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Population and Housing Census 1995

Lao PDR, 1995
Reference ID
LAO_1995_PHC_v01_M
Producer(s)
Department of Statistics (DoS)
Metadata
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Sep 29, 2011
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    LAO_1995_PHC_v01_M
    Title

    Population and Housing Census 1995
    Country
    Name Country code
    Lao PDR LAO
    Study type

    Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
    Series Information

    The 1995 Population and Housing Census is the second Population and Housing Census conducted in Lao PDR by Department of Statistics in cooperation with every province and department. The first Population and Housing Census was conducted 1985.
    Abstract

    The Census of Population and Housing 1995 highlights the main characteristics of the population in Lao PDR at the time of the Census.
    Kind of Data

    Census/enumeration data [cen]
    Unit of Analysis
    • Households
    • Individuals

    Scope

    Notes

    The 1995 Lao PDR Population and Housing Census covered the following topics:

    HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS

    • For all persons
    • For persons aged 6 years and above
    • For persons aged 10 years and above
    • For women, aged 15 to 49 years
    • Deaths in the household
    • Total number of persons in the household

    HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National
    Universe

    All people in Lao PDR including those who are living abroad for work or study.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Department of Statistics (DoS) Ministry of Planning and Investment
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Role
    Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency Funding

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    1995-03 1995-03

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL
    Director General Department of Statistics (DoS) www.nsc.gov.la
    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes The Statistics Law of Lao PDR guarantees that identities of respondents are kept confidential. Before being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree: 1. To make no copies of any files or portions of files to which s/he is granted access except those authorized by the data depositor. 2. Not to use any technique in an attempt to learn the identity of any person, establishment, or sampling unit not identified on public use data files. 3. To hold in strictest confidence the identification of any establishment or individual that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed in her/his analysis will be immediately brought to the attention of the data depositor.
    Access conditions

    Authorization to use this data is granted to designated individuals in the concerned division of the Department of Statistics (DoS). Under no circumstances shall the authorized user reproduce, distribute, sell or lend the entire data or parts thereof to any other data user apart from himself or that of authorized employees in the DoS.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    Deputy Director Services Division, Department of Statistics nscit@etllao.com www.nsc.gov.la

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_WB_LAO_1995_PHC_v01_M
    Producers
    Name Role
    World Bank, Development Economics Data Group Generation of DDI documentation
    Date of Metadata Production

    2011-06-13

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 1.0: (June 2011)
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