Section 5: Information on housing unit
For Questions 16-20, please mark by observation and/or asking.
17. What is the major material used for the construction of the wall of the housing unit?
[] 1 Wood and mud
[] 2 Wood and thatch/wood only
[] 3 Stone and mud
[] 4 Stone and cement
[] 5 Plastered hollow blocks
[] 6 Unplastered hollow blocks
[] 7 Bricks
[] 8 Corrugated iron
[] 9 Reed/bamboo
[] 10 Mud bricks
[] 11 Other
Note:- The questions 16 - 20 require personal observation apart from interrogating the respondent.
Question 17:- What is the major material used for the construction of the wall of the housing unit?
In this question the material with which the wall of the housing unit is majority built is asked and the correct code among the given alternatives is marked. If the type of material with which the wall is made is not found among the given alternatives, the enumerator shall mark code 11.
1 = Wood and mud
2 = Wood and grass or wood only
3 = Stone and mud
4 = Stone and cement
5 = Plastered hollow bricks
6 = Unplastered hollow bricks
7 = Bricks
8 = Corrugated iron
9 = Bamboo/reed
10 = Mud brick
11 = Others