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Population and Housing Census 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2008
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WBG_MWI_2008_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center
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Number of rooms (MW2008A_0037)

Data file: MWI2008-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 162
End: 163
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
D06. How many rooms do the dwelling units have, excluding bathrooms, toilets, storerooms and garage? _ _
Categories
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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
D04. Number of rooms
Enter the number of rooms in the boxes provided and shade the relevant digits.

For the total number of rooms, include bedrooms, dining rooms, study rooms, habitable attics, servant's rooms, kitchens, rooms used for business purposes, etc., as long as they meet the criteria of walls and floor space. Do not count passageways, verandas, lobbies, bathrooms, toilets, garages and storerooms as rooms even if they meet the above criteria.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of rooms the dwelling unit has, excluding bathrooms, toilets, storerooms and garage.
Universe
Private households, not homeless

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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