Literal question
2. Occupancy
A. Occupied
[] Permanently -- Go on to question 3
[] Occasional use -- Go on to question 3
B. Unoccupied
[] For rent -- End the interview here
[] For sale -- End the interview here
[] Rent or sale -- End the interview here
[] Occasional use -- End the interview here
[] Other -- End the interview here
C. [] Under construction -- End the interview here
Interviewer instructions
Question 2
Occupancy
This question puts forward 3 possibilities:
A. Occupied.
In this case it can be:
- Permanent: This means that people permanently reside in the dwelling. If this is the answer, fill in the corresponding oval and skip to Question 3.
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[A cartoon-style graphic illustrates a person who lives in a dwelling temporarily]
- Occasional use: This means that the persons inhabiting the dwelling live there temporarily. E.g. for vacation, weekends, seasonal employment.
When the answer is "occasional use" and is for a family dwelling, proceed in the following manner:
Skip to question 3 and complete Section II. If the persons that temporarily inhabit the dwelling maintain a usual place of residence in another locality, record the information of each of these persons using a blue Individual Enumeration Questionnaire (only for non-residents).
For occupied collective dwellings with fewer than 30 occupants:
-- Skip to section III of the questionnaire and proceed to list the persons in the collective in Column 1.
-- Then, fill in the information for each person in Columns 2-5.
-- Continue with the control question number 4.
-- Skip to section IV (individual characteristics), and proceed to fill in the template for each person listed in section III.
For occupied collective dwellings with 30 or more occupants:
-- Skip to section III, control question number 4. Proceed to fill out the yellow Individual Enumeration Questionnaire.
-- For those who have a place of usual residence in another dwelling, use the blue Individual Enumeration Questionnaire.
B. Unoccupied
[These instructions refer to a graphic of point B, unoccupied, on the census form]
For unoccupied family dwellings or collectives, the reason for the vacancy should be verified and the corresponding oval filled in. This ends the interview.
In unoccupied dwellings, ask in the nearby houses or apartments about the uses for the dwelling. When the owner, administrator, or any other source can provide the information, ask about the occupants.
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C. Dwelling under construction
[These instructions refer to a graphic of point C, under construction, on the census form]
This is the family dwelling or collective that is in the process of being built and that is almost finished at the time of the Census. If this is the case, fill in the corresponding oval and end the interview.
When an apartment building that is unoccupied or under construction is encountered, a General Enumeration Questionnaire should be filled out, up to Section II, question 2, for each apartment.
When a dwelling is not in condition to be permanently or temporarily inhabited by persons because of the degree of deterioration, it is not included in the census because unoccupied dwellings are not counted.
