Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2012-2013

Variable Details

VariableINTRM
LabelIntroduction to rooms
Question text I would like to ask you about all the rooms you have in your household's accommodation.
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 CONTINUE 2711
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2012-2013
Interviewer InstructionsCOMBINED ROOMS COUNT AS ONE ROOM. EXCLUDE ROOMS USED SOELY FOR BUSINESS. INCLUDE ANY ROOM WHICH IS USABLE ALL YEAR ROUND. OPEN PLAN=2 ROOMS IF DIVIDED BY SLIDING/FOLDING PARTITION, OTHERWISE 1 ROOM. HALLS, LANDINGS AND ALCOVES DO NOT COUNT: (CONTINUE);
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Private households in Northern Ireland.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The CHS is based on a systematic random sample of addresses drawn each year from the Land and Property Services Agency’s (LPSA) list of domestic addresses. The LPSA addresses are sorted by district council and ward, so the sample is effectively stratified geographically. Data is collected by personal interview using CAPI, and the interviews are spread equally over the 12 months from April to March.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected annually