Interviewer instructions
Type of building and it is one of the following types:
[] 1 Apartment building (Amarah): This building consists of one floor or more. It has an internal or external stairway that serves all the floors in the building. It could be used exclusively for residence or for various purposes such as residence and work, or residence and worship etc.
[] 2 House (Dar): This traditional building which consists of one room or more. These rooms could be lined in one row or scattered within a wall or courtyard. A Dar also refers to old buildings and some modern building that consist of one floor or two floors and that include an internal or external staircase that leads to the terrace.
[] 3 Villa: It is an independent building that is usually constructed with Cut stones. One of the wings of the building, floor one or two, is designated for sleep and the other wing or ground floor is reserved for reception, kitchen, and other various services. The villa also usually has a garden that surrounds it regardless of the area of this garden in addition to a fence that surrounds it and a garage for the car. The upper surface of the villa is mostly covered by tile.
[] 4 Barrack: this is an independent building that consists of one room or more. The external walls are usually made of zinc, tin, or asbestos.
[] 5 Hair tent/tent: it is an independent building characterized by the lack of stability. The material for construction is hair, wool, or fabric.
[] 6 Establishment: This building is used for work only. It could be a factory, school, governmental establishment, even if this building contains a part that is reserved for the use of the guards. The building could be a social facility that was initially established to offer shelter to a group of individuals who share similar conditions
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and similar situations such as a hospital, a prison, students' housing units. The hotel and the rooms in the hotel are considers establishments and they are considered as one type of social housing that is erected for the purpose of renting rooms for residence to groups of individuals or families on a temporary basis.
[] 7 Under construction: It is the building that is in the process of construction or cleaning currently. This means that the construction is not complete and it cannot be used in the time of the census.
[] 8 Others: It includes the hut, the cave, and the gorge and things like that.
Question 133 - type of the building:
The enumerator writes the type of the building. After that, he records the answer code that applies in the corresponding field. If the type of the building is "apartment building", code 1 is recorded in the corresponding space. If the type of the building is "hair tent/tent", code 5 is entered.
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The enumerator should pay attention to the following cases:
1. It is possible to know the type of some buildings. They could be an apartment building, a house, or villa. However, these building are yet populated or occupied due to being under construction, finalization, or not ready for use at the time of the census. In this case, the enumerator has to determine the type of the building and record it.
2. Some buildings are under construction. Their type is not yet clear to the enumerator. Only the ceiling of one floor has been completed. This is regardless of the blueprints in place for the building. The future of this building could be an apartment building, villa, or any other type of buildings illustrated in this question. In this case the enumerator should enter under the code of the answer about the type of building "under construction" or code 7.
3. The building under construction could be a factory, a school, a commercial building. This means that the building will, in the future, be an establishment, but it is now under construction, and this condition is clear to the enumerator. In this case, the enumerator records the type of building as an establishment. The nature of its occupancy in question 135 is under construction.
4. It is also possible that the type of the building is an establishment. However, it is not in the process of production yet. It is possible the establishment is closed during the census for any reason. It is also possible that it empty and for rent. In this case, the type of the building is entered as establishment.
5. It is possible that the type of the building is under construction. However, workers who are participating in its construction reside in it. In this case, the type of the building stays under construction if the enumerator cannot determine its type. If he manages to determine its type, he records apartment building if the building is an apartment building or an establishment if it is an establishment.
