Population Census 1987, Federal Republic Germany - IPUMS Subset

Germany, 1987

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Reference ID

DEU_1987_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt), IPUMS

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Dec 22, 2014

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Living space of the building in square metres (DE1987A_BLDAREA)

Data file: DEU1987_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Continuous

Start: 179

End: 183

Width: 5

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="DE87A043 DE87A059">7. What is the total space of the entire dwelling? (including kitchen, bathroom, WC, corridor/hall, garret rooms and the like, as well as sublet or commercially used rooms in the dwelling)<br /><div class="i1">____ full square meters</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the living space of the building in square metres.

Universe

Germany 1987: Private dwellings [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

concept

Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

DE87A059 is a 4-digit numeric variable.

Codes9999 = NIU (not in universe)

Top codes:4161 = 4161+

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