F - Living conditions
32. What type of toilet facility is used most by this household?
[] 1 Flush
[] 2 Blair
[] 3 Pit
[] 4 Communal
[] 5 None
Section F: Living Conditions
This section seeks information on the living environment and touches on such aspects as access to electricity and toilets, sources of drinking water etc.
Responses to Questions 28 to 33 are pre-coded and you have to shade the correct response.
Q32 Toilet facility
This information can be used in obtaining a measure of sanitation level of the household since these facilities are important for disease control and health improvement. Please note that it is access to a toilet facility that is referred to here and not the ownership.
Some explanations on the categories are as follows:
1 Flush toilet
Water carries the waste down a pipe whether the water is piped onto the toilet or poured in by buckets.
2 Blair toilet/VIP (Ventilated Improved Pit Latrine)
A special ventilated pit latrine protected from flies and which ventilates odors away from the latrine itself.
3 Pit toilet
A pit or latrine dug into the earth.
4 Communal toilet
Refers to a shared toilet, as in compounds.
5 None