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MICS household questionnaire

We are from (country-specific affiliation). We are working on a project concerned with family health and education. I would like to talk to you about this. The interview will take about (number) minutes. All the information we obtain will remain strictly confidential and your answers will never be identified. During this time I would like to speak with the household head and all mothers or others who take care of children in the household.
May I start now? If permission is given, begin the interview.

Household Information Panel: HH

HH1. Parish: _ _
Constituency: _ _
Enumeration Division: __ __ _

HH2. Dwelling number _ _
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
[] 3 KMA

HH7. Region:

HH8. Name of head of household: ____

After all questionnaires for the household have been completed, fill in the following information:
[Note: HH9 to HH16]

HH9. Result of HH interview:

[] 1 Completed
[] 2 Not at home
[] 3 Refused
[] 4 Dwelling not found/destroyed
[] 6 Other (specify) ____

HH10. Respondent to HH questionnaire

Name: ____
Line No: _ _

HH11. Total number of household members: _ _

HH12. No. of women eligible for interview: _ _

HH13. No. of women questionnaires completed: _ _

HH14. No. of children under age 5: _ _

HH15. No. of under-5 questionnaires completed: _ _

Interviewer/supervisor notes: Use this space to record notes about the interview with this household, such as call-back times, incomplete individual interview forms, number of attempts to re-visit, etc.

HH16. Data entry clerk: _ _

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? (These may include children in school or at work). If yes, complete listing.
Then, ask questions starting with hl5 for each person at a time. Add a continuation sheet if there are more than 15 household members.

[] Tick here if continuation sheet used

HL1. Line no.: _ _

HL2. Name: ____

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

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

HL4. Is (name) male or female?

[] 1 Male
[] 2 Female

HL5. How old is (name)? How old was (name) in his/her last birthday?
Record in Completed years

Age: _ _
[] 98 DK [See instructions: to be used only for elderly household members (code meaning "do not know/over age 50").]

HL6. Eligible for women's interview

_ _Circle line no. if woman is age 15-49

HL7. Eligible for child labour module

For each child age 5-14: Who is the mother or primary caretaker of this child?

_ _ Record line no. of mother/caretaker

HL8. Eligible for under-5 interview
For each child under 5: Who is the mother or primary caretaker of this child

_ _ Record line no. of mother/caretaker

For children age 0-17 years ask HL9-HL12

HL9. Is (name's) natural mother alive?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to HL11)
[] 8 DK (Go to HL11)

HL10. If alive: Does (name's) natural mother live in this household?

_ _ Record line no. of mother or 00 for 'no'

HL10A. if mother does not live in household: has(name's) mother been very sick for at least 3 months in the past 12 months?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 8 DK

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

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

HL12. If alive: Does (name's) natural father live in this household?

_ _ Record line no. of father or 00 for 'no'

HL12A. father does not live in household: has(name's) father been very sick for months in the past 12 months?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 8 DK

HL 13. What is the main source of information on national issues for the household?

[] 1 Newspapers
[] 2 Television
[] 3 Radio
[] 4 Community ORG
[] 5 Family Members
[] 6 Other (Specify)

HL 14. What is the distance to the nearest health center?

[] 1 Mile or less
[] 2 More than 1, less than 5 miles
[] 3 More than 5, less than 10 miles
[] 4 Miles or more

Are there any other persons living here - even if they are not members of your family or do not have parents living in this household?
Including children at work or at school? If yes, insert child's name and complete form.
Then, complete the totals below.

Totals

_ _ Women 15-49
_ _ Children 5-14
_ _ Under-5s
_ _ Very sick(=1)
_ _ Mothers Dead(=2)
_ _ Mothers very sick(=1)
_ _ Fathers death(=2)
_ _ Fathers very sick(=1)

Now for each woman age 15-49 years, write her name and line number and other identifying information in the information panel of the 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 the questionnaire for children under five.
You should now have a separate questionnaire for each eligible woman and each child under five in the household.

Education Module: ED

For household members age 5 and above

ED1. Line no. _ _

ED1A. Name ____

ED2. Has (name) ever attended school or preschool?

[] 1 Yes (Go to ED3)
[] 2 No (Go to next line)

ED3. What is the highest level of school (name) attended? What is the highest grade (name) completed at this level?

