Group Water and sanitation

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Variable(s)

#	Name	Label	Type	Format	Valid	Invalid	Question
1	WS1	Main source of drinking water	Continuous	numeric 2.0	8730	1223	What is the main source of drinking water for members of your household?
2	WS2	Main source of water used for other purposes (if bottled wat	Continuous	numeric 2.0	429	9524	What is the main source of water used by your household for other purposes such as cooking and handwashing?
3	WS3	Time to get water and come back	Continuous	numeric 3.0	1677	8276	How long does it take to go there, get water, and come back?
4	WS4	Person fetching water	Continuous	numeric 1.0	522	9431	Who usually goes to this source to fetch the water for your household? Probe: Is this person under age 15? What sex?
5	WS5	Treat water to make safer for drinking	Continuous	numeric 1.0	8730	1223	Do you treat your water in any way to make it safer to drink?
6	WS6A	Boil	Discrete	character 1	163	0	What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? Anything else?
7	WS6B	Add bleach/chlorine	Discrete	character 1	60	0	What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? Anything else?
8	WS6C	Strain it through a cloth	Discrete	character 1	2	0	What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? Anything else?
9	WS6D	Use water filter	Discrete	character 1	144	0	What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? Anything else?
10	WS6E	Solar disinfection	Discrete	character 1	0	0	What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? Anything else?
11	WS6F	Let it stand and settle	Discrete	character 1	28	0	What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? Anything else?
12	WS6X	Other	Discrete	character 1	86	0	What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? Anything else?
13	WS6Z	DK	Discrete	character 1	8	0	What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? Anything else?
14	WS7	Kind of toilet facility	Continuous	numeric 2.0	8730	1223	What kind of toilet facility do members of your household usually use? If "flush" or "pour flush", probe: Where does it flush to?
15	WS8	Toilet facility shared	Continuous	numeric 1.0	8633	1320	Do you share this facility with other households?
16	WS9	Households using this toilet facility	Continuous	numeric 2.0	505	9448	How many households in total use this toilet facility?
17	WS1	Main source of drinking water	Continuous	numeric 2.0	33273	0	What is the main source of drinking water for members of your household?
18	WS2	Main source of water used for other purposes (if bottled wat	Continuous	numeric 2.0	1491	31782	What is the main source of water used by your household for other purposes such as cooking and handwashing?
19	WS3	Time to get water and come back	Continuous	numeric 3.0	6844	26429	How long does it take to go there, get water, and come back?
#	Name	Label	Type	Format	Valid	Invalid	Question
20	WS4	Person fetching water	Continuous	numeric 1.0	2085	31188	Who usually goes to this source to fetch the water for your household? Probe: Is this person under age 15? What sex?
21	WS5	Treat water to make safer for drinking	Continuous	numeric 1.0	33273	0	Do you treat your water in any way to make it safer to drink?
22	WS6A	Boil	Discrete	character 1	590	0	What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? Anything else?
23	WS6B	Add bleach/chlorine	Discrete	character 1	272	0	What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? Anything else?
24	WS6C	Strain it through a cloth	Discrete	character 1	5	0	What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? Anything else?
25	WS6D	Use water filter	Discrete	character 1	489	0	What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? Anything else?
26	WS6E	Solar disinfection	Discrete	character 1	0	0	What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? Anything else?
27	WS6F	Let it stand and settle	Discrete	character 1	80	0	What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? Anything else?
28	WS6X	Other	Discrete	character 1	330	0	What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? Anything else?
29	WS6Z	DK	Discrete	character 1	18	0	What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? Anything else?
30	WS7	Kind of toilet facility	Continuous	numeric 2.0	33273	0	What kind of toilet facility do members of your household usually use? If "flush" or "pour flush", probe: Where does it flush to?
31	WS8	Toilet facility shared	Continuous	numeric 1.0	32864	409	Do you share this facility with other households?
32	WS9	Households using this toilet facility	Continuous	numeric 2.0	1981	31292	How many households in total use this toilet facility?
33	CA13	What was done to dispose of the stools	Continuous	numeric 2.0	2293	1545	The last time (name) passed stools, what was done to dispose of the stools?