43. Construction type
This section gives information on the characteristics of the household's lodging.
In the case where a more than one questionnaire is used for the household, the answers to the questions on the habitation's characteristics shall only be noted on form number 1 used for the household.
43. Construction type
The modality codes for this variable are:
Isolated house- This is a building that is used for habitation/lodging and that is not linked to any other construction.
Strip house [compartmentalized]- Compartmentalized building that can serve as housing for several households.
Villa- This is a house with definitive material and having certain standing dispositions [gate, garden, sometimes pool..]. This is the case of houses that are found in residential zones in Cotonou, Porto-Novo, Parakou, etc.
Apartment building [with floors]- Building with several floors and levels, and that are divided into apartments.
Isolated case [traditional habitation]- Hut, habitation made of straw, bamboo, leaves, or clay and that is not linked to any other construction. Example: Paillotes in the South, hut, Tatas in the North, houses on stilts.