Level:
[] 0 Pre-school
[] 1 Primary
[] 2 Secondary
[] 3 Higher
[] 4 Jamal
[] 5 Non-standard curriculum
[] 6 Other
[] 8 DK
Grade: _ _
[] 98 DK
If less than 1 grade, enter 00.

For household members age 5-24 years

ED4. During the (YEAR) school year, did (name) attend school or preschool at any time?

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

ED5. Since last (day of the week), how many days did (name) attend school?

_ Insert number of days in space below

ED6. During this/that school year, which level and grade is/was (name) attending?

Level:
[] 0 Preschool
[] 1 Primary
[] 2 Secondary
[] 3 Higher
[] 4 Jamal
[] 5 Non-standard curriculum
[] 6 Other
[] 8 DK
Grade: _ _
[] 98 DK

ED7. Did (name) attend school or preschool at any time during the previous school year, that is (YEAR)?

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

ED8. During that previous school year, which level and grade did (name) attend?

Level:
[] 0 Preschool
[] 1 Primary
[] 2 Secondary
[] 3 Higher
[] 4 Jamal
[] 5 Non-standard curriculum
[] 6 Other
[] 8 DK
Grade: _ _
[] 98 DK

Questions ED9 and ED10 should be asked only once the head only once of the head of the household

ED9. What is the distance to the nearest primary school?

[] 1 1 Mile or less
[] 2 More than 1, less than 5
[] 3 More than 5, less than 10 miles
[] 4 10 miles or more

ED10. What is the distance to the nearest secondary school?

[] 1 1 Mile or less
[] 2 More than 1, less than 5
[] 3 More than 5, less than 10 miles
[] 4 10 miles or more

Water and sanitation module: WS

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

Piped water
[] 11 Piped into dwelling (Go to WS5)
[] 12 Piped into yard or plot (Go to WS5)
[] 13 Public tap/standpipe (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 collection (Go to WS3)
[] 61 Tanker-truck (Go to WS3)
[] 81 Surface water (river, stream, dam, lake, pond, canal, irrigation channel) (Go to WS3)
[] 91 Bottled 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 WS5)
[] 12 Piped into yard or plot (Go to WS5)
[] 13 Public tap/standpipe
Dug well
[] 31 Protected well
[] 32 Unprotected well
Water from spring
[] 41 Protected spring
[] 42 Unprotected spring
[] 51 Rainwater collection
[] 61 Tanker-truck
[] 81 Surface water (river, stream, dam, lake, pond, canal, irrigation channel)
[] 96 Other (specify) ____

WS3. How long does it take to go there, get water, and come back?

_ _ _ No. of minutes
[] 995 Water on premises (Go to WS4A)
[] 998 DK

WS4. Who usually goes to this source to fetch the water for your household?

Probe: Is this person under age 15? What sex?
Circle code that best describes this person.

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

WS4A. In the last two weeks, how many often has water been available from your household?

[] 1 All the time
[] 2 Most of the time
[] 3 A few hours each day
[] 4 A few hours each week
[] 5 Only once
[] 7 Not at all
[] 8 Don't know

WS5. Do you treat your water in any way to make it safer to drink?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to WS7)
[] 8 DK (Go to WS7)

WS6. What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink?
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

WS7. 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 absorption pit
[] 14 Flush to somewhere else
[] 15 Flush to unknown place/not sure/DK where
[] 21 Ventilated improved pit latrine (VIP)
[] 22 Pit latrine with slab
[] 23 Pit latrine without slab / open pit
[] 31 Composting toilet
[] 41 Bucket
[] 95 No facilities or bush or field (Go to next module)
[] 96 Other (specify) ____

WS8. Do you share this facility with other households?

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

WS9. How many households in total use this toilet facility

0_ No. of households (if less than 10)
[] 10 Ten or more households
[] 98 DK

Orphaned and vulnerable children

OV1.Check HL5: any children 0-17?

[] Yes(Go to OV2)
[] No(Go to next module)

OV2. I would like you to think back over the past 12 months. Has any usual member of your household died in the past 12 months?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to OV5)

OV3. (Of those who died in the past 12 months) were any of them people between the ages of 18 and 59?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to OV5)

OV4. (Of those who died in the past 12 months and were people between the ages of 18 and 59) were any of them people seriously ill for 3. Of the 12 months before he/she died?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to OV5)

OV5. Return to the Household listing and check the following:

Check total for HL9 and HL11.
[] At least one mother or father dead (Go to OV8)
[] No mother or father dead
Check totals for HL8A
[] At least one adult aged 18-59 very sick of last 12 months (Go to OV8)
[] No adult or aged 18-59 very sick of the last 12 months
Check total one HL10A and HL12A.
[] At least one mother or father ill 3 for the last 12 months (Go to OV8)
[] No mother or father ill 3 for the last 12 months ( Go to next module)

OV8. List all children aged 0-17 below. Record game, line numbers and ages of all children, beginning with the first child and continue in order in which listed in the household listing module. Use a continuation sheet if there are more than 4 children age 0-17 in the household. Ask all questions for one child before moving to the next child.

