Comparability — Brazil [top]

The Brazilian censuses defined a bathroom as a room or walled place with either a toilet or hole for excrements. To be counted, a bathroom had to be available for use of the household, but it did not have to be located within the dwelling unit or be for the exclusive use of the household.

Comparability — Canada [top]

BATHROOMS is the sum of half and full baths. The count of both types is available in the unharmonized source variable.

Comparability — Hungary [top]

Bathrooms are rooms used for bathing. They do not imply the presence of a toilet, which was recorded in a separate question in the censuses. The 2001 census did not require the presence of a fixed bath or shower, only the use of the room for bathing purposes.

Comparability — Israel [top]

In 2008, the number of bathrooms is top-coded at 4 or more.

Comparability — Puerto Rico [top]

Half-baths are not counted as bathrooms; households with only a half-bathroom are combined with households having zero baths.

A "complete" bathroom has a flush toilet, bathing facilities, and a wash basin with piped water; a "half" bathroom had to have at least a flush toilet. Counts of half and complete baths are retained in the unharmonized source variables.

The bathrooms are top-coded at 2.

Comparability — United States [top]

Half-baths are not counted as bathrooms; households with only a half-bathroom are combined with households having zero baths.

A "complete" bathroom has hot piped water, a flush toilet, bathing facilities, and a wash basin; a "half" bathroom had to have at least a flush toilet or bathing facilities. Counts of half and complete baths are retained in the unharmonized source variables.

In 1960 only 80% of households received the questionnaire containing the bathroom question.

Comparability — Venezuela [top]

The 2001 samples defines bathroom as any room with a tub or shower in the dwelling.