nucleus'. The category 'Persons in a family nucleus' comprises all persons who belong to a private household that contains a family nucleus of which they are a member. 'Persons not in a family nucleus' comprises all persons who either belong to a non-family household or to a family household without being member of any family nucleus in that household.
A non-family household can be a one-person household ('Living alone') or a multiperson household without any family nucleus. The category 'Not living alone' comprises persons that live either in a multiperson household without any family nucleus or in a family household without being member of any family nucleus in that household. Persons who belong to a skip-generation household and who are not member of any family nucleus in that household shall be classified in the optional category 'Persons living in a household with relative(s)'.
The term 'son/daughter' is defined as the term 'child' in the technical specifications for the topic 'Family status'. 'Husband/wife couple' means a married opposite-sex couple.
'Consensual union' is defined as in the technical specifications for the topic 'Family status'.
The category 'Partners' comprises 'Persons in a married couple' and 'Partners in a consensual union'.
'Primary homeless persons' are persons living in the streets without a shelter that would fall within the scope of living quarters as defined in the technical specifications for the topic 'Type of living quarters'.

Private households may be defined according to the 'housekeeping concept' , or, if this is not possible, Member States may apply the 'household-dwelling' concept.
2. Household-dwelling concept
The household-dwelling concept considers all persons living in a housing unit to be members of the same household, such that there is one household per occupied housing unit. In the household dwelling concept, then, the number of occupied housing units and the number of households occupying them is equal, and the locations of the housing units and house­ holds are identical.
The category 'Persons living in a private household' comprises 'Persons in a family nucleus' and 'Persons not in a family nucleus'. The category 'Persons in a family nucleus' comprises all persons who belong to a private household that contains a family nucleus of which they are a member. 'Persons not in a family nucleus' comprises all persons who either belong to a non-family household or to a family household without being member of any family nucleus in that household.
A non-family household can be a one-person household ('Living alone') or a multiperson household without any family nucleus. The category 'Not living alone' comprises persons that live either in a multiperson household without any family nucleus or in a family household without being member of any family nucleus in that household. Persons who belong to a skip-generation household and who are not member of any family nucleus in that household shall be classified in the optional category 'Persons living in a household with relative(s)'.
The term 'son/daughter' is defined as the term 'child' in the technical specifications for the topic 'Family status'. 'Husband/wife couple' means a married opposite-sex couple.
'Consensual union' is defined as in the technical specifications for the topic 'Family status'.
The category 'Partners' comprises 'Persons in a married couple' and 'Partners in a consensual union'.
'Primary homeless persons' are persons living in the streets without a shelter that would fall within the scope of living quarters as defined in the technical specifications for the topic 'Type of living quarters'.

The topic 'Tenure status of households' refers to the arrangements under which a private household occupies all or part of a housing unit.
Households that are in the process of paying off a mortgage on the housing unit in which they live or purchasing their housing unit over time under other financial arrangementsare classified under 'Households of which at least one member is the owner of the housing unit'.
Households of which at least one member is the owner of the housing unit and at least one member tenant of all or part of the housing unit are classified under category 'Households of which at least one member is the owner of the housing unit'.

'Conventional dwellings' are structurally separate and independent premises at fixed locations which are designed for permanent human habitation and are, at the reference date, either used as a residence, or vacant, or reserved for seasonal or secondary use.
'Separate' means surrounded by walls and covered by a roof or ceiling so that one or more persons can isolate themselves. 'Independent' means having direct access from a street or a staircase, passage, gallery or grounds.
'Other housing units' are huts, cabins, shacks, shanties, caravans, houseboats, barns, mills, caves or any other shelter used for human habitation at the time of the census, irrespective if it was designed for human habitation.
'Collective living quarters' are premises which are designed for habitation by large groups of individuals or several households and which are used as the usual residence of at least one person at the time of the census.
'Occupied conventional dwellings', 'other housing units' and 'collective living quarters' together represent'‘living quarters'. Any 'living quarter' must be the usual residence of at least one person.

'Occupied conventional dwellings' are conventional dwellings which are the usual residence of one or more persons at the time of the census. 'Unoccupied conventional dwellings' are conventional dwellings which are not the usual residence of any person of the census population at the time of the census.
Conventional dwellings with persons present but not included in the census are classified under the category 'Dwellings reserved for seasonal or secondary use'.

- Information on  "Dwellings reserved for seasonal or secondary use"  and on "Vacant dwellings" was taken from the Building and Dwelling Register.

The topic 'Type of ownership' refers to the ownership of the dwelling and not to that of the land on which the dwelling stands.
'Owner-occupied dwellings' are those where at least one occupant of the dwelling owns parts or the whole of the dwelling. 'Cooperative ownership' refers to ownership within the framework of a housing cooperative.
'Rented dwellings' are those where at least one occupant pays a rent for the occupation of the dwelling, and where no occupant owns parts or the whole of the dwelling.

- Housing associations: At the time of the census, there were no housing associations in Liechtenstein.

The number of occupants of a housing unit is the number of people for whom the housing unit is the usual residence.

Useful floor space is defined as the floor space measured inside the outer walls excluding non-habitable cellars and attics and, in multi-dwelling buildings, all common spaces; or the total floor space of rooms falling under the concept of 'room'.
A 'room' is defined as a space in a housing unit enclosed by walls reaching from the floor to the ceiling or roof, of a size large enough to hold a bed for an adult (4 square metres at least) and at least 2 metres high over the major area of the ceiling.

A 'room' is defined as a space in a housing unit enclosed by walls reaching from the floor to the ceiling or roof, of a size large enough to hold a bed for an adult (4 square metres at least) and at least 2 metres high over the major area of the ceiling.

- The number of rooms includes all rooms within a home, such as living rooms, bedrooms, playrooms, etc. which, taken as a whole, form the home. Kitchens, bathrooms, shower rooms, toilets, cubby-holes, corridors, box rooms, verandas and separate rooms outside the main house are not counted.

The topic ‘Density standard’ relates the useful floor space in square metres or the number of rooms to the number of occupants, as specified under the topic 'Number of occupants'.
Data report on the density standard measured by the 'useful floor space', or, if not possible, by the 'number of rooms'.

- Density standard: For Liechtenstein, the density standard was defined on the basis of the "useful floor space" and the "number of rooms".

The topic ‘Density standard’ relates the useful floor space in square metres or the number of rooms to the number of occupants, as specified under the topic 'Number of occupants'.
Data report on the density standard measured by the 'useful floor space', or, if not possible, by the 'number of rooms'.

- Density standard: For Liechtenstein, the density standard was defined on the basis of the "useful floor space" and the "number of rooms".

- No building permits without water supply system.

- No building permits without toilet facilities.

A bathing facility is any facility designed to wash the whole body and includes shower facilities.

A housing unit is considered as centrally heated if heating is provided either from a community heating centre or from an installation built in the building or in the housing unit, established for heating purposes, without regard to the source of energy.

The topic 'Dwellings by type of building' refers to the number of dwellings in the building in which the dwelling is placed.

The topic 'Dwellings by period of construction' refers to the year when the building in which the dwelling is placed was completed.

The EU programme for the 2011 population and housing censuses include data on persons, private households, family nuclei, conventional dwellings and living quarters

Persons enumerated in the 2011 census are those who were usually resident in the territory of the reporting country at the census reference date. Usual residence means the place where a person normally spends the daily period of rest, regardless of temporary absences for purposes of recreation, holidays, visits to friends and relatives, business, medical treatment or religious pilgrimage

Data are available at different levels of geographical detail: national, NUTS2, NUTS3 and local administrative units (LAU2)

Data refer to the situation in the reporting country at the census reference date (see item 5)

Counts of statistical units

Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 on population and housing censuses,
Statistikgesetz (Statistics Act - Liechtenstein Law Gazette 2008 No 271).
Statistikverordnung (Statistics Ordinance - Liechtenstein Law Gazette 2009 No 197)

Office of Statistics Liechtenstein (Amt für Statistik Liechtenstein)

Not available.

Data protection and disclosure conditions are governed by the Statistikgesetz (Statistics Act - Liechtenstein Law Gazette 2008 No 271) and the Statistikverordnung (Statistics Ordinance - Liechtenstein Law Gazette 2009 No 197). They are also covered by the Datenschutzgesetz (Data Protection Act - Liechtenstein Law Gazette 2002 No 55) and the Datenschutzverordnung (Data Protection Ordinance - Liechtenstein Law Gazette 2002 No 102).

Distribution channels: Printed publications, pdf files of printed publications, excel files of tables and Census Hub.
Ensuring statistical confidentiality and disclosure controls: Pursuant to Article 19 of the Statistikgesetz (Statistics Act - Liechtenstein Law Gazette 2008 No 271), statistical publications  “may not enable any conclusions to be drawn regarding the circumstances of an individual, identifiable person”. “Statistical data may be used only for statistical purposes” (Article 16). Persons entrusted with statistics activities  “must treat as confidential all personal data that they may have come across in their work” (Article 16). Moreover, “Personal data […] must be protected against unauthorised handling through appropriate technical and organisational measures” (Article 18). Before statistical results are published, a test is conducted to test whether they can be traced back to individuals. If necessary, statistical disclosure protection methods are used to minimise the risk of tracing back to individuals.  These methods include aggregating characteristics, not publishing certain characteristics and masking certain values in tables.
When drawing up the Census Hub data hypercube, values less than 3 were suppressed in most hypercubes. In addition, certain characteristics were not published. These included characteristics AGE.H., AGE.M., COC.H., COC.M., POB.H. and POB.M. These characteristics were replaced in most data hypercubes by AGE.L., COC.L. and POB.L.

Data are made available 27 months after the end of the reference period (March 2014)

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Data on population and housing censuses are disseminated every decade

On 6 December 2010, a media conference was held to launch the 2010 census.
On 7 February 2011, a media conference was held on the course of the 2010 census.
On 12 December 2011, a media conference was held to present the initial results of the 2010 census.
On 18 February 2013, a media conference on the publication 'Census 2010 - Volume 1, Population Structure' was held

Printed publications (available only in German language):
- Flyer: Census 2010 Initial Results.
- Publication: Census 2010 - Volume 1 Population Structure.
- Publication: Census 2010 - Volume 2 Work and Education.
- Publication: Census 2010 - Volume 3 Transport.
- Publication: Census 2010 - Volume 4 Households and Families.
- Publication: Census 2010 - Volume 5 Buildings and Dwellings.
The printed publications on the census can be ordered free of charge from the Office of Statistics.

Apart from the Census Hub, the Office of Statistics has no online database. However, an online database on its homepage is planned.

Microdata can be made available to researchers.

pdf files of printed publications and excel files of tables can be downloaded free of charge from the homepage of the Office of Statistics.

Methodological information is published in the chapter 'Methodik und Qualität' in the census publications (Census 2010 - Volumes 1 to 5).
http://www.llv.li/#/12621/volkszahlung

Information on quality is published in the chapter 'Methodik und Qualität' in the census publications (Census 2010 - Volumes 1 to 5).

The second-pair-of-eyes principle is used for statistical publications.  This means that a second person checks the draft of each statistical publication for quality before it is published. Control calculations and comparisons with the previous year are also carried out.

Overall, the quality of the questionnaire data and the data from the Population Register can be considered high. The response rate for the questionnaires was very high with 98.0%, and most of them were completed carefully, correctly and in full.

The permanent population figure obtained by the census corresponds to that obtained from the population statistics. There was therefore no over- or under-recording compared to the population statistics. The population statistics reflect the residents registered with the local authorities and thus the administrative reality. Over-recording can happen if people moving abroad do not de-register.

This group includes, inter alia, students abroad, who generally keep Liechtenstein as their place of residence. Under-recording is also possible,  for example in the case of people residing illegally or without registering for more than one year in Liechtenstein.

No post-enumeration surveys were carried out.

The census data disseminated by Eurostat are addressed to policy makers, researchers, media and the general public.

No user satisfaction surveys are carried out. User inquiries are handled by the Eurostat User Support service.

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No differences compared to the NUTS and LAU classification.

Figures provided by the National Statistical Institutes in the framework of the 2011 Population and Housing Census may differ from those transmitted in other statistical domains due to the cross domain differences in definitions and methodologies used.  For additional information please see metadata specific to each domain.

Internal coherence is assured by regulations defining breakdowns and definitions of topics (Regulation (EC) No 1201/2009, Regulation (EU) No 519/2010, Regulation (EU) No 1151/2010)

Ongoing cost controls and invitations to tender

Es sind keine Revisionen der Volkszählungsdaten geplant.

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Questionnaires (conventional census), Population Register, education database.

Questionnaires (conventional census), Population Register

Questionnaires (conventional census), Population Register

Buildings and Dwellings Register.

Buildings and Dwellings Register.

Data on population and housing censuses are collected every decade, in a reference year that falls during the beginning of every decade

The Liechtenstein census is based on a combination of a questionnaire (full survey) and a register survey.
The Office of Statistics took a census of the resident population (older than one year) on 1 January 2011, on the basis of a written questionnaire. The questionnaire was four pages long and could also be completed on-line. Questions were asked about those subjects on which there is insufficient or no register data available. Name, address, date of birth, employer and, in some cases, educational institutes, were preprinted on the questionnaire, based on data from the register.
The register data came in particular from the Central Population Register (ZPR) of the Liechtenstein national administration and the Buildings and Dwellings Register (GWR) held by the Office of Statistics.
Characteristics such as place of residence, age, sex, nationality, marital status and employer were taken from the ZPR. The ZPR data are recorded continuously by the Migration and Passport Office, the  Civil Registry Office and the Office of Statistics. The Office of Statistics has direct access to the datamart loads on population and employment in the ZPR and can further process them using its SAS statistical software.
The Buildings and Dwellings Register (GWR) records features of buildings such as type of building, build period, type of heating, energy used for the heating, number of storeys and number of dwelling units, and features of dwellings such as type of dwelling, number of rooms, type of occupation, floor space category and type of resident. The Office of Statistics receives quarterly data deliveries from the local authorities with building and dwelling data in order to keep the GWR up-to-date. The building and dwelling data from the local authorities are based on information in building permits and building inspections when new buildings are taken into service, or subsequent inspections. The Office of Statistics has direct access to the GWR data and can further process them using its SAS statistical software.

Various checks were carried out as part of the data preparation:
- Plausibility checks: A series of plausibility checks are carried out on the basis of the plausibility rules. These include comparisons with register data, control comparisons for inconsistencies within the same data set and checks for inadmissible information.
- Comparison with the paper questionnaire: As part of the manual processing of the data,  implausible values in various fields are compared against the paper questionnaire in order to correct any scanning errors.
- Comparison with the results of the 2000 census: Various characteristics are checked for plausibility on the basis of comparisons with the results of the 2000 census.
- Comparisons with other statistical data: Various  census data are compared to the population statistics and the marital status statistics for correspondence.
- Checks in accordance with the 'second-pair-of-eyes' principle: The publication tables and various codings (religious affiliation, profession) are checked by at least one other person.
No post-enumeration surveys were carried out.

The data compilation included the following steps:
- Recording the answers to the questionnaires: The returned paper questionnaires are scanned in by the scanning centre, using an OCR procedure. Any unrecognised fields are entered manually. The scanning centre can code the tick boxes and individual text fields automatically. Spot checks are carried out to verify that the scanning is delivering the right data. The questionnaires filled in on-line are checked automatically for plausibility and encoded and then forwarded on a continuous basis to the Office of Statistics. The Office of Statistics records certain questionnaires directly by means of the input mask of the VZ-Oracle database (during telephone calls with respondents or if the questionnaire is delivered late).
- Data import: The scanning center periodically sends the recorded data to the Office of Statistics, which feeds it into the VZ-Oracle database. The Office of Statistics feeds the questionnaires filled in on-line on an ongoing basis into the VZ-Oracle database.
- Input checks on the questionnaires: The questionnaires fed into the VZ-Oracle database are regularly compared against the data on the permanent population in the Central Population Register (ZPR) to find out which questionnaires are missing (response). At the same time, each questionnaire is checked automatically to see which questions have not been answered or not been answered completely (completeness check).
- Telephone surveys: Some of those who do not complete the questionnaire are contacted by telephone. The answers are recorded directly in the VZ-Oracle database or the on-line questionnaire.
- Transfer of data from the Population Register: Data from the Population Register which are relevant for the census are combined with questionnaire data in the VZ-Oracle database.
- Plausibility checks and completion: On the basis of defined rules, the questionnaires are tested for plausibility using the SAS statistical software. Any implausible or inconsistent records are changed, sometimes automatically using SAS, sometimes manually in the VZ-Oracle database. Any unanswered questions are initially completed in collaboration with the local authorities as far as possible. Unanswered questions are then completed automatically or manually as far as possible using data from the Population Register, on the basis of defined rules.
- Encoding: Any not yet encoded text fields are encoded, sometimes automatically using SAS, sometimes manually in the processing mask of the VZ-Oracle database. This relates above all to the text fields about religion and profession.
- Compiling the basic data set: The data are exported from the VZ-Oracle database to SAS. Derived characteristics are calculated in SAS on the basis of the existing data and combined with the data from the VZ-Oracle database.
- Additions: SAS was also used to carry out additions to characteristics, e.g. the category "no information".
- Quality checks: The characteristics to be published are tested for completeness and plausibility in SAS with a series of quality controls.  Any fields of individual data sets to be corrected are amended by means of correction lists in SAS.
- Compilation of the adjusted data: Once the corrections have been made, the data set of adjusted data for the publications is compiled and made anonymous using SAS.
- Compilation of the publication data: On the basis of the adjusted data, SAS compiles the data set with the publication data for the initial results and for the main publication. The Census Hub hypercubes are also compiled in SAS on the basis of the adjusted data.
- Compilation of the publication tables: The publication data are used by SAS to produce the publication tables.