Dwellings and housing conditions
The statistics on dwellings and housing conditions are produced annually and describe the existing stock, number of dwellings, and housing conditions of household-dwelling units on the last day of the year.
Level of housing
The occupancy rate and standard of equipment of the dwelling together describe the level of housing of the household-dwelling unit.
The classification of occupancy rate:
-- Spacious: a household-dwelling unit of one to five persons with room units at its disposal exceeding the number of its members by at least three (kitchen is not included in the number of rooms).
-- Overcrowded: more than one person per room unit (kitchen is not included in the number of rooms).
-- Normal: not belonging to the above categories.
(Kitchen is not included in the number of rooms from 1989 onwards.)
Standard of equipment:
-- High standard of equipment: the dwelling has running water, sewage, hot water, toilet, washing facilities (shower, bathroom or sauna) and central or electric heating.
-- Low standard of equipment: the dwelling lacks washing facilities and/or central or electric heating.
-- Substandard level of equipment: the dwelling lacks one of the following facilities: running water, sewage, hot water or toilet.
As from 2005 only "High standard of equipment" and "Other or unknown level of equipment" are used.
Standard of equipment
As from 2005, only two categories are used to describe the standard of equipment:
-- High standard of equipment: the dwelling has running water, sewage, hot water, toilet, washing facilities (shower/bathroom or sauna) and central or electric heating
-- Other or unknown level of equipment.
In the previous years, three categories have been used to describe the standard of equipment in a dwelling:
-- High standard of equipment: the dwelling has running water, sewage, hot water, toilet, washing facilities (shower/bathroom or sauna) and central or electric heating
-- low standard of equipment: the dwelling only lacks washing facilities and/or central heating (or electric heating)
-- substandard of equipment: the dwelling lacks one of the following facilities: running water, sewage, hot water or toilet.