Household Situation

The idea behind the grades for the categories given below is rather to record a picture of the household situation than to use them to calculate if it fits certain criteria. The grade 0 is the lowest and 2 is the highest. The describing text to the grades below are examples that should be adapted to the country's context and is a guideline for the interviewer.

Grading guidelines

Furniture / Toys
0 – Insufficient, basic, simple, old, un-paired; maybe old rugs, some important parts missing, no decorative items, no toys
1 – Modest but functional, all necessary parts available, carpets and some pictures, some decorative items and some inexpensive toys – noting outstanding
2 – Good furniture, carpets, paintings, toys

Dwelling repairs
0 – House quite ruined without visible repairs (paint, wall paper, masonry, carpentry, roof, bathroom, etc). Windows: old, missing or with plastic sheets; roof, doors, gates, locks old and bad
1 – Modest but with visible repairs (partially or fully from above)
2 – Normal looking house, painted, normal carpentry, masonry, gates, doors, windows

Electricity
0 – No electricity
1 – Electricity lines illegally connected – no meter, low amperage and voltage, not appropriate for more than a light and maybe cooking
2 – Normal electrical line

Gas
0 – communal line available but no connection in the house
1 – No communal line available and or illegal connection in the house
2 – Gas connected and used

Water
0 – No water except from the well (without electric pump)
1 – Water-tap available – one source outside the dwelling – collective or individual – communal or from the well with el. pump
2 – Normal communal water or pumping system connected in the dwelling

Sewage
0 – No sewage
1 – Collective sewage system – outside the dwelling or partial sewage
2 – Normal sewage system – in kitchen, toilet & bathroom

Kitchen
0 – No kitchen, kitchen in the room, only a wood-stove
1 – Partially equipped kitchen in bad condition – just enough to call it so
2 – Normal kitchen with all required appliances

Bathroom
0 – No bathroom – only a "washing place" outside the dwelling or collective
1 – Basic bathroom with wash-stand, shower, without or with old basic tiling
2 – Normal bathroom with hot water

Toilet
0 – No or collective
1 – Outside without sewage
2 – Normal toilet within the bathroom or separately

Heating / Cooling
0 – No system, "humanitarian type" wood stove or fire place
1 – Gas heating or other non-communal system for heating parts of the dwelling
2 – Communal or other central heating system (for the whole dwelling)

Stove
0 – Wood stove used also for heating (simple)
1 – Electric or gas stove – old but functional
2 – Normal stove – newer model with all the gadgets

Refrigerator / Deep freezer / Laundry machine / TV set / Video/DVD
0 – None
1 – Old model "still functioning"
2 – Newer model

MC / Car / Truck
0 – Not in possession
1 – Old car, truck, but are not used and not registered. Close to non-operational and used only for emergency. Market value below 500/1000 USD respectively
2 – Any other car or truck

Tractor / Animal
0 – Not in possession
1 – Using animal for agricultural work
2 – Using tractor for agricultural work

Livestock
0 – None or some of (non cumulative): up to 10 poultry animals, few hares, up to 2 sheep or goats
1 – Up to 20 poultry animals or hares, up to 4 sheep or goats, no large cattle
2 – More than above

Arable Land
0 – No arable land but the small garden (up to 3 Ares) next to the dwelling
1 – Up to 1 ha of land available and used for vegetables, grains, pasture, etc – owned or rented or otherwise used
2 – More than above

Clothes (+footwear)
0 – All family members have only basic worn-off clothes – noting outstanding and used for all occasions, no jewellery except the wedding rings (a “ must have by tradition”). Second hand donations or purchases are used to renew the clothes and footwear.
1 – Normal cheap clothes and footwear, the "family representing" members have some better outfit (HoH, children going in school, students, etc). Nothing too fashionable, basic traditional jewellery scarcely present
2 – Normal (as of the monitors families or better)

Hygiene items
0 – Deficient usage of hygienic items – obvious shortage of soap, shampoo, detergents and other cleaning/washing agent, tooth brushes and tooth paste, self “hairstyling”, non-existence of cosmetics, nail and hair varnish, deodorants, perfumes, etc.
1 – All necessary hygiene items are available but basic (cheapest ones), scarce existence of some cosmetics, nail and hair varnish, deodorants, perfumes, etc.
2 – All items available and used, popular brands widely used

Medicine
0 – Existing chronic illnesses are not properly treated in the public health institutions as there is no money for travel, medicaments, check-ups, etc. Acute diseases are mostly treated with traditional “home medicine” methods. Medical services are generally not available or not affordable.
1 – Basic medical services are generally available and affordable. The household may have difficulties to pay for more expensive medicaments and treatments in hospitals or specialised institutes.
2 – Household can afford all kind of treatments available in the region.

Addictions
0 – Non smokers and non drinkers; If smoking or drinking - only the cheapest local brands are used (due to strong addiction) and the consumption of drinks and cigarettes results in insufficient feeding.
1 – Cheap cigarettes and drinks are used but without negative reflection on the feeding.
2 – Expensive brands of cigarettes and alcohol beverages are used.

Data Inventory category

This Data Inventory category contains the following fields used for information specific to household situation.

Label	Database column name	Data type
Addictions	addictions	Single-select
ArableLand	arable_land	Single-select
Bathroom	bathroom	Single-select
CarTruck	car_truck	Single-select
Clothes	clothes	Single-select
DwellingRepairs	dwelling_repairs	Single-select
Electricity	electricity	Single-select
Freezer	freezer	Single-select
FurnitureToys	furniture_toys	Single-select
Gas	gas	Single-select
HeatingCooling	heating_cooling	Single-select
HygieneItems	hygiene_items	Single-select
Kitchen	kitchen	Single-select
LaundryMachine	laundry_machine	Single-select
Livestock	livestock	Single-select
Medicine	medicine	Single-select
Refrigerator	refrigerator	Single-select
Sewage	sewage	Single-select
Stove	stove	Single-select
Toilet	toilet	Single-select
Tractor	tractor	Single-select
TvSet	tv_set	Single-select
VideoDvd	video_dvd	Single-select
Water	water	Single-select