National Bureau of Statistics
General Household Survey [2009]
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Interviewer's name ____
Interviewer's code _ _ _
Supervisor's code _ _ _
Survey month: _ _
Survey year: _ _
HU MS number: _ _
HU listed: _ _ _ _
HU sampled: _ _
HH listed: _ _ _ _
HH sampled: _ _
1. State _ _
2. LGA _ _ _ _
3. RIC _ _ _ _
4. EA code _ _ _ _
5. Enumeration area name ____
6. Sector _
7. HU No _ _ _
8. Name of head of HH ____
9. Address ____
[] 2 Partly completed
[] 3 Not at home
[] 4 Refused
[] 5 Household not located
[] 6 Moved away
[] 7 Other (specify)
Questionnaire Ref. No:
HH No. within HU _ of _
Questionnaire within HH _ of _
12. Major source of water for drinking and cooking
[] 2 Pipe borne water untreated
[] 3 Bore hole/hand pump
[] 4 Well/spring protected
[] 5 Well/spring unprotected
[] 6 Rain water
[] 7 Streams/pond/river
[] 8 Tanker/truck/vendor
[] 9 Other ____
13. Distance to source of water
[] 2 Within 500m
[] 3 500m-1km
[] 4 1km or more
[] 2 Flat
[] 3 Duplex
[] 4 Whole building
[] 5 Other ____
15. Number of living rooms in housing unit _ _
[] 2 Free
[] 3 Nominal/subsidized rent
[] 4 Owner occupier
17. Monthly rent (in =N=) for housing unit: _ _ _ _ _ _
18. Material of dwelling floor:
[] 2 Planks/concrete
[] 3 Dirt/straw/without concrete
[] 4 Other ____
[] 2 Toilet on water
[] 3 Flush to sewage
[] 4 Flush to septic tank
[] 5 Pail/bucket
[] 6 Covered pit latrine
[] 7 Uncovered pit latrine
[] 8 V.I.P. latrine
[] 9 Other ____
20. Distance of toilet facility from the dwelling:
[] 2 Within 500m
[] 3 500m-1km
[] 4 1km or more
21. Type of refusal disposal most often used:
[] 2 HH bin collected by private agency
[] 3 Government bin or shed
[] 4 Disposal within compound
[] 5 Unauthorized refuse heap
[] 6 Other ____
22. Type of fuel used for cooking
[] 2 Gas
[] 3 Kerosene
[] 4 Wood
[] 5 Coal
[] 2 IPP / rural electrification only
[] 3 Private generator only
[] 4 PHCN (NEPA) / generator
[] 5 IPP / rural electricity / generator
[] 6 Solar panels
[] 7 None
24. How many hours did you enjoy electricity supply in the last one week (if connected to PHCN)?
[] 2 1-12 hours
[] 3 13-24 hours
[] 4 25-36 hours
[] 5 37-48 hours
[] 6 49-60 hours
[] 7 61-72 hours
[] 8 73-84 hours
25. Do you own any of these information and communication technology (ICT) equipment?
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
26. Do you have access to any of these information and technology (ICT) equipment?
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
Part B1: Person(s) in household (including those absent at the time of interview)
[Applies to questions 1-10b]
1. List all members of household (including those absent at the time of interview) ____
[] 2 Spouse
[] 3 Own child
[] 4 Step child
[] 5 Grand child
[] 6 Brother/sister
[] 7 Niece/nephew
[] 8 Brother/sister-in-law
[] 9 Parent
[] 10 Parent-in-law
[] 11 Other relative
[] 12 Maid/nanny/house servant
[] 13 Non-relative
3. Age (last birthday) _ _ / _ _ / _ _
[] 2 Female
[] 2 Married (polygamous)
[] 3 Informal/loose union
[] 4 Divorced
[] 5 Separated
[] 6 Widowed
[] 7 Never married
6. If married, what form of marriage?
[] 2 Customary
[] 3 Mutual agreement
7. Attendance at formal school
[] 2 Now in school
[] 3 Before but not now
[] 2 Primary
[] 3 JSS
[] 4 Vocational/Commercial
[] 5 SSS
[] 6 NCE/OND/Nursing
[] 7 B.A./B.Sc./B.ED/HND
[] 8 M.Sc./M.A/M.Adm.
