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MICS Household Questionnaire

[Cuba]
Household Information Panel: HH

1. Province: _ _

2. Municipality: _ _ _

3. Health area: _ _ _

4. Consulting room: _ _ _

HH1. Office code: _ _ _

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 West
[] 2 Havana City
[] 3 Center
[] 4 East

We are from the Ministry of Public Health. 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 12 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 competent respondent
[] 03 Absent for a long period
[] 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 gender.
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 HL5 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 relation-ship of (name) to the head of household?

Relation: _ _

HL4. Is the (name) male or female?

[] 1 Male
[] 2 Female

HL5. What is (name's) date of birth?

Month: _ _
[] 98 DK
Year: _ _ _ _
[] 9998 DK

HL6. How old is (name)?
Record in completed years. If age is 95 or above '95'
Age: _ _

HL7. Circle line no.
If woman is age 15-49 (for woman age 15-49)

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

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

For children age 0-17 years [HL11 to HL13]

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 child 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 Father or Mother
[] 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)

ED4. What is the highest level of school (name) has attended?
What is the highest grade (name) completed at this level?
If level=0, go directly to next line or WS1 if last person. (Each level contains in parentheses the number of possible grades depending on the level in question) If less than 1 grade, enter 00
Level
[] 0 Preschool
[] 1 Primary (00 to 06)
[] 2 Secondary (00 to 03)
[] 3 Skilled worker (00 to 05)
[] 4 Pre-university/Tech. (00 to 05)
[] 5 Higher (00 to 07)
[] 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 yard or plot (Go to WS6)
[] 13 Piped to neighbour (Go to WS6)
[] 14 Public tap/standpipe (Go to WS3)
[] 21. Well with pipe (Go to WS3)
Dug well
[] 31 Protected well (Go to WS3)
[] 32 Unprotected well (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 (pipe) (Go to WS3)
[] 71 Cart with tank (Go to WS3)
[] 81 Surface water (river, stream, dam, lake, pond, canal, irrigation channel) (Go to WS3)
[] 91 Bottled/packaged water
[] 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 yard or plot (Go to WS6)
[] 13 Piped to neighbour (Go to WS6)
[] 14 Public tap/standpipe
[] 21 Well with pipe
Dug well
[] 31 Protected well
[] 32 Unprotected well
Water from spring
[] 41 Protected spring
[] 42 Unprotected spring
[] 51 Rainwater collector
[] 61 Tanker-truck
[] 71 Cart with tank
[] 81 Surface water (river, stream, dam, lake, pond, canal, irrigation channel)
[] 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

WS5. Who usually goes to this source to collect the water for your household?
Probe: Is this person under age 15? What sex?

[] 1 Adult woman (age 15+ years)
[] 2 Adult man (age 15+ years)
[] 3 Female child (under 15)
[] 4 Male child (under 15)
[] 8 DK

WS6. Do you do anything to the water to make it safer to drink?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to WS8)
[] 8 DK (Go to WS8)

WS7. What do you usually do to make the water safer to drink?
Probe: Anything else? Record all items mentioned.
[] A Boil
[] B Add bleach/chlorine
[] C Strain it through a cloth
[] D Use water filter (ceramic, sand, composite, etc.)
[] E Solar disinfection
[] F Let it stand and settle
[] X Other (specify) ____
[] Z DK

WS8. What kind of toilet facility do members of your household usually use?
If "flush" or "pour flush", probe: Where does it flush to? If necessary, ask permission to observe the facility.
Flush / pour flush
[] 11 Flush to piped sewer system
[] 12 Flush to septic tank
[] 13 Flush to pit (latrine)
[] 14, Flush to somewhere else
[] 15 Flush to unknown place/not sure/DK where
Pit latrine
[] 21 Ventilated improved pit latrine (VIP)
[] 22 Pit latrine with slab
[] 23 Pit latrine without slab/open pit
[] 31 Composting toilet
[] 41 Bucket
[] 51 Hanging toilet, hanging latrine
[] 95 No facility, bush, field (Go to HH19)
[] 96 Other (specify) ____

WS9. Do you share this facility with others who are not members of your household?

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

WS10. Do you share this facility only with members of other households that you know, or is the facility open to the use of the general public?

[] 1 Other households only (not public)
[] 2 Public facility (Go to HH19)

WS11. How many households in total use this toilet facility, including your own household?

0 _ Number of households (if less than 10)
[] 10 Ten or more households
[] 98 DK

HH19. Record the time

_ _:_ _ Hour and minutes

HH20. Is there an eligible female 15-49 years of age in the household? Check the household listing in column HL7 to see if there is an eligible female. You must have a completed Information Panel questionnaire for each eligible woman.

[] Yes. (Go to the Individual Questionnaire For Women to apply the questionnaire to the first eligible woman.)
[] No. (Continue.)

HH21. Are there any children under the age of 5 who are part of this household? Check the household listing in column HL9 if there are any eligible children. You must have a completed Information Panel questionnaire for each eligible child

[] Yes. (Go to Children Under Five Years Old Questionnaire to apply the questionnaire to the mother or guardian of the first child who meets the age conditions.)
[] Yes. (Conclude the interview by thanking the interviewee for their cooperation. Gather all the questionnaires for this household and complete the relevant information on the front page.)

Interviewer's observations ________

Field editor's observations ________

Supervisor's observations ________