Section II. Characteristics and services of the housing unit (continued)
12. How many rooms in total does the housing unit have excluding the bathroom, kitchen, corridors and garage?
Total rooms _ _
5. Chapter 5: Specific instructions to fill out Section II: Characteristics and services of the housing unit
If there is more than one household in the housing unit, please fill in Section II, "Characteristics and services of the housing unit" for the main household only.
Question 12: How many rooms in total does the housing unit have excluding the bathroom, kitchen, corridors and garage?
If there is more than one household in the housing unit, the respondent of the main household will answer for the total number of rooms or chambers in the entire housing unit.
Remember!
- If rooms are separated by curtains, fabrics, plastics, cardboard, or others, they should not be counted as such. Example: Mr. José has only one room having the areas separated by curtains. In this case, please write down number 1.
- If rooms are separated by floor-to-ceiling timbers or mats, they will be considered rooms.
Room: It is the space located in a housing unit, enclosed by walls that are generally elevated from the floor to the ceiling and has at least one surface area to accommodate the bed of one adult person. Therefore:
- Rooms are bedrooms, dining room, living-dining room-kitchen, study room, maid's room, sewing room, rooms used for professional or commercial purposes and used or intended to be used for the accommodation of people.
- The following are not considered rooms or chambers: hallways, lobbies or lounges, bathroom, laundry room, kitchen-dining room and garage used as such.
[p. 42]Example: In this chart, there are five (5) rooms: one (1) dining room, one (1) library, two (2) bedrooms and one (1) cellar.