Literal question
[H08- H12 and H13a were asked of all non-vacant households.]
H09: Water supply
H09a. What is the main source of drinking water for the household?
[] 01 Pipe-borne inside dwelling
[] 02 Pipe-borne outside dwelling
[] 03 Public tap/standpipe
[] 04 Borehole/pump/tube well
[] 05 Protected well
[] 06 Rain water
[] 07 Protected spring
[] 08 Bottled water
[] 09 Sachet water
[] 10 Tanker supply/vendor provided
[] 11 Unprotected well
[] 12 Unprotected spring
[] 13 River/stream
[] 14 Dugout/pond/lake/dam/canal
[] 15 Other (specify) ____
Interviewer instructions
H09a. Water supply - What is the main source of drinking water for this household?
The focus of this question is the main source of drinking water available for the use of the household.
Sometimes there is a standpipe in a house but only some households are entitled to use it. Where a household is not entitled to use the standpipe in the house but has to draw its water from other sources e.g. well or stream, the actual source of drinking water must be captured.
01. Pipe-borne into dwelling - This category includes water piped into the living quarters/house through an inside plumbing system.
02. Pipe-borne outside dwelling - Households that use water from a standpipe outside the compound or dwelling must be classified in this category.
03. Public tap/standpipe - This category refers to a public water point from which people can collect water. Public tap or standpipe can have one or more taps and are typically made of brickwork, masonry or concrete.
04. Bore-hole / pump / tube well - This category refers to hand dug or drilled well with pump. It also includes deep holes driven, bored or drilled, with the purpose of reaching groundwater supplies.
05. Protected well - This category refers to a hole sunk deep into the earth to reach the water table where water is collected. Protected wells are usually covered with a wooden, concrete or metal slab so that bird droppings and animals cannot fall into the well.
06. Rain water - This category refers to rainwater water collected during rainfall into a container for use.
07. Protected spring water - Spring is where water gushes out from underground water sources or flows down slopes along rock or cliff surfaces with a wall constructed (cement or similar) around it to regulate access to and protect the source.
08. Bottled water - This refers to water which is bottled and sold.
09. Sachet water - This refers water which is put into small sealed plastic bags and sold.
10. Tanker supply / vendor-provided - This category refers to water supplied by tankers.
11. Unprotected well - This is a hole sunk deep into the earth to reach the water table where water is collected. Note that these wells are not covered with anything, thus not protected from dirt.
12. Unprotected spring water - Spring is where water gushes out from underground water sources or flows down slopes along rock or cliff surfaces. Note that in this category no wall is constructed around it and access to the source is not regulated.
13. River / stream - This refers to water flowing from its source downstream towards a specific direction.
14. Dugout / pond / lake / dam / canal - This category refers to a surface area dug for collection of rain water or hole in the ground with water or a large sheet of water with land all round it or wall / bank built to keep back the water.
15. Other (specify) - Any other sources of water not specified under 1-14.
