- Section J: Housing conditions and amenities. This section covers columns H18 to H27 on housing conditions and amenities. These questions are to be posed to the Head of the Household or any other responsible person.
39.1 Column H18: Dwelling units
- For purposes of this census, a dwelling unit is a structure which a household uses for sleeping, eating, entertaining guests, etc. A dwelling unit may be a whole structure or part of a structure, especially in the urban setting.
- Record the number of dwelling units available to a household in column H18.
- There are situations, especially in the rural areas, whereby the kitchen is a stand?alone structure. Such a kitchen must be counted as a dwelling unit in its own right.