1986 Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Fiji, 1986

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Reference ID

FJI_1986_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Fiji Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Number of rooms (FJ1986A_ROOMS)

Data file: FJI1986_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 173

End: 173

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="FJ86A033">3. Number of rooms <div class="i1">How many rooms are there for this household? _ _</div> </svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	6
7	7
8	8
9	9

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.

Interviewer instructions

<svar a="all" v="FJ86A033">Question 3 - Number of rooms 205. A room is a space in the living quarters which is enclosed by walls and which is large enough to contain a bed for an adult. 206. We are concerned with rooms used for living -- that is bedrooms, living rooms, dining rooms, servant's quarters and kitchens. Do not include toilets, bathrooms, passageways or verandahs. 207. If the household shares one or more rooms with another, write the number of rooms for its exclusive use and then the number shared -- for example, '3 rooms + 1 shared kitchen'. </svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the number of rooms in the dwelling.

Universe

Fiji 1986: All households

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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