Population and Housing Census 2020 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2020
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Reference ID
MEX_2020_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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- Data files
- MEX2020_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX2020_PHC-P-H.dat
Number of bedrooms excluding hallways (MX2020A_BEDROOMS)
Data file: MEX2020_PHC-H-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
234
End:
235
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">I. Characteristics of the housing unit</span></p>
<p>5. Bedrooms: Excluding corridors, how many rooms are used for sleeping?</p>
<div class="i1">_ _ Write the number</div>
<p>5. Bedrooms: Excluding corridors, how many rooms are used for sleeping?</p>
<div class="i1">_ _ Write the number</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | 1 bedroom |
| 02 | 2 bedrooms |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14+ |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h1">15. Extended questionnaire</span>
<br />This section of the questionnaire contains the questions you must apply in the households you have registered as: Single house on the land, house sharing land with other(s); duplex house; apartment in a building; housing unit in neighborhood or tenement and housing unit in the rooftop room of a building. That is, with classes 1 to 6 of private housing unit class.</p>
<p><span class="ital">5. Bedrooms</span>
<br />This question shows the number of rooms used for sleeping.</p>
<p>Read the question, listen to the answer, and register the number.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 224]</span></p>
<p>Consider that all housing units have at least one room. Knowing the difference between a room and a bedroom will help you make a correct record, so it is important that you know their definitions:</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<div class="i1">- Room. Space of the housing unit is delimited by fixed walls and a roof made from <br />any material, where some daily activities such as resting, sleeping, eating, and cooking, among others, are carried out.<br />- Bedroom. A room in the housing unit that is used for sleeping, regardless of whether other activities are also carried out.</div><p>If the respondent comments that there are rooms that are only used occasionally for sleeping, include them as bedrooms.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text - in the image you can see three bedrooms out of the five rooms in the house]</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 225]</span>
<br />This section of the questionnaire contains the questions you must apply in the households you have registered as: Single house on the land, house sharing land with other(s); duplex house; apartment in a building; housing unit in neighborhood or tenement and housing unit in the rooftop room of a building. That is, with classes 1 to 6 of private housing unit class.</p>
<p><span class="ital">5. Bedrooms</span>
<br />This question shows the number of rooms used for sleeping.</p>
<p>Read the question, listen to the answer, and register the number.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 224]</span></p>
<p>Consider that all housing units have at least one room. Knowing the difference between a room and a bedroom will help you make a correct record, so it is important that you know their definitions:</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<div class="i1">- Room. Space of the housing unit is delimited by fixed walls and a roof made from <br />any material, where some daily activities such as resting, sleeping, eating, and cooking, among others, are carried out.<br />- Bedroom. A room in the housing unit that is used for sleeping, regardless of whether other activities are also carried out.</div><p>If the respondent comments that there are rooms that are only used occasionally for sleeping, include them as bedrooms.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text - in the image you can see three bedrooms out of the five rooms in the house]</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 225]</span>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of bedrooms excluding hallways.
Universe
Mexico 2020: Private dwellings built for habitation [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |