14. The toilet facilities used by the household are:
[] 1 Flush toilet
[] 2 Latrine
[] 3 Expelled to running water like ditch or stream (bajamar)
[] 4 Doesn't have toilet facilities (continue with 16)
14. The toilet facilities used by the household are:
Toilet facilities are understood to be the system used for the elimination of excreta.
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If the response is "does not have toilet facilities", mark option 4 and go to question 16, do not ask question 15.
Take into account the following definitions:
Flush toilet
It refers to a toilet bowel with elbow pipe, that needs to circulate water to eliminate the fecal material.
Latrine
When the fecal materials fall directly without circulation of water into a pit toilet.
Expelled to running water like ditch or stream (bajamar)
When the fecal materials fall directly into a current of water like a ditch, river or sea.
Does not have facilities
When a household does not have any type of toilet facilities; it is also named open country (campo abierto). Remember that if you marked this option, you should continue with question 16 and leave 15 blank.