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Switzerland Census 1980

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Eidgenössische Volkszählung 1980
Geography 
Switzerland (CHE)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
11/1980 - 12/1980
Data type
Census:
  • De facto
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

The 1980 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, education, and fertility. Respondents filled out person, dwelling, and building questionnaires. The census day was December 2, 1980 with fieldwork occuring November 25-December 9.

This source appears in the United Nations Demographic Yearbook.

Keywords 
Birth place, Domestic migration, Education, Electricity, Employment, Family size, Fertility, Housing, Housing conditions, International migration, Live births, Marital status, Occupation codes, Occupations, Population, Religion, Sanitation, Telephones, Transportation
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 15, 2021