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> Across the 27 EU member states, more than a quarter of Europeans between 15 and 29 years old reported living in overcrowded conditions in 2022 For those cur
by pcthrowaway 3y ago
> Across the 27 EU member states, more than a quarter of Europeans between 15 and 29 years old reported living in overcrowded conditions in 2022
For those curious about what "overcrowding rate" means here, I assume it's this definition from Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Glossary:Overcrowding_rate https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php...
It's not entirely clear to me if this is intended to be the sum of the criteria, but even if it is, I suspect people taking a survey are not going to be able to parse that correctly.
Also not defined: Whether bathrooms are considered "rooms" for this purpose.
Assuming bathrooms are not considered separate rooms, it seems the only way to be overcrowded is if you have people sleeping in common areas, or more than 1 to a bedroom if not a couple (2 to a bedroom is fine for couples, 12-17 year olds of the same gender, or children under 12).
I live in a city where the housing situation is quite dire and I still don't anyone between ages 18-29 living in such conditions. Lots of people do live in very tight spaces though (less than 75 square feet to a bedroom, with very little common area space) which to me seems like it should be considered overcrowded, but the definition given would consider this fine, whereas two unpartnered adults sharing a 600 square foot studio with a divider would be considered overcrowded