Literal question
I. Dwelling Characteristics
[Questions 1-19 were not asked of mobile dwellings, shelter and premises not intended for habitation]
12. Water discharge
The toilet:
[Question 12 was asked of households that have a toilet in the dwelling, per question 10.]
Read the options until you receive an affirmative answer, then circle only one code.
[] 5 Discharges water directly
[] 6 Has water poured into it from a bucket
[] 7 Can't have water poured into it
Interviewer instructions
6.3 Section I. Housing characteristics
In this section, instructions will be presented for the questions that investigate the characteristics of the private inhabited dwellings.
If the class of the private inhabited dwellings is a premise not intended for inhabitation, a mobile dwelling, a shelter, or a collective dwelling, don't apply this section. Start the interview with the section II, List of People.
10. Toilet, 11. Exclusive use, 12. Water discharge
This question finds out if the residents of the dwelling use sanitary plumbing to remove human excrement and urine, if it is for the exclusive use of that dwelling, and if the sanitary plumbing eliminates the waste materials through discharges of water.
Sanitary plumbing is understood as: toilet, lavatory, water closet, toilet bowl, latrine, black hole, or septic tank. Form these questions referring to the specific word that is used in the place where you are gathering the information.
The toilet can be located within the dwelling or on the property.
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Consider that it doesn't have a toilet when the residents of the dwelling defecate level with the ground in the open air (corral, patio, field, garden, woods, etc.)
The sanitary facility is shared when the residents of two or more dwellings are accustomed to use it habitually.
The sanitary facility has direct discharge of water when it's regulated with a lever or pedal.
There are sanitary installations that don't admit water for functioning, for example, dry latrines, black holes, and septic tanks.
If the response to question 10 is negative, go on to question 13 "Drainage".
