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Census of the Population of Ireland, 2016 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 2016
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IRL_2016_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Number of rooms (IE2016A_ROOMS)

Data file: IRL2016_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 167
End: 168
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">Questions about your accommodation</span></p>

<p>H5. How many rooms do you have for use only by your household?</p>
<div class="i1">Do not count bathrooms, toilets, kitchenettes, utility rooms, consulting rooms, offices, shops, halls or landings, or rooms that can only be used for storage such as cupboards. Do count all other rooms such as kitchens, living rooms, bedrooms, conservatories you can sit in, and studies. If two rooms have been converted into one, count them as one room.<br /><br />Number of rooms _ _</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 1
02 2
03 3
04 4
05 5
06 6
07 7
08 8
09 9+
98 Unknown
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of rooms.
Universe
Ireland 2016: Private households [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type II 4.1%]

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