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Q23. Type of housing:
[] 0 Villa, or one floor of a villa
According to its normal definition, [a villa is] any building designated for residence, separated from other structures, not over two stories high, and usually has a garden. A villa could be used for activities other than residence during the census period.

[] 1 An apartment in a building
[A dwelling] within a building that is designated for collective housing, and is made up of several stand-alone apartments. The apartment could be used for residential or other purposes.

[] 3 Moroccan traditional house
This is an individual building, made up of one or more stories, and used for residence or other purposes. There are no similarities between a modern Moroccan house, a villa, and a traditional Moroccan house.

[] 4 Room in an establishment
This is one or more rooms in an establishment (hotel, school, factory, mosque) used for residence during the census period.

[] 5 Slum or archaic housing
This it is a construction made of materials such as wood or zinc.

[] 6 Premise not originally designated as housing (garage).

[] 7 Rural housing
These are dwellings that are enumerated in the rural and suburban areas, which are not included among the types listed above.

[] 8 Other cases: other types [of dwellings] not mentioned above, such as car, tent

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Building: has been constructed to house people and their belongings or just to keep such belongings, or to be used for professional, administrative, service or religious purposes. A building may have a unique or multiple uses, such as building that has residential area and professional area.

Types of buildings:
Villa: according to its normal definition, it is every building prepared for residence, stands alone from its architectural stand of view and not over two story and usually has a garden. A villa could be used for things other than residence during the census period.

Story building: is prepared for collective housing and made up of several apartments. It could be used for residential or other purposes.

Modern Moroccan house: is an individual building, made up of one or several stories used for residence or other purposes. There are no similarities between modern Moroccan house, villa or traditional Moroccan house.

Moroccan traditional house: found usually in old/traditional neighborhoods. It is characterized by a hall in the middle, surrounded by rooms for residence.

Slum, informal construction: it's about unique constructions from architectural or materials, such as wood, zinc.

Administrative, professional or service: all independent locals, whose architect are different from the constructions mentioned above and not used only for residence.

Other buildings: They are about other constructions that cannot be classified above.

Dwelling: a residence is made of one room or several rooms prepared for residence. It has one or more direct entry. The direct entry may open up on a hall, stairs, another premise for professional use, public way or empty land. It should be noted that a hotel should not be considered as only one residence. Each of its rooms is a residence, unless several rooms are used by the same household. Regarding traditional hotels (foundouk), they are usually found in old neighborhoods. Each room or several rooms occupied by a household is considered a dwelling. Likewise each empty room is considered a dwelling. The same goes for a group of dwellings occupied by one household. These dwellings are considered as one, and hence the number of rooms is the total number of rooms of theses dwellings. A dwelling may not have been prepared for residence initially, but parts within it are now being used as residence. In this case these parts should be considered as dwellings.

Types of dwellings: As mentioned above, types of dwellings are villa, apartment in a story building, Moroccan modern building, Moroccan traditional building and slums. In additions the following types should be added:

Rural dwellings: are all dwellings that are enumerated in the rural areas and suburban areas, which are not within the former types.

Room in establishment: is a room or several rooms in an establishment (hotel, school, factory, mosque) used for residence during the census period.

Premises not prepared for residence in the first place: are locations that were built for other purposes than residence but are being used as residence during the census period.

Other cases: about other types not mentioned above, such as car, tent.

Professional premises: are all premises that are being used for professional purpose, even if they were not prepared to this end in the first place.


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Q23. Type of housing:

0 Villa or level of villa
According to its normal definition is every building prepared for residence, separated from its architectural stand of point and not over two stories, and usually has a garden. A villa could be used for other things besides residence during the census period.

1 An apartment in a building
Within a building that is prepared for collective housing and made up of several stand alone apartments. The latter could be used for residential or other purposes.

3 Moroccan traditional house
Is an individual building, made up of one or several stories used as residence or other purposes. There are no similarities between modern Moroccan house, villa or traditional Moroccan house.

4 Room in an establishment
Is a room or several rooms in an establishment (hotel, school, factory, mosque) used for residence during the census period.

5 Slum or archaic housing
It is about unique constructions from architectural or material, such as wood, zinc

6 Premise not originally prepared for housing (garage)

7 Rural housing
Are all dwellings that are enumerated in the rural areas and suburban area, which are not within the former types.

8 Other cases: Other types not mentioned above, such as car, tent