1991 Census - IPUMS Subset

United Kingdom, 1991

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GBR_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Centre for Census and Survey Research, IPUMS

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Household space dwelling type (UK1991A_HHSPDWTY)

Data file: GBR1991_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 121

End: 122

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="UK91A026">Tick one box to show the type of accommodation which this household occupies.<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure</div><br />A whole house or bungalow that is:<br /><div class="i1">[] 2 Detached<br />[] 3 Semi-detached<br />[] 4 Terraced (include end of terrace)</div><br />The whole of a purpose built flat or <span class="lang">maisonette</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 5 In a commercial building (for example in an office building or hotel or over a shop)<br />[] 6 In a block of flats or tenement</div><br />Part of a converted or shared house, bungalow or flat<br /><div class="i1">[] 7 Separate entrance into the building [answer H2]<br />[] 8 Shared entrance into building [answer H2]</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="UK91A026">H2. Accommodation<br /><div class="i1">If box 7 or box 8 in Panel A is ticked, tick one box below to show the type of accommodation which your household occupies.<br /><br />[] 1 A one roomed flatlet with private bath or shower, WC and kitchen facilities.<br />[] 2 One room or bedsit, not self-contained (to move from your room to bathroom, WC or kitchen facilities you have to use a hall, landing or stairway open to other household(s)).<br />[] 3 A self-contained flat or accommodation with 2 or more rooms, having bath or shower, WC and kitchen facilities all behind its own private door.<br />[] 4 2 or more rooms, not self-contained (to move from your room to bathroom, WC or kitchen facilities you have to use a hall, landing or stairway open to other household(s)).</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
01	Unshared dwelling, purpose-built: detached
02	Unshared dwelling, purpose-built: semi-detached
03	Unshared dwelling, purpose-built: terraced
04	Unshared dwelling, purpose-built: flat (residential building)
05	Unshared dwelling, purpose-builtlt: flat (commercial building)
06	Unshared dwelling: converted flat
07	Unshared dwelling: converted flatlet
08	Unshared dwelling, not self-contained: flat
09	Unshared dwelling, not self-contained: rooms
10	Unshared dwelling, not self-contained: bedsit
11	Other household space, not self-contained: flat
12	Other household space, not self-contained: rooms
13	Other household space, not self-contained: bedsit
14	Non-permanent accomodation

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 household space dwelling type.

Universe

United Kingdom 1991: All households

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