6. Type of private housingCircle one code only
[] 1 Single house on the land
[] 2 House sharing land with other(s)
[] 3 Duplex house
[] 4 Apartment in building
[] 5 Unit in a tenement [vecindad] or apartment building
[] 6 Unit on the rooftop of a building
[] 7 Unit not built for residential use (go to II. List of people and general information)
[] 8 Mobile housing (go to II. List of people and general information)
[] 9 Shelter (go to II. List of people and general information)
13.12 Type of housing unit
The purpose of this column is to identify the type of private and collective housing units to classify them, as well as cases where they are not considered a housing unit.
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.
- If there is more than one housing unit on the same land or lot.
- If it is located in a building, neighborhood, or tenement.
- If it is part of an integrated complex with two, three, or four housing units.
- If the access to the housing unit is from the street, patio, stairs, or hallway.
- If it is constructed from scrap materials.
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.