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5. Use and occupancy of the dwelling
[] 1 Occupied, home of the occupants
[] 2 Seasonally occupied or kept for secondary use
[] 3 Occupied by the institutional household
[] 4 Occupied by the people out of the scope of the census
[] 5 Unoccupied (vacant)
[] 6 Housing unit not used for habitation
[] 7 Used for recreation
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Question 5: Use and occupancy of dwelling

Occupied as usual residence of the inhabitants: the code will be given if the dwelling was in use continuously, all year round.

Occupied but used temporarily or as second dwelling (home): the answer refers to the nature of occupancy. This type of dwellings are not used constantly but only temporarily in a given period of the year. The dwelling -- even if it was not vacant at the reference date of the census -- can be qualified as used temporarily. The group includes the dwellings used by definite laborers (e.g. in cases of persons working off home, or the cottage houses used primarily during the summer) as well as the dwellings in the proximity of the towns used generally in good weather conditions.

Occupied housing unit used by an institution: the answer will be marked provided at least five persons receiving accommodation and full board are living there. If less than five persons are living in the dwelling, the answer is not institutional household but "occupied, residence of the inhabitants".

Occupied, inhabitants not subject to the census: this is the answer if the dwellings are occupied by the members of the foreign diplomatic corps in Hungary, the foreign military personnel staying in Hungary upon the authorization of the Parliament as well as in cases of tourists, visitors, and foreigners staying in the country for medical treatment and business purposes. In such situations -- if the enumerators was not supplied before the enumeration with a completed dwelling sheet from the supervisor -- the inhabitants should not be bothered; the respective questionnaire will be completed based on the answers given by the neighbors, the janitor or on the corresponding data of the similar dwellings in the building.

Dwelling used for other purposes than habitation: the code is marked if the unit's main characteristics comply with those of a dwelling but at the reference date of the census it is not used as a dwelling (e.g. as medical cabinet, office, shop, etc.). The classification is valid only if the unit is suitable for habitation without any transformation.

Housing unit used for rest, recreation: the housing unit is used characteristically temporary rest and recreation. This is the proper answer in cases of cottage houses used for the previous purposes.