Interviewer instructions
Be guided by the following definitions in identifying the type of building occupied by the family:
1 Single - a complete structure intended for one household
2 Duplex - a structure intended for two households, with complete facilities for each. It is divided vertically or horizontally into two separate housing units which are usually identical
3 Apartment/accessoria/condominium/townhouses - refer to descriptions stated below
Apartment - a structure usually of several entrances from internal hall or court. It differs from an accessoria in that an apartment has one common entrance from the outside
Accessoria - usually a one or two floor structure divided into three or more housing units, each unit having its own separate entrance from the outside. An accessoria is sometimes referred to as a row house
Condominium - usually a high rise building where the housing units are owned individually but the land and other areas and facilities are owned in common
4 Commercial/industrial/agricultural building/house - buildings intended for transacting business, for rendering professional services, for processing, assembling, fabricating or manufacturing operations, or for agricultural purposes and not intended for private habitation but used as a living quarter at the time of the survey
5 Other housing unit (e.g. cave, boat, etc.) - refers to all types of buildings/houses and natural structures not intended for private housing and/or human habitation nor located in permanent buildings but which are, nevertheless, used as living quarters at the time of the survey. Caves, other natural shelters and mobile housing units such as trailers, barges, etc., fall under this category.
Encircle the appropriate code and enter this code in the box provided.