Literal question
3a. ___ Number of floors above the ground floor:
Including the attic garrets. Do not count cellars or basements. The heightened basement is considered an ordinary basement, but the mezzanine counts as a floor.
If there are several groups of buildings, indicate the number of floors of the highest buildings.
Interviewer instructions
3.3.3. Question 3: Number of floor above the ground floor.
For question 3a, refer to the house form.
For question 3b, count the levels situated above the ground, under the principal structure: cellars, basements, etc. The answer to this question is generally 0 or 1, or, 2 in exceptional cases.
The basement must never be counted in the answers to questions 3a or 3b.