13. Water storage
The piped-in water in your house comes from:
[Read the options and circle one code]
[] 1 The public water service [skip to question 15]
[] 2 A communal well [skip to question 15]
[] 3 A private well [skip to question 15]
[] 4 A water pipe [skip to question 15]
[] 5 Another dwelling [skip to question 15]
[] 6 Some other place [skip to question 15]
13. Water supply
This question indicates the source of piped water in the dwelling, which can be: public water service, a communal well, a private well, a water pipe, another dwelling, or another place. Read the question mentioning each of the options until getting a response from the informant and circle the corresponding code.
[Figures are omitted]
Consider the following definitions:
- The public water service is one that is administered, managed or coordinated by the municipal authority, through a network of pipes, which is generally underground, but sometimes the hoses are seen in the streets.
- The community well is a source of water than usually is managed by the inhabitants of the locality, and where there is a network of pipes or hoses, which distributes the water to the dwellings in the same locality.
- The private well is one that is located on a private property, and it has connected pipes or hoses that supply water to inside the house or outdoors.
- A water pipe means that the water is transported to the dwelling in a truck and it is deposited in cisterns or water tanks that have pipes to lead the water to the bathing facilities, kitchen, laundry, or other facilities where the water is used.
- When the source of piped water is another dwelling means that occupants of the house get water through a neighbor who has piped water, either through hoses or pipes to bring it to their yard or land, kitchen, or bathroom.
- If the respondent says the dwelling is supplied from a different place to the sources and ways mentioned before, circle option 6. Regardless of the answer, go to question 15 "Equipment".