[] 9 Doctorate
[] 10 Others (specify)
[] 2 Nursery 1
[] 3 Nursery 2
[] 5 Primary 2
[] 6 Primary 3
[] 7 Primary 4
[] 8 Primary 5
[] 9 Primary 6
[] 11 JSS 2
[] 12 JSS 3
[] 13 SSS 1
[] 14 SSS 2
[] 15 SSS 3
[] 17 BSC/HD
[] 18 P/Grad
[] 19 Others
[] 2 No
10b. If yes in 10a, in which main language?
[] 2 English
[] 3 Hausa
[] 4 Ibo
[] 5 Yoruba
[] 6 Others (specify) ____
Part B2: Persons(s) present in household (For persons age 10 years and above)
[Applies to questions 11-18]
[] 1 Worked for pay
[] 2 Got job but did not work
[] 3 Worked for profit
[] 4 On attachment but didn't work
[] 5 Apprenticeship
[] 6 Kept home
[] 7 Went to school
[] 8 Did nothing
12. If person did nothing, what was the reason?
[] 1 Looked for job
[] 2 Sick
[] 3 Believed no job available
[] 4 Laid off 30 days or less
[] 5 Waiting to join work
[] 6 Retired
[] 7 Invalid
[] 8 Others
[] 1 Less than 1 month
[] 2 Between 1 and 2 months
[] 3 Between 2 and 3 months
[] 4 Between 3 and 4 months
[] 5 More than 4 months
[] 6 Never had a paid work
Go to Col. 27
14. Do you like to change job?
[] 2 No
If no to Col. 14 skip to Col. 16
[] 2 Job doesn't match skill
[] 3 Job environment not congenial
[] 4 Excessive hours of work
[] 5 Precarious job(s)
[] 6 Inadequate tools
[] 7 Equipment or training for assigned task not available
[] 8 Travel to work difficulties
[] 9 Inconvenient work schedules
[] 10 Recurring work stoppage
16. Primary or main occupation (annex I ISCO) _ _
17. Industry of primary or main occupation (annex II ISIC) _ _
[] 2 Employee
[] 3 Own account worker
[] 4 Members of producer coop.
[] 5 Unpaid family worker
[] 6 Others
Part B3: Persons(s) present in household continued? (For persons age 10 years and above)
[Applies to questions 19-27]
19. Hours of work per week _ _
[] 2 Public company
[] 3 Parastatals
[] 4 Ministries
[] 5 Others
21. Contribute to National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)?
[] 2 No
22. Secondary job (annex I ISCO) _ _
23. Industry of secondary job (annex II ISIC) _ _
24. Employment status in the secondary job
[] 2 Employee
[] 3 Own account worker
[] 4 Producer coop. member
[] 5 Unpaid family worker
[] 6 Others (specify)
25. Hours of work per week _ _
Check: if Col. 19 + Col. 25 is 40 hours or more, go to col. 27, else [continue]
If you are given extra hours will you do it?
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
27. Are you engaged in voluntary/social work?
[] 2 No
If no, skip to Col. 30
Part B4: Persons(s) present in household (For persons age 10 years and above)
[Applies to questions 28-42]
28. In which area of volunteering?
[] 1 Art and recreation
[] 2 Education/research
[] 3 Health
[] 4 Social services
[] 5 Environment
[] 6 Development and housing
[] 7 Civil advocacy
[] 8 Philanthropy
[] 9 Religion
[] 10 International
[] 11 Business/professional
[] 12 Other (specify)
29. Hours of work per week _ _
30. Income last month (in '000=N=) from all jobs and including all allowances _ _ _ _ _
Sources of income:
[] 2 Commission
[] 3 Bonus
[] 4 Overtime
[] 5 Sales of farm products
[] 6 Profit from trading activities
[] 7 Fees from professional activities
[] 8 Income from subsidiary occupation
[] 9 Rent received
[] 10 Loan raised
[] 11 Loan repayment received
[] 12 Esusu (adashe) received
[] 13 Dividend on shares
[] 14 Sales of property
[] 15 Pool/lottery
[] 16 Dowry received
[] 17 Withdrawal from saving
[] 18 Remittances received
Do you personally own any of the following?
[Applies to questions 31-36]
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
How many do you own of any of the following?
[Applies to questions 37-42]
If no in Col. 31-36, skip the corresponding Col. In 37-42
Part B5: Persons(s) present in household continued? (For persons age 10 years and above)
[Applies to questions 43-60]
Do you have access to any of the following?
[Applies to questions 43-48]
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
What is your source of access to any of the following?
