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Consumer Expenditure Surveys
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Section 3, Part A.2 - Owned Living Quarters and Other Owned Real Estate - Screening Questions - For New Households Only

Section 3, Part A.2, in a first interview, is used to determine what types of properties are owned by the household, including second homes, vacation homes, and land without buildings on it.

Now I am going to ask about owned living quarters and other owned real estate.

  1. Enter 1 to continue

Since the first of the reference month, have you or your household lived in any other home that you or any member of your household still own/owns?

  1. Yes
  2. No

How many? [enter value] _____________

Do/Does you or your household own any commercial real estate or farm land?

  1. Yes
  2. No

[In the following questions, please do not include any commercial real estate or farm land you or your household own/owns.]

Do/Does you or your household own any homes rented out or owned only for investment purposes?

  1. Yes
  2. No

How many? [enter value] _____________

Other than property you have already mentioned, Do/Does you or your household own any other homes, vacation homes, or recreational properties, including timeshares?

[In the following questions, please do not include any commercial real estate or farm land you or your household own/owns.]
  1. Yes
  2. No

How many?
* Exclude right-to-use timeshares, vacation clubs, or destination clubs [enter value] _____________

Other than property you have already mentioned, do/does you or your household own any land without buildings on it?

  1. Yes
  2. No

How many? [enter value] _____________

Are there any properties that you or your household owned at the beginning of the reference month that you or your household no longer own?

  1. Yes
  2. No
How many different properties? [enter value] _____________

What type of property was it/properties were they?

* Enter all that apply

  1. A home in which you or your household used to live
  2. Commercial real estate or farm land
  3. Homes rented out or owned only for investment purposes
  4. Other homes, vacation homes, recreational properties including timeshares
  5. Land with no buildings on it

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How many homes in which you or your household used to live did you or your household dispose of since the reference month? [enter value] _____________

How many commercial real estate or farmland properties did you or your household dispose of since the reference month? [enter value] _____________

How many homes rented out or owned only for investment purposes did you or your household dispose of since the reference month? [enter value] _____________

How many other homes, vacation homes, recreational properties, or timeshares did you or your household dispose of since the reference month?[enter value] _____________

How many properties with no buildings on it did you or your household dispose of since the reference month? [enter value] _____________

End of Section 3A.2

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Last Modified Date: April 7,2016