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MICS Household Questionnaire

Afghanistan

Household Information Panel: HH

HH1. Cluster number: _ _ _

HH2. Household number: _ _

HH3. Interviewer name and number

Name: ____
Number: _ _

HH4. Supervisor name and number:

Name: ____
Number: _ _

HH5. Day/month/year of interview

_ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _

HH6. Area

[] 1 Urban
[] 2 Rural

HH7. Region

[] 1 Region C
[] 2 Region CH
[] 3 Region E
[] 4 Region N
[] 5 Region NE
[] 6 Region S
[] 7 Region SE
[] 8 Region W

HH7A. Is this household selected for nutrition survey sub-sample?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

We are from the Central Statistics Organization (CSO). We are working on a project concerned with family health and education. I would like to talk to you about these subjects. The interview will take about (45) minutes. All the information we obtain will remain strictly confidential and your answers will never be shared with anyone other than our project team. May I start now?

[] Yes, permission is given (Go to HH18 to record the time and then begin the interview.)
[] No, permission is not given (Complete HH9. Discuss this result with your supervisor.)

After all questionnaires for the household have been completed, fill in the following information:

[Note: for question HH8 to HH18]

HH8. Name of household: ____

HH9. Result of household interview:

[] 01 Completed
[] 02 No household member or no competent respondent at home at time of visit
[] 03 Entire household absent for extended period of time
[] 04 Refused
[] 05 Dwelling vacant/address not a dwelling
[] 06 Dwelling destroyed
[] 07 Dwelling not found
[] 96 Other (specify) ____

HH10. Respondent to household questionnaire:

Name: ____
Line number: _ _

HH11. Total number of household members: _ _

HH12. Number of women age 15-49 years: _ _

HH13. Number of woman's questionnaires completed: _ _

HH14. Number of children under age 5: _ _

HH15. Number of under-5 questionnaires completed: _ _

HH16. Field edited by (name and number)

Name: ____
Line number: _ _

HH17. Date entry clerk (name and number)

Name: ____
Line number: _ _

HH18. Record the time

_ _ Hour
_ _ Minutes

Household Listing Form: HL

First, please tell me the name of each person who usually lives here, starting with the head of the household.

List the head of the household in line 01. List all household members (HL2), their relationship to the household head (HL3), and their sex (HL4)

Then ask:
Are there any others who live here, even if they are not at home now?

If yes, complete listing for questions HL2-HL4. Then, ask questions starting with HL6 for each person at a time.

Use an additional questionnaire if all rows in the household listing form have been used.

HL1. Line number: _ _

HL2. Name: ____

HL3. What is the relationship of (name) to the head of household?

Relation: _ _

HL4. Is the (name) male or female?

[] 1. Male
[] 2. Female

HL6. How old is (name)?
Probe: how old was (name) on his/her last birthday? Record in completed years. If age is 95 or above '95'

Age: _ _

Eligibility for woman?s interview
HL7. Circle line no.
If woman is age 15-49 (for woman age 15-49)

Mother or caretaker of chid age 5-14:
HL8. Who is the mother or primary caretaker of this child?
Record line no. of mother/caretaker (for children age 5-14.)

Mother: _ _

Eligibility for under-5 interview:
HL9. Who is the mother or primary caretaker of this child?
Record line no. of mother/ caretaker (for children under age 5)

Mother: _ _

For all household members
HL10. Did (name) stay here last night?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

For children age 0-17 years [HL11 to HL14]

HL11. Is (name's) natural mother alive?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to HL13)
[] 8 DK (Go to HL13)

HL12. Does (name's) natural mother live in this household?
Record line number of number or 00 for no

Mother: _ _

HL13. Is (name's) natural father alive?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to next line)
[] 8 DK (Go to next line)

HL14. Does (name's) natural father live in this household?
Record line no. of father or 00 for "no"

Father: _ _

[] tick here is additional questionnaire used.

Probe for additional household members. Probe especially for any infants or small children not listed, and others who may not be members of the family (such as servants, friends) but who usually live in the household. Insert names of additional members in the household list and complete form accordingly.

Now for each woman age 15-49 years, write her name and line number and other identifying information in the information panel of a separate individual women's questionnaire For each child under age 5, write his/her name and line number and the line number of his/her mother or caretaker in the information panel of a separate Under-5 questionnaire. You should now have a separate questionnaire for each eligible woman and each child under five in the household.

