Interviewer instructions
Question 519: Floor area
Carefully calculate the floor area of the living quarters where the respondent lives. Write the result on the dotted line in square meters and fill in the numbers in the three boxes provided.
Floor area is the total area of each living space under the roof which the household occupies and uses for daily needs by the household, including porches, garages, laundry areas, toilets, storage areas, and all floors on all levels for multi-storied buildings in one census building. Special spaces for business, for example food stall, restaurant, shop, salon, barn, area for drying clothes, grain storage area, and others such as these are not included.
Note:
If one census building is occupied by several households, then the common floor area that is used by all households is divided equally among the households that use it.
If there are two separate buildings occupied by one household within one census block, then the floor area must include the floor area of all buildings. For multi-story buildings, the floor area is the sum of the floor area of all levels occupied.
Gardens that have a roof or those located inside or beside the living quarter but still under the roof should be included in the floor area.
Example:
Mr. Rudi, his wife and two children live in one census building. Kamila a student rents a room (3 x 4 square meters) in the same census building and is responsible for her own meals. In addition to the bedroom, Kamila is allowed to use the Rudi family bathroom (3 x 3 square meters), and may watch TV in the family room (4 x 5 square meters). Meanwhile Mr. Rudi and his wife have a bedroom (4 x 4 square meters), and
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his children have a bedroom (3 x 4 square meters). Everyday Mrs. Rudi cooks in the kitchen (2 x 4 square meters), and only Mr. Rudi's family may accept guest in the sitting room (3 x 3 square meters).
From this example, Q 505 will be filled out as follows:
Mr. Rudi's household floor area = 9/2 + 20/2 + 16 + 12 + 8 + 9 = 59.5 square meters, write the number 060 in the boxes provided for Q 505.
Kamila's household floor area = 12 + 9/2 + 20/2 = 26.5 square meters, write the number 026 in the boxes provided for Q 505.
