Definition
Overcrowding (DEP_b3): Identifies households whose members live in overcrowded conditions according to the Eurostat definition. The household is considered to be overcrowded if any of the following conditions are not met:
- one room for the household;
- one room per couple in the household;
- one room for each single person aged 18 or more;
- one room per pair of single people of the same gender between 12 and 17 years of age;
- one room for each single person between 12 and 17 not included in the previous category;
- one room per pair of children under 12.
Households that have any individuals that live in overcrowded conditions are considered to be deprived. The rooms do not include bathroom, toilet. or kitchen. Original variable names in dataset: a1_1 (gender), a1_5 (marital status), age, c4 (number of rooms, excluding bathroom, toilet, kitchen).