Interviewer instructions
2. Usable floor space in housing unit:
Explanation: Please enter only whole numbers for the square meters in the data field and no decimal points or dashes.
The usable floor space of the housing unit is the sum of all inhabitable rooms, kitchens, and adjoining rooms. For all single family homes, the floor space of hallways, stairways, etc. should be included here. Open balconies and terraces as well as cellars and attics should not be included in the count unless they are equipped for living purposes.
Rooms that are rented out to tourists only seasonally should be included, but not commercially used rooms and rooms rented out to tourists that are never lived in by the household.
Some occupants are not going to know (exactly) the usable floor space of their housing unit. In such cases, the entry of a (rough) estimate is still better than no entry.
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The living space per person in Austria increased from an average of 28 sq.m. to 33 sq.m. between 1981 and 1991. How large is the difference between 1991 and 2001 going to be? Are the differences between individual states or other regions going to increase or is an equalization going to take place? 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).
