Interviewer instructions
G. Housing conditions and ownership of properties
These questions are about tools used in house construction, services available in this household (such as water, toilets, electricity), the total number of bedrooms used by the household, and ownership of properties. The head of household is asked these questions. If the head of household is absent, try to get another member of the household to answer these questions on behalf of the head of household.
Usually, if a household is using more than one house, all questions about the material used to construct the house and the electricity used in the house are to be asked for the main house where most household members live.
For Census purposes, a house is a building used by people for living. Workshops or store, places where people do not live, are not involved.
Note: Questions about house are to be asked to private households only. For collective households such as schools, hostels, camps, hospitals, etc. these questions should not be asked because they are not relevant.
Question 35: What is the main source of your drinking water?
The aim of the question is to know the main source of water used for drinking in the household. There are many sources of drinking water (such as tap water, water from wells, rain water, water from rivers, pools, lakes, etc.) Shade the code according to the answers provided by the respondent.
If there is a dry tap in the household and a well nearby where the household members get their drinking water, this household will be included among those who get drinking water from the wells and not the tap. Try to get the correct information and shade in the respective codes.
The following codes are to be used for this question:
Source of water
[] 1 Tap water
[] 2 Covered well
[] 3 Uncovered well
[] 4 Preserved spring
[] 5 Unpreserved spring
[] 6 River / stream
[] 7 Dams / pools
[] 8 Lake
[] 9 Rain water
[] 10 Water dealers
[] 11 Other source
[Illustration for question 35, 36, and 37 is omitted]
