Population Census 1991, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 1991

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JAM_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Division of Censuses and Related Studies, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, IPUMS

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Number of rooms (JM1991A_ROOMS)

Data file: JAM1991_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 169

End: 170

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="JM91A041">2.7. How many rooms does your household occupy? _ _<br /><div class="i1">If not stated, record "99".</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
01	1
02	2
03	3
04	4
05	5
06	6
07	7
08	8
09	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.

Description

Definition

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

Universe

Jamaica 1991: Private households [discrepancies: none]

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