NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title Encuesta Demografica Nacional (EDN) 1979 Geography Cuba (CUB) Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/1979 - 12/1979 Data type Survey: Cross-sectionalHouseholdIndividualInterviewNationally representativeSubnationally representativeUrban-rural representative Summary The purpose of this survey was to investigate the living conditions, personal characteristics, family structures, and education level, labor climate, mortality, and fertility of the Cuban population in all provinces in the nation. The data were gathered through in-person interviews in the home. The main sections of the questionnaire were housing, individual household member characteristics, education level of persons 6 years and older, the economic situation and marital status of persons 14 years and older, migration of persons 19 years and older, and fertility of women ages 14 years and older. Reports for this survey may be available through library systems. Keywords Agriculture, Domestic migration, Education, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Housing conditions, Literacy, Marital status, Occupations, Population, Summary birth history Citation Contributors State Statistics Committee (Cuba) Suggested citation Cuba National Demographic Survey 1979 GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 7, 2022