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<p><u><strong>Short Name</strong></u><br>
Average number of persons per room <br></p>
<p><u><strong>Full Name</strong></u><br>
Average number of persons per room <br></p>
<p><u><strong>Domain</strong></u><br>
Population<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Sub-domain</strong></u><br>
Household characteristics<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Definition</strong></u><br>
Average number of persons per room.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Method of Calculation</strong></u><br>
<br><em>Data source specific method of calculation:</em><br>
<br><strong>IPUMS:</strong><br> The sum of number of persons per room across all private households divided by the number of private households. Number of rooms per household is determined using the IPUMS ROOMS variable, which indicates the number of rooms occupied by the household. Most censuses define a "room" as an interior area or compartment of a dwelling defined by walls and a roof, excluding corridors or hallways, but including both sleeping and living areas. There are differences across censuses with regards to which rooms are included in the tally and which are excluded. Points of difference include: kitchens; bathrooms; garages; kitchens or bathrooms shared by multiple households; rooms used for various commercial or non-residential purposes; etc. In the ROOMS variable, the value 0 indicates that the household occupied only a part of room. For the purposes of indicator calculation, households reporting less than one room were considered to occupy 1 room. See <a href="https://international.ipums.org/international-action/variables/ROOMS#description_section">Link</a> for details. This indicator is calculated for private households only. Number of rooms is not reported for group quarters such as institutions and other collective dwellings for most censuses. For this reason, group quarters are excluded from both numerator and denominator of this indicator. Group quarters are identified using the IPUMS GQ variable: <a href="https://international.ipums.org/international-action/variables/GQ#codes_section">Link</a>.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Expected Frequency of Data Dissemination</strong></u><br>
Annual<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Geospatial Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Country (geolev0), Sub-national level 1 (geolev1), Sub-national level 2 (geolev2)<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Time Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Disaggregation Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Place of residence: <em>Rural, Urban</em><br></p>
<p><u><strong>Comments</strong></u><br>
Individuals are not organized into households in the following samples, which are excluded from this indicator: Canada 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, Chile 1960, Colombia 1964, Costa Rica 1963, Dominican Republic 1960, 1970, Ecuador 1962, Germany 1970, Honduras 1961, Kenya 1979, Liberia 1974, Mexico 1960, Netherlands 1960, 1971, 2001, 2011, Pakistan 1981, Spain 1981, and United Kingdom 2001.<br></p> |