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Number of persons per room
Part A - Plain language definition:
Measure that indicates whether the persons occupying a dwelling are living in crowded conditions. It is calculated by dividing the number of persons living in a dwelling by the number of rooms in the dwelling.
Part B - Detailed definition:
Refers to the number of persons per room in a dwelling. (See the definition of Rooms.)
