Form SOC-Q1/SF.1 Survey of Housing Starts, Sales & Completions (Single-fa

Attachment A

OMB No. 0607-0110: Approval expires 06/30/2009
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

FORM SOC-QI/SF.1
8/4/2008

Economics and Statistics Administration

SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

SINGLE-FAMILY BUILDINGS

TO BE COMPLETED BY CENSUS FIELD REPRESENTATIVE
Address or location of building

Builder/Owner
PSU
Project Name
BPOID

Building permit number

Permit Month
Issued:

Day

Year

Block

Lot

Serving post office, State, ZIP Code
RO

TO BE COMPLETED BY RESPONDENT
START_DATE

Month

Year

When did excavation start for the footings or
foundation of this house?

FRAMING

What primary material will be used for the framing of this house?

EXCOMP_DATE

Month

Year

When do you expect to complete this house?
COMP_DATE

Month

Year

When was this house completed or occupied?

1

Wood

2

Steel

3

Concrete/masonry other than insulated concrete forms

4

Insulated concrete forms

SALE_CATEGORY

FOUNDATION

Is this house being built -

What type of foundation will this house have?

1

for sale or is it already sold?

2

for the owner by a contractor on the
owner's land?

3

on owner's land entirely by owner?

1

for rent?

5

as part of Habitat for Humanity?

DEPOSIT

Was a deposit taken or a sales agreement signed for this house?
1

Yes

2

No

3

This is a model home

Year

When was a deposit taken or a sales agreement
signed?
CONDO

Will this house be part of a condominium project?
2

No

ASSOCIATION

Yes

2

No

2

Crawl space

3

Slab

4

Raised supports (pilings, piers, etc.)

5

Other - Specify

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TOTALSQFOOT

TOTALSQFOOT

What will be the square foot area of completely finished
floor space, including finished areas of the basement
and attic?
DIMENSQFOOT

Is the square footage based on interior or exterior dimensions?

Will this house be part of a community or homeowner's association?
1

Yes

What is the square foot area of the finished part of the
basement?
Month

Yes

1

BASEMENTSQFOOT

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DEPOSIT

1

W part or all of this
Will
basement be finished?
b

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ASSOCIATION

4

Full or partial basement

2

No

DEVELOPMENT

1

Interior

2

Exterior

LOT_MEASUREMENT

What is the size of the individual lot on
Will this house be in a development that is age-restricted (55 or over)? which this house is being built?
1

Yes

2

No

DETACHED

How many stories, not including the basement, will be in this house?

Will this house be 1

Detached?

STORIES

2

Attached?

MANUFACTURE

Will this house be 1

Modular?

3

Precut?

2

Panelized?

4

Site-built?

1

One - Skip to BEDROOMS

2

Two (including 1 1/2 stories)

3

Three or more (including 2 1/2 stories)

4

Split-level

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FOYER

PRIMARYSOURCE

What fuel will be used most for heating this house?

Will this house have a two-story foyer?
1

1

Electricity

2

Gas (natural or bottled, including propane)

3

Oil (including heating oil or kerosene)

Full Bathrooms

FULLBATHS

4

Wood (including pellets)

Half Bathrooms

HALFBATHS

5

Solar

Fireplaces

FIREPLACES

6

Coal

7

Other - Specify

2

Yes

No

How many of the following will be in this house?
BEDROOMS
Bedrooms

LAUNDRY

Where will the washer and dryer connections be located in this house? AIRCONDITIONING
1
In the basement
Will this house have central air-conditioning?
2
On the first floor
1
2
Yes
No
3
On the second or third floor
WATER

4

In the garage

5

No pre-determined location

What water supply source will be used for this house?

PRIMARYWALL

Which wall material will cover most of the house when it is completed?
2
Vinyl siding (including vinyl-covered aluminum)

1

Public water (including community or shared wells)

2

Individual well

3

Other - Specify

3

Stucco

SEWAGE

4

Brick or brick veneer

What sewage disposal system will be used for this house?

5

Fiber cement siding (such as Hardiplank or Hardiboard)

1

Public sewers or shared septic system

6

Wood or wood products

2

Individual septic system

7

Stone, rock, or other stone materials

3

Other - Specify

8

Poured concrete or concrete block

SALE_PRICE or CONTRACT_PRICE

9

Other - Specify

What is the sales price or contract price
for this house?

PARKING

$

LOT_VALUE

What type of parking will this house have?
1
A garage for 1 car

What is the current market value of the
improved lot?

$

2

A garage for 2 cars

FINANCING

3

A garage for 3 or more cars

What type of financing was or will be arranged?

4

A carport

1

Conventional

5

Other off-street parking (driveway with no garage or carport)

2

FHA

6

None of the above

3

VA

4

Cash

5

Other - Specify

Will this house have any of the following?
2
Yes
No
Decks 1

DECKS

Patios

1

Yes

2

No

PATIOS

Porches

1

Yes

2

No

PORCHES

PRIMARYSYSTEM

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NOTES:

Which heating system will be used most in this house?
2

Heat pump, air source (including reverse-cycle AC)

3

Heat pump, ground source (geothermal)

4

Forced air furnace without heat pump

5

Hot water or steam (including hydronic systems)

6

Electric baseboard (including heat strips and wall panels)

7

Fireplace with insert

8

Solid fuel burning stove (including wood or coal stoves)

9

Liquid fuel burning stove

10

Passive solar system

11

No heat - Skip to AIRCONDITIONING

12

Other - Specify

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