NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title XVII Censo Nacional de Población y VI de Vivienda Geography Chile (CHL) Coverage type Country Time period covered 04/2002 - 04/2002 Data type Census: De factoNationally representativeSubnationally representativeUrban-rural 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 2002 Chile de facto census collected data through face-to-face interviews on the subjects of housing, household demographics, migration, employment for individuals 15 and older, education, disability, and fertility for women 15 and older. The census day was April 24, 2002. Keywords Assets, Birth place, Causes of death, Causes of morbidity, Cooking fuels, Disability, Domestic migration, Education, Electricity, Employment, Ethnicity, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Hearing loss, Household air pollution, Housing, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Hygiene, International migration, Literacy, Live births, Marital status, Mental and behavioral disorders, Population, Religion, Sanitation, Summary birth history, Telephones, Transportation, Vision loss, Water supply Citation Contributors National Institute of Statistics (Chile) Suggested citation National Institute of Statistics (Chile). Chile General Population and Housing Census 2002. GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 6, 2023