Literal question
Section E: Characteristics and Condition of the Dwelling
Enumerator: Fill out the Enumeration Form using the question about the dwelling. If there is more than one household within the dwelling, fill out questions 1-11 only, for the first household.
[Question 7 through 11, section F and G were asked those in private occupied dwellings]
8a. How many rooms is the dwelling divided into? (excluding kitchen and bathrooms)_ _
8b. From those, how many are used for persons to sleep? _ _
Interviewer instructions
E8a. How many rooms is the dwelling divided into? (excluding kitchen and bathrooms)
Read the Question and wait for the response. This Question refers to the spaces in a dwelling which are surrounded by walls from the bottom to the top/ceiling or some height close to the ceiling.
Write the total number of rooms in the dwelling, excluding the kitchen and bathrooms. Write the number of rooms even if they are not actually bedrooms, like for example, dining room, living room, etc.
The so-called common rooms (dining and living rooms) count as one, not 2.
Example:
If a dwelling has one room/space only, write |0|1|.
