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Fourth General Census of Population and Housing 2009 - IPUMS Subset

Mali, 2009
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MLI_2009_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Number of occupied rooms (ML2009A_ROOMS)

Data file: MLI2009_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 222
End: 223
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Circle the code that applies or record the appropriate code in the space provided. If there is a plot occupied by a single household, use the characteristics of the main building (without including the number of rooms)</p>

<p><span class="em">H11) Number of occupied rooms: _____</span>
Categories
Value Category
00 0
01 1
02 2
03 3
04 4
05 5
06 6
07 7
08 8
09 9
10 10
11 11
12 12
13 13
14 14
15 15
16 16
17 17
18 18+
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
<span class="em"> 6.2.6.11 Number of rooms occupied (Column H11) </span>
<br />This is the total number of rooms occupied by the household. Enter the number in the spaces provided after count with the CM. To avoid errors, refer to the following definition.</p>

<p>The room is defined as space of the dwelling. It is surrounded by walls from floor to ceiling or roof, large enough to hold an "adult" bed and intended to be occupied.</p>

<p>[Omitted example] </p>

<p>Instructions: Verandahs and corridors, hallways, kitchens, toilets, barns and other outbuildings etc. are not counted.</p>

<p>If there are rooms that regularly used as a dwellings, then the agent must count them.</p>

<p>[Omitted example] </p>

<p>In nomadic areas, consider each tent as a room and give an indication of the number of occupied rooms.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of occupied rooms.
The vast majority of households with an unknown value for ML09A057 (fixed or mobile household) are unknown for this variable as well.
Universe
Mali 2009: All households

concept

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