Interviewer instructions
HOW TO COMPUTE THE TIME
Mark the time from the date the last occupants moved from the unit to the day of your first attempt at enumeration. For example, if the last occupants moved out on January 7 and you visit the unit on April 27, mark "2 up to 6" (2 up to 6 months). If the occupants moved out April 15, mark "less than 1" (less than 1 month).
1. FOR NEWLY CONSTRUCTED UNITS that have never been occupied, mark the time from the date construction was completed. Construction is considered to be completed when all the exterior windows and doors are in and final usable floors are in place.
2. FOR RECENTLY CONVERTED OR MERGED UNITS, report the time from the date conversion or merger was completed.
a. Conversion is the creation of two or more housing units from fewer units through structural alteration or change in use. For example, one unit may be divided into two units or three units.
b. Merger is the combining of two or more housing units into fewer units through structural alteration or change in use. For example, two units may be combined into one.
3. For vacant units which are entirely occupied by persons with a USUAL HOME ELSEWHERE (UHE), mark (X) the box "less than 1."
