CENSUS MICRODATA OF TURKEY Meryem DEMIRCI Turkish Statistical

CENSUS MICRODATA OF TURKEY Meryem DEMIRCI, Turkish Statistical Institute, June, 2006

Current Situation of the Project • TURKSTAT sent official letter to participate the project, • After finalization of the preparatory works, the contract will be signed in a short time.

Censuses Included in the Project • • • 1970 (? ) 1975 (? ) 1985 1990 2000

Sample Frame • 1 % sample of households, • 1 % sample of individuals enumerated outside the household on the census day.

Variables (2000 Census) • Type of the house (Detached, apartment flat, others), • Is the household head at home, • Total number of persons present at home including the visitors, • Number of visitors,

Variables (2000 Census) • Number of household members who are absent at the time of census (in the country-abroad), • Ownership status of the house, • Number of rooms in the house, • Facilities of housing unit.

Variables (2000 Census) • • Sex (Male-female), Age (Single ages), Relationship to household head, Place of birth (Province level for Turkey and country level for outside Turkey), • Nationality (Country level), • Disability and kind of disability, • Place of residence (Province level),

Variables (2000 Census) • Place of residence five years prior to population census (Province level), • Reason for migration, • Literacy status, • Level of last completed school (ISCED 97), • Marital status, • Number of live born children (Male, female),

Variables (2000 Census) • • • Number of living children (Male, female), Date of last live birth, Labor force status, Occupation (ISCO 68, 1 and 2 digit), Economic activity (ISIC Rev. 2, 1 and 2 digit), • Employment status, • Period of seeking for job,

Variables (2000 Census) • Reason for not working, • Main occupation (ISCO 68, 1 and 2 digit).

Responsible Institution Turkish Statistical Institute Prime Ministry Republic of Turkey Related Institutions Ø General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affair, Ministry of Interior, Ø Governor of provinces and districts, Ø Population registration offices in province and districts, Ø Municipalities

History • The first population census was carried out in 1927 • The second population census was carried out in 1935 • The next population censuses were carried out regularly, in the years ending with 0 and 5

History • After 1990, population censuses are going to be carried out in the years ending with 0 by a law • The fourteenth population census was carried out on 22 nd October 2000

Definition of Population Includes all the population within the boundaries of Turkey on the census day. – Persons who reside in Turkey but who were abroad on the census day were excluded. – Persons who reside abroad but who were in Turkey on the census day were included.

• Census type: De facto • Enumeration unit: Person • Respondent: Individual • Coverage: 100 %

Field work period Completed in one day by declaring a national curfew on 22 nd October 2000 between hours 08: 00 and 17: 00 Enumeration Forms Used • The household questionnaire form • Each household questionnaire contains two sections; – Dwelling characteristics, – Personal characteristics for 7 persons.

Type of Field work The enumerators have visited all the places that – constitute a household and – do not constitute a household (dormitories, military quarters, prisons, hospitals, hotels, etc. ) and filled in the questionnaires by face to face interview

Unit Definitions Dwelling Unit allocated for residence such as a detached house, an apartment or a lodgement (an official dwelling)

Unit Definitions Household One person or group of persons with or without a family relationship who § live in the same house or in the same part of a house, § share their earnings and expenditures, § take part in the management of the household and § render services to the household

Unit Definitions Unsettled Population The nomadic and tent population within the boundaries of settlements had been determined just before the census and was enumerated on the census day

Basic Figures From Population Censuses (000)

Basic Figures From Population Projections

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