Classification Detail
Classification of living quarters
Basic Bibliographic Information
Status:
Operational
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses Revision 3. ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/67/Rev.3
ISBN:
978-92-1-161597-5
Website:
Custodian:
United Nations Statistics Division
Available Formats:
Print, PDF
Year Adopted:
2015
Year Published:
N/A
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español, العربية, Pусский, 中文 Details...
Français
Classification des locaux a usage d’ habitation
ISBN:
978-92-1-261214-0
Español
Clasificación de los locales de habitación
ISBN:
978-92-1-661024-1
العربية
Pусский
Классификация жилых помещений
ISBN:
978-92-1-461019-9
中文
Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above
Purpose of the Classification
Statistical Domains:
1.7 Human settlements and housing
Purpose:
To group in broad classes housing units and collective living quarters with similar structural characteristics. The distribution of occupants (population) among the various groups supplies valuable information about the housing accommodation available at the time of the census.
Main Applications:
Collection of housing units data in censuses
Main Users:
national statistical offices
Methodology
Scope:
Living quarters
Concept Being Classified:
census
Statistical Units:
Living quarters
Main Principles:
N/A
Classification Structure
Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
-
1
2 items
Level 2
-
1.1
6 items
Level 3
-
1.1.1
2 items
Revision Information
Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
Official Adopting Entity:
UN Statistical Commission
Coordinating Entity:
United Nations Statistics Division
Reason for Latest Revision:
Update Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses
Supporting Documents
Coding Index Available:
No
Training Materials and Other Documents:
N/A
Contact Information
Comments
This classification has been published in the Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, adopted by the UN Statistical Commission on 6 March 2015. Translations into other languages will be available in due course. Current translations are available in previous revision.