1st child
Name (from HL2) ____
Line number (from HL1) __
Age (from HL5) __ __

2nd child
Name (from HL2) ____
Line number (from HL1) __ __
Age (from HL5) __ __

3rd child
Name (from HL2) ____
Line number (from HL1) __ __
Age (from HL5) __ __

4th child
Name (from HL2) ____
Line number (from HL1) __ __
Age (from HL5) __ _____ _


[Questions OV9 to OV20A are for all the children listed in OV8]

OV9. would like to ask you about any formal, organized help or support that your HH may have received for (Name) and for which you did not have to pay. By formal organized support I mean help provided by someone working for a program. This program could be government, private, religious, charity, or community-based. Remember this should be support for which you did not pay.

OV10. Now I would like to ask you about the support your HH received for (Name).
In the last 12 months, has your HH received any medical support for (Name), such as
medical care, supplies or medicine?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 8 DK

OV10a. What was the source of the support?

[] 1 Government
[] 2 Private sector
[] 3 Religious
[] 4 NGO
[] 5 Other (specify)

OV11. In the last 12 months, has your HH received any emotional or psychological support for
(Name), such as companionship, counseling from a trained counselor, or spiritual support, which you received at home?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to OV13)
[] 8 DK

OV12. Did your HH receive any of this support in the past 3 months?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 8 DK

OV12A. What was the source of the support?

[] 1 Gov't
[] 2 Private
[] 3 Religious
[] 4 NGO
[] 5 CBO
[] 6 Other (specify)

OV13. In the last 12 months, has your HH received any material support for (Name), such as
clothing, food or financial support?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to OV15)
[] 8 DK

OV14. Did your HH receive any of this support in the past 3 months?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 8 DK

OV14A. What was the source of the support?

[] 1 Gov't
[] 2 Private
[] 3 Religious
[] 4 NGO
[] 5 CBO
[] 6 Other (specify)

OV15. In the last 12 months, has your HH received any social support for (Name), such as help
in HH work, training for a caregiver, or legal services?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to OV17)
[] 8 DK

OV16. Did your HH receive any of this support in the past 3 months?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 8 DK

OV16A. What was the source of the support?

[] 1 Gov't
[] 2 Private
[] 3 Religious
[] 4 NGO
[] 5 CBO
[] 6 Other (specify)

OV17. Check OV8: Age of the child?

[] 1 Age 0-4 (Go to next child)
[] 2 Age 5-17 (Go to OV18)

OV18. In the last 12 months, has your HH received any support for (name's) schooling, such
as allowance, free admission, books or supplies?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 8 DK

OV18A. What was the source of the support?

[] 1 Gov't
[] 2 Private
[] 3 Religious
[] 4 NGO
[] 5 CBO
[] 6 Other (specify)

Child labour module: CL

To be administered to mother/caretaker of each child in the household age 5 through 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 no. _ _

CL2. Name: ____

CL3. During the past week did (name) 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. If yes: 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.
Record response then (Go to CL6)

CL5. At any time during the past year, 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

CL6. During the past week, did (name) help with household chores such as shopping, collecting firewood, cleaning, fetching water, or caring for children?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to CL8)

CL7. If yes: Since last (day of the week), about how many hours did he/she spend doing these chores? _ _

CL8. During the past week, did (name) do any other family work (on the farm or in a business or selling goods in the street)

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

CL9. If yes: Since last (day of the week), about how many hours did he/she do this work? _ _

Child discipline module: CD

Table 1: Children aged 2-14 years eligible for child discipline questions

Review the household listing and list each of the children aged 2-14 years below in order according to their line number (HL1). Do not include other household members outside of the age range 2-14 years. Record the line number, name, sex, age, and the line number of the mother or caretaker for each child. Then record the total number of children aged 2-14 in the box provided (CD7).

