Literal question
Form B: household questionnaire - part 4: housing conditions and facilities
Part 4 need not be filled in for institutional and homeless households, and for boat and transient population.
2. Main source of light
[] 1 City power
[] 2 Generator
[] 3 Both city power and generator
[] 4 Kerosene
[] 5 Candle
[] 6 Battery
[] 7 Other (specify) ____
Interviewer instructions
Filling in of Form B Household Questionnaire Part 4 : Housing Conditions and Facilities
121. This part of the questionnaire on housing conditions of the household has to be filled in after completing the main household questionnaire (Form B Parts 2 and 3). This part should be completed with
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the assistance of the head of the household or any responsible member of the household.
122. In cases where within a household, members use a variety of facilities, probe to establish the facility used by the majority of household members and record it for the household. For example, if the members of a household use more than one source of light you should record the main source of light used by the majority of members.
123. Please note that in this part for Columns 1 to 7, 18 and 19, you are required to write only the code corresponding to the appropriate answer in the square provided at the bottom of each column. Under no circumstances you should write more than one code for each question.
Column 2: Main Source of Light
125. Determine the type of lighting used in the household most of the time and give the appropriate code. The types of lighting and their codes are as follows:
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1. City power
2. Generator
3. Both city power and generator
4. Kerosene
5. Candle
6. Battery
7. Other, (specify)
Please note that City Power (Code 1) means electricity supplied by the Electricity Department or any Agency. Generator (Code 2) refers to a private generator used by the household.
