Interviewer instructions
Q.5 : What type of facilities this household possesses?
1. Radio
2. Television
3. Cycle
4. Motor
5. Motorbike
6. Other vehicle
7. Refrigerator
8. Telephone
9. Nothing mentioned above.
Modern facilities used by households refer to the durable household appliances. Durable appliances are things that last for more than a year. These appliances include communication facilities, while some are transportation facilities. In transportation facilities, both modern facilities and traditional facilities are captured. The traditional transportation facilities include: horse, cart (drag by ox and buffalo) etc. The type of household facilities mentioned in the questionnaire, if available in the household, should be asked and collected.
If household facilities like: radio, television, motor, motorbike, refrigerator, telephone, etc. are currently used, they should be asked and they code should be encircled in the available household facilities. While collecting information, if a cycle is available in the household, then circle code 3. If any type of radio is available in the household, then code 1 should be encircled to denote the availability of radio facilities in the household. Similarly, if both cycle and radio facilities are available in the household then encircle both codes 1 and 3.
A simple description of household facilities is as follows:
1. Radio: all types of radio and transistor that can be operated by electricity or battery fall in this category. If household is using a radio, then encircle code 1 to denote the radio.
2. Television: if the household is using black and white or color television that can be used by battery or electricity, then encircle code 2 to denote the television.
3. Cycle: if any type of cycle that may have gear or not is used by the household, then encircle code 3 to denote the cycle.
4. Motor: If any type of automobile - motorcar, bus, truck, minibus, tempo, tractor, etc - is available in the household for the transportation facilities of the household members, then encircle code 4 to denote the availability of the motor facilities in the household. Facility includes those things or goods that are in the using condition on the day of enumeration. Facilities that were before but currently are not in the condition of use should not be included in the availability of household facilities, since they are unavailable.
5. Motorcycle: if the household has any type or brand of motorcycle for the purpose of transportation of the household members, then encircle code 5 to denote the availability of the motorcycle facilities in the household.
6. Other vehicle: if the household has been using other vehicles for the use of transportation facilities like horse, cart, horse cart, etc., then encircle code 6 to denote the availability other vehicles in the household.
7. Refrigerator: A refrigerator is used to protect food stuffs, medicine, etc. for them not to rot or expire. If the household posses this type of goods or refrigerator facilities, then encircle code 7 to denote the availability of the refrigerator facilities in the household.
8. Telephone: if the household has its own telephone facilities - it may be local, STD, ISD - in the household, then encircle code 8 to denote the telephone facilities.
9. Nothing mentioned above: if the household doesn't have any household facilities mentioned above, like: radio, television, cycle, motor, motorbike, other vehicle, refrigerator or telephone, then encircle code 8 to denote the household does not possess the above mentioned household facilities.
Note: If a household possesses more than one household facility then encircled all codes for those facilities available in the household. It does not matter the ownership of the household facilities. Currently, if the household is using other facilities as if its own, then mention as having the facilities in the household.
