Literal question
Part B - Household questions
The following questions (23-24) should be answered with respect to each private household. These questions need not be answered with respect to institutions.
Q.23 Rooms ___
State the number of rooms occupied by the household (including kitchen but excluding kitchenette, scullery, bathroom, toilet, consulting room, office, or shop).
Interviewer instructions
Household questions
Answers should be furnished to Questions 23 and 24 in respect of all private households. These questions need not be answered in respect of non-private households.
Q. 23: Rooms
In the case of a house shared between two households, only the rooms occupied by each household should be entered on the Form A relating to that household. If the kitchen is shared, it should be counted only on the form for the main tenant.