Literal question
2. Condition of the dwelling
[] 1 With occupants present
[] 2 With occupants absent
Unoccupied:
[] 3 For sale or rent
[] 4 Under repair or construction
[] 5 Summer home
[] 6 Other reason
([For responses 2 - 6,] go on to the next dwelling)
Interviewer instructions
Question No. 2: Condition of the dwelling:
When the Enumerator arrives at a dwelling the following situations can be found:
Occupants are in the dwelling (occupants present)
Occupants are not found in the dwelling (closed dwelling)
The dwelling is unoccupied (for sale or rent, under repair or construction, as a summer house or for another reason)
Mark only one circle keeping in mind the following definitions:
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a. With occupants present (Circle 1):
When it concerns a dwelling inhabited with any occupant present at the moment of the Census.
b. With occupants absent (Circle 2):
When it concerns an inhabited dwelling, but whose occupants are not present at the moment of the Census. This dwelling should be visited more than one time to avoid omissions of enumeration on the day of the Census. If the interview occurs, mark circle 1.
c. Unoccupied dwelling (Circles 3 to 6)
When an enumerated building is found in this situation (unoccupied), mark the corresponding box; remember that this is important, for knowing the amount of buildings in the country.
c.1 For sale or rent (Circle 3):
A dwelling that at the moment of the visit, is found unoccupied because of being for sale or rent.
c.2 Under repair or construction (Circle 4):
A dwelling that at the moment of the visit is not occupied because, they are repairing or remodeling it, or they have not finished building it yet.
[To the right of the text is a photograph of a building under construction.]
c.3 Summer house (Circle 5):
When it concerns a dwelling that is used for spending vacations or weekends because the person or the family has their habitual residence in another place and is found unoccupied on the day of the Census.
Other reason (Circle 6):
Is when the dwelling is not in any of the conditions mentioned above.
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When you mark any of there circles (2, 3, 4, 5, or 6) go to the next dwelling.
Note: A closed dwelling with occupants absent at the time should not be confused with an unoccupied dwelling, if it is possible ask the neighbors before marking its condition.
Example:
If at the moment of visiting a dwelling, the door is found to be closed and when asking the neighbors what it is due to, they indicate that the owners of this dwelling do not live in it, but they only come in the summer or on vacations, mark the corresponding circle:
