XV National Population and IV Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Colombia, 1985 - 1986
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Reference ID
COL_1985_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Departmento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), IPUMS
Metadata
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Sep 29, 2011
Last modified
Sep 03, 2025
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- COL1985_PHC-H-H.dat
- COL1985_PHC-P-H.dat
Total number of rooms (CO1985A_ROOMS)
Data file: COL1985_PHC-H-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
183
End:
184
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CO85A013"><span class="em">15. How many total rooms are there in the dwelling, including the living room, dining room, bedrooms, and servants' rooms (do not include kitchen, bathroom, or garage)</span> _ _<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 or more |
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
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
<svar a="all" v="CO85A013"><span class="em">Question No. 15 Number of rooms</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 34]</span><br /><br />Write the number of rooms or sleeping quarters that a dwelling has in total.<br /><br />Count the living room, dining room and the bedrooms. Do not count the kitchen, bathroom or garage.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the total number of rooms, excluding the kitchen(s) and bathroom(s).
Universe
Colombia 1985: Occupied households with people present [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |