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2011 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Trinidad and Tobago, 2011
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TTO_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Number of rooms (TT2011A_ROOMS)

Data file: TTO2011_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 185
End: 185
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section 11: Housing - Head of household</span></p>

<p><span class="h2">B. Characteristics of Occupied Dwelling Unit and Land Tenancy</span></p>

<p>45. Number of rooms</p>
<div class="i1">How many rooms are there in your dwelling unit? (Do not count bathrooms, porches, kitchens, garages)<br /><br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5 and more<br />[] 9 Not stated</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5 or more
9 Unknown
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="h3">Section 11 - Housing </span></p>

<p><span class="em">11.7. Rooms</span></p>

<p>A room is defined as a space in a dwelling unit enclosed and permanently separated, by means of walls, from other parts of the building. It excludes kitchens, galleries, bathrooms, toilets, storerooms, laundry rooms, pantries and corridors.</p>

<p>Separate spaces used or intended for habitation all count as rooms. The walls of a room ought to be of a permanent nature, not a "blind" and should be at least two (2) metres high above the ground or ground to ceiling.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of rooms in the dwelling unit.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 2011: Private occupied households [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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