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Guatemala Population and Housing Census 1973 - IPUMS

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
III Housing Census and VIII Population Census of 1973
Provider 
IPUMS
Microdata access: Register
Geography 
Guatemala (GTM)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
03/1973 - 03/1973
Series or system 
International Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
Data type
Census:
  • De jure
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The 1973 Guatemala de jure census collected data through face-to-face interviews on housing, household demographics, employment, education, and fertility. The census day was March 26, 1973 and field work was carried out March 26-April 7. A 5.5% sample of households from the census (289,446 individuals) is available through IPUMS International at the University of Minnesota. Refer to the IPUMS website for guidelines on citing database versions.

Keywords 
Assets, Birth place, Cooking fuels, Education, Electricity, Employment, Ethnicity, Family composition, Family size, Household air pollution, Housing materials, Languages, Lighting, Literacy, Live births, Loans, Marital status, Mass media, Refrigeration, Sanitation, School enrollment, Summary birth history, Telephones, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 6, 2021