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Paraguay Population and Housing Census 1972 - IPUMS

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Censo Nacional de Población y Viviendas, 1972
Provider 
IPUMS
Microdata access: Register
Geography 
Paraguay (PRY)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
07/1972 - 07/1972
Series or system 
International Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
Paraguay Population and Housing Census
Data type
Census:
  • De facto
  • Household
  • Interview
  • Nationally 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 1972 Paraguay Population and Housing Census collected data through face-to-face interviews. The census day was July 9, 1972. A 10% self-weighted sample of households from the census (233,669 individuals) is available through IPUMS International at the University of Minnesota. Refer to the IPUMS website for guidelines on citing database versions.

Keywords 
Assets, Birth place, Child labor, Disability, Domestic migration, Education, Education access, Electricity, Employment, Employment benefits, Family composition, Family size, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Institutionalized population, International migration, Lighting, Literacy, Live births, Marital status, Mass media, Mortality, Occupations, Parental survival, Population, Refrigeration, Sanitation, School enrollment, Summary birth history, Waste disposal, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Oct 2, 2023