Survey on Support Centres for Homeless Persons National results Bedplaces and average number of bedplaces occupied by the overnight shelters, by type of centre ownership and type of indicator. Units: absolute value ,15/06/2006: number of bedplaces,15/12/2006: number of bedplaces,2006: average number of bedplaces, Total,10,352,11,305,10,829, Public,3,841,4,480,4,161, Private,6,511,6,825,6,668, Notes: 1) ~'type of indicator,2006: average number of bedplaces '~Simple arithmetic average of the bedplaces from 15 June to 15 December 2006 Source: National Statistics Institute