CONTENTS Vol I INTERVIEWERS' INSTRUCTIONS PART 1 ... - ESDS

Qs 4-7
Q4
Q6
(3a)
These questions refer to the accommodation occupied or shared by
the household you are interviewing. Rmms which are usually
(sub)let or which are let in the holiday season to another
household or guests should be ignored altogether, even if they are
unoccupied at the time of calling.
We require whatever an informant thinks of as a bedroom. Every
household should have at least one bedroom, that is, a room in
which someone sleeps.
For our purposes a kitchen is defined as any room in which the
household ccoks - other than those which, in addition, are used as
bedrooms. If there is more than one kitchen in the accondation,
please record the extra kitchen(s) at Q7, ringing the 1shared1
code if any are shared. Give priority at Q6, firstly to any
kitchen used to eat meals in, or as a sitting room, and then to
any kitchen at least 6+ ft wide.
Informants may mention that they have cooking facilities in a hall
or on a landing. These are not ‘kitchens’ for our purposes and
should not be included, but make a note of the circumstances. &
count a pantry or a scullery if it is used for cooking.
Q6(a) For some analysis purposes and for comparison with the Census,
small kitchens are not counted as ‘rooms’; 6+ ft is an
aPPrOximatiOn to 2 metres.
Q6(b) Accept the answer given by the informant but, if queried, note the
following points:
- the question relates to current usage
- meals should exclude just cups of tea or coffee.
Q6(C) This has been introduced such that the shared kitchen question is
only asked of households where it may apply i.e. households
sharing a building with other households.
Q6(d) Although we have removed the sharing questions from the schedule,
we still need to know whether the kitchen is shared. Count as
‘shared’ if shared with ~ outside the household, e.g. with
psople who work in a shop attached to the premises.
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Q7 ,..Thisquestion refers to all rcems other than bedrmms and kitchens
;and those rcems specifically excluded on the schedule.
inter ail other”‘rcana(whether actually used or not), recording
the name given to the room by the informant. .’Kitchen’ can appear
here as a room description - this is the name given in-some parts
of the country to the main living room, even though the room is
not used for cooking. You should note that the rmm is not used
for cooking. It can also appear here if there is mre than one
kitchen used for cooking in the acconnmdation (see instructions at
Q6). ...-
Where a room is ‘open plan’ with dividers of some kind, it should
be counted as two rooms if there is a sliding or folding
partition. A room divided by curtains or pcmteble screens should
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