Literal question
<svar v="PE07A038 PE07A039">3. What is the dwellings predominant building material?<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PE07A038"><div class="i1">3A. The predominant material of the exterior walls is (read each option and circle only one number):</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Brick or cement block<br />[] 2 Adobe or mud wall [<span class="lang">tapia</span>]<br />[] 3 Wood (palm [<span class="lang">pona</span>], tornillo tree, etc.)<br />[] 4 Cane sticks with clay [<span class="lang">quincha o caña con barro</span>]<br />[] 5 Woven straw or reeds [<span class="lang">estera</span>]<br />[] 6 Stone with clay<br />[] 7 Limed or cemented stone or ashlar [<span class="lang">piedra o sillar con cal o cemento</span>]<br />[] 8 Other material</div><br /></svar>
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="PE07A036 PE07A037 PE07A038 PE07A039 PE07A040 PE07A041 PE07A042 PE07A043 PE07A044 PE07A045 PE07A046 PE07A047 PE07A048">Fill out the second section, "Dwelling Characteristics and Services," for the main dwelling <span class="em">only</span>.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="PE07A038 PE07A039"><span class="em">Question 3: What is the Dwelling's Predominant Building Material?</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PE07A038"><span class="em">3A. The predominant material of the exterior walls is:</span><br />For option 8, "Other material," take into consideration any type of material not mentioned in the previous options, such as split bamboo [<span class="lang">caña partida</span>], palm leaves, stacked stones, etc. Ask which building material was used for the majority of the exterior walls of the dwelling.<br /><span class="pg">[p. 29]</span><br />In some areas of the jungle the dwellings are like the one in the drawing (without walls). In this case, circle option 8, Other Material. [The text is accompanied by a drawing.]<br /><span class="em">The predominant material of the exterior walls:</span> This refers to the construction material of the majority of the outside walls of the dwelling. It excludes fences or walls which surround the house.<br /><span class="ital">Example 1</span>: If half (50%) of the exterior walls are of thatch [<span class="lang">quincha</span>] and the other half (50%) are of wood, there is no one material that predominates. In this case circle the number of the best option, which is 3: wood (palm [<span class="lang">pona</span>], wood from the <span class="lang">tornillo</span> tree, etc.)<br /><span class="ital">Example 2</span>: If 60% of the walls are made of brick and 40% are made of adobe, circle option 1, "Brick or cement block," because that is the material which predominates.<br /></svar>
