1990 Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Indonesia, 1990

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IDN_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Central Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS

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Size of floor area (square meters) (ID1990A_AREA)

Data file: IDN1990_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 205

End: 207

Width: 3

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="ID90A037">8. Floor area<br /><div class="i1">____ square meters</div><br /></svar>

Interviewer instructions

<svar a="all" v="ID90A037"><span class="em">Question 8: Floor area</span><br />Floor area is the dimension of the floor that is lived on and is used for everyday use by the household members, including the terrace, garage, WC and storage room in a single census building. For a two story building, the floor is all stories that are lived in and used for everyday use, and needs to be calculated.<br /><br />Calculate the whole dimension of the building floor that is occupied by the household in square meters (rounded figures). If several households occupy one census building, the dimension of the floor that is used together could be divided by the number of households that use them. If there are two separate buildings that are occupied by one household and are still in one segment group, the dimension of the floor is calculated as a whole.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the size of the floor area (in rounded square meters) occupied by the household. The amount of floor space in the dwelling is divided among the households who share it. In multi-story buildings, the floor space includes all stories that are lived in and used for everyday use.

Universe

Indonesia 1990: All households

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

This is a 3-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places

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