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Characteristics of Dwelling Unit

43. Type of dwelling
In what type of dwelling are you living?

[] 1 Separate house
[] 2 Flat/apartment
[] 3 Condominium
[] 4 Double house/duplex
[] 5 Part of commercial/industrial building
[] 6 Barracks
[] 7 Out--room
[] 8 Other private dwelling
[] 9 Group dwelling
[] 10 Other
[] 11 No fixed abode
[] 99 Not stated
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Characteristics of the dwelling unit

Question 43 - Type of dwelling

The information to be recorded in this question must relate to the building or part of the building used for residential accommodation by private households. The types of dwellings specified on the questionnaire are described. There is also a pictoral chart which will further, assist you in classifying dwelling units.

The pre-coded categories are as follows:-
[01] Separate house - Defines a dwelling unit which takes up the complete building; it may be inhabited by one or more households.

[02] Flats/ Apartments - Flats are self-contained private dwellings in a single or multistoried building. Apartments should be ticked where the household occupied part of the building but has separate and direct access to and from the street or from a public or communal staircase, passage, gallery, etc.

[03] Condominium - A block of self-contained dwelling units which may be flats or apartments for which legal title is held individually. Additionally, security grounds and other facilities may be shared.

[04] Double house - A dwelling joined to only one other dwelling, separated from it by a wall extending from ground to roof, i.e. one or two dwellings attached side by side, having no other dwellings either above or below and separated by open space from all other structures.

[04] Duplex - One of two dwellings, one on top of the other, separated by open space from all other structures. Include any dwelling built as a single house but in which the basement or upper storey has been converted to form another separate dwelling.

[05] Part of commercial/Industrial building - This type of dwelling would be ticked when the household occupies part of the building for living purposes while other parts of the building are used as business places, lodges, garages, etc.

[06] Barracks - A room or division of a long building containing several independent or dependent private dwellings, with or without shared facilities.

[07] Outroom - A room or rooms separated from the main building and occupied by a separate household i.e. servants' quarters, etc.

[08] Other private dwelling - Mobile homes, derelict vehicles, etc. In short, a dwelling in conditions different from those specified above.

[09] Group dwellings - These have already been defined and refer to certain types of institutions i.e. boarding houses, hotels, hostels, etc.

[10] Other - A category which describes a type of accommodation not defined from [01] to [09].