Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">B. Housing concepts</span></p>
<p><span class="em">1. Building</span></p>
<p>A building is defined as any physical structure separate and independent of any other comprising one or more rooms, or other spaces, covered by a roof and enclosed within external walls or dividing walls which extend from the foundation to the roof. It is designed for residential, agricultural, commercial, industrial or cultural purposes, or for the provision of services. Detached rooms or out-rooms relating to the main building are treated as part of the main building.</p>
<p>In some instances, buildings may not conform to the definition outlined above and may consist of a roof with supports only. These include garages, wayside vegetable stalls and poultry pens, where there may or may not be external walls extending from foundation to roof as specified. These are to be taken up as buildings and are to be further classified according to "type of business activity" on the Visitation</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p.3]</span></p>
<p>Record, so as to be distinguished from other types of buildings, which conform to the full description of the definition. Car-park lots with structures from which business is transacted i.e. the issuing of tickets and collection of parking fees must be assigned a building number, a business unit number and a remark to this effect recorded in the appropriate column.</p>
<div class="i1">Closed building - A closed building is one that is in use or occupied, but during the enumeration period, the tenants are temporarily away, that is, away for less than six (6) months.<br /><br />Vacant building - A vacant building is one, which at the time of enumeration is not being used for any purpose. It will also include a building where the tenants are away for six (6) months or more.</div>
