1. The type of the place of habitation is:
[If options 7 or 8 are selected, proceed to chapter 7]
This section contains questions and answers for the dwelling characteristics and should only be asked of the first household (household 01) in each dwelling. For unoccupied dwellings, only fill out questions 1-4 of this section and then go to another premise.
1. Type of dwelling
Dwelling is any structurally separate and independent room, place, or lodging space which was built, renovated, or arranged for human habitation. It must not be used in its entirety for any other purpose at the time of the census.
The following are essential characteristics of a dwelling:
a) Separate: It is considered separate if it is surrounded by walls and covered by a roof, so that a person or group of persons is private and safe.
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b) Independent: It is considered independent if it has direct access from the street, stairway, hallway or courtyard, i.e. when one can enter or leave the dwelling without going through other premises.
[A graphic of question 1 from section 2, "type of dwelling," is included here.]
1. Types of dwellings
There are two types of dwellings: individual and collective.
1.1 Individual dwelling: This is any room, place or physical space which is structurally separate and intended to lodge one or more households. Types of individual dwellings include detached house, apartment, room in a tenement building, hut, improvised housing, and others.
Detached house: This is any separate and independent room, place, or physical space which has been built, adapted or arranged for lodging one or more households, and which is not used for any other purpose at the time of the census.
[A drawing accompanies this description.]
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Apartment: This is a room or collection of rooms that make up part of a building of two or more floors. It is divided from other, similar apartments by dividing walls that go from the floor to the ceiling. It is characterized by having access through a common area (hallways) and has its own water, electric, and toilet facilities.
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Room in a tenement building: This is a room located in a site appropriate for lodging one or more households. It is characterized generally by a direct entrance through a hallway or courtyard. A household may occupy one or more rooms and this collection of rooms constitutes a single dwelling. Generally, all services (water, electricity and toilets) are shared.
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Hut: This is a dwelling built of materials found locally (mud, straw, lepa, wood or palm leaves). It generally has a roof made of straw or palm leaves, and a dirt floor.
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Improvised housing: This is a provisional dwelling for one or more households constructed of discarded material (plastic, cardboard, laminate, lepa).
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Other: The following are included in this category: mobile units (tents, boats, train car, etc.); as well as premises which are permanent structures not intended for human habitation, such as barns, garages, stands or stalls, warehouses, caves, etc., which are being used for human habitation at the time of the census.
[A drawing accompanies this description.]
1.2 Collective dwelling: This is any room, place or physical space which is separate and independent and in which people are subject to certain required norms of living for reasons of housing, health, work, education, religion, status as orphans, rehabilitation, etc. These premises are enumerated by special personnel.
[A graphic of option 7 from question 1 of section 2 of the census form, the "collective" category, is included here]
Hotel or boarding house: A premise in which people lodge temporarily.
Hospital or clinic: A public or private establishment, which provides medical assistance.
Boarding school: An official or private establishment where persons who are studying live permanently.
Retirement home institution or orphanage: An establishment intended for the lodging of the elderly, disabled or orphaned.
Jail or correctional establishment: An establishment intended for imprisoning people (either while awaiting trial or to fulfill a sentence), either adults or minors.
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Military or police establishment: Premises intended for permanently lodging members of the army or national civil police, municipal police, etc.
Other: Premises or establishments with characteristics other than the above, such as brothels and homeless shelters in which people reside permanently.
Homeless: These people typically sleep in doorways, church atriums, parks, on sidewalks, under bridges, etc. They will be enumerated by special personnel.
[A graphic of option 8 from question 1 of section 2 of the census form, the "Homeless" category, is reproduced here.]