[Applies to questions 49-53]
If no in Col. 43-48, skip the corresponding Col. In 49-77
[] 2 Family member/friend/neighbor
[] 3 Umbrella centre
[] 4 Workplace
[] 5 Business centre
[] 6 Other (specify)
[] 2 Family member/friend/neighbor
[] 3 Umbrella centre
[] 4 Workplace
[] 5 Business centre
[] 6 Other (specify)
[] 2 Family member/friend/neighbor
[] 3 Umbrella centre
[] 4 Workplace
[] 5 Business centre
[] 6 Other (specify)
[] 2 Family member/friend/neighbor
[] 3 Umbrella centre
[] 4 Workplace
[] 5 Business centre
[] 6 Other (specify)
[] 2 Family member/friend/neighbor
[] 3 Umbrella centre
[] 4 Workplace
[] 5 Business centre
[] 6 Other (specify)
Where did you use the internet service?
[Applies to questions 54-60]
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
Part B6: Persons(s) present in household continued? (For persons age 10 years and above)
[Applies to questions 61-77]
How often did you typically use internet during the last 12 months (from any location)?
[Applies to questions 61-63]
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
For which of the following activities did you use internet in the last 12 months? (Multiple responses is allowed)
[Applies to questions 64-77]
64. Getting information about goods and services
[] 2 No
65. Getting information about government organisation
[] 2 No
66. Getting information related to health or health services
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
68. Posting information or instant messaging
[] 2 No
69. Telephone over the internet/VOIP
[] 2 No
70. Purchasing/ordering goods/services
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
72. Education or learning activities
[] 2 No
73. Playing or downloading video/computer game
[] 2 No
74. Downloading movies, images, music, etc.
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
76. Reading/downloading newspaper, magazines, books, etc.
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
Part B7: Home/workers remittances (HWR)
List in order of preference, three of your favourite TV stations
[Applies to questions 78-80]
[] 2 Channels
[] 3 Minaj
[] 4 NTA
[] 5 AIT
[] 6 MITV
[] 7 Silver Bird
[] 8 Galaxy
[] 9 State TV
[] 10 Foreign/Cable/DSTV
[] 11 Others specify
[] 2 Channels
[] 3 Minaj
[] 4 NTA
[] 5 AIT
[] 6 MITV
[] 7 Silver Bird
[] 8 Galaxy
[] 9 State TV
[] 10 Foreign/Cable/DSTV
[] 11 Others specify
[] 2 Channels
[] 3 Minaj
[] 4 NTA
[] 5 AIT
[] 6 MITV
[] 7 Silver Bird
[] 8 Galaxy
[] 9 State TV
[] 10 Foreign/Cable/DSTV
[] 11 Others specify
Remittances from abroad last year (For persons age 10 years and above)
[Applies to questions 81-92]
81. Did you receive any gift from anybody abroad, apart from through the bank, last year?
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
82. Did you receive the gift in cash or kind?
[] 1 Cash
[] 2 Kind
83. How much? (in Naira) _ _ _ _ _ _ _
How much? (in foreign currency)
84. Amount _ _ _ _ _
[] 2 Euro
[] 3 Pound sterling
[] 4 Others (specify) ____
86. What was the gift in kind?
[] 2 Home appliances/electronics
[] 3 Clothing/footwear
[] 4 Personal accessories
[] 5 Others (specify) ____
Part B8: Workers remittances (WR) continued?
87. Estimated value (in Naira) _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Estimated value (in foreign currency)
88. Amount _ _ _ _ _
[] 2 Euro
[] 3 Pound sterling
[] 4 Others (specify) ____
90. From which country was the gift/cash sent to you?
[] 2 Germany
[] 3 Holland
[] 4 Italy
[] 5 Other European countries
[] 6 United States of America
[] 7 Canada
[] 8 Other American/Caribbean countries
[] 9 China
[] 10 Japan
[] 11 Saudi Arabia
[] 12 Other Asian countries
[] 13 Australia
[] 14 South Africa
[] 15 Egypt
[] 16 Other African countries
91. How was the gift/cash sent to you?
[] 2 Friends
[] 3 Colleagues
[] 4 Neighbours
[] 5 Association/religious body members
[] 6 Others (specify) ____
92. Purpose for which the gift/cash was sent
[] 2 Mortgage fund for land, houses, and other real estate
[] 3 Investment in shares, bonds, and other financial investment
[] 4 For development projects in the community
[] 5 Payment/donations to non-profit institutions serving household (religious bodies)
[] 6 Payment/donation to NGOs
[] 7 Payment of hospital bill of spouse, parent, or other relative
[] 8 Payment of school fees of spouse, parent, or other relative
Part B9: Person(s) present in, continued? (For persons age 10 years and above)
[Applies to questions 93-98]
93. Do you operate and ICT business outfit?
[] 2 No
[If no to Col. 93, skip to Col. 99.]
