Data Dictionary: | ACS 2015 (5-Year Estimates) |
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Survey: ACS 2015 (5-Year Estimates)
Data Source: | U.S. Census Bureau |
Table: | B25018. Median Number of Rooms [1] |
Universe: Universe: Housing units
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B25018. | Median Number of Rooms | ||||
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Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 2015 ACS 1-year and 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation. |
2015 ACS 1-year and 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2014 Subject Definitions -> Housing Variables -> Rooms -> Median Rooms |
This measure divides the room distribution into two equal parts: one-half of the cases falling below the median number of rooms and one-half above the median. In computing median rooms, the whole number is used as the midpoint of the interval; thus, the category "3 rooms" is treated as an interval ranging from 2.5 to 3.5 rooms. Median rooms is rounded to the nearest tenth. (For more information on medians, see the discussion under "Derived Measures.")