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2005 National Census. Eighth Census of Population, Fourth Census of Dwellings. - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 2005
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NIC_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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Rooms used only for sleeping (NI2005A_BEDROOMS)

Data file: NIC2005_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 249
End: 250
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="NI05A056 NI05A051">3. How many rooms does this household have that are used only for sleeping? (Do not include kitchens, bathrooms, hallways, or garages) Total: _ _<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
00 0
01 1
02 2
03 3
04 4
05 5
06 6
07 7
08 8
09 9
10 10+
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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="NI05A056"><span class="em">Question 3. How many rooms does this household have that are used only for sleeping?</span> (Do not include kitchens, bathrooms, hallways or garages.)<br /><br />Use two digits to write the answer in the spaces corresponding to total number of rooms used only for sleeping. Put a "0" in front of numbers 1-9.<br /><br />Keep in mind that you should write "00" if the dwelling only has one room.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of rooms used only for sleeping.
Universe
Nicaragua 2005: Private households with inhabitants present or hotel, boarding house and guest house [discrepancies: type I none; type II trace]

concept

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