94. Which of the following ICT business outfits do you operate?
[] 2 Business centre
95. What kind of service do you provide in the ICT business outfit?
[] 2 Computer services
[] 3 Cyber-cafe
[] 4 Other (specify)
96. How many persons work in the ICT business outfit?
_ _ Female
97. How many persons do you attend to in a day in the ICT business outfit? _ _ _
98. What is your daily income in the ICT business outfit? _ _ _ _ _ _
Housing project (For persons age 20 years and above)
[Applies to questions 99-102]
99. Did you start any new building in 20??
[] 2 No
[If no to Col. 99, skip to part C.]
100. What is the type of building?
[] 2 Commercial
[] 3 Industrial
[] 4 Other (specify)
101. What is the state of completion of the building as at December 31, 20??
[] 2 Window level
[] 3 Lintel level
[] 4 Roofing level
[] 5 Completed
102. If col. 101=code 5 then, when was it completed?
[] 2 2nd quarter
[] 2 3rd quarter
[] 4 4th quarter
Part C: Usual resident absent (For persons not available in the household during the period of the survey)
[Applies to questions 0-8]
[] 2 Spouse
[] 3 Own child
[] 4 Step child
[] 5 Grand child
[] 6 Brother/sister
[] 7 Niece/nephew
[] 8 Brother/sister-in-law
[] 9 Parent
[] 10 Parent-in-law
[] 11 Other relative
[] 12 Maid/nanny/house servant
[] 13 Non-relative
[] 2 Female
[] 2 Divorced
[] 3 Separated
[] 4 Widowed
[] 5 Never married
5. Attendance at formal school
[] 2 Now in school
[] 3 Before but not now
6. Date last in HH _ _ / _ _ / _ _
7. Date expected back in HH _ _ / _ _ / _ _
[] 2 Visitation
[] 3 Hospitalisation
[] 4 Temporary transfer
[] 5 On holiday
[] 6 Other (specify)
Part D: Contraceptive prevalence (For both male and female)
For all persons aged 15 years and over
[Applies to questions 0-8]
0. List persons age 15 years and above ____
[] 2 Spouse
[] 3 Own child
[] 4 Step child
[] 5 Grand child
[] 6 Brother/sister
[] 7 Niece/nephew
[] 8 Brother/sister-in-law
[] 9 Parent
[] 10 Parent-in-law
[] 11 Other relative
[] 12 Maid/nanny/house servant
[] 13 Non-relative
[] 2 Female
[] 2 Primary
[] 3 Secondary
[] 4 Post Secondary
[] 5 Quranic
[] 6 None
6. If ever married, age at first marriage _ _
[] 2 No
If no, and male, go to next person
If no, and female, go to D9
[] 2 Condom
[] 3 Injection
[] 4 IUD
[] 5 Female sterilization
[] 6 Male sterilization
[] 7 Douche
[] 8 Norplant
[] 9 Foaming tab
[] 10 Diaphragm
[] 11 Foam jelly
[] 12 Traditional methods
[] 13 Abstinence
[] 14 Withdrawal
[] 15 Rhythm
[] 16 Others
If male, go to next person
If female, go to D9
Children ever born by women married or aged 15 years and over
[Applies to questions 9-16]
[] 2 No
If no, go to next person
10. Number of own children living in this HH
Female _
11. Number of own children living elsewhere
Female _
12. Number of own children that have died
Female _
[] 2 No
If no, go to next person
If pregnant?
[Applies to questions 14-16]
14. Are you registered with the clinic?
[] 2 No
If no, go to next person
15. How many times do you go to the clinic in a month? _ _
[] 2 No
Part E: Births in the last 12 months
[] 2 Female
5. Date of birth _ _ / _ _ / _ _
7. Delivered by trained attendant?
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
8. What type of trained birth attendant?
[] 2 Trained nurse / midwife
[] 3 Auxiliary midwife
[] 4 Trained traditional midwife
[] 5 Traditional birth attendant
Part F: National programme on immunization (NPI) (For children 1 year or less)
[Applies to questions 0-16]
0. List of all children one year or less in this household ____
2. Age of child (in completed months) _ _
[] 2 Female
BCG: Bovis, camette, gverin
DPT: Diphterial, pertusis, and tetanus
OPV: Oral polio vaccine
MMR: Measles, mumps, and rubella
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
Part G: Child nutrition (Breastfeeding module) (For children less than 1 year old)
[Applies to questions 0-13]
0. List of all children less than one year old in this household
2. Age of child (in months) _ _
3. Has [the child] ever been breastfed?
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 3 Don't know
4. Did [the child] get first milk (Colostrum, yellow coloured breast milk)?
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 3 Don't know
Why did [the child] not get first milk?
