Median Number of Rooms - B25018001 - Median Number of Rooms - American Community Survey Tables: 2005 -- 2009 (5-Year Estimates) (ACS09_5yr) - Survey ACS 2009 (5-Year Estimates)

Data Dictionary:

ACS 2009 (5-Year Estimates)

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Survey: ACS 2009 (5-Year Estimates)

Data Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Data set: American Community Survey Tables: 2005 -- 2009 (5-Year Estimates) (ACS09_5yr)

Table:

B25018. Median Number of Rooms [1]

Universe: Housing units

Variable Details

B25018.	Median Number of Rooms
	Universe: Housing units
	B25018001Median Number of Rooms Percent base: None - percentages not computed Aggregation method: Median, using bracket table: B25017, interpolation method: Linear

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2005-2009 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2009-5yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A. Supplemental Documentation -> 2009 Subject Definitions -> Housing Variables -> Rooms -> Median 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".)