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Cameroon Population and Housing Census 1987 - IPUMS

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat 1987
Provider 
IPUMS
Microdata access: Register
Geography 
Cameroon (CMR)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
04/1987 - 04/1987
Series or system 
International Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
Data type
Census:
  • De facto
  • De jure
  • Household
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

Censuses provide population numbers, household or family size and composition, and information on sex and age distribution. They often include other demographic, economic, and health-related topics as well. The 1987 Cameroon census was both de facto and de jure. The census days were from April 14-28, 1987, and data were collected through face-to-face interviews.

A 10% self-weighted sample of households from the census (897,211 individuals) is available through IPUMS International at the University of Minnesota. Refer to the IPUMS website for guidelines on citing database versions.

Keywords 
Agriculture, Cooking fuels, Disability, Domestic migration, Education, Electricity, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Household deaths, Housing conditions, Housing materials, International migration, Land ownership, Literacy, Marital status, Military service, Mining, Occupations, Parental survival, Sanitation, School enrollment, Summary birth history, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 6, 2023