Literal question
I. Dwelling Characteristics
[Questions 1-19 were not asked of mobile dwellings, shelter and premises not intended for habitation]
18. Household equipment
In this dwelling they have a:
Read all the options and circle only one code for each option.
Gas stove
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
Wood or coal stove with chimney
[] 3 Yes
[] 4 No
Raised water tank [tinaco]
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
Hot water heater
[] 3 Yes
[] 4 No
Cistern or underground water tank [aljibe]
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
Shower
[] 3 Yes
[] 4 No
Electric meter
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
Interviewer instructions
6.3 Section I. Housing characteristics
In this section, instructions will be presented for the questions that investigate the characteristics of the private inhabited dwellings.
If the class of the private inhabited dwellings is a premise not intended for inhabitation, a mobile dwelling, a shelter, or a collective dwelling, don't apply this section. Start the interview with the section II, List of People.
18. Equipment
This question looks to find out some of the installations that the dwelling has, which provide the residents with conditions of well-being and comfort, like the type of stove, if there exists tanks to store water, basic installations for personal hygiene, and electric meters.
Wood or coal stove with chimney. This is an installation for cooking or production of heat via the use of wood or carbon that has a duct to take away the smoke that is produced by using the stove.
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Cistern or underground water tank [aljibe]. These are containers constructed or prefabricated to store large volumes of water.
In a residential complex, apartment building, or tenement house there can exist a single cistern or tank used in common for all the dwellings, so that in these cases it is considered that the dwelling has it.
