Literal question
6. What is the predominant material in the roof of the building or house?
[] 1 Cement slab
[] 2 Clay tile
[] 3 Other type of tiles ([Asbestos-cement brands] tejalit, panalit, techolit, among others)
[] 4 Metal (zinc, aluminum, among others)
[] 5 Wood
[] 6 Palm leaves, straw or sticks
[] 7 Other materials
Interviewer instructions
Question No. 6: What is the predominant material in the roof of the building or house?
This question is asked to know the predominant material that makes up the roofs of the dwellings.
[There are two pictures of a house and a dwelling.]
It refers to the material that makes up the largest part of the roof of the building or house where the dwelling is located. If you are enumerating a building or apartment house or rooms of a tenement house, this question relates to the roof of the building or house.
Roof: Structural element that is part of the coverage of a house or dwelling to protect it from the weather phenomena such as rain, sun, wind, among others.
a. Concrete slab: Built with sand, stone, cement, iron, water, and additives.
[There is a picture of a mason on top a concrete roof.]
b. Tile: Corrugated piece of cooked mud or clay, which adopts different forms and shapes.
[There is a picture of a tile roof.]
c. Other type of tiles (tejalit, panalit, techolit, among others): Waved sheet with a new technology free of asbestos, belonging to the new generation of construction materials. Includes cement tiles.
[There is a picture of a roof made of other type of tiles.]
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d. Metal (zinc, aluminum, among others): Metal sheet generally corrugated.
[There is a picture of a roof metal sheet.]
e. Wood: Solid part of trees, without the cortex, conveniently cut in boards.
[There is a picture of a wood boards.]
f. Palm, straw: Materials of vegetal origin, which are used to build dwelling roofs.
[There is a picture of a hut with roof made of palm leaves.]
g. Other materials: those not considered in the previous options, such as: pieces of plastic, cloth, waste, among others.
[There is a picture of a house made of wood and roof with other materials.]
Mark just one circle according to the predominant roof material of the building or house.
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[There is a sample image of question 6 from the enumeration form.]
If you observe all the dwelling materials, verify with the respondent.
Clarifications with respect to questions 6 and 7:
These two questions, unlike the rest of the section, refer to the building where the dwelling is located, that is, in those cases when you are enumerating apartments or rooms in a tenement house, the questions refer to the material used in the roof of the apartment building or the tenement house where those rooms are located.
[There is a picture of an apartment building.]
