Population Census Jamaica 1982 - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 1982

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Reference ID

JAM_1982_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Population Census Unit, Department of Statistics, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Number of rooms (JM1982A_0058)

Data file: JAM1982-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 135

End: 135

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Section 8: Housing
[The head of the household only]

40. Number of rooms:

[] 1
[] 2
[] 3
[] 4
[] 5
[] 6
[] 7 and over
[] Not stated

Categories

Value	Category
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	6
7	7 and over
9	Unknown

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

Section 8 - Housing

5.68 General
The information in this section relates to the building or part of the building used for living purposes. The information is to be recorded on the questionnaire for the Head of the Household only, and the required information must be given with respect to the entire household; no information on this topic is to be entered on the questionnaires for other members of the household.
Because the information is being sought from each household, this means that in some cases there will be different sets of replies with respect to the same building. The relevant instructions for non-private dwellings are given in Part 6.

5.70 Question 40 - Number of Rooms

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What is required here is the total number of rooms occupied by that particular household. The term "room" is taken to include those

[p.61]

used for general living purposes such as bedrooms, dining rooms, drawing rooms, servants' rooms. Exclude garages, bathroom toilets, kitchens, verandas, passages, closets, foyers, and the like.
Where some rooms are used in common by more than one household, count such rooms only among those occupied by the household to which it is more accessible. Each room must be counted once only.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the total number of rooms used for general living purposes occupied by the household.

Universe

All households

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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