| Concepts
|
-
RESIDENT POPULATION: Set of persons who, regardless of being present or absent in a given housing unit at the moment of observation, have lived in the place of their usual residence for a continuous period of 12 months prior to the moment of observation, or have arrived to the place of their usual residence during the period of 12 months prior to the moment of observation, with the purpose of living there for a year, at least.
-
PREDOMINANTLY RURAL AREA: Parish not classified either as APU or as AMU.
-
REFERENCE PERIOD: The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
-
Predominantly urban area: Parish that fulfills, at least, one of the following requirements: 1) the higher value of the average between the weight of the population in the parish¿s total population and the weight of the area in the parish¿s total area corresponds to urban space, provided that the weight of the area in predominantly rural space doesn¿t surpass 50% of the parish¿s total area; 2) the parish is the location of the municipal council and has a population of more than 5 000 inhabitants; 3) the parish includes, totally or partially, a locality with a population of 5 000 or more inhabitants, being the weight of the population in the parish¿s total population or in the locality¿s total population equal to or higher than 50%.
-
HOUSING COST BURDEN: Household condition where the housing costs represent more than 40%.
-
PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD: A group of people living at the same dwelling, with either "de jure" or "de facto" family relationships,occupying the all or part of a dwelling; or a single person that fully or partly accupies a dwelling.
-
MEDIUM URBAN AREA: Parish that fulfills, at least, one of the following requirements: 1) the higher value of the average between the weight of population in the parish¿s total population and of the weight of the area in the parish¿s total area corresponds to urban space, provided that the weight of the area in predominantly rural space surpasses 50% of the parish¿s total area; 2) the higher value of the average between the weight of population in the parish¿s total population and of the weight of the area in the parish¿s total area corresponds to urban space, provided that the weight of the area in predominantly rural space doesn¿t surpass 50% of the parish¿s total area; 3) the parish is the location of the municipal council and has a population equal to or below 5 000 inhabitants; 4) the parish includes, totally or partially, a locality with a population of 2 000 or more inhabitants and less than 5 000 inhabitants, being the weight of the population in the parish¿s total population or in the locality¿s total population equal to or higher than 50%.
|
| Definition
|
HOUSING COST - Costs relative to the rent, water, electricity, gas and heating, condominium, sewage, regular maintenance and repairs, as well as mortgage interest payments and structural insurance.
|
