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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables

Housing Tenure (4), Household Size (8), Condominium Status (3), Structural Type of Dwelling (10), Period of Construction (11), Condition of Dwelling (4) and Number of Bedrooms (5) for Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey

About this variable: Number of bedrooms (5)

Definition

Bedrooms

Part A - Short definition
Not applicable

Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to rooms in a private dwelling that are designed mainly for sleeping purposes even if they are now used for other purposes, such as guest rooms and television rooms. Also included are rooms used as bedrooms now, even if they were not originally built as bedrooms, such as bedrooms in a finished basement.
 
Bedrooms exclude rooms designed for another use during the day such as dining rooms and living rooms even if they may be used for sleeping purposes at night. By definition, one-room private dwellings such as studio apartments have zero bedrooms.

Values

  1. Total - Number of bedrooms
  2. 0 to 1 bedroom
  3. 2 bedrooms
  4. 3 bedrooms
  5. 4 or more bedrooms
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