National Population and Housing Census 1978 - IPUMS Subset

Poland, 1978

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Reference ID

POL_1978_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS

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Usable floor space (in square meters) (PL1978A_FLRSPC)

Data file: POL1978_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Continuous

Start: 128

End: 130

Width: 3

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

1. Useful floor space (total)</p>
<div class="i1">Write in number of square meters (integer, without fraction) ____<br /><br />Useful dwelling space equals the sum of spaces within dwelling, i.e. spaces of rooms, kitchen with window or without it, rooms not occupied or seasonally used, antechamber, bathroom, toilet, pantry chamber, glazed veranda, etc.</div>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the amount of useable floor space, in meters squared, that the dwelling has.

Universe

Poland 1978: Private dwellings excluding provisional or mobile housing [discrepancies: type I 0.1%, type II none]

concept

Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

PL1978A0031 is a 3-digit numeric variable.

Codes999 = NIU.

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