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D09. What is the main source of drinking water for members of the household?
Dry season:

[] 1 Piped into dwelling
[] 2 Piped into yard / plot
[] 3 Community stand pipe
[] 4 Unprotected well
[] 5 Protected well
[] 6 Borehole
[] 7 Spring
[] 8 River / stream
[] 9 Pond / lake
[] 10 Dam
[] 11 Rain water
[] 12 Tanker truck / bowser
[] 13 Bottled water
[] 14 Other


Wet season:

[] 1 Piped into dwelling
[] 2 Piped into yard / plot
[] 3 Community stand pipe
[] 4 Unprotected well
[] 5 Protected well
[] 6 Borehole
[] 7 Spring
[] 8 River / stream
[] 9 Pond / lake
[] 10 Dam
[] 11 Rain water
[] 12 Tanker truck / bowser
[] 13 Bottled water
[] 14 Other

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D07. Main source of water
Ask about the main source of drinking water for the members of the household and then shade the appropriate code.
Piped into house or dwelling (house connection) - Where the tap is available in the living quarters occupied by the household, shade 1.

Piped into yard/plot: If the household members fetch water for domestic use from a tap located outside the house, which is within its premises and is for their exclusive use, shade 2.

Community stand pipe: If the members fetch water from a community stand pipe, i.e. other members of the community also fetch water from the stand pipe, shade 3.

Unprotected well: This is an artificial means of water supply from underground obtained by boring or digging if the water is not in any way protected from contamination, shade 4.

Protected well: Where efforts have been made towards erecting structures around the well or other means have been made to protect the water from contamination, shade 5.

Borehole: If the water source is a borehole, shade 6.

Spring: This is a natural water supply source from underground. It is a simple outcropping of water to the land surface; shade 7.

River/stream: For households which use water from a river/stream, shade 8.

Pond/lake: For households which use water from a pond/lake, shade 9.

Dam: For households which use water from a dam, shade 10.

Rain water: For households which harvest rain water for consumption, shade 11.

Tanker truck/bowser: For households which are supplied water by a tanker truck, shade 12.

Bottled water: For households which buy bottled water from shops, shade 13.

Other: This applies in cases where the source of water supply is not classifiable into any of the categories listed above; shade 88.