NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Geography Argentina (ARG) Coverage type Country Time period covered 09/1970 - 09/1970 Data type Census: De factoNationally representativeSubnationally 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 1970 Argentina de facto census collected data through face-to-face interviews on the subjects of household demographics, migration, housing conditions, education, employment for individuals age 10 and older, and fertility. The census day was September 30, 1970. Coverage for the census was 97.21% of the population. Keywords Birth place, Child labor, Cooking fuels, Domestic migration, Education, Electricity, Employment, Employment benefits, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Household air pollution, Housing, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Hygiene, Institutionalized population, International migration, Lighting, Literacy, Live births, Marital status, Mortality, Population, Sanitation, School enrollment, Summary birth history, Water supply Citation Contributors National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Argentina) Suggested citation National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Argentina). Argentina National Population and Housing Census 1970. GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 7, 2022