Code for HL3. Relationship to head of household

[] 01 Head
[] 02 Wife/husband
[] 03 Son/daughter
[] 04 Son-in-law/daughter-in-law
[] 05 Grandchild
[] 06 Parent
[] 07 Parent-in-law
[] 08 Brother/sister
[] 09 Brother-in-law/sister-in-law
[] 10 Uncle/aunt
[] 11 Niece/nephew
[] 12 Other relative
[] 13 Adopted/foster/stepchild
[] 14 Not related
[] 98 Don't know

Education: ED

For household member age 5 and above [ED1 to ED4]

ED1. Line number: _ _

ED2. Name and age
Copy from Household Listing Form, HL2 and HL6

Name: ____
Age: _ _

ED3. Has (name) ever attended school or pre-school?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to next line)

ED4A. What is the highest level of school (name) has attended?
If level=0, skip to ED5

Level
[] 0 Preschool
[] 1 Primary
[] 2 Secondary
[] 3 Higher
[] 8 DK

ED4B. What is the highest grade (name) completed at this level?
If less than 1 grade, enter 00

Grade: _ _
[] 98 DK

For household members age 5-24 years [ED5 to ED8]

ED5. During the (2010-2011) school year, did (name) attend school or preschool at any time?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to ED7)

ED6. During this/that school year, which level and grade is/was (name) attending?
If level=0, skip to ED5

Level
[] 0 Preschool
[] 1 Primary
[] 2 Secondary
[] 3 Higher
[] 8 DK
Grade: _ _
[] 98 DK

ED7. During the previous school year, that is (2009-2010), did (name) attend school or preschool at any time?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to next line)
[] 8 DK (Go to next line)

ED8. During that previous school year, which level and grade did (name) attend?
If level=0, skip to ED5

Level
[] 0 Preschool
[] 1 Primary
[] 2 Secondary
[] 3 Higher
[] 8 DK
Grade: _ _
[] 98 DK

Water and Sanitation: WS

WS1. What is the main source of drinking water for members of your household?

Piped water
[] 11 Piped into dwelling (Go to WS6)
[] 12 Piped into compound, yard or plot (Go to WS6)
[] 13 Piped into neighbourhood (Go to WS6)
[] 14 Public tap/standpipe (Go to WS3)
[] 21 Tube well, borehole (Go to WS3)
Dug well
[] 31 Protected well/Kariaz (Go to WS3)
[] 32 Unprotected well/Kariaz (Go to WS3)
Water from spring
[] 41 Protected spring (Go to WS3)
[] 42 Unprotected spring (Go to WS3)
[] 51 Rainwater collector (Go to WS3)
[] 61 Tanker-truck (Go to WS3)
[] 71 Cart with small tank/drum (Go to WS3)
[] 81 Surface water (river, stream, dam, lake, pond, canal, irrigation channel, Candas) (Go to WS3)
[] 91 Bottled water (Go to WS2)
[] 96 Other (specify) ____ (Go to WS3)

WS2. What is the main source of water used by your household for other purposes such as cooking and handwashing?

Piped water
[] 11 Piped into dwelling (Go to WS6)
[] 12 Piped into compound, yard or plot (Go to WS6)
[] 13 Piped into neighbourhood (Go to WS6)
[] 14 Public tap/standpipe
[] 21 Tube well, borehole
Dug well
[] 31 Protected well/Kariaz
[] 32 Unprotected well/Kariaz
Water from spring
[] 41 Protected spring
[] 42 Unprotected spring
[] 51 Rainwater collector
[] 61 Tanker-truck
[] 71 Cart with small tank/drum
[] 81 Surface water (river, stream, dam, lake, pond, canal, irrigation channel, Candas)
[] 96 Other (specify) ____

WS3. Where is that water source located?

[] 1 In own dwelling (Go to WS6)
[] 2 In own yard/plot (Go to WS6)
[] 3 Elsewhere

WS4. How long does it take to go there, get water, and come back?

Number of minutes: _ _ _
[] 998 DK

Household characteristics: HC

HC1B. What is the mother tongue/native language of the head of this household?

[] 1 Pashto
[] 2 Dari
[] 3 Uzbek
[] 4 Turkmen
[] 6 Other language (specify) ____

HC2. How many rooms in this household are used for sleeping?

Number of rooms: _ _

HC3. Main material of swelling floor
Record observation

Natural floor
[] 11 Earth/sand
[] 12 Dung
Rudimentary floor
[] 21 Wood planks
[] 22 Palm/bamboo
Finished floor
[] 31 Parquet or polished wood
[] 32 Vinyl or asphalt strips
[] 33 Ceramic tiles
[] 34 Cement
[] 35 Carpet
[] 96 Other (specify) ____ ____

HC4. Main material of the roof
Record observations

Natural Roofing
[] 11 No roof
[] 12 Thatch/palm leaf
[] 13 Sod
Rudimentary roofing
[] 21 Rustic mat
[] 22 Palm/bamboo
[] 23 Wood planks
[] 24 Cardboard
Finished roofing
[] 31 Metal
[] 32 Wood
[] 33 Calamine/cement fibre
[] 34 Ceramic tiles
[] 35 Cement
[] 36 Roofing shingles
[] 96 Other (specify) ____

