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The 1971 Census of Population, Occupation, Dwellings and Buildings of the German Democratic Republic - IPUMS Subset

Germany, 1971
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DEU_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Floor space of auxiliary rooms in dwelling (1/10 square meters) (DE1971A_AREAAUX)

Data file: DEU1971_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Continuous
Start: 176
End: 179
Width: 4
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="DE71A049 DE71A050 DE71A051 DE71A052 DE71A053 DE71A067 DE71A073"><span class="em">Instructions for determining the floor space of rooms (section E, C and D)</span><br /></svar></p>

<p>The floor space of the individual rooms is to be ascertained accurately in square meters. For rooms with square or rectangular floors, length and width are to be provided. Length and width are to be measured, not estimated!
<br />Example: length 5.5m X width 4.2m = 23.1 square meters</p>

<p>For rooms of square or rectangular size, only the square meters need to be entered.
<br />For rooms with sloping walls or ceilings, only that floor space is to be entered over which the height of the ceiling is a minimum of 1.88 m.</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="DE71A053 DE71A067 DE71A073"><span class="em">B. Information about auxiliary rooms inside the dwelling.</span><br />For each of the following, length, width and floor space in meters and square meters respectively are to be entered in free text fields and the sum of all floor spaces to be calculated.<br /><div class="i1">Hallway:</div><br /><div class="i2">____ Length in meters<br />____ Width in meters<br />____ Floor space in square meters</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">Toilet and bath:</div><br /><div class="i2">____ Length in meters<br />____ Width in meters<br />____ Floor space in square meters</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">Toilet:</div><br /><div class="i2">____ Length in meters<br />____Width in meters<br />____ Floor space in square meters</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">Bath/shower:</div><br /><div class="i2">____ Length in meters<br />____ Width in meters<br />____ Floor space in square meters</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">Storage room:</div><br /><div class="i2">____ Length in meters<br />____ Width in meters<br />____ Floor space in square meters</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">Pantry:</div><br /><div class="i2">____ Length in meters<br />____ Width in meters<br />____ Floor space in square meters</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">Others:</div><br /><div class="i2">____ Length in meters<br />____ Width in meters<br />____ Floor space in square meters</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">____ Total floor space of auxiliary rooms in the dwelling</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="DE71A053"><span class="em">Section B: Information about auxiliary rooms inside the dwelling</span><br /><div class="i1">Please enter the information for each auxiliary room. Should there be other rooms than pre-printed (e.g. central hall), use the free rows. After having entered all floor space calculations, add up the floor spaces and enter the result at the bottom.<br />Not included are: balcony and loggia; auxiliary rooms outside the dwelling (e.g. basement and attic)</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the total floor space of all auxiliary rooms within the dwelling in which the household resides, in 1/10 square meters.
Universe
Germany 1971: Households in private dwellings [discrepancies: type I none; type II 0.2%]

concept

Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation
DE71A053 is a 4-digit numeric variable.


Codes0 = No auxiliary rooms
9998 = Unknown
9999 = NIU (not in universe)
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