Concepts
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PLACE OF USUAL RESIDENCE: Living quarter that is the residence of at least one household for most of the year or to which the household has transferred all or most of its belongings.
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HOUSEHOL DWELLING OF USUAL RESIDENCE: Occupied household dwelling that is the usual or main residence of at least one household.
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DWELLING: Separate and independent place which, by the way it was built, rebuilt, enlarged, transformed or is being used, is intended for housing with the condition that it is not being used for other purposes at the time of reference: by separate it is meant that it is surrounded by conventional walls or other type, is covered and allows a person or group of persons to sleep, prepare meals or shelter from the weather separately from other members of the community; by independent it is meant that its occupants do not have to cross other accommodations to enter or leave the accommodation where they live.
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PARKING SPACE: Physical location covered or not that allows the parking of at least one motor vehicle exclusively for the use of the dwelling occupants.
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HOUSEHOLD DWELLING: Dwelling that is normally intended to accommodate only one family, on the condition that it is not being used for other purposes at the period of reference.
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REFERENCE PERIOD: The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
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CONVENTIONAL DWELLING: Dwelling consisting on a room or suite of rooms and its accessories in a permanent building or structurally separated part thereof, having a separate access to a street (direct or via a garden or grounds) or to a common space within the building (staircase, passage, gallery and so on).
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