E. Household Information

Housing unit

Number of rooms
10. How many living rooms are there in this housing unit? [Includes garages, kitchen, etc. if only used for sleeping]

187. Columns E8-E13: Housing unit
These questions relate to the housing unit occupied by the household you are enumerating. A housing unit is the unit of accommodation for a household. You will usually be able to answer some of these questions yourself simply from observation. However, if in doubt, ask, and then circle the most appropriate answer code. Note that in each of these columns you are to circle only one code. The relevant portion of the sample questionnaire is shown on page 82.

190. Column E10: Number of rooms in the housing unit
Q. How many living rooms are there in this housing unit, excluding kitchen, toilet, bathroom, garage, and storage?

Enter in the space provided in the questionnaire, the number of rooms used for sleeping purposes, or as living rooms, in the housing unit where you are enumerating.

The following are excluded: kitchen(s), toilet(s), bathroom(s), garage(s) and store(s). However, if one of these is used for living or sleeping it should be counted as a living room - for example, a room which is used both as kitchen and living room would be counted. You will find examples of these in some rented SHHA houses in the urban areas and rondavels in the rural areas.

If more than one household shares one living room, count it only once for one of the households. You cannot count it more than once, as this would give an overestimate of the availability of accommodation in the country.

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