HC5. Main material of the exterior walls.
Record observations

Natural walls
[] 11 No walls
[] 12 Cane/palm/trunks
[] 13 Dirt
Rudimentary walls
[] 21 Bamboo with mud
[] 22 Stone with mud
[] 23 Uncovered adobe
[] 24 Plywood
[] 25 Cardboard
[] 26 Reused wood
Finished walls
[] 31 Cement
[] 32 Stone with lime/cement
[] 33 Bricks
[] 34 Cement bricks
[] 35 Covered adobe
[] 36 Wood planks/shingles
[] 96 Other (specify) ____

HC6. What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking?

[] 01 Electricity (Go to HC8)
[] 02 Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) (Go to HC8)
[] 03 Natural gas (Go to HC8)
[] 04 Biogas (Go to HC8)
[] 05 Kerosene (Go to HC8)
[] 06 Coal/lignite
[] 07 Charcoal
[] 08 Wood
[] 09 Straw/shrubs/grass
[] 10 Animal dung
[] 11 Agricultural crop residue
[] 95 No food cooked in household (Go to HC8)
[] 96 Other (specify) ____

HC7. Is the cooking usually done in the house, in a separate building, or outdoors?
If 'In the house', probe: is it done in a separate room used as a kitchen?

In the house
[] 1 In a separate room used as a kitchen
[] 2 Elsewhere in the house
[] 3 In a separate building
[] 4 Outdoors
[] 6 Other (specify) ____

HC8. Does your household have:

A. Electricity?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

B. A radio?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

C. A television?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

D. A non-mobile telephone?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

E. A refrigerator?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

HC9. Does any member of your household own:

A. A watch?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

B. A mobile telephone?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

C. A bicycle?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

D. A motorcycle or scooter?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

E. An animal drawn cart?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

F. A car or truck?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

HC10. Do you or someone living in this household own this dwelling, or is this dwelling rented?
If "Not owned", then ask: Do you rent this dwelling from someone not living in this household? If "Rented from someone else", circle "2". For other responses, circle "6".

[] 1 Own
[] 2 Rent
[] 6 Other (not owned or rented)

HC11. Does any member of this household own any land that can be used for agriculture?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to HC13)

HC12. How many jirib of agricultural land do members of this household own?
If less than one, record "00". If 95 or more, record '95'. If unknown, record '98'.

_ _ Jirib

HC13. Does this household own any livestock, herds, other farm animals, or poultry?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to HC15)

HC14. How many of the following animals does this household have?
If none, record '00'. If 95 or more, record '95'. If unknown, record '98'.

A. Cattle, milk cows, or bulls?

Numbers: _ _

B. Horses, donkeys, or mules?

Numbers: _ _

C. Goats?

Numbers: _ _

D. Sheep?

Numbers: _ _

E. Poultry?

Numbers: _ _

HC15. Does any member of this household have a bank account?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

Child Labour: CL

To be administered for children in the household age 5-14 years. For household members below age 5 or above age 14, leave rows blank.

Now I would like to ask about any work children in this household may do.

CL1. Line number: _ _

CL2. Name and age copy from Household Listing Form, HL2 and HL6

____ Name
_ _ Age

CL3. During the past week, did (name) do any kind of work for someone who is not a member of this household?
If yes: For pay in cash or kind?

[] 1 Yes, for pay (cash or kind)
[] 2 Yes, unpaid
[] 3 No (Go to CL5)

CL4. Since last (day of the week), about how many hours did he/she do this work for someone who is not a member of this household?
If more than one job, include all hours at all jobs.

Number of hours: _ _

CL5. During the past week, did (name) fetch water or collect firewood for household use?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to CL7)

CL6. Since last (day of the week), about how many hours did he/she fetch water or collect firewood for household use?

Number of hours: _ _

CL7. During the past week, did (name) do any paid or unpaid work on a family farm or in a family business or selling goods in the street?
Include work for a business run by the child, alone or with one or more partners.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to CL9)

CL8. Since last (day of the week), about how many hours did he/she do this work for his/her family or himself/herself?

Number of hours: _ _

CL9. During the past week, did (name) help with household chores such as shopping, cleaning, washing clothes, cooking; or caring for children, old or sick people?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to next line)

CL10. Since last (day of the week), about how many hours did he/she spend doing these chores?

Number of hours: _ _

Child Discipline: CD

Table 1: Children Aged 2-14 Years Eligible for Child Discipline Questions
List each of the children aged 2-14 years below in the order they appear in the household listing form. Do not include other household members outside of the age range 2-14 years.
Record the line number, name, sex, and age for each child.
Then record the total number of children aged 2-14 in the box provided (CD6).
If there is only one child age 2-14 years in the household, then skip table 2 and go to CD8; write down'1' and continue with CD9.

CD1. Rank Number: _

CD2. Line number from HL1: _ _

CD3. Name from HL2: ____

CD4. Sex from HL4

[] 1 Male
[] 2 Female

CD5. Age from HL6: _ _

CD6. Total children age 2-14 years: _ _

Table 2: Selection of Random Child for Child Discipline Questions
Use Table 2 to select one child between the ages of 2 and 14 years, if there is more than one child in that age range in the household.
Check the last digit of the household number (HH2) from the cover page. This is the number of the row you should go to in the table below.
Check the total number of eligible children (2-14) in CD6 above. This is the number of the column you should go to.
Find the box where the row and the column meet and circle the number that appears in the box. This is the rank number of the child (CD1) about whom the questions will be asked.

CD7.
Total number of eligible children in the household (CD6) [Column 1 to 8+]
Last digit of household number (HH2) [Row 0 to 9]

CD8. Record the rank number of the selected child: _

CD9. Write the name and line number of the child selected for the module from CD3 and CD2, based on the rank number in CD8.

____ Name
_ _ Line number

CD10. Adults use certain ways to teach children the right behaviour or to address a behaviour problem. I will read various methods that are used and I want you to tell me if you or anyone else in your household has used this method with (name) in the past month.

CD11. Took away privileges, forbade something (name) liked or did not allow him/her to leave house.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD12. Explained why (name)'s behaviour was wrong.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD13. Shook him/her.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD14. Shouted, yelled at or screamed at him/her.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD15. Gave him/her something else to do.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD16. Spanked, hit or slapped him/her on the bottom with bare hand.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD17. Hit him/her on the bottom or elsewhere on the body with something like a belt, hairbrush, stick or other hard object.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD18. Called him/her dumb, lazy, or another name like that.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD19. Hit or slapped him/her on the face, head or ears.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD20. Hit or slapped him/her on the hand, arm, or leg.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD21. Beat him/her up with an implement.
Probe if necessary: hit over and over as hard as one could

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD22. Do you believe that in order to bring up, raise, or educate a child properly, the child needs to be physically punished?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 8 Don't know/no opinion

Hand washing: HW

HW1. Please show me where members of your household most often wash their hands.

[] 1 Observed

Not observed
[] 2 Not in dwelling/plot/yard (Go to HW4)
[] 3 No permission to see (Go to HW4)
[] 6 Other reason (Go to HW4)

HW2. Observe presence of water at the specific place for handwashing.
Verify by checking the tap/pump, or basin, bucket, water container or similar objects for presence of water.

[] 1 Water is available
[] 2 Water is not available

HW3. Record if soap or detergent is present at the specific place for handwashing.
Circle all that apply.

[] A Bar soap (Go to HH19)
[] B Detergent (powder/liquid/paste) (Go to HH19)
[] C Liquid soap (Go to HH19)
[] D Ash/mud/sand (Go to HH19)
[] Y None

HW4. Do you have any soap or detergent (or other locally used cleansing agent) in your household for washing hands?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to HH19)

HW5. Can you please show it to me?
Record observation. Circle all that apply.

[] A Bar soap
[] B Detergent (powder/liquid/paste)
[] C Liquid soap
[] D Ash/mud/sand
[] Y Not able/does not want to show

HH19. Record the time

_ _:_ _ Hour and minutes

Salt Iodization: SI

SI1. We would like to check whether the salt used in your household is iodized. May I have a sample of the salt used to cook meals in your household?
Once you have tested the salt, circle number that corresponds to test outcome.

[] 1 Not iodized 0 PPM
[] 2 More than 0 PPM and less than 15 PPM
[] 3 15 PPM or more
[] 6 No salt in the house
[] 7 Salt not tested

HH20. Does any eligible woman age 15-49 reside in the household? Check household listing, column HL7 for any eligible woman. You should have a questionnaire with the information panel filled in for each eligible woman.

[] Yes (Go to questionnaire for individual women to administer to the first eligible woman)

[] No (Continue)

HH21. Does any child under the age of 5 reside in the household? Check household listing, column HL9 for any eligible child under age 5. You should have a questionnaire with the information panel filled in for each eligible child.

[] Yes (Go to questionnaire for children under five to administer to mother or caretaker of the first eligible child)

[] No (End the interview by thanking the respondent for his/her cooperation. Gather together all questionnaires for this household and complete the relevant information on the cover page.)

Interviewer's observations ________

Field editor's observations ________

Supervisor?s observations ________