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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Central State Office for Statistics, IPUMS
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- DEU1971_PHC-H-H
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Number of rooms in dwelling (DE1971A_ROOMS)
Data file: DEU1971_PHC-H-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
161
End:
162
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="DE71A048 DE71A060 DE71A066 DE71A072"><span class="em">E. The following will be completed by the enumerator:</span><br /><div class="i1">____ Number of rooms<br />____ Number of households<br />____ Number of persons</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="DE71A048 DE71A049 DE71A066 DE71A067 DE71A072 DE71A073"><span class="em">Section D: Information about rooms in the dwelling</span><br /><div class="i1">Rooms are those which are used for living. They have the following characteristics:<br />a) They are enclosed from floor to ceiling by walls.<br />b) They get direct day light through windows.<br /><br />Rooms are also those which have been converted from shops if they meet the above criteria. Rooms are living rooms, dining rooms, bed rooms, study rooms, children rooms.<br />Vacant rooms (because they are damaged or are not rented out) must be listed as well, and indicated as vacant.<br />Those rooms should be listed and marked as such which are used for non-residential purposes (e.g., tailor shop, atelier, doctor's office, commercial renting).<br />Each household lists only the rooms used by it and those vacant if they belong to the household and enters for each room the name of the household in the appropriate field.<br /><br />Example:<br />A dwelling has three rooms. It is being lived in by the householder and a subtenant. The householder uses two rooms. He determines the measurements and enters the information into the questionnaire and marks them as occupied. The subtenant occupies one room. He enters the measurements and marks the room as occupied.</div><br /><br />Every room is to be entered separately.<br /><br />Please ensure that no room is overlooked, even if it is vacant currently.<br /><br />Please ensure that no room is entered twice.<br /><br />Enter all measurement with one decimal point.<br /></svar>
<p><svar v="DE71A048 DE71A049 DE71A066 DE71A067 DE71A072 DE71A073"><span class="em">Section D: Information about rooms in the dwelling</span><br /><div class="i1">Rooms are those which are used for living. They have the following characteristics:<br />a) They are enclosed from floor to ceiling by walls.<br />b) They get direct day light through windows.<br /><br />Rooms are also those which have been converted from shops if they meet the above criteria. Rooms are living rooms, dining rooms, bed rooms, study rooms, children rooms.<br />Vacant rooms (because they are damaged or are not rented out) must be listed as well, and indicated as vacant.<br />Those rooms should be listed and marked as such which are used for non-residential purposes (e.g., tailor shop, atelier, doctor's office, commercial renting).<br />Each household lists only the rooms used by it and those vacant if they belong to the household and enters for each room the name of the household in the appropriate field.<br /><br />Example:<br />A dwelling has three rooms. It is being lived in by the householder and a subtenant. The householder uses two rooms. He determines the measurements and enters the information into the questionnaire and marks them as occupied. The subtenant occupies one room. He enters the measurements and marks the room as occupied.</div><br /><br />Every room is to be entered separately.<br /><br />Please ensure that no room is overlooked, even if it is vacant currently.<br /><br />Please ensure that no room is entered twice.<br /><br />Enter all measurement with one decimal point.<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the total number of rooms in the dwelling in which the household resides.
Universe
Germany 1971: Households in private dwellings [discrepancies: type I none; type II 0.2%]
concept
Concept