Part 3. Information on housing
54. How many square meters is that total building floor space of this dwelling or flat?
_ _ _ floor space (squared meters)
Part V: Instructions on how to question and record information on the census form
Part 3: Information about housing
The DTV collects information about the housing situation of the household. Do not collect housing information for specific demographics.
Question 53: Is the house/apartment that your household is living in a condominium or a discrete house? How many separate bedrooms does this house/apartment have?
Question 54: How many square meters is the total livable space of the house/apartment?
The DTV asks to determine the total actual livable space of the house/apartment, not based on the total floor space on papers and records.
- For apartments: Is the total floor space of the building used for living by the household (including the floor space with walls dividing the apartment inside the condominium including the area of balconies and loggias (if any) attached to that apartment; excluding the wall surrounding the condominium, dividing walls between apartments, floor area with columns, technical boxes located inside the apartment), and the common area for the households living in the condominium such as: space for stairs, common corridors, walkways, security rooms, culture rooms, ...
- For discrete houses (including villas): Is the total area used for living by the household, including the space for bedrooms, living rooms, reading rooms, entertainment, etc ...; excluding detached buildings within the premises of the household's house such as: Livestock barns, kitchens, toilets, and warehouses are built separately...
- For single-story houses: The total area used for living is the total floor space of the house including the walls (the part with the ceiling, the roof) of that house; if the house shares walls or column frames (with another house or with the general activities area of the surrounding houses), only 1/2 of the ground area of that wall or column frame is counted.
- For multi-story houses: The total area used for living is the combined area of all the floors; if the house shares walls and column frames (with another house or with the general activities area of the surrounding houses) on each floor, only 1/2 of the floor area of that shared wall or column frame is counted.
[p.76]- The floor and under the floor area that are not covered and are not used for living, are excluded. If the space under the floor is 2.1 m or higher, is 4 m2 or larger, covered and used for living, then it should be included. The DTV asked in combination with observations to record the size (m2) in the blank.
Note: As for loft, the area is calculated when it is 2.1 m or higher, has a minimum area of 4 m2, and is used for living.
Some notes in determining the total usable area of the house/apartment:
- If the household does not know or cannot determine the usable area of the house/apartment, the DTV must estimate to record the information. DTV estimates by: Count the number of rows of tiles (if the floor is tiled with square tiles) of length and width to calculate the area; measure in footsteps or use wire or a stick to measure the length and width to calculate the area.
- In case the household regularly lives in 2 or more houses on the same lot, the area used for living is equal to the total area of these houses.
- In the case of a discrete house with many households residing together:
- If the representative household is identified, the livable area of the whole house
is calculated for the representative household.
- If the representative household cannot be identified, the livable area is calculated for each household. In which, the common areas are not included.
- In case the house/apartment has a total livable area of 1000 m2 or more, the DTV writes 999 m2.
For example: A 4-story house, the floor area of each floor is 40 m2 and is built from the 1st to the 4th floor; only on the 4th floor, only one room of 15 m2 is built as a worship room, and the rest is surrounded by sturdy wire mesh and used for washing and drying clothes. The total livable area of the house is:40 x 3 + 15 = 135 m2.