Population and Housing Census 2001
St. Lucia, 2001
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Status of occupation (H13_OWNERSHIP)
Data file: houseslu01
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
52
End:
52
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Does this household own, rent or lease this dwelling?
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Owned |
| 2 | Sqatted |
| 3 | Rented - private |
| 4 | Rented - Government |
| 5 | Leased |
| 6 | Rent-free |
| 7 | Other |
| 8 | Don't Know/Not stated |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
Q.13 & Q18 deal with the type of tenure of the dwelling and the land on which it is situated.
This question relates to the legal and financial arrangements under which the household occupies its living quarters.
1. Owned the category applies when the head or any other member of the household owns the dwelling.
2. Squatted applies when the household is found occupying a dwelling unit without the permission of the owner or any legal rights to the property.
3. Rented – private This applies when a member of the household rents the dwelling from an individual or a company. Rental although it could be covered by a contract conveys the idea of payments being made monthly for occupancy of the dwelling unit.
4. Rented – Government This applies when a member of the household rents the dwelling from Government or a Government Agency.
5. Leased A lease differs from a rental since it occurs by agreed contract which stipulates, in advance, the total rental sum for a fixed duration. This CENSUS May 2001 Interviewer’s Manual Page 42 total sum may be paid in advance or by installments.
6. Rent-free Here no member of the household pays rent for the occupancy of the dwelling.
7. Other When conditions of occupancy are different from all those specified on the questionnaire, shade oval 7.
8. Don’t Know/Not Stated It is expected that some member of the household should know the type of tenure of the dwelling. Therefore, this category is included here as a last resort. Try as much as possible not to use it.
Please take note of the SKIP instructions in this question.
This question relates to the legal and financial arrangements under which the household occupies its living quarters.
1. Owned the category applies when the head or any other member of the household owns the dwelling.
2. Squatted applies when the household is found occupying a dwelling unit without the permission of the owner or any legal rights to the property.
3. Rented – private This applies when a member of the household rents the dwelling from an individual or a company. Rental although it could be covered by a contract conveys the idea of payments being made monthly for occupancy of the dwelling unit.
4. Rented – Government This applies when a member of the household rents the dwelling from Government or a Government Agency.
5. Leased A lease differs from a rental since it occurs by agreed contract which stipulates, in advance, the total rental sum for a fixed duration. This CENSUS May 2001 Interviewer’s Manual Page 42 total sum may be paid in advance or by installments.
6. Rent-free Here no member of the household pays rent for the occupancy of the dwelling.
7. Other When conditions of occupancy are different from all those specified on the questionnaire, shade oval 7.
8. Don’t Know/Not Stated It is expected that some member of the household should know the type of tenure of the dwelling. Therefore, this category is included here as a last resort. Try as much as possible not to use it.
Please take note of the SKIP instructions in this question.