Literal question
H9. Usual manner of garbage disposal - How does your household usually dispose of your kitchen garbage such as leftover food, peeling of fruits and vegetables, fish and chicken entrails, and others?</p>
<div class="i1">Write X in box.<br /><br />[] 1 Picked up by garbage truck<br />[] 2 Dumping in individual pit (not burned)<br />[] 3 Burned<br />[] 4 Composting<br />[] 5 Burying<br />[] 6 Feeding to animals<br />[] 7 Others, specify____</div>
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">H9-Usual Manner of Garbage Disposal</span>
<br />The proportion of households with access to sanitary manner of garbage disposal provides knowledge of the population's environmental living conditions and is, therefore, essential for health planners in the formulation of plans and programs for the improvement of general health conditions.</p>
<p>Ask the respondent, "How does your household usually dispose of your kitchen garbage such as leftover food, peeling of fruits and vegetables, fish and chicken entrails, and others?" Inquire from the respondent the manner by which the household usually disposes its kitchen garbage such as leftover food, peelings of fruits and vegetables, fish and chicken entrails, and others. If the household has various ways of disposing its kitchen garbage, ask the manner of garbage disposal used most of the time.
<br />Described below are some of the common methods of disposal used in the country. Determine which of these methods best describes the practice of the household. Write "X" in the box corresponding to the answer.</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1. <span class="em">Picked up by garbage truck </span>-- when the local government or a private contractor manages the systematic collection of garbage in the community through the use of garbage trucks/carts.<br />[] 2<span class="em">. Dumping in individual pit (not burned) </span>-- when garbage is simply thrown in pits, whether inside the yard or vacant lots and left to decay.<br />[] 3. <span class="em">Burning </span>-- when the household dumps its garbage in an open space or pit and burns it.<br />[] 4.<span class="em"> Composting </span>-- when garbage is composted, that is, allowed to decay under controlled conditions and the composted materials are collected later for use as soil conditioner or fertilizer.<br />[] 5. <span class="em">Burying </span>-- when the garbage is thrown in pit and then covered with soil.<br />[] 6. <span class="em">Feeding to animals </span>-- when the garbage is given to animals as feed.<br />[] 7.<span class="em">Others</span>, Specify when the household disposes its kitchen garbage in a manner different from those mentioned above (thrown in esteros, vacant lots, rivers, and others).</div>
