Article 3. Basic concepts

The following basic concepts shall apply in this Law:

census — a periodic process of collecting and processing personal data that determine the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the population at a fixed date, carried out throughout the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan or in its certain territories;

census date — a specific moment (year, month, day and hour) at which population data are collected and recorded;

respondents — citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan, foreign citizens and stateless persons who are on the date of the census in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan permanently residing in it, but on the date of the census are outside it;

census sheet — an established form for recording personal data on prescribed questions;

census documentation — a set of documents relating to the process of preparation for the census and its implementation;

census staff — adult citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan involved in the preparation for the census and its conduct who have undergone special training;

household — a set of people who jointly live in one residential building or part thereof, provide themselves with everything necessary for living, maintain a common household, fully or partially combine and spend money. These persons may or may not be related. The household may consist of one person.