IV Housing Census and IX Population Census of 1981 - IPUMS Subset
Guatemala, 1981
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Reference ID
GTM_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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- Data files
- GTM1981_PHC-H-H.dat
- GTM1981_PHC-P-H.dat
Number of sleeping rooms (GT1981A_BEDROOMS)
Data file: GTM1981_PHC-H-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
207
End:
208
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">III. Living situation of household number </span></p>
<p>4. Number of rooms</p>
<div class="i1">b. Of these, how many are used as bedrooms?</div><div class="i2">____ Total bedrooms</div>
<p>4. Number of rooms</p>
<div class="i1">b. Of these, how many are used as bedrooms?</div><div class="i2">____ Total bedrooms</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 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
<span class="h2">III. Living situation of household number</span></p>
<p>The questions included in this part of the form should be investigated for each of the households that are residing in the dwelling at the time of the Census.</p>
<p>The following specific instructions will allow the enumerator to carry out the work more efficiently.</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GT81A052 GT81A053"><span class="em">Question 4: number of rooms</span><br /><br />1. How to formulate the question<br /><br />To investigate this question, the definition of "room" (see page 40) and "bedroom" should be taken into account. A "bedroom" is a room usually used for sleeping. Therefore, before asking the pertinent questions, the following should be taken into account: When one census household lives in a dwelling, the number of rooms should be the same as declared in section II, question 8; with this in mind, the enumerator will ask:<br /><br />A. What is the total number of rooms available to this household?, and;<br />B. How many of these rooms are used as bedrooms?<br /><br />2. How to record the data<br /><br />If only one household lives in the dwelling, the same number of rooms as declared in section II, question 8 is recorded. If two or more households live in the dwelling, the number of rooms and bedrooms available to the household in question is recorded, independently for each household.<br /><br />Might be cases where two or more households live in one-room dwellings. In these cases, it will be recorded in the form that each household has one room and one bedroom available. This situation will be documented in the space meant for observations in the census form.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 46]</span><br /><br />3. Example:<br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 4 of the census form]<br /></svar>
<p>The questions included in this part of the form should be investigated for each of the households that are residing in the dwelling at the time of the Census.</p>
<p>The following specific instructions will allow the enumerator to carry out the work more efficiently.</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GT81A052 GT81A053"><span class="em">Question 4: number of rooms</span><br /><br />1. How to formulate the question<br /><br />To investigate this question, the definition of "room" (see page 40) and "bedroom" should be taken into account. A "bedroom" is a room usually used for sleeping. Therefore, before asking the pertinent questions, the following should be taken into account: When one census household lives in a dwelling, the number of rooms should be the same as declared in section II, question 8; with this in mind, the enumerator will ask:<br /><br />A. What is the total number of rooms available to this household?, and;<br />B. How many of these rooms are used as bedrooms?<br /><br />2. How to record the data<br /><br />If only one household lives in the dwelling, the same number of rooms as declared in section II, question 8 is recorded. If two or more households live in the dwelling, the number of rooms and bedrooms available to the household in question is recorded, independently for each household.<br /><br />Might be cases where two or more households live in one-room dwellings. In these cases, it will be recorded in the form that each household has one room and one bedroom available. This situation will be documented in the space meant for observations in the census form.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 46]</span><br /><br />3. Example:<br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 4 of the census form]<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of rooms that the household use for sleeping.
Universe
Guatemala 1981: Private occupied households [discrepacies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |