Census of Population

Number of private dwelling occupied by usual residents, count

Number refers to the count of observations of a given statistical unit.

Private dwelling occupied by usual residents refers to a private dwelling in which a person or a group of persons is permanently residing. Also included are private dwellings whose usual residents are temporarily absent on May 10, 2016. Unless otherwise specified, all data in housing products are for occupied private dwellings, rather than for unoccupied private dwellings or dwellings occupied solely by foreign residents and/or by temporarily present persons.

The data for this variable are reported using the following measurements:

• Whole number