Census of Population of Ireland, 1986 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 1986

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IRL_1986_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS

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Number of rooms (IE1986A_ROOMS)

Data file: IRL1986_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 118

End: 119

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="em">Part B - Household questions</span>
<br />The following questions (23-24) should be answered with respect to each private household. These questions need not be answered with respect to institutions.</p>

<p>Q.23 Rooms ___</p>
<div class="i1">State the number of rooms occupied by the household (including kitchen but excluding kitchenette, scullery, bathroom, toilet, consulting room, office, or shop).</div>

Categories

Value	Category
01	1 room
02	2 rooms
03	3 rooms
04	4 rooms
05	5 rooms
06	6 rooms
07	7 rooms
08	8 rooms
09	9 rooms
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 number of rooms in a household.

Universe

Ireland 1986: Private households [discrepancies: type I none; type II 1%]

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