Interviewer instructions
Identification of the Collective Dwelling
Proceed as indicated in chapter 4.
Question 1- Type of Dwelling
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A Collective Dwelling is a dwelling destined to lodge or host a large number of people and that during the census period functions as such and is occupied or not by one or more persons,
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regardless of whether they are residents or are present. The collective dwellings are classified as:
Dwellings such as hotels and the like- a collective dwelling that in its entirety or in part has a fixed structure or a group of structures that are destined to lodge more than one family with no common goals and as per fee for their staying.
Included are hotels, hostels, pensions, guesthouses, touristic sites in rural or urban areas, agro tourism, etc.
Communal quarters- a collective dwelling that in its entirety or in part has a fixed structure or a group of structures and it is inhabited by a larger group of people under the guide of an authority or common law, linked by a common objective or personal interest.
In this group are included institutions such as:
Institutions of social services- this includes places of temporary housing for children or youth, orphanages, nursing homes, senior housing, shelter homes or shelter for victims, transitional living homes, home stay for pregnant women, assisted living for handicap people, etc.
Education- this includes boarding schools, university dorms, etc.
Health- this includes hospitals, health centers, clinics, etc.
Work - this includes boarding houses, barracks, etc.
Religion- this includes convents, monasteries, etc.
Military- this includes army headquarters, military hospitals, and other collective dwellings for the military.
Prisons- this includes prisons, prison hospitals and other places that serve as collective dwellings for the prison system.
Other types - this includes not mentioned or classified before.
