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MICS Household Questionnaire


Cuba

Household Information Panel: HH

1. Province: _ _

2. Municipality: _ _

3. Health area: _ _

4. Office: _ _

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

_ _ / _ _ /201 _

HH6. Area

[] 1 Urban
[] 2 Rural

HH7. Region

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

HH8. Is the household selected for questionnaire for men?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

We are from the Ministry of Public Health. We are conducting a survey about the situation of children, families and households. I would like to talk to you about these subjects. The interview will take about 15 minutes. All the information we obtain will remain strictly confidential and anonymous. 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.)

HH9. Result of household interview:

[] 01 Completed
[] 02 No one qualified to answer
[] 03 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) ____

After the household questionnaire has been completed, fill in the following information:
HH10. Respondent to household questionnaire:

Name: ____ _ _

After the household questionnaire has been completed, fill in the following information:
HH11. Total number of household members: _ _

After the household questionnaire has been completed, fill in the following information:
HH12. Number of women age 15-49 years: _ _

After all questionnaires for the household have been completed, fill in the following information:
HH13. Number of women's questionnaires completed: _ _

After the household questionnaire has been completed, fill in the following information:
If the household is selected for Questionnaire for Men

HH13A. Number of men age 15-49 years: (if household is selected for questionnaire for men):_ _

After all questionnaires for the household have been completed, fill in the following information:
HH13B. Number of men's questionnaires completed: (if household is selected for questionnaire for men): _ _


After the household questionnaire has been completed, fill in the following information:
HH14. Number of children under age 5: _ _

After all questionnaires for the household have been completed, fill in the following information:
HH15. Number of under-5 questionnaires completed: _ _

HH16. Field editor's name and number:

____ Name
_ _ Number

HH17. Type by name and number:

____ Name
_ _ Number

HH18 Start of the interview

_ _ Hour
_ _ Minuets

List of Household Members: 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 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, record '95':
Age: _ _

For women age 15-49
HL7. Circle line no. If woman age 15-49 years old

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

HL7A. Circle line no. If man age 15-49 and the house-hold is selected for Questionnaire for men.

HL7B. Circle line no. If children age 0-4.

HL11. Is (name)'s natural mother alive
For children age 0-17 years
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to HL13)
[] 8 DK (Go to HL13)

HL12. Does (name)'s natural mother live in this household? _ _
If "Yes", record line no. of mother and go to HL13. If "No", record 00.

HL12A. Where does (name)'s natural mother live?

[] 1 In another household in this country
[] 2 Institution in this country
[] 3 Abroad
[] 4 Mission
[] 8 DK

HL13. Is (name)'s natural father alive

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to HL15)
[] 8 DK (Go to HL15)

HL14. Does (name)'s natural father live in this household? _ _
If "Yes", record line no. of father and go to HL15. If "No", record 00.

HL14A. Where does (name)'s natural father live?

[] 1 In another household in this country
[] 2 Institution in this country
[] 3 Abroad
[] 4 Mission
[] 8 DK

HL15. Record line no. of mother from HL12 if indicated.
If HL12 is blank or '00' ask: who is the primary caretaker of (name)?
For children age 0-14
Number: _ _

[] Tick here if 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 man age 15-49 years, write his name and line number and other identifying information in the information panel of a separate individual man'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 woman, each eligible man, and each child under the age of 5 in the household.

Codes for HL3 Relation 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 Servant (live-in)
[] 96 Other (not related)
[] 98 DK

Education: ED

ED1. Line number: _ _

ED2. Name and age
Copy from HL2 and HL6.
Name: ____
Age: _ _

ED3. Has (name) ever attended school or pre-school?
For household members age 5 and above
[] 1. Yes
[] 2. No (Go to next line)

ED4A. What is the highest level school (name) has ever attended?
For household members age 5 and above. If level=0, go directly to the next line or SL1 if you are the last person.
[] 0 Preschool
[] 1 Primary (00-06)
[] 2 Secondary (00-03)
[] 3 Skilled laborer
[] 4 Pre-university/tech (00-05)
[] 5 Higher (00-07)
[] 8 DK

ED4B. What is the highest grade (name) completed at this level?
For household members age 5 and above. If the first grade at this level is not completed, enter "00".
Grade: _ _
[]98. DK

Selection of a Child/for Child Discipline: SL

SL1. Check HL6 in the list of household members and write the total number of children in the age range of age 1-17 years.
Total number: _

SL2. Check the number of children age 1-14 years in SL1:
[] Zero (Go to Water and Sanitation module.)
[] One (Go to SL9 and record the rank number as "1", enter the line number, child's name and age.)
[] Two or more (Continue with SL2A.)

