Literal question
Section II - Characteristics of the dwelling
If the dwelling is occupied with persons present, answer questions 1 through 6 on the basis of observation and then continue with the other questions.
If the dwelling is unoccupied, or occupied with persons abfsent, answer questions 1 and 3 on the basis of observation and then move to the next dwelling.
1. Type of dwelling
a. Private dwelling
[] 1 Independent house
[] 2 Apartment
[] 3 Room in a bunkhouse or in rear of premises
[] 4 Room in barracón
[] 5 Premises not intended for habitation
[] 6 Dwelling under construction
[] 7 Housing shared as business
[] 8 Other type of private dwelling
b. Collective dwellings
[] 9 Hotel, pension or guesthouse
[] 10 Military quarters
[] 11 Prison
[] 12 Hospital or health center
[] 13 Religious institution or boarding school
[] 14 Other
Interviewer instructions
Section II Housing Characteristics
A dwelling is any space or locale that is inhabited or constructed for residence, separated or independent, for permanent or temporary housing for people related or not.
Also, a dwelling is any type of shelter, fixed or mobile, occupied for housing. For example: a van, a wagon, a cave, an abandoned bus, etc.
The dwellings should have an independent entrance, meaning, you should not go or leave the dwelling through another one. Dwellings should have walls, barriers or fences and a ceiling.
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Often times a dwelling can be a business, store or shop, which contains a space where people reside or sleep.
It should be consider built-in parts of the dwelling: rooms with an entrance or structures annexed to the principal dwelling, used by household members, including maids or home assistance workers.
In case that the dwelling is occupied or not, but with no one there, record per observation questions 1,2 and 3, and then go to the following household.
In case that the dwelling is occupied with residents there, fill in by observation questions 1-6 and continue with the questionnaire.
Questions 1: Household type
a) Household:
Is that one which is inhabited by a person or group of people. It could be an independent house, an apartment, a room in a bunkhouse, a barrack, etc. A household can contain more than one home. [Three images of different household types]
1. Independent House: place where people to enter and exit their house do not have to go through another one. An independent house can have direct access from the street or from the backyard, corridor or communal stairs.
2. Apartment: part of a building that has an independent entrance from a corridor or stairs and has access to a street.
3. Room in a bunkhouse or in the back of premises: unit of rooms generally in backyards or alleys.
4. Room in barracón: unit of rooms with a common roof that are found in bateyes, settlements or communities that developed around the sugar industry, or in temporary housing sites established to house victims of natural disasters.
5. Premises not intended for housing: space that was not originally designated as a place to live, however is being used as such during the census; for example, a garage, a barn, etc.
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6. House in construction: house or dwelling that is partially constructed or in construction and can house people permanently or provisionally.
7. Housing shared with business: house that is used as a business.
8. Other: house built with recycled materials or improvised housing.
[Box: A Collective Household does not have a household head]
b) Collective Household
A house that is a collective household, means a group of people with no family ties that for reasons such as health, work, religion, studies, discipline, accommodation, etc. live together.
A collective household could be: a hotel, a boarding house, a military or police barracks, a prison, a hospital or health center, a religious institutions or boarding schools or any other type such as nursing home, or a shelter.
