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Population and Housing Census 2000 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2000
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GHA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service
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Rooms (GH2000A_0050)

Data file: GHA2000-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 169
End: 170
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
H07 Rooms



H07a How many rooms does this household occupy? (Count living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, but not bathrooms and kitchens.)

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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
H07. Rooms:

A room is defined as a space in the housing unit or other living quarters enclosed by walls reaching from the floor to the ceiling or roof covering, or at least to a height of 2 metres, of a size large enough to hold a bed for an adult, that is, at least 4 square metres.




H07a How many rooms does this household occupy?

Information on rooms provide an indication of overcrowding and adequacy of dwelling stock. It also reflects the socio-economic condition of the household. Here count living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms but not bathrooms and kitchens.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of rooms in the dwelling.
Universe
Occupied private households

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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