META-DATA FOR THE HOUSEHOLD FILE

Household questionnaire type
    Notes for users
    Final code list

Section 1
    Household size
    Hostel/institution size
    Number of rooms
    Number of households sharing one room
    Number of beds for for hostels/intitutions
    Number of household questionnaires for hostels
    Number of personal questionnaires for hostels
    Type of dwelling
    Dwelling ownership
    Migrant workers absent from household
    Migrant workers present in household
    Type of institution
Section 2
    Fuel used for cooking
    Fuel used for heating
    Fuel used for lighting
    Main water supply
    Toilet facilities
    Refuse disposal
    Telephone facilities
    Additional money guaranteed
    Remittances received
    Highest income
    Gender of highest income earner
    Population group of highest income earner
    Derived household income
    Gender of head of household
    Age of head of household
    Population group of head of household
    Highest education level of head of household
    Employment status of head of household
    Occupation of head of household
Household questionnaire type

Notes for users
There are three types of questionnaires represented on the household dataset. These are described in the section on ‘Census questionnaires’ and are:

  • Household questionnaire
  • Summary book for hostels
  • Enumerator’s book for special enumeration.

In addition, it was noted in the section on ’Dummy households’ that it was necessary to create some dummy records on the household file to enable creation of the household database.

Final code list

H   Household questionnaires
I   Hostel questionnaires
S   Institution questionnaires
D   Dummy records

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