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Section D
[Questions 1 through 15 were asked of private dwelling]

8. Type of housing units

[] 1 Conventional (units in building intended for human habitation)
[] 2 Improvised (make-shift units made of waste materials)
[] 3 Unconventional (units in permanent buildings not intended for human habitation - stable, mill, garbage, warehouse, etc.)
[] 4 Movable (tent, caravan, etc.)
[] 5 None (Go to 12)
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Column [H8] type of living accommodation
This question refers to the housing unit in which the household you are enumerating lives. There are different types of housing units. The different types to be identified are listed below. Enter the appropriate one in the box provided for the household you are enumerating.
[1] Conventional Housing Units: these units may be in a block of flats , bungalows , chalets, malwapa, huts built of wood and poles, etc. Generally all housing units in building intended for human habitation are regarded as conventional building.
[2] Improvised Housing Units: are those housing units made of waste materials like polythene, tin cans or plates, cardboards or packing cases. Such units are largely found in squatters areas near large towns.
[3] Housing units in permanent buildings not intended for human habitation-for example stables, mills, garages and warehouses being used as housing units.
[4] Movable housing units-tents, caravans.
[5] Occasionally there may be some households who have no living accommodation, for them enter code 5. Special arrangements will be made to enumerate hotels, hospitals, boarding schools, prisons, military camps and other institutions.