Interviewer instructions
Section 8 - Housing
5.68 General
The information in this section relates to the building or part of the building used for living purposes. The information is to be recorded on the questionnaire for the Head of the Household only, and the required information must be given with respect to the entire household; no information on this topic is to be entered on the questionnaires for other members of the household.
Because the information is being sought from each household, this means that in some cases there will be different sets of replies with respect to the same building. The relevant instructions for non-private dwellings are given in Part 6.
5.69 Question 39 - Type of Tenure
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This question refers to the type of tenure under which the dwelling, that is, the living quarters of that particular household, is occupied.
Owned: This applies if the dwelling is owned by a member(s) of the household. If the dwelling is occupied by the family or close relatives of the owner but the owner, even if he sometimes sleeps there, is not a member of the household according to the census definition (for example where the wife and children of the owner live in the dwelling, but the owner perhaps because of his work, or for other reasons, does not normally sleep in the dwelling and is then not a member of the household concerned), the dwelling should not be classified as Owned but as Rent Free.
Leased: This relates to those cases where the dwelling is rented in accordance with a signed agreement between the owner and the occupier. In most cases, this signed agreement of lease will stipulate the rental payable, and the length of time for which the building is rented.
Private Rented: This relates to arrangements for rental but not with signed agreement. This is the most common form of rental agreement.
Rent Free: This relates to those cases where the occupiers are not required to pay rental. It implies, also, that the occupiers are occupying the dwelling with the consent of the owner. Examples of the above are where the government, a business (for example a Sugar Estate, or Bank) or some institution (for example a Church or School) may provide free quarters for some or all of its employees.
Squatted: This relates to those cases where the occupiers are not paying rent, but are occupying the dwelling without the consent of the owner. Note that we are dealing with the type of tenure of the dwelling, not the land.
Government Rented: Include here all houses owned by Government and rented to householders. This includes those owned by the National Housing Trust and the Ministry of Housing and are rented out.
Other: Include here any arrangement which does not fit into one of the preceding categories.
