Literal question
[Question2 was asked of private dwellings.]
2. Status of the dwelling
2A. Occupied
[] 1 With persons present
[] 2 With persons absent
Continue with the next dwelling
2B. Unoccupied
[] 3 For sale or rent
[] 4 Under repair or construction
[] 5 Seasonal or temporary dwelling
[] 6 Other reason (specify)
Continue with the next dwelling
Interviewer instructions
Question No. 2: Status of the dwelling
[Question2 was asked of private dwellings.]
The objective of this question is to obtain the coverage of enumerated dwellings and to count with an inventory of the conditions on which the dwelling was found at the time of census: occupied, offered for sale or rent, in construction, among others.
This information is only for private dwellings. It is possible to distinguish several categories.
When arriving, the enumerator of a dwelling could find the following situations:
The residents are in the dwelling (present residents).
The dwelling is unoccupied (being sold or for rent, being repaired or in construction, used seasonally only for summer, or other reasons).
2A. Occupied
It is a dwelling that is used as housing at the time of census.
Mark only one circle considering the following definitions:
a. With persons present (circle 1):
It is an occupied dwelling which residents are present at the moment of census.
b. With persons absent (circle 2):
It is a dwelling that is being used as housing, which residents are not present at the time of census. This dwelling must be visited more than once, to avoid omissions in the enumeration during the census day. If the interview is made, mark circle 1. Otherwise, mark circle 2.
[There is a sample image of question 2 from the enumeration form]
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2B. Unoccupied dwelling (circles 3 to 6):
It is a dwelling that at the time of census is unoccupied. Mark the circle that corresponds; remember that this is important, to know the number of dwellings existing in the country.
Note: You must not confuse a dwelling with occupants absent with an unoccupied dwelling; if it is possible, ask the neighbors before registering its status.
a. Being sold or for rent (circle 3):
A dwelling that, at the moment of the visit, is unoccupied because it is being sold or is offered for rent.
[There is a picture of a dwelling that indicates "on sale".]
b. Being repaired or in construction (circle 4):
This is a dwelling that, at the time of the visit, is not occupied because it is being repaired or remodeled, or that it is still under construction.
[There is a picture of a dwelling under construction.]
c. Seasonal or temporary residence dwelling (circle 5):
It is a dwelling that is used for vacations or weekends, because the person or family lives permanently in another place and at the census day it is unoccupied.
d. Other reason (circle 6):
In this case, the dwelling is not in any status previously mentioned. For example, it is abandoned.
When you mark any of these circles (2, 3, 4, 5, or 6), continue with the next dwelling.
In this question only one circle can be marked.
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Example:
If at the moment of visiting a dwelling, the door is closed, ask the neighbors for a reason; if they indicate that the owners of that dwelling do not live there, but they use the dwelling seasonally, mark the corresponding circle:
[There is a simple image of question 2 from the enumeration form.]
