Interviewer instructions
Type of dwelling
This part of the cover page should be completed only by what you observe, so it is important that you are aware of the characteristics of the different types of dwelling.
Single house
The single house is a dwelling with independent access from the street or field that does not share walls, roof, nor floors with another dwelling.
For the purpose of he census, houses build of discarded materials are considered single houses.
The dwellings that are found in buildings not intended for habitation, like: lighthouses, warehouses, workshops, factories, schools, stores or similar, are single houses.
Apartment in a building or house in a community
This type of dwelling forms part of a set of dwellings that share at least one wall, roof, or floor.
Rental room [room on a rooftop]
[Illustration]
The woman from number 6 rents us the room.
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The rental rooms [rooms on a rooftop] are only considered dwellings when they are rented or loaned to a family or group of persons.
Mobile dwelling
The mobile dwellings can be: trailers, mobile homes, tents, tarps, boats, railway cars, and other similar dwellings.
Refuge [shelter]
This is an improvised dwelling in places like: caves, bridges, drain pipes, kiosks and other similar dwellings. If you have to take a census in this type of dwelling, do not ask about its characteristics.