CD1. Rank no.

[] Line 01-08

CD2. Line no. from HL1.

Line _ _

CD3. Name from HL2.

Name ____

CD4. Sex from HL4.

[] 1 M
[] 2 F

CD5. Age from HL5.

Age _ _

CD6. Line no. of mother/caretaker from HL7 or HL8.

Mother _ _

CD7. Total children aged 2-14 years _ _

If there is only one child age 2-14 years in the household, then skip table 2 and go to CD9; write down the rank number of the child and continue with CD11

Table 2: Selection of random child for child discipline questions

Use this table 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. Look for the last digit of the household number 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 CD7 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 about whom the questions will be asked. Record the rank number in CD9 below. Finally, record the line number and name of the selected child in CD11 on the next page. Then, find the mother or primary caretaker of that child, and ask the questions, beginning with CD12.

CD8. Last digit of the questionnaire number 0-9
Total number of eligible children in the household 1-8+
[Table omitted]

CD9. Record the rank number of the selected child

Rank number of child _ _

Identify eligible child aged 2 to 14 in the household using the tables on the preceding page, according to your instructions. Ask to interview the mother or primary caretaker of the selected child (identified by the line number in CD6).

CD11. Write name and line no. of the child selected for the module from CD3 and CD2, based on the rank number in CD9.

____ Name
_ _ Line number

CD12. All 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.

CD12A. Took away privileges, forbade something (name) liked or did not allow him/her to leave house.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD12B. Explained why something (the behavior) was wrong.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD12C. Shook him/her.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD12D. Shouted, yelled at or screamed at him/her.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD12E. Gave him/her something else to do.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD12F. Spanked, hit or slapped him/her on the bottom with bare hand.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD12G. 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

CD12H. Called him/her dumb, lazy, or another name like that.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD12I. Hit or slapped him/her on the face, head or ears.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD12J. Hit or slapped him/her on the hand, arm, or leg.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD12K. Beat him/her up with an implement (hit over and over as hard as one could).

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD12K. Did name ever require medical attention after a beating?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

CD13. Do you believe that in order to bring up (raise, educate) (name) properly, you need to physically punish him/her?

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

Disability: DA

To be administered to caretakers of all children 2 through 9 years old living in the household. For household members below age 2 or above age 9, leave rows blank
I would like to ask you if any children in this household aged 2 through 9 has any of the health conditions I am going to mention to you.

DA1. Line no.

[] Line 01-15

DA2. Child's name

Name ____

DA3. Compared with other children, does or did (name) have any serious delay in sitting, standing, or walking?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

DA4. Compared with other children, does (name) have difficulty seeing, either in the daytime or at night?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

DA5. Does (name) appear to have difficulty hearing? (uses hearing aid, hears with difficulty, completely deaf?)

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

DA6. When you tell (name) to do something, does he/she seem to understand what you are saying?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

DA7. Does (name) have difficulty in walking or moving his/her arms or does he/she have weakness and/or stiffness in the arms or legs?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

DA8. Does (name) sometimes have fits, become rigid, or lose consciousness?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

DA9. Does (name) learn to do things like other children his/her age?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

DA10. Does (name) speak at all (can he/she make him or herself understood in words; can say any recognizable words)?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

DA11. (For 3-9 year olds): Is (name)'s speech in any way different from normal (not clear enough to be understood by people other than the immediate family)?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

DA12. (For 2-year-olds): Can (name) name at least one object (for example, an animal, a toy, a cup, a spoon)?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

DA13. Compared with other children of the same age, does (name) appear in any way mentally backward, dull or slow?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

Salt iodization module: SI

SI1. We would like to check whether the salt used in your household is iodized. May I see a sample of the salt used to cook the main meal eaten by members of your household last night?
Once you have examined the salt,
Circle number that corresponds to test outcome.

[] 1 Not iodized 0 PPM
[] 2 Less than 15 PPM
[] 3 15 PPM or more
[] 6 No salt in home
[] 7 Salt not tested

SI2. Does any eligible woman age 15-49 reside in the household?
Check household listing, column HL6. You should have a questionnaire with the information panel filled in for each eligible woman.
[] Yes (Go to questionnaire for individual women to administer the questionnaire to the first eligible woman)
[] No (Continue)

SI3. Does any child under the age of 5 reside in the household?
Check household listing, column HL8. 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 the questionnaire 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 tally the number of interviews completed on the cover page.)