Interviewer instructions
G. Housing conditions and ownership of properties
These questions are about tools used in house construction, services available in this household (such as water, toilets, electricity), the total number of bedrooms used by the household, and ownership of properties. The head of household is asked these questions. If the head of household is absent, try to get another member of the household to answer these questions on behalf of the head of household.
Usually, if a household is using more than one house, all questions about the material used to construct the house and the electricity used in the house are to be asked for the main house where most household members live.
For Census purposes, a house is a building used by people for living. Workshops or store, places where people do not live, are not involved.
Note: Questions about house are to be asked to private households only. For collective households such as schools, hostels, camps, hospitals, etc. these questions should not be asked because they are not relevant.
Material used in construction of the house where household members live
The aim of questions 29-31 is to know the material used in construction of the main house in which household members live in. These materials are those used in roofing, building walls, and floor of the house.
Question 29: What material is used in roofing the main house?
In this question different types of roofing materials are listed in order to help the enumerator to choose one depending on the answers provided by the respondent.
[Illustration for questions 29, 30, and 31 is omitted]
The following codes are used:
[] 1 Metal sheet
[] 2 Tiles
[] 3 Concrete
[] 4 Asbestos
[] 5 Grass / palm tree leaves
[] 6 Grass and soil
[] 7 Other
For example, a house has a palm tree leaves roof shade code "5". If a house has a roof with one side grass and the other metal sheets, shade code "1". If a larger part is made of grass, shade code "5".
