E- Characteristics of the home environment

E13-E15. Record all equipment and means of transportation and production owned by the household by entering the 1 in the appropriate boxes. Enter 0 if there is none.

E13. Household equipment

4.5 Part E: characteristics of the dwelling

Note: For the following questions (E13 to E15), record all equipment goods, means of transportation, and production owned by the household by entering the number 1 in the appropriate boxes. Enter 0 if the household does not have one.

E13: household equipment goods
This information provides a measure of the socioeconomic status of the household. Cite each good and record code 1 if the household has this good. For a good that the household does not have, record 0.
NB: The household has equipment goods if they are functional or momentarily broken down. There are several possible answers.

The energy efficient stove, which is an equipment good, property, is cylindrical in shape, about 40 cm high. On the front part an opening is used to supply the stove with wood. Inside the stove, 3 stones are sealed in a triangle in order to support the pots. Clay is often used for its manufacture.
Energy efficient stoves allow a decreased consumption of wood, reduce the time that women devote to cooking and also reduce the risk of burns, especially to children. The ''Jambar'' ovens are modern energy efficient stoves
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Example of an energy efficient stove
[Illustrations are omitted.]
As for the solar panel, it must be remembered that it is a device intended to recover solar radiation to convert it into electric energy usable by humans. In some villages that are not connected to the electrical grid, the solar panel is generally used (by some households) for the production of electricity.