Definition: Dwelling

Category: European Health Interview Survey (EHIS)

Housing which is the usual residence of one or more persons. In general, it covers 

- "Conventional dwellings" (structurally separate and independent premises at fixed locations which are designed for permanent human habitation and are used as a residence, or vacant, or reserved for seasonal or secondary use), 
- "Other housing units" (huts, cabins, shacks, shanties, caravans, houseboats, barns, mills, caves or any other shelter used for human habitation, irrespective if it was designed for human habitation).
- "Collective living quarters" (premises which are designed for habitation by large groups of individuals or several households and which are used as the usual residence of at least one person). http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/product?code=KS-01-20-253&mode=view Eurostat, "European Health Interview Survey (EHIS wave 3) — Methodological manual", Luxembourg, 2018 Edition