Interviewer instructions
4.9.- Rooms and Bedrooms.
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4.9.1.- Total Number of Rooms: Ask, - How many rooms does the dwelling have?
Remember that "Room" is any compartment or area that the dwelling has for purposes of lodging: Living room, dining room, kitchen, bedrooms, studies, patios, recreation rooms, servants' rooms.
To be excluded are: Hallway, porches, bathrooms, inner patios, depots or garages.
Those rooms that are used exclusively for commercial, industrial or service purposes should not be considered rooms of a Dwelling. For example: Office of a lawyer, dentist, doctor, store, local store, bar, workshop, barber shop, etc.
4.9.2.- Of these how many are Bedrooms?: A bedroom is any room used principally for sleeping.
In the case of dwellings of only one room, zero (0) bedrooms will be marked. It is also the case of places that are, for example: A shoe store's workshop, wine cellar, local store, or any other that also serves as residence to one or more persons. Those dwellings that consist of one room and that is used exclusively for sleeping should be written down 1 room and 1 bedroom.