Interviewer instructions
5, Usable floor space:
The usable floor space of the housing unit is the sum of the area of all living rooms, kitchens and adjoining rooms.
For all residential buildings with only one housing unit hallway space, stairways, etc. should be included. Open balconies and terraces as well as basements and attics should not be included in the usable floor space unless they are equipped for living purposes.
Rooms that are rented out to tourists only seasonally should be included, not however, commercially used rooms and rooms rented out to tourists that are never used for individual living purposes.
Enumerator guideline:
Some occupants are not going to know the usable floor space of their housing unit. In such cases, the entry of an estimate is still better than no entry.
Purpose of the question:
The living space per person in Austria increased from an average of 22 sq.m. to 28 sq.m. between 1971 and 1981. How large will the increase between 1981 and 1991 be? Are the differences between individual states or other regions going to increase or is equalization going to take place?
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What about differences in the living space by different population groups?
Other results become convincing in connection with this question: e.g. the number of residents, housing costs for rental housing units.
