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Guatemala Population and Housing Census 1981 - IPUMS

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
IV Housing Census and IX Population Census of 1981
Provider 
IPUMS
Microdata access: Register
Geography 
Guatemala (GTM)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
03/1981 - 03/1981
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 1981 Guatemala de jure census collected data through face-to-face interviews on housing, household demographics, employment, education, disability, and fertility. The census day was March 23, 1981 and field work was carried out March 23-April 6. A 5% sample of households from the census (302,106 individuals) is available through IPUMS International at the University of Minnesota. Refer to the IPUMS website for guidelines on citing database versions.

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