The housing and population census was carried out in accordance with Act No. 158/1999 Coll., as at midnight from 28 February to 1March 2001 (decisive moment).

The census covered:

1. all persons permanently resident on the territory of the Czech Republic at the moment of the census and all persons having long-term residence in the Czech Republic at the moment of the census,
2. all persons without permanent or long-term residence in the Czech Republic present on the territory of the Czech Republic at the decisive moment,
3. all houses designed for living (including unoccupied),
4. all dwellings, including unoccupied.

The house refers to a construction designed for living on the grounds of the planning authority’s decision as well as any other construction comprising one dwelling at least.

The dwelling refers to one or more rooms, whose building and technical setup and equipment meet the requirements for permanent living as decided by the planning authority.

The census did not cover foreign citizens enjoying diplomatic immunity and prerogatives or to houses and dwellings (owned by other states) serving diplomatic purposes.

POPULATION

Population, total includes persons permanently resident on the territory of the Czech Republic at the moment of the census and persons having long-term residence in the Czech Republic at the moment of the census, regardless of whether or not they were present at their place of residence at the decisive moment.

Persons long-term present - only foreigners staying temporarily on the territory of the Czech Republic for more than 90 days.

Persons temporarily present – persons included in the census at an address different from their permanent or long-term residence one.

Persons with short-term residence – only foreigners staying temporarily on the territory of the Czech Republic for less 90 days.

Everybody filled in the nationality according to his/her own decision, being free to state two nationalities or none. The same approach – i.e. to provide the information by one’s own will – was applied to the issue of denomination. The highest educational attainment was filled in by persons aged 15+ only.

The economically active include all employed persons, employers, the self-employed, economically active students and apprentices, women on 28-week or 37-week maternity leave, persons in compulsory military, alternative and community services, persons in custody and imprisoned, and the unemployed (as at the fixed moment of the Census, irrespective of the form of relation to the employer). The unemployed include all persons aged 15+ who had no job at the fixed moment of the Census, were seeking a job, or were currently available for work. The economically inactive include economically inactive pensioners, other persons with their own livelihood, pupils, students, apprentices, homemakers, preschool-age children, and other dependants.

The number of persons commuting – working persons (excluding working students and apprentices), whose place of work is in another municipality of the CR than the place of their permanent residence is. Working students and apprentices are not included in this group because questions concerning commuting were responded to with regard to their place of school, and not of work.

HOUSES AND DWELLINGS

The total number of houses includes all houses designed for living (both occupied and unoccupied), buildings with one or more dwelling units and accommodation establishments without dwelling units provided they serve for long-term or permanent accommodation. Included are family houses, multi-dwelling houses, hostels, boarding houses, institutions for physically and mentally handicapped persons, monasteries and convents (buildings with accommodation spaces for members of monastic orders and congregations, farm and industrial buildings with one or more dwellings, etc.). Permanently occupied house is a house where at least one person has permanent residence.

Permanently occupied dwelling is a dwelling where at least one person has permanent residence.

DATA COMPARABILITY

The 2001 Population and Housing Census includes (in accordance with international recommendations) foreigners with long-term residence. In previous censuses, foreigners staying on the territory of the Czech Republic and having a long-term residence permit were only included in temporarily present population.

The data on economic activity are not comparable fully. In the 1991 census, the number of te economically active persons also included women on child-care leave (up to 3 years of age of the child) and persons receiving the family benefit, if employed. In the 2001 census, however, the women on child-care leave and the persons – recipients of the family benefit were included in economically inactive persons. Conscripts on compulsory military service, alternative service and community service reported “soldier” for their employment and were classified to the category Defence (or Public administration and social security in the event of their community service). In the previous census, however, these inhabitants were asked to report these data according to their last employment.

In the 1991 and 2001 censuses, the Czech, Moravian and Silesian nationalities were covered separately; in 1961, 1970 and 1980 only the Czech nationality was covered. Since 1991, the Romany nationality has also been covered separately.

The 1980 number of unoccupied dwellings includes unoccupied houses and houses occupied from time to time. The 1970 and 1980 numbers of unoccupied dwellings include unoccupied dwellings in unoccupied houses, unoccupied dwellings in permanently occupied houses and dwellings occupied from time to time.