Literal question
Dwelling questionnaire
10. Indicate the number of rooms of the dwelling
Do not include the kitchen, bathrooms, corridors, pantries, marquees, balconies with less than 4 m2 and rooms dedicated exclusively to an economic activity.
Number of rooms _ _
If your dwelling is improvised, a shack or a mobile housing unit (a motor caravan, for example), you have finished completing this questionnaire.
If this is not your case, proceed to Question 11.
Interviewer instructions
7.2.2.1. Filling out the Single Dwelling questionnaire
Question 10 - Indicate the number of rooms of the dwelling
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Keep in mind that a room is a space, within a dwelling, bounded by walls, with an area of at least 4sq. m and a height of 2m, for the most part. The following are considered within the definition of room, the bedrooms, the dining rooms and living rooms, rooms in a basement or inhabited cellars, etc.
Although the following might comply with the definition of a room they are not considered as such:
The kitchen;
Hallways, porches, balconies;
Bathrooms, pantries, or entranceways;
Spaces designated exclusively for commercial activities.
Rooms designated for the sole purpose of commercial activities should not be counted as such (for example: in a dwelling with 5 rooms, 2 are used for a doctor's office or office, you should only count 3 rooms).
Mixed rooms, or rather, rooms used for another activity, but also used for living purposes must be counted as rooms in the dwelling (for example: a living room that is used simultaneously as a workspace for a seamstress).
External rooms, attached to or separate from the dwelling and intended to be integral parts of the dwelling, must always be considered as long as they are used for living purposes by the household, for example like a room.
If the dwelling is non-conventional (barracks, mobile, improvised or other): Stop filling out the dwelling questionnaire here!
