Censos Nacionales- Mayo de 1973. III de Vivienda – VII de Población - IPUMS Subset
Costa Rica, 1973
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Reference ID
CRI_1973_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Dirección General de Estadísticas y Censos, Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio, IPUMS
Metadata
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Dec 22, 2014
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- CRI1973_PHC-H-H.dat
- CRI1973_PHC-P-H.dat
Total number of rooms (CR1973A_ROOMS)
Data file: CRI1973_PHC-H-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
203
End:
204
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CR73A024 CR73A025">7. Rooms and bedrooms<br /><div class="i1">Total number of rooms ____<br />Of these, how many are bedrooms? ____</div><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 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 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="CR73A024 CR73A025"><span class="em">4.9.- Rooms and Bedrooms.</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a filled out form.]<br /><br /><div class="i1">4.9.1.- <span class="em">Total Number of Rooms</span>: Ask, - How many rooms does the dwelling have?<br /><br />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.<br /><br />To be excluded are: Hallway, porches, bathrooms, inner patios, depots or garages.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />4.9.2.- <span class="em">Of these how many are Bedrooms?</span>: A bedroom is any room used principally for sleeping.<br /><br />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.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the total number of rooms in the dwelling.
Universe
Costa Rica 1973: Occupied private dwellings [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |