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I. Characteristics of the dwelling for the only household or for the first household
[Questions 1-9]

[Questions 2-16 were addressed only in case of an occupied dwelling, with occupants present, per Question 1.]

II. Habitational Characteristics of the Dwelling- for each household
[Questions 10-16]

14. The occupants:

[] Own the dwelling and the land
[] Own the dwelling only
[] Renter
[] Other dependant relationship
[] Occupancy through loan, grant or permission
[] De facto occupation
[] Other
[] Unanswered

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2. Household habitation characteristics -- for all households

In this part of the document we will know the characteristics of the part of a dwelling that a household occupies. Because of this, always, in all households we fill out this part of the Document.

14. The occupants are:

Question 14 permits us to know the type of relation of ownership existing between the head of Household and the enumerated dwelling.

We see the definitions of some of the alternatives:
[The instructions refer to a graphic of the census form including the following questions]

Owner of the dwelling and the land is one who has the right to use or to arrange the dwelling and the land, even when it is partially unpaid. Owners who have possession of the dwelling and land are included even if they have not registered. The owner of an apartment also which is of the land.

Owner of the dwelling only when one does not have possession of the land where the dwelling is located. Generally they are situated in government lands, in emergency areas. They are not legal situations of ownership.

Occupant by relation of dependence is one who receives the use of a dwelling and or land as part of a payment for their job.

Occupant by loan, cessation or permission is one who makes use of a dwelling and or land by loans to the owner (documented or not). Include situations such as "a relative loaned me it in exchange for a payment of taxes", "a friend charged me with its care", "house sitter", or "loaned for use", etc.

De facto occupant of a dwelling is one who makes use of a dwelling without authorization of its owner (whether it be private or of the state) even if some payment is made for its use by a third person. In this category all cases of "taking", "misappropriations" of dwellings, buildings are included.