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H-01 Type of main dwelling
Which of the following types best describes the main dwelling unit that this household occupies?
If this household lives in More than one dwelling, write the code of the main dwelling that the household occupies in the box.
Read out:
[] 01 House or brick structure on a separate stand or yard
[] 02 Traditional dwelling/ hut /structure made of traditional material
[] 03 Flat in block of flats
[] 04 Town/ cluster/ semi-detached house (simplex, duplex, triplex)
[] 05 House/flat/room in backyard
[] 06 Informal dwelling/ shack in backyard
[] 07 Informal dwelling/ shack not in backyard e.g. in informal/ squatter settlement
[] 08 Room/ flatlet not in backyard but on a shared property
[] 09 Caravan or tent
[] 10 Private ship/boat
[] 11 Workers' hostel (bed/room)
[] 12 Other (specify) ______
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(H-01) Type of main dwelling: Which of the following types best describes the main dwelling unit that this household occupies?
Record by observation, where possible, otherwise the enumerator should read out the different descriptions to the respondent.

If the household lives in more than one dwelling, mark the dwelling-type of the main dwelling. By main dwelling we mean the dwelling where most members of the household spend most of their time.

Note that a traditional dwelling is regarded as a dwelling that is built from traditional materials such as mud, thatch, grass, etc.

The question should be answered in relation to the dwelling unit for that household. So a household in a separate dwelling unit such as a backyard room will answer accordingly. This is another reason why domestic workers, for example, are captured on their own questionnaires.

Option 01 refers to a structure being on a separate stand or stands on its own, meaning that the stand has boundaries that separate it from the neighbours.

Option 02: Is for a traditional dwelling/hut/structure made of traditional materials.
Persons living in a room/bed in a hostel must be recorded under option 11.