3. Number of rooms and bedrooms
____ Total number of rooms
____ Of these, how many are bedrooms?
Question #3
Number of rooms and bedrooms
a. How to carry out the investigation
The following definitions should be taken into account in investigating this topic:
Room: A room is the space situated in a dwelling that is separated by walls that rise at least 2 meters from the floor and that have enough room for an adult-sized bed, or are at least 4 square meters in size. The following are considered to be rooms: bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, servant's quarters, and other rooms that can be used as lodging for persons or that are designed for that purpose. The following are not considered to be rooms: hallways, open galleries, foyers, etc. as well as bathrooms and rooms used exclusively for commercial or industrial purposes.
Bedroom: A bedroom is a room (see definition above) that is used principally for sleeping.
b. How to record the data
The total number of rooms and the total number of bedrooms is recorded. For dwellings with only one room, "zero" (0) is marked for bedrooms.
c. Example:
[These instructions refer to a graph of question 3 on the census form]