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Censos de Población y Viviendas 2011 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Spain, 2011 - 2012
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ESP_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística), IPUMS
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Useful floor space in square meters (ES2011A_SPACE)

Data file: ESP2011_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Continuous
Decimal: 0
Start: 242
End: 244
Width: 3
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">6. Approximately, what is the useful floor space of the dwelling?</span><div class="i1">Don't include spaces that are not inhabitable such as open terraces or gardens, basements, attics, storage<br />_ _ _ m2</div>
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">3.3 Useful surface area</span></p>

<p>The useful surface area can be defined as the surface area that exists within the exterior walls of the dwelling, without including open terraces, gardens, basements, attics, storage, or closets... that are not habitable.</p>

<p>This deals with a basic descriptive variable of the dwelling.</p>

<p>Categories of this variable:</p>
<div class="i1">Less than 30 square meters<br />30-45 square meters<br />46-60 square meters<br />61-75 square meters<br />76-90 square meters<br />91-105 square meters<br />106-120 square meters<br />121-150 square meters<br />151-180 square meters<br />More than 180 square meters</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the area of useful floor space in square meters in the dwelling. Useful floor space includes the area that exists within the exterior walls of the dwelling, excluding open terraces, gardens, basements, attics, storage, or closets.
Universe
Spain 2011: All households

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS

Imputation and derivation

Derivation
ES2011A_0032 is a 3-digit numeric variable.


Codes400=400 to 499.
500=500 to 599.
600=600 to 699.
700=700 to 799.
800=800 to 899.
900=900 to 999.
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