Characteristics of the dwelling unit occupied by household
Interviewer: A dwelling unit must have a separate entrance and not be accessed or entered through someone else's living arrangements.
50. Type of dwelling
A dwelling unit must have a separate entrance and not be accessed or entered through someone else's living arrangements.
How would you describe the type of dwelling unit that your household occupies?
[] 01. Separate house
[] 02. Flat/apartment/cond.
[] 03. Townhouse
[] 04. Double house/duplex
[] 05. Part of commercial/industrial building
[] 06. Barracks
[] 07. Out-room
[] 08. Other private dwelling
[] 09. Group dwelling
[] 10. WAFDA
[] 11. Other
[] 99. Not stated
Characteristics of dwelling unit occupied by household
Question 50 - 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 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 / condominium: Flats are self-contained private dwellings in a single or multistoried building. Apartment 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, or gallery
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A condominium is defined as a block of self-contained dwelling units, which may be flats or apartments for which legal title is held individually. Each unit is attached to or dependent to a substantial degree on the other unit for support, shelter or easement. Facilities such as security, grounds and maintenance cost are shared.
03. Town house: A block of self-contained units with separate legal title to ownership. Sometimes common facilities such as security and grounds may be shared.
04. Double house / duplex: 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.
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. Out-room: A room or rooms separated from the main building and occupied by a separate household i.e. domestic employees' quarters, etc.
08. Other private dwelling: Mobile homes, derelict vehicles, etc. In short, a dwelling unit in conditions different from those specified above.
09. Group dwelling These have already been defined, and refer to certain types of institution i.e. boarding houses, hotels, and hostels.
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10. Wafda: A block of self-contained single storied units with separate legal title to ownership. These units are attached side by side having no dwelling either above or below.
11. Other: A category which describes a type of accommodation not defined from 01 to 09.