Population and Housing Census 2010 - Thailand

Abstract
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The National Statistical Office carries out a population and housing census every 10 years, according to the United Nations’ recommendation. The 2010 census in Thailand was the eleventh population census and the fifth housing census of Thailand, and marked the 100th Anniversary of the Thailand Population Census Program.

The objectives of the census were:
1) To compile basic information on the population and housing characteristics such as gender, age, religion, nationality, education, marital status, work status, type of dwelling and so on.
2) To obtain basic statistics at sub-region level (Village, area).
3) To measure changes in the composition of population and housing during the past 10 years.

Geographic coverage
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National

Analysis unit
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- Household
- Individual
- Housing

Universe
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The coverage of population and the residence where population actually live in are as follows.
Population in coverage:
- All Thais citizens residing in Thailand on the Census day (September 1, 2010);
- Thais/Non-Thais who usually live in Thailand but temporarily be outside the country on the Census Day;
- All military servants, defenses, civil servants, and Thai diplomats, including their families, of which their stations were outside of Thailand.
- Non-Thais who residing in Thailand at least three months prior to the Census Day.

Population not covered:
- Non-Thais military servants, defenses, civil servants, and diplomats, including their families, of which their stations were inside Thailand.
- Non-Thais who live in Thailand less than three months prior to the Census Day.
- Refugees or illegal migrants who live in the refugee camps.

Housing coverage:
- All houses or dwellings where people live in such as private houses, buildings, public housing, rooms in office, domiciles under bridges, etc.

Kind of data
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Census/enumeration data [cen]

Mode of data collection
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Face-to-face [f2f]

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