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Switzerland Census 1990

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Eidgenössische Volkszählung 1990
Geography 
Switzerland (CHE)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
11/1990 - 12/1990
Data type
Census:
  • De facto
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

The 1990 Switzerland de facto census, known alternately as Eidgenössische Volkszählung and Recensement fédéral de la population, collected data through face-to-face interviews and self-enumeration on the subjects of housing, household demographics, employment, and education. Respondents filled out person, household, and building questionnaires. The census day was December 4, 1990 with fieldwork occurring November 23 - December 31.

This source appears in the United Nations Demographic Yearbook.

Keywords 
Birth place, Domestic migration, Education, Electricity, Family composition, Family size, Housing, Housing conditions, International migration, Languages, Marital status, Occupation codes, Occupations, Population, Religion, School enrollment, Telephones, Transportation
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 15, 2021