I. Housing characteristics
25. What is the tenure status of the household?
[] Owner
[] Tenant
[] Lodger
[] Tied accommodation
[] Other
Section G: Housing characteristics
Responses to questions 21 to 25 and 27 to 29 are pre-coded. Tick the box for the correct response.
Question 22: What is the tenure status of the household?
This refers to the arrangements under which the household occupies its living quarters in the nature of its right to be there. Use the tick-box to indicate the appropriate one:
1 Owner/purchaser
An owner or purchaser is one who owns the house or is in the process of buying it.
Some people may own their house in terms of customary law and should be recorded as owners.
2 Tenant
A tenant rents and occupies the whole dwelling unit and generally pays electricity and water charges to the urban authority.
3 Lodger
A lodger rents part of a dwelling unit which is normally occupied by the owner/purchaser.
4 Tied accommodation
A person living in tied accommodation occupies it by virtue of his or her job. The accommodation belongs to the employer and is made available as parts of terms of employment. If the person leaves the job, s/he is required to move out of the dwelling unit. An example are domestic workers quarters.
5 Other
This category includes those staying free in a dwelling unit but constituting a separate household