Usually consist of a person or a group of
persons, related or unrelated, who live together in the same homestead/compound
but not necessarily in the same dwelling unit. They have common Catering
arrangements, and are answerable to the same household head. It is important to
remember that members of a household need not necessarily be related, either by
blood or marriage.
The head of household is the person of
either sex who is looked upon by the rest of the members of the household as
their leader or main decision-maker.
Institutional/Special
Populations
These consist of persons who do not live in
private households. They include
persons who were in hospitals, old age homes, hostels, prisons, military
barracks, hotels, lodges, a camp sites, etc.
The homeless and overnight travelers are also included in this group.
The smallest geographical area demarcated
for purposes of interview is the enumeration area (EA). Ideally, an EA should
contain more or less 100 households. The EA may comprise part of a locality, a
whole locality or a group of localities. However, owing to other factors, mainly
population destiny and geographic terrain, EAs have been conveniently demarcated
to facilitate effective canvassing by an interviewer.
Locality/Village
For
the purpose of this Census a locality is defined as a distinct population
cluster, irrespective of size, in which people live and which has a name or
locally recognised status. Thus a locality may be a big town like Windhoek,
Swakopmund or small towns like Opuwo, Kalkrand or villages like Coblenz, Oniipa
or farms like Kub, Renosterkloof, etc.
All interviews must relate to the Census
Reference Night. This was The Night of 27 to the morning of 28 August 2001.
Note that only persons who were in Namibia during this night were
enumerated.
De facto Census
A
de facto census covers all persons found within the borders of a particular
country at a particular point in time (the Census Reference Night). Such persons
were enumerated at the places where they were during the census reference night.
That means people who usually live in Namibia but were not in the country on the
census reference night were not enumerated.
Dwelling
Unit
This is a place of residence occupied by one
or more households with a “private entrance”. There can be many dwelling
units within a structure.
Is
an isolated compound with one or more structures, and usually inhabited by one
or more households. In most cases, homesteads are surrounded by fences, hedges,
walls, etc. A homestead may contain a traditional dwelling or a group of
traditional dwellings.
Structure/Building
A structure is a building used for the purposes of dwelling or business or any other activity. For census purposes, a structure constitutes a building used for dwelling purposes. A structure can contain one or more dwelling unit. In rural areas, a homestead with several dwelling units will be considered as one structure. In urban areas a structure may also contain several dwelling units e.g. storeyed buildings, detached houses with outbuildings (or shacks) in the backyard, etc. A structure will only get one Census Building Number (even if it has more than one dwelling unit).