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Iran General Census of Population and Housing 2006 - IPUMS

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General Info
Provider 
IPUMS
Microdata access: Register
Geography 
Iran (Islamic Republic of) (IRN)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
10/2006 - 11/2006
Series or system 
International Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
Data type
Census:
  • De jure
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
  • Urban-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 2006 Iran de jure census collected data on the subjects of housing, household demographics, employment, disability, fertility, migration, and education. Fieldwork occurred from October 28-November 17, 2006. A 2% differentially weighted sample of households from the census (1,299,825 individuals) is available through IPUMS International at the University of Minnesota. Dwellings and vacant units are not identified in the microdata sample. Refer to the IPUMS website for guidelines on citing database versions.

Keywords 
Assets, Birth place, Cooking fuels, Disability, Domestic migration, Education, Electricity, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Hearing loss, Household air pollution, Household heat, Household water treatment, Housing, Housing conditions, Housing materials, International migration, Literacy, Live births, Marital status, Mental and behavioral disorders, Military service, Occupation codes, Occupations, Population, Religion, Sanitation, School enrollment, Sense organ diseases, Summary birth history, Telephones, Transportation, Vision loss, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 6, 2023