X Censo Nacional de Población y VI de Vivienda - IPUMS Subset
Costa Rica, 2011
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Reference ID
CRI_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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Jan 18, 2017
Last modified
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- CRI2011_PHC-H-H.dat
- CRI2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Rooms (CR2011A_ROOMS)
Data file: CRI2011_PHC-H-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
210
End:
211
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
10. Including the bedrooms, how many rooms does this dwelling have in total? (excluding bathrooms or laundry rooms)</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6<br />[] 7<br />[] 8<br />[] 9<br />[] 10 or more</div>
<div class="i1">[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6<br />[] 7<br />[] 8<br />[] 9<br />[] 10 or more</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
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
<span class="em">Question 10: Total rooms</span></p>
<p>10. Including the bedrooms, how many rooms does this dwelling have in total? (excluding bathrooms or laundry rooms)</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6<br />[] 7<br />[] 8<br />[] 9<br />[] 10 or more</div><p>For the purposes of the census a room is an area separated by fixed walls, or partitions such as closets, curtains, stairs, or levels. This includes rooms such as: living room, dining room, kitchen, bedrooms, television room, study, and library.</p>
<p>This excludes hallways, bathrooms, laundry rooms, sun patios, terraces, balconies, storage rooms, and garages as well as those rooms that are used exclusively for commercial, industrial, or service purposes: attorney's office, medical clinic, store, bazar, small store, produce stop, workshop, beauty salon, etc.</p>
<p>In the field or rural areas, it is possible that the kitchen is a construction separate from the rest of the dwelling. In this case, take it as part of the dwelling and note it as an additional room.
<p>10. Including the bedrooms, how many rooms does this dwelling have in total? (excluding bathrooms or laundry rooms)</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6<br />[] 7<br />[] 8<br />[] 9<br />[] 10 or more</div><p>For the purposes of the census a room is an area separated by fixed walls, or partitions such as closets, curtains, stairs, or levels. This includes rooms such as: living room, dining room, kitchen, bedrooms, television room, study, and library.</p>
<p>This excludes hallways, bathrooms, laundry rooms, sun patios, terraces, balconies, storage rooms, and garages as well as those rooms that are used exclusively for commercial, industrial, or service purposes: attorney's office, medical clinic, store, bazar, small store, produce stop, workshop, beauty salon, etc.</p>
<p>In the field or rural areas, it is possible that the kitchen is a construction separate from the rest of the dwelling. In this case, take it as part of the dwelling and note it as an additional room.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the total number of rooms in the dwelling, excluding bathrooms and laundry rooms.
Universe
Costa Rica 2011: Private dwellings [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |