Questionnaires
A preliminary draft of the questionnaire was first prepared with several discussions held between the core staff and the consultant to the project. Several documents both received from the world bank as well as from countries that had already conducted such surveys in the past were referred during this process. Subsequently the questionnaire was translated into NepalI.
After a suitable draft design of the questionnaire, a pre-test was conducted in five different places of the country. The places selected for the pre-test were Biratnagar, Rasuwa, Palpa, Nepalganj and Kathmandu Valley. The entire teams created for the pre-test were also represented by either a consultant or an expert from the bank. Feedback received from the field was utilized for necessary improvements in finalizing the seventy page questionnaire.
The content of each questionnaire is as follows:
HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE
Section 1. HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION
This section served two main purposes: (i) identify every person who is a member of the household, and (ii) provide basic demographic data such as age, sex, and marital status of everyone presently living in the household. In addition, information collected also included data on all economic activities undertaken by household members and on unemployment.
Section 2. HOUSING
This section collected information on the type of dwelling occupied by the household, as well as on the household's expenditures on housing and amenities (rent, expenditure on water, garbage collection, electricity, etc.).
Section 3. ACCESS TO FACILITIES
This section collected information on the distance from the household's residence to various public facilities and services.
Section 4. MIGRATION
This section collected information from the household head on permanent migration for reasons of work or land availability.
Section 5. FOOD EXPENSES AND HOME PRODUCTION
This section collected information on all food expenditures of the household, as well as on consumption of food items that the household produced.
Section 6. NON-FOOD EXPENDITURES AND INVENTORY OF DURABLE GOODS
This section collected information on expenditure on non-food items (clothing, fuels, items for the house, etc.), as well as on the durable goods owned by the household.
Section 7. EDUCATION
This section collected information on literacy for all household members aged 5 years and above, on the level of education for those members who have attended school in the past, and on levelof education and expenditures on schooling for those currently attending an educational institution.
Section 8. HEALTH
This section collected information on illnesses, use of medical facilities, expenditure on health care, children's immunization, and diarrhea.
Section 9. ANTHROPOMETRICS
This section collected weight and height measurements for all children 3 years or under.
Section 10. MARRIAGE AND MATERNITY HISTORY
This section collected information on maternity history, pre/post-natal care, and knowledge/use of family planning methods.
Section 11. WAGE EMPLOYMENT
This section collected information on wage employment in agriculture and in non-agricultural activities, as well as on income earned through wage labor.
Section 12. FARMING AND LIVESTOCK
This section collected information on all agricultural activities -- land owned or operated, crops grown, use of crops, income from the sale of crops, ownership of livestock, and income from the sale of livestock.
Section 13. NON-FARM ENTERPRISES/ACTIVITIES
This section collected information on all non-agricultural enterprises and activities -- type of activity, revenue earned, expenditures, etc.
Section 14. CREDIT AND SAVINGS
This section collected information on loans made by the household to others, or loans taken from others by household members, as well as on land, property, or other fixed assets owned by the household.
Section 15. REMITTANCES AND TRANSFERS
This section collected information on remittances sent by members of the household to others and on transfers received by members of the household from others.
Section 16. OTHER ASSETS AND INCOME
This section collected information on income from all other sources not covered elsewhere in the questionnaire.
Section 17. ADEQUACY OF CONSUMPTION
This section collected information on whether the household perceives its level of consumption to be adequate or not.
RURAL COMMUNITY QUESTIONNAIRE
Section 1. POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS AND INFRASTRUCTURES
This section collected information on the characteristics of the community, availability of electricity and its services and water supply and sewerage.
Section 2. ACCESS TO FACILITIES
Data on services and amenities, education status and health facilities was collected.
Section 3. AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Information on the land situation, irrigation systems, crop cycles, wages paid to hired labor, rental rates for cattle and machinery and forestry use were asked in this section.
Section 4. MIGRATION
This section collected information on the main migratory movements in and out.
Section 5. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, USER GROUPS, etc.
In this section, information on development programs, existence user groups, and the quality of life in the community was collected.
Section 6. RURAL PRIMARY SCHOOL
This section collected information on enrollment, infrastructure, and supplies.
Section 7. RURAL HEALTH FACILITY
This section collected information on health facilities, equipment and services available, and health personnel in the community.
Section 8. MARKETS AND PRICES
This section collected information on local shops, Haat Bazaar, agricultural inputs, sale of crops and the conversion of local units into standard units.
URBAN COMMUNITY QUESTIONNAIRE
Section 1. POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Information was collected on the characteristics of the community, availability of electricity, water supply and sewerage system in the ward.
Section 2. ACCESS TO FACILITIES
This section collected information on the distance from the community to the various places and public facilities and services.
Section 3. MARKETS AND PRICES
This section collected information on the availability and prices of different goods.
Section 4. QUALITY OF LIFE
Here the notion of the quality of life in the community was explored.