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1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1990
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PRI_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Number of rooms (PR1990A_ROOMS)

Data file: PRI1990_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 192
End: 192
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PR90A056"><span class="em">H3. How many rooms do you have in this house or apartment? </span><br /><br />Count living rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, and bedrooms, but do not count bathrooms, balconies, foyers, halls, or halls.<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 1 room<br />[] 2 2 rooms<br />[] 3 3 rooms<br />[] 4 4 rooms<br />[] 5 5 rooms<br />[] 6 6 rooms<br />[] 7 7 rooms<br />[] 8 8 rooms<br />[] 9 9 or more rooms</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 1 room
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
9 9 or more
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 number of whole rooms used for living purposes that are contained in the dwelling.
Universe
Puerto Rico 1990: Private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

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