XI General Population and Housing Census, 1990 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 1990
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Reference ID
MEX_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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- MEX1990_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Total rooms (MX1990A_ROOMS)
Data file: MEX1990_PHC-H-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
173
End:
174
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="MX90A010">In all how many rooms are there in the dwelling not counting the hallways or bathrooms?<br /><div class="i1">_____(Write the number)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 99 | Not specified |
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 v="MX90A006 MX90A007 MX90A008 MX90A009 MX90A010 MX90A011 MX90A012 MX90A013 MX90A014 MX90A015 MX90A016 MX90A017 MX90A018 MX90A019 MX90A020 MX90A021 MX90A022 MX90A023"><span class="h1">Characteristics of the dwelling</span><br /><br />The series of questions found on page two of the questionnaire will permit you to find out the principal characteristics of the dwellings: the materials that they are made out of, the number of rooms that the dwelling consists of and the use the rooms are given, the available services, ownership of the dwelling and the cooking fuel that they use.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX90A009 MX90A010"><span class="h2">4. Number of rooms</span><br /><br />A room in a space inside the dwelling that is separated by permanent walls of any material. Remember that you should always ask two questions:<br /><br />With the first question, you will know how many rooms are used as bedrooms.<br /><br />With the second question, you will know how many rooms the dwelling has in total, such as living room, dining room, bedrooms, kitchen, etc. You should not count hallways nor bathrooms as rooms.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX90A009 MX90A010"><span class="h2">4. Number of rooms</span><br /><br />A room in a space inside the dwelling that is separated by permanent walls of any material. Remember that you should always ask two questions:<br /><br />With the first question, you will know how many rooms are used as bedrooms.<br /><br />With the second question, you will know how many rooms the dwelling has in total, such as living room, dining room, bedrooms, kitchen, etc. You should not count hallways nor bathrooms as rooms.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates total number of rooms in the dwelling, excluding halls and bathrooms.
Universe
Mexico 1990: Dwellings except shelters [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |