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Population Census 1996

South Africa, 1996
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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Number of rooms (rooms)

Data file: SA Census 1996 Hhold_v01

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 8
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
1.5 How many rooms including kitchens are there for this household? (excluding toilets and bathrooms)
For homeless write “0”.
Categories
Value Category
999 Not stated
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.

Description

Definition
This variable reflects the number of rooms within the enumerated household's dwelling.
Universe
Every household at night between Wednesday 9 October and Thursday 10 October 1996.

Others

Notes
This question was included for households, hostels and institutions. Households were asked ‘How many rooms including kitchens are there for this household? (excluding toilets and bathrooms). One household could occupy one or more rooms, and in some cases, more than one household could share the same room. An additional instruction was included ‘For homeless write “0”’.
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