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1.1. Contact organisation | Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union | ||
1.2. Contact organisation unit | Unit F1: Population | ||
1.5. Contact mail address | 2920 Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG |
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2.1. Metadata last certified | 03/05/2010 | ||
2.2. Metadata last posted | 03/05/2010 | ||
2.3. Metadata last update | 03/05/2010 |
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3.1. Data description | |||
The tables presented in the Census 1990/91 round cover the total population and housing for 19 countries. Five main topics are covered: structure of population, active population, education level, households and dwellings. The level of completeness of the tables depends largely on the availability of data at the respective national statistical institutes. |
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3.2. Classification system | |||
Recommendations for population and housing censuses of the UN |
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3.3. Coverage - sector | |||
according to topic |
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3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions | |||
The data are collected in 29 tables for national level on core topics about the population: Population structure Active population Educational level Households Dwellings |
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3.5. Statistical unit | |||
Depending on the indicator, different statistical units were used: residents/individuals, households, dwellings |
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3.6. Statistical population | |||
Depending on the indicator, the total population of residents/individuals, households, dwellings. |
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3.7. Reference area | |||
EU 15, Euro area, and EFTA |
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3.8. Coverage - Time | |||
Around 1990 and 1991, depending on the country. Most of the countries have carried out the census between 1990 and 1991, while some others in 1989 or 1988. |
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3.9. Base period | |||
Not applicable |
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Data are expressed in absolute numbers (number of residents/individuals, number of households, number of dwellings). |
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1990/1991 |
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6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements | |||
For the 1990/91 census round, the Statistical Programme Committee formulated the "Recommendations for the 1990 Censuses of population and housing in the ECE region". This decision was a "gentlemen's agreement" rather than a legal obligation. The countries that changed their system of collecting statistical data, moving gradually from the classic method (exhaustive census) to the use of administrative sources, base their operations on a legal framework that was created in the 1980s and early 1990s. |
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6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing | |||
none |
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7.1. Confidentiality - policy | |||
Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society. |
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7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment | |||
Done a Member State level. |
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8.1. Release calendar | |||
No release calendar |
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8.2. Release calendar access | |||
none |
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8.3. Release policy - user access | |||
In line with the Community legal framework and the European Statistics Code of Practice Eurostat disseminates European statistics on Eurostat's website (see item 10 - 'Accessibility and clarity') respecting professional independence and in an objective, professional and transparent manner in which all users are treated equitably. The detailed arrangements are governed by the Eurostat protocol on impartial access to Eurostat data for users. |
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Not applicable for this collection. However, the United Nations Organization recommends that a general population census be conducted every decade. |
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10.1. Dissemination format - News release | |||
News releases on-line. |
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10.2. Dissemination format - Publications | |||
Census |
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10.3. Dissemination format - online database | |||
Please consult free data on-line or refer to contact details. |
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10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access | |||
none |
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10.5. Dissemination format - other | |||
CD ROM: First edition CD-Rom in 2004 |
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10.6. Documentation on methodology | |||
'Recommendations for the 1990 Censuses of population and housing in the ECE region' |
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10.7. Quality management - documentation | |||
Not applicable |
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11.1. Quality assurance | |||
done at Member State level |
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11.2. Quality management - assessment | |||
Not available |
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12.1. Relevance - User Needs | |||
Need for regionally detailed population data, e.g. to evaluate regional cohesion. |
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12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction | |||
not evaluated |
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12.3. Completeness | |||
not evaluated |
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13.1. Accuracy - overall | |||
not evaluated |
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13.2. Sampling error | |||
not evaluated |
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13.3. Non-sampling error | |||
not evaluated |
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14.1. Timeliness | |||
Eurostat received the data within two years from the census reference period. |
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14.2. Punctuality | |||
not evaluated |
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15.1. Comparability - geographical | |||
not evaluated |
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15.2. Comparability - over time | |||
not evaluated |
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15.3. Coherence - cross domain | |||
Eurostat validates the data by cross-checking the received tables, in co-operation with the countries when necessary. |
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15.4. Coherence - internal | |||
not evaluated |
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not evaluated |
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17.1. Data revision - policy | |||
not evaluated |
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17.2. Data revision - practice | |||
Not applicable |
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18.1. Source data | |||
Census data sources (full questionnaire based enumeration, population or other administrative registers, sample surveys etc.) |
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18.2. Frequency of data collection | |||
decennial |
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18.3. Data collection | |||
Not applicable |
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18.4. Data validation | |||
Eurostat validates the data by cross-checking the received tables, in co-operation with the countries when necessary. |
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18.5. Data compilation | |||
diverse |
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18.6. Adjustment | |||
not applicable |
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Netherlands does not proceed to a real census but data result from a census made from a sample of persons. |
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