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H5. Acquisition of Housing Unit

How did you acquire this housing unit?

___ Enter code

1 Purchased .
2 Constructed by the owner/occupants with or without help of friends/relatives
3 Constructed by hired/skilled workers
4 Constructed by an organized contractor
5 Inherited (Enter code, go to H7)
6 Others (lottery, gift) (Enter code, go to H7)

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H5 Acquisition of Housing Unit

Ask the question in H5, "How did you acquire this housing unit?" only if the entry in H4 is code 1 (owned/being amortized). Enter the code which describes how the household acquired the housing unit.

The different categories for this item are:

1 Purchased

2 Constructed by the owner/occupants with or without the help of friends/relatives

3 Constructed by hired/skilled workers - The owner of the housing unit took charge of purchasing construction materials and hiring construction workers and directly supervised the construction of the housing unit.

4 Constructed by an organized contractor - The owner entered into a contract with a general contractor for the latter to supply either labor only or both labor and materials.

5 Inherited

6 Others (lottery, gift)


If the answer in this item is code 5 or 6, go to H7.