Census of Population and Housing, 1972 - IPUMS Subset
Israel, 1972
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Reference ID
ISR_1972_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Bureau of Statistics - Israel, IPUMS
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- ISR1972_PHC-H-H.dat
- ISR1972_PHC-P-H.dat
Number of rooms (IL1972A_ROOMS)
Data file: ISR1972_PHC-H-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
1
Start:
196
End:
197
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="IL72A035">1. In how many rooms does your family live? ____<br /><div class="i1">Do not include: kitchen, lavatory, bathroom and a room serving only for business purposes. Note also half a room.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | 0 room |
| 05 | 0.5 rooms |
| 10 | 1 rooms |
| 15 | 1.5 rooms |
| 20 | 2 rooms |
| 25 | 2.5 rooms |
| 30 | 3 rooms |
| 35 | 3.5 rooms |
| 40 | 4 rooms |
| 45 | 4.5 rooms |
| 50 | 5 rooms |
| 55 | 5.5 rooms |
| 60 | 6 rooms |
| 65 | 6.5 rooms |
| 70 | 7 rooms |
| 80 | 8 rooms |
| 85 | 8.5 rooms |
| 90 | 9 rooms |
| 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="IL72A035"><span class="em">Question 24: Number of rooms in the apartment</span><br /><br />Ask how many rooms there are in the whole apartment, and write it down in the questionnaire.<br /><br />24a. When asking for the number of rooms in the apartment, the intention is not to count only those used by the household, but all the rooms in the apartment; including rooms used for businesses only, or for both businesses and residence.<br /><br />24b. If there are two or more households in one apartment -- you have to write down the number of rooms in the whole apartment in the questionnaire of each household.<br /><br />24c. Half a room is counted as a room.<br /><br />24d. The dining room is counted as a room.<br /><br />24e. If the family considers the entrance room or the dining room as a room or as a half-room, include them in the count.<br /><br />24f. A kitchen, a bath tab room, or a shower and a bathroom are not considered as rooms.<br /><br />24g. When there are more than 9 rooms in the apartment, write down 9.<br />Examples:<br /><div class="i1">1. If you are told that there are 3.5 rooms in the apartment, write down 4 rooms.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 48]</span><br /><br />2. A family has a 5- room apartment and it rents two rooms to sub-lessees, who eat separately from the family. The apartment owners live in 3 rooms. You have to write down in the questionnaire of the apartment owner and also in the questionnaires of the sub-lessees -- 5 rooms.<br />3. There are 4 rooms in the apartment. One of the rooms is used as a sewing workshop only, and no one lives in it. Include it in the rooms count and write -- 4 rooms.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of rooms in a housing unit.
Universe
Israel 1972: All households: not institutions, kibbutzim, Bedouin
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |