Literal question
II. Household information
2. Characteristics of the dwelling
[Questions 4-15 were asked of occupied private households, per question 3 and Section 1.]
11a. How many rooms does the household have, not counting bath, hallway, kitchen or garage?
____ Number
Interviewer instructions
4.2 Household information
Household: All places defined by walls and roofs where one or more people live regularly, that is where they sleep, cook and protect themselves from the elements. Also people can enter and leave the mentioned without passing through another house, having direct access from the street, passage, path or passing through common areas such as patios, hallways, corridors or stairs.
11a. Total number of rooms
How many rooms does the household have, excluding the bathroom, corridor, kitchen or garage?
A room is a space in the household that is enclosed by walls made with any type of material.
The following should be counted as rooms: the living room, dining room, bedrooms, study and other rooms used by the occupants of the household. Despite this statement, rooms that should not be included in the count, besides the bathroom, corridor, kitchen and garage, are those rooms occupied exclusively for commercial, industrial, artisan and professional purposes (storage, workshop, office, etc.).
In the case of the garage, this will be considered a room if it is only used as a dwelling space by the occupants of the house or by people who pay rent for the same thing.
