Literal question
9. Is the dwelling you occupy (Read each option and circle only one number):
[] 1 Rented
[] 2 Owned, taken over [propia por invasión]
[] 3 Owned, paying off in installments
[] 4 Owned, completely paid for
[] 5 Given by job or another household/institution
[] 6 Other
Interviewer instructions
Fill out the second section, "Dwelling Characteristics and Services," for the main dwelling only.
Question 9: Is the dwelling you occupy:
For option 6, "Other", write down any other means of occupying the dwelling. If the head of household answers that the dwelling was built on a piece of land that he/she took over [invadió], but for which he/she currently holds a title issued by the Cofopri [Organism for Informal Property Formalization], circle option number 4, "Completely paid for."
Rented. This is a dwelling that is occupied in exchange for payment of a fixed amount on a periodic basis, usually monthly, to the owner of the dwelling.
Owned, taken over [propia, por invasión]. This is when a dwelling has been built and [the builder] has no recognized right to the dwelling or the land.
Owned, paying off in installments. This is when the property rights have been acquired through purchase by means of medium- or long-term credit or a mortgage.
Owned, completely paid for. This is when the property rights have been acquired through purchase. It includes properties acquired by inheritance or in other ways.
Provided by job or another household/institution.
Provided by job. This is when it is occupied in exchange for services rendered.
Provided by other household or institution. This is when it is occupied with the consent of a relative in another household, or of an institution, without payment (free) and with no exchange of services.
Other. This includes any other form of occupation of the dwelling. An example is antichresis (which is giving a dwelling as guaranty for a loan), etc.