[Applies to questions 5-12]
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
13. Since the time of birth, for how long (in months) was [the child] fed exclusively on breast milk (without water, herbal tea or any fluid except vitamin, medicine and ORS)? _ _
Part G2: Child nutrition (Breastfeeding module)? continued (For children less than 1 year old)
[Applies to questions 14-29]
Why were you not able to exclusively breastfeed [the child] for 6 months?
[Applies to questions 14-20]
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
21. Is [the child] still being breastfed?
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 3 Don't know
Since this time yesterday, did [the child] receive any of the following?
[Applies to questions 22-29]
22. Vitamin, mineral supplements or medicine
[] 2 No
[] 3 Don't know
[] 2 No
[] 3 Don't know
24. Sweetened, flavoured water or fruit juice or tea or infusion
[] 2 No
[] 3 Don't know
25. Oral rehydration solution (ORS)
[] 2 No
[] 3 Don't know
26. Tinned powered or fresh milk or infant formula
[] 2 No
[] 3 Don't know
27. Any other liquids (specify?)
[] 2 No
[] 3 Don't know
28. Solid or semi-solid (mushy) food
[] 2 No
[] 3 Don't know
[] 2 No
[] 3 Don't know
30. If [the child] is no longer breastfed, at what age (in months) was breastfeeding stopped? _ _
31. Since this time yesterday, has [the child] been given anything to drink from a bottle with a nipple or teat?
[] 2 No
[] 3 Don't know
32. If [the child] is receiving complementary food, at what age (in months) was it introduced? _ _
Part H: Deaths in the last 12 months
1. Age (in completed years at the time of death) _ _
[] 2 Female
3. Date of death _ _ / _ _ / _ _
[] 2 Accident/injury
[] 3 Murder
[] 4 Suicide
[] 5 Died in sleep
[] 6 Others
Part I: Health (For all sick and/or injured persons in the household)
[Applies to questions 0-17]
Interview only members who were sick or injured
2. Was [name] injured/sick in the last 7 days?
[] 2 No
What sort of sickness/injury did [name] suffer in the last 7 days?
[Applies to questions 3-11]
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
5. Pain in back, limbs or joints
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
12. Did [name] miss work or school due to injury/sickness in the last 7 days?
[] 2 No
13. How many days of work or school did [name] miss due to illness/injury in the last 7 days?
[] 2 1-3 days
[] 3 4-7 days
14. Did [name] consult a health provider (traditional healer inclusive) for any reason in the last 7 days?
[] 2 No
15. How did [name] pay for most of the consultation?
[] 2 Self paid
[] 3 Employer
[] 4 Insurance
[] 5 Other relative
[] 6 Spouse
[] 7 Parents
[] 8 Other
16. Which main health provider did [name] see in the last 7 days?
[] 2 Public dispensary/hospital
[] 3 Community health center
[] 4 Private doctors/dentist
[] 5 Traditional healer
[] 6 Religious hospital/dispensary
[] 7 Pharmacist/chemist
[] 8 Other
17. How many times did [name] use the service in the last 7 days?
[] 2 4 to 6
[] 3 More than 6
Does the household own any enterprise?
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
For own account worker and employee of informal sector only
[Applies to questions 1-14]
_ _ Occupation code, annex I ISCO
3. Location of enterprise ____
Full time
5. Female _
7. Female _
Part time
9. Female _
11. Female _
[] 2 No
13. Income/profit enterprises last month _ _ _ _ _ _ _
How much did you spend in the last one month on the following items?
Food expenses include tomato, onion, salt, vegetable spices, etc.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2. Medical expenses
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. House expenses
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4. Remittances
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5. Cloth expenses
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6. Transport expenses
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7. Food expenses
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8. Drink expenses
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9. Consumption from own production
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10. Non-food expenses
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11. Others
Number of visits _
Length of interview _ _
Code _ _
Code _ _
Code _ _