Type of private housing unit
The purpose of this column is to classify the housing unit based on their independence or grouping with respect to other housing units, the purpose of its construction, its current use, and whether its permanence is fixed, mobile, or improvised.

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Instruction - Register the code for the type of private housing unit according to your observation; if in doubt, ask the respondent:

Whether it is a fixed construction or a mobile or an improvised installation.

The code you assign is obtained from the box corresponding to the type of private housing unit at the bottom of the List.

To classify it correctly, use the following criteria.

1. Unique house on the lot
A housing unit that has access from a road, driveway, or field and does not share the premises or lot with other houses.

The housing unit may be built on one or more levels, have a place for economic activity, and be contiguous to another housing unit.

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Housing units that are part of a horizontal condominium are included in this class.

2. House sharing lot with other(s)
A housing unit that is located on the same premises or lot, whether or not it is a single-family housing unit, together with other house(s).

It can be located at the front, back, top, bottom, or side of the field(s) and generally shares the same access from the road or field.

3. Duplex house
Housing unit that is part of a building that integrates a set of two houses. One of their characteristics is that they always share a wall, ceiling, or floor with other housing units.

This classification also includes triple and quadruple houses.

These homes share the same exterior design, which can be recognized by their symmetrical facade, and were built with resistant materials (such as partition walls, brick, block, and cement) by a construction company.

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The entrance for each housing unit can come directly from the street or by means of an exterior staircase. They usually share a number and are distinguished from the group of housing units by a letter, e.g., 456-A.

Some of these housing units have been modified or enlarged over the years; therefore, in order to classify them correctly, it is important that you take into account the neighboring housing units on the same street or block, or ask the residents or neighbors.

4. Apartment in building
A housing unit that is located inside a building and therefore shares a wall, roof, or floor with other apartments. It has access from a common space, such as a hallway, stairway, or elevator.

The buildings where the apartments are located were built with resistant materials (such as partition walls, brick, block, and cement) by a company dedicated to this task.

They are recognizable from the street because they have at least three floors or levels and a main door or access. In most cases, they are identified by an external number or letter.

5. Housing unit in a neighborhood or tenement
It is part of a group of housing units located on the same premises; some of them share a wall, roof, or floor. They have access from a courtyard or hallway; rent is generally paid to occupy them.

The housing units complex is distributed around a central courtyard or corridor and those who live there recognize it as a "neighborhood" or "tenement".

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Housing units that are part of a horizontal condominium are included in this class.

6. Housing unit in the rooftop room of a building
A housing unit that is located on the roof of an apartment building and that at the time of the survey is inhabited by people who are independent of those residing in the apartment to which the room belongs. Access is through the building's interior staircase.

7. Business establishment that was not built for habitation
A building that was built to carry out some economic activity, but where someone lives at the time of the survey.

Some examples are: store, warehouse, factory, office, workshop, barn, among others.

8. Mobile housing unit
Vehicle or facility that can be transported from one place to another and is used for living. Mobile housing units are: trailers, motor homes, boats, or yachts.

9. Shelter
Cave or improvised installation that at the time of the survey is used for living. Some examples are: palapa, roof, drainage pipe, and tent, among others.

Semi-built or semi-destroyed buildings are also included in this category.

The following is the relationship between the Type of real property indicated in column 2 and the Type of housing unit (private) in column 8.

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