Literal question
<span class="h3">I. Characteristics of the housing unit</span></p>
<p>3. Floors: What material are most of the floors of this housing unit made of?</p>
<div class="i1">Circle one code only<br /><br />[] 1 Dirt<br />[] 2 Cement or firm pavement<br />[] 3 Wood, tiles, or other type of overlay</div>
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h1">15. Extended questionnaire</span>
<br />This section of the questionnaire contains the questions you must apply in the households you have registered as: Single house on the land, house sharing land with other(s); duplex house; apartment in a building; housing unit in neighborhood or tenement and housing unit in the rooftop room of a building. That is, with classes 1 to 6 of private housing unit class.</p>
<p><span class="h2">15.1 Section I. Characteristics of the housing unit</span>
<br />The questions cover the following topics:</p>
<div class="i1">I. Construction features<br />II. Use of space.<br />III. Cooking conditions.<br />IV. Electricity.<br />V. Access to water.<br />VI. Equipment.<br />VII. Sanitary installations and sanitation.<br />VIII. Garbage.<br />IX. Goods and ICT.<br />X. Tenure and acquisition of housing.</div><span class="ital">3. Floors</span>
<br />The question allows us to know the predominant floor covering material in the housing unit.</p>
<p>Soil is recorded when most of the housing unit has no floor covering it.</p>
<p>The floor is recorded as cement or firm when most of the housing unit floor s covered with a mixture of gravel, sand, and cement. It is also known as concrete.</p>
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<p>The option of wood, mosaic, or other coating includes marble, ceramic, laminate, hardwood, and parquet floor.</p>
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<p>Consider carpet in this option as long as it is installed over a concrete base or overlay, and covers most of the surface; if it is just on top, as a decorative element, register the material underneath.</p>
<p>If they answer that some rooms in the housing unit have floors from two or more different materials, ask for the one covering the largest part; if they are in the same proportions, register the one that appears first in the answer options.</p>
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<p>The question floors is presented in the census manager as follows:</p>
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<p>Click on the image below to watch the video on construction characteristics.
