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1990 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Trinidad and Tobago, 1980
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TTO_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Number of rooms in the dwelling unit (TT1990A_ROOMS)

Data file: TTO1990_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 149
End: 149
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Characteristics of the dwelling unit occupied by household</span></p>

<p>Interviewer: A dwelling unit must have a separate entrance and not be accessed or entered through someone else's living arrangements.</p>

<p>43. Number of rooms
<br />How many rooms are there in your dwelling unit? </p>
<div class="i1">(Do not count bathrooms, porches, kitchens, etc.)<br /><br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6<br />[] 7<br />[] 8 and more<br />[] 9 Not stated</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8+
9 Unknown
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="h3">Characteristics of the dwelling unit </span></p>

<p>Question 43 - Number of rooms</p>
<div class="i1">A room is defined as an area permanently separated, by means of walls, from other parts of the building; but excludes galleries, bathrooms, toilets, pantries, corridors, kitchens. You are required to tick the pre-coded number of rooms occupied or available for use by the household for living purposes. Include as rooms, living rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms, sewing rooms, libraries, servant rooms [attached or detached] from the main building.<br />If you find a room with a portion curtained off with a temporary partition, the whole area must be counted as one room. If, however, there is a permanent partition dividing the floor area, you must count this as two rooms. Curtains or blinds do not separate rooms, walls and permanent partitions do. Tick the appropriate pre-coded box on the questionnaire.</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of rooms in the dwelling.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 1990: All households

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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