SL2A. List each of the children age 1-14 years below in the order they appear in the List of household members. Do not include other household members outside of the age range 1-14 years. Record the line number, name, sex, and age for each child.

SL3. Rank number: _

SL4. Line number from HL1: _ _

SL5. Name from HL2: ____

SL6. Sex from HL4

[] 1 Male
[] 2 Female

SL7. Age from HL6: _ _

SL8. 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 children age 1-14 years in SL1 above. This is the number of the column you should go to in the table below.
Find the box where the row and the column meet and circle the number that appears in the box. This is the rank number (SL3) of the selected child.
Last Digit of Household Number (from HH2): _
Total Number of Eligible Children in the Household (from SL1): [2 to 8+] _

SL9. Record the rank number (SL3), line number (SL4), name (SL5) and age (SL7) of the selected child.
Rank number: _
Line number: _ _
Name: ____
Age: _ _

Child Discipline: CD

CD2. Write the line number and name of the child from SL9.

Line number: _ _
Name: ____

CD3. Adults use certain ways to teach children the right behaviour or to address a behaviour problem. I will read various methods that are used. Please tell me if you or anyone else in your household has used this method with (name) in the past month.

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

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

[B] Explained why (name)'s behaviour was wrong.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

[C] Shook him/her.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

[D] Shouted, yelled at or screamed at him/her.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

[E] Gave him/her something else to do.

[] 1. Yes
[] 2. No

[F] Spanked, hit or slapped him/her on the bottom with bare hand.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

[G] 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

[H] Called him/her dumb, lazy, or another name like that.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

[I] Hit or slapped him/her on the face, head or ears.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

[J] Hit or slapped him/her on the hand, arm, or leg.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

[K] Beat him/her up, that is hit him/her over and over as hard as one could.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD4. 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 DK/no opinion

Water and Sanitation: WS

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

Piped water
[] 11 Piped into dwelling (Go to WS6)
[] 12 Piped into yard or plot (Go to WS6)
[] 13 Piped in the neighbour's house (Go to WS6)
[] 14 Public tap/standpipe (Go to WS3)
[] 21. Tube well, borehole (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 washing your hands?

Piped water
[] 11 Piped into dwelling (Go to WS6)
[] 12 Piped into yard or plot (Go to WS6)
[] 13 Piped in the neighbour's house (Go to WS6)
[] 14 Public tap/standpipe
[] 21 Tube well, borehole
Dug Well
[] 31 Protected well
[] 32 Unprotected well
Water from spring
[] 41 Protected spring
[] 42 Unprotected spring
[] 51 Rainwater collector
[] 61 Tank car/tanker-truck (pipe)
[] 71 Cart with small tank/drum
[] 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 (15 years or older)
[] 2 Adult man (15 years or older)
[] 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 not possible to determine, ask permission to observe the facility.
Flush/pour flush
[] 11 Flush to piped sewer system
[] 12 Flush to septic tank
[] 13 Latrine (cesspool, hole)
[] 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 next module)
[] 96 Other (specify) ____

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

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

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 next module)

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

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

Handwashing: HW

HW1. We would like to learn about where members of this household wash their hands. Can you 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 (specify) ____ (Go to HW4)

HW2 Observe presence of water at the 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

HW3A. Is soap, detergent or ash/sand present at the place for handwashing?

[] 1 Yes, present
[] 2 No, not present (Go to HW4)

HW3B Record you observation
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/sand (Go to HH19)

HW4 Do you have any soap or detergent or ash/mud/sand in your house for washing hands?

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

HW5A. Can you please show it to me?

[] 1 Yes, shown
[] 2 No, not shown (Go to HH19)

HW5B Record your observation
Circle all that apply
[] A Bar soap
[] B Detergent (powder/liquid/paste)
[] C Liquid soap
[] D Ash/sand

HH19. The interview is over
Hour and minutes: _ _:_ _

HH20. Thank the respondent for his/her cooperation and check the list of household members:
[] A separate questionnaire for individual women has been issued for each woman age 15-49 years in the list of household members (HL7).
Check HH8. If the household is selected for questionnaire for individual men:
[] A separate questionnaire for individual men has been issued for each man age 15-49 years in the list of household members (HL7A).
[] A separate questionnaire for children under five has been issued for each child under age 5 years in the list of household members (HL7B).

Return to the cover page and make sure that the result of the household interview (HH9), the name and line number of the respondent to the household questionnaire (HH10), and the number of eligible women (HH12), eligible men (HH13A), and under-5s (HH14) are entered. Make arrangements for the administration of the remaining questionnaire(s) in this household.

Interviewer's Observations ________

Field Editor's Observations ________

Supervisor's Observations ________