Interviewer instructions
Question 18: Equipment of the dwelling
18. In this dwelling do you have...?
Radio or sound equipment
[] 1 yes
[] 2 no
Fixed (landline) telephone line
[] 1 yes
[] 2 no
TV screen (plasma, LCO, or LED)
[] 1 yes
[] 2 no
Conventional television
[] 1 yes
[] 2 no
Satellite or cable television
[] 1 yes
[] 2 no
Hot water system for the entire house
[] 1 yes
[] 2 no
Water supply tank
[] 1 yes
[] 2 no
Desktop computer
[] 1 yes
[] 2 no
Laptop computer
[] 1 yes
[] 2 no
Internet
[] 1 yes
[] 2 no
Car (not a work vehicle)
[] 1 yes
[] 2 no
Motorcycle (not a work vehicle)
[] 1 yes
[] 2 no
Those devices of the dwelling that are found in good condition and used by its inhabitants will be included.
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If more than one household is found in the dwelling, the devices of all the households will be included and these should be recorded in the questionnaire for Household 1.
The devices of the landlords (they rent a room from an individual dwelling), should not be included, even though these are used by all the people of the dwelling.
Below some of the devices will be described:
Hot water system for the entire house: this is any type of system that heats water from at least two tubes of the house, like for example, bathrooms, dishwasher, and wash machine. This includes: water tanks and heaters. This excludes: thermal showers or other systems that only heat the water of the shower.
