Population Census Jamaica 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 1991

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Reference ID

JAM_1991_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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Division of Censuses and Related Studies, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Minnesota Population Center

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Number of rooms (JM1991A_0041)

Data file: JAM1991-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 148

End: 149

Width: 2

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

2.7. How many rooms does your household occupy? _ _

If not stated, record "99".

Categories

Value	Category
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	6
7	7
8	8
9	9
10	10
11	11
12	12+
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

5.28 Question 2.7 Number of Rooms
What is required here is the total number of rooms occupied by that particular household. The term "room" is taken to include those used for general living purposes such as bedrooms, dining rooms, drawing rooms, helpers' rooms. Exclude garages, bathroom, toilets, kitchens, verandahs, passages, closets, foyers, and the like.

Where some rooms are used by more than one household count such rooms

[p.39]

only among those occupied by the household to which it is more accessible. Each room must be counted once only.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the total number of rooms occupied by the household.

Universe

Private households

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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