Census of Population of Ireland 1971 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 1971

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IRL_1971_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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Central Statistics Office, Minnesota Population Center

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Number of rooms in the dwelling (IE1971A_0024)

Data file: IRL1971-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 117

End: 118

Width: 2

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

[The following questions should be answered in respect of each private household and of the house, flat or rooms occupied by that household. These questions need not be answered in respect of private households living in caravans or other mobile dwellings.]

23. Rooms ____

State the number of rooms occupied by the household (including kitchen but excluding kitchenette, scullery, bathroom, toilet, consulting room, office or shop.

Categories

Value	Category
1	1 room
2	2 rooms
3	3 rooms
4	4 rooms
5	5 rooms
6	6 rooms
7	7 rooms
8	8 rooms
9	9 rooms
98	Unknown
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

Answers should be furnished to Questions 19 to 28, inclusive, in respect of all private household (except those in mobile dwellings) and in respect of the houses, flats, or rooms occupied by such households.

Question 23 - Rooms.
In the case of a house, shared between two households, only the rooms occupied by each household should be entered on its Farm A. If the kitchen is shared, it should be counted only on the form for the main tenants.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the number of rooms in the dwelling of the household.

Universe

Private households in non-temporary dwellings

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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