Type of house
(hi8a)
File: Household Roster
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range:
1-5
| Valid cases: 29948
Invalid: 0
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 5
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Definition
House: A separate structure with one or more rooms and built and equipped for living purposes. Some have infrastructure provisions (pipes, heating system, water and inside toilet facility).
Ger:Traditional Mongolian housing, consisting of tent-like wooden structure covered with woolen felt.
Universe
Household members
Source of information
Respondent
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Type of house?
Interviewer instructions
The purpose of this question is to determine what type of house do members of the household live in.
Definitions of various types of houses are as follows:
'1' - Apartment is a permanent dwelling unit intended for a single household within a building containing two or more units each
with its own entrance. The apartment building thus provides living for two or more households and has infrastructure
provisions (pipes, heating system, water and inside toilet facility).
'2' - House is a separate structure with one or more rooms and built and equipped for living purposes. Some have
infrastructure provisions (pipes, heating system, water and inside toilet facility).
'3' - Dormitory is a permanent dwelling built for shared accommodation for pupils and students of all levels of education and for
workers, soldiers or other common group of residents.
'4' - Ger is a traditional Mongolian housing, consisting of tent-like wooden structure covered with woolen felt.
If the response is 'Ger',skip to 'hi8h'.Otherwise continue to the next question.
