Literal question
<span class="h2">B. Dwelling</span></p>
<p>4. Principle construction materials</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="AR80A036"><div class="i1">A. The floors:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Tile or similar<br />[] Wood<br />[] Cement or permanent brick<br />[] Dirt<br />[] Other (loose brick, discarded materials, etc.)</div><br /></svar>
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h1">B. Dwelling</span></p>
<p>It is any housing fixed or mobile that has been built or adapted for housing persons. A house, apartment, trailer, tenant room, shack, hospital, and a room are all considered dwellings.</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="AR80A036 AR80A037 AR80A038"><span class="em">4. Predominant Material in the Construction: You will specify the predominant material employed in the construction of the floors, walls and roofs.</span><br />In case of doubt, you will consult with the occupants of the dwelling.<br /><br />If in a section of the construction more than one material exists, you will only make reference to that used in the largest proportion. For example: If the roof is covered asphalt and metal sheets, only mark "metal sheets".<br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">a) Of the floors:</span> You will indicate the material that predominates, considering all the floors of the dwelling.<br /><br />[The instructions refer to a graphic of the census form.]<br /><br /><span class="em">b) Of the outside walls:</span> Follow the instructions from part a).<br /><br />[The instructions refer to a graphic of the census form.]<br /><br /><span class="em">c) Of the outside cover of the roof:</span> In constructions of more than one floor, you will indicate the covering that corresponds to the top floor only.</div><br /></svar>
