CHILE

1. Name and address of the organization responsible for the census:

Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE), Avda. Bulnes 418, Santiago, Chile.

2. Population censuses conducted since 1945 (years):

1952, 1960, 1970, 1982, 1992 and 2002. The present report refers to the 2002 population census (conducted 23 April).

3. Coverage of the census:

a) Geographical scope: Entire country.

b) Persons covered: Entire population.

4. Reference period:

The week preceding the date of the census.

5. Main topics:

a) Total population, by sex and age: Yes

Economically active population by:

b) Sex and age group: Yes

c) Industry: Yes

d) Occupation: Yes

e) Status in employment: Yes

f) Highest educational level: ...

g) Hours of work: No

h) Other characteristics: No

Re. a): Age defined in terms of complete years (last birthday).

6. Concepts and definitions:

a) Economically active population: Includes all persons of 15 years of age and above who during the week in question were employed or unemployed according to the definitions given below. The definition also includes permanent members of the armed forces, but excludes persons conscripted for compulsory military service.

b) Employment: Persons are defined as employed if during the reference week they worked in remunerated employment. The question they are asked is: "Indicate which of these situations applied to you last week: (1) Working for income; (2) Did not work, although have a job; (3) Worked for a relative without pay; (4) Seeking work, having had work previously; (5) Seeking work for the first time; (6) Doing domestic tasks; (7) Studying, no employment; (8) Retired, without employment; (9) Permanently disabled for work; (10) Some other situation".

The following categories are clearly indicated as included:

i)         Persons working without pay in a family firm or business;

ii)        Persons involved in the production of primary goods for their own consumption;

iii)       Persons employed but temporarily absent from work;

iv)       Students working part time;

v)         Seasonal or occasional workers, if actually employed during the reference week;

vi)       Apprentices and persons enrolled in training courses.

Only persons in categories (i) and (iii) can be separately identified.

c) Unemployment: Persons are defined as unemployed if they had no work during the reference week but had worked before then, or if they had never worked before, and if they were actively seeking employment during the reference week (seeking work for the first time).

7. Classifications used:

Both employed persons and unemployed persons with work experience were classified in terms of industry, occupation and status in employment.

a) Industry: In order to establish the economic activity, the following question was asked: "What is the principal activity of the establishment, firm, business, factory, etc. where you work (or worked, if your employment has ceased)? (Examples: shirt factory, hospital, ministry, livestock farm, bank, supermarket, radio/TV studio, shop, etc.)." This was codified using ISIC Rev. 3 at the level of groups (three digits).

b) Occupation: In order to establish occupation, the following question was used: "Please indicate your occupation or the type of work you do (or did, if not currently employed). (Examples: bricklayer (or building worker), paediatrician, tailor, car mechanic, textile machinery operator, street vendor, etc.)." This variable was codified using ISCO-88 at the level of primary groups (four digits).

c) Status in employment: In order to establish this variable, codified in five groups, the following question was used: "Indicate which of the following describes you in this work: manager or employer; self-employed; domestic workers; waged worker (employee, worker, day labourer)".

d) Level of education: In order to establish this, the following question was used: "Indicate the last lastlevel and course of formal education". This was codified using 15 levels of the national classification system. No links were established with the CINE. 

8. Main differences compared with the previous census:

The 2002 census included the question "In which commune do you work or study?".

9. Publication of the census results:

The final results were published in March 2003.

The title [translated] of the publication containing the final results is "Census 2002: Results, Vol. I Population; Vol. II Persons, Dwellings, Households".

The publishing organization is the Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE), Ave. Bulnes 418, Santiago.

Los The census results are also available in CD.