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Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2011
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ZAF_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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Number of living rooms (ZA2011A_LIVRMS)

Data file: ZAF2011_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 232
End: 232
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3"> H-03 Rooms </span>
<br />How many rooms are there in the main dwelling of this household?
<br />Write the appropriate codes in the boxes</p>
<div class="i1">Dining rooms _ _<br />Living rooms _ _<br />Dining/Living room _ _<br />Bedrooms _ _<br />Study rooms _ _<br />One room with multiple uses _ _<br />Other rooms _ _<br />Total rooms _ _</div><span class="em">Exclude </span> bathrooms and kitchen.
<br /><span class="em">Include </span> garages if some members of the household are living in them.
Categories
Value Category
1 1
2 2
3 3
9 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 living rooms in a household.
Universe
South Africa 2011: Households in housing units or converted hostels [discrepancies: none]

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