Interviewer instructions
Question 4: Ownership status of residence
The ownership status is classified into six types, which are: self-owned, rent and purchase, contract, rented, official residence, and others.
Self-owned is if, during the enumeration, the residence is actually owned by the head of household or the head of household is paying installments to the bank.
Installments/rent-to-buy is if, during the enumeration, the residence is not yet owned by one of the household members, or during the enumeration the household still pays installments to the previous owner of the building. The status of rent-to-buy is if the residence was previously in the status of rent, and after a certain period could be owned by one of the household members.
Contract is if, during the enumeration, the residence was rented by one of the household members for a certain period based on a contract agreement between the owner and the tenant for a period of one or two years. The payment is usually done up-front or paid by installments. At the end of the contract the tenant must leave the house or, if agreed between both parties, the contract could be extended.
Rent/lease is if the household or one of the household members pays the rent regularly and continuously for an unspecified period of time.
Official residence is if a certain state/private institution provides the house and covers the rent or rent-purchase.
Other is if the house cannot be categorized into one of the categories above, an example a house owned together.
Note: ownership status of a residence should be recorded from the household members who live in the house.
Example: A's household lives for free in a house that is rented by B's household from C's household; the ownership status of A's residence is categorized as "Other".
Circle one of the appropriate ownership statuses and put the code in the box that is available on the right side [of the form].
