Interviewer instructions
Question B - Type
The responses to this question will be given regarding the structure (walls, roof and floor) or the nature of the place where the dwelling is located.
The enumerator will mark an X in the following cases:
Durable - For dwellings located in buildings where the construction has predominantly walls of brick, stone, adobe or finished wood; roof of shingles (clay, asbestos, wood, zinc, etc.) or of a concrete slab; floor of wood, cement, tile or mosaic.
Rustic - for those located in buildings where the construction is predominantly walls and roof of lathe-and-plaster, thatch, straw, unfinished wood, material made of used containers; and dirt floor.
If the material used in the three components of the structure of the building (wall, roof, and floor) are not described in the same group above (Durable or Rustic), the group that contains two of the three components should be marked. For example: a building with walls and roof of used containers and a wooden floor will be classified as Rustic.
When more than one type of material in one of the components is used, that used in greatest quantity will be considered.
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Improvised - For dwellings located in non-residential buildings (stores, factories, etc.), provided that these buildings do not have areas reserved exclusively for housing (bedroom and kitchen).
The following places which are serving as housing for persons, even if temporary in nature, will also be recorded as improvised:
a) buildings in construction serving as housing for the respective construction workers;
b) boat, cart, railroad car, etc.;
c) tent, cave, bridge, railroad yard, marquise of a building, etc., which are serving as shelter on the date of the Census.
Dwellings located in non-residential buildings but which have areas reserved exclusively for housing will be considered either Durable or Rustic, as described above.
The remaining questions will not be asked if the dwelling is recorded as improvised.
