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Poverty and Groundwater Salinity Survey, 2016

Bangladesh, 2016
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BGD_2016_PGSS_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
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Monica Yanez-Pagans
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Data file: BGD_household

Household level file

Cases: 1502
Variables: 240

Variables

psu
Psu
hhid
Household id
region
Region
strata
Strata
upazila
Upazila
hhsize
Household size
household_members_count
household members count
work1
Household head worked for livelihood during the past 7 days
work2
Household head was available for work during the past 7 days
work3
Household head looked for work during the past 7 days
work4
If household head was working, what was his/her employment status?
work1_other
Household head (another person) worked for livelihood during the past 7 days
work2_other
Household head (another person) was available for work during the past 7 days
work3_other
Household head (another person) looked for work during the past 7 days
work4_other
If household head (another person) was working, what was his/her employment st
rooms
How many rooms does your household occupy (excluding rooms for business)?
diningroom
Does your dwelling posses a separate dining room?
kitchen
Does your dwelling posses a separate kitchen?
walls
What is the construction material of the walls of the main room?
roof
What is the construction material of the roof of the main room?
latrine
What type of latrine does the household use?
electricity
Does the household have an electricity connection?
electricity1
Is this connection provided through solar energy?
occupancystatus
What is your present occupancy status?
remittances
Were the remittances received from relatives during the past 12 months from abro
remittanceslocation
Remittances received from relatives during the past 12 months from abroad or ins
remittanceslocation_1
Remittances received from relatives during the past 12 months from abroad or ins
remittanceslocation_2
Remittances received from relatives during the past 12 months from abroad or ins
landsize1
In acres, what is your household's total cultivable agricultural land owned?
landsize2
In acres, what is the size of the dwelling-house/Homestead land owned?
landsize3
In acres, what is the size of the household's Total Non-cultivated Land?
chickens
Your household owns a chicken
bicycle
Your household owns a bicycle
motorcycle
Your household owns a motorcycle or scooter
refrigerator_freezer
Your household owns a refrigerator or freezer
fans
Your household owns a fan
television
Your household owns a television
drawing_room_furniture
Your household owns drawing room furniture
dining_room_furniture
Your household owns Dining room furniture
boat
Your household owns a Boat
topthree
Top three topics that you think the government should address, all answers
topthree_1
Agriculture and Irrigation
topthree_2
Shrimp farming
topthree_3
Health and nutrition
topthree_4
Water access
topthree_5
Sanitation services and waste disposal
topthree_6
Livelihood/Jobs
topthree_7
Crime and security
topthree_8
Flooding, water logging, cyclones, storms, and other environmental issues
topthree_9
Education
topthree_10
Roads/ transport
topthree_11
Electricity
topthree_12
Housing
topthree_97
Other, please specify
topthree_96
No opinion
topthree_98
Don't Know
topthree_other
Please specify other top three topic
season
What season are we in now?
season_other
Please specify other season
toilet
What kind of toilet facility do members of your household usually use?
toilet_other
Please specify other toilet facility
toiletshare
Do you share this toilet facility with other households?
toiletsharenumber
How many households use this toilet facility?
wash_observe
Please show me where members of your household most often wash their hands.
wash_observe_water
OBSERVATION ONLY: Observe presence of water at the place for handwashing
wash_observe_soap
OBSERVATION ONLY: Observe presence of soap, detergent, or other cleansing agent
water_source
What is the main source of drinking water for members of your household?
water_source_other
Please specify other main sourve of water
water_location
Where is that water source located?
water_source_depth
Can you estimate the depth of your tubewell or borehole?
water_source_depth_unit
Is that in feet or meters?
water_source_depth_unit_other
Please specify other unit
water_source_tubewelltype
What type of tubewell or borehole is it?
water_source_tubewelltype_other
Please specify other tubewell or borehole
water_source_pump
What type of pump does your tubewell or borehole use to extract water?
water_source_pump_oth
Please specify other pump
water_sourcebottle
What is the main source of water used by the household for other purposes such
water_sourcebottle_other
Please specify other
water_locationbottle
Where is that water source located?
water_time
How long does it take to go to your main drinking water source, get water, and c
time_unit
Is that in minutes or hours?
water_distance
How far (distance) does it take to go to your main drinking water source, get w
distance_unit
Is that in feet or miles?
distance_unit_other
Please specify other
water_person
Who usually goes to your main drinking water source to collect the water for you
water_share
Do you share your main drinking water source with other households?
water_share_number
With how many households do you share your main drinking water source?
howlongwater
How long has your household been using this water source?  
howlongwater_unit
Is that in days, weeks, months or years?
hourswater
Typically, how many hours a day can water be obtained from this source?
daynumber
Typically, how many days a week can water be obtained from this source?
whowaterinstall
Who installed your tubewell or borehole?
distance_unit_other_tubewell
Please specify other
waterbeforeinstall
Where did you get your drinking water from before the tubewell or borehole was i
waterbeforeinstall_other
Please specify other
waterfix
If your water source is not functioning and you or any of your neighbors cannot
waterfix_other
lease specify other
waterpay
Do you pay to use your main drinking water source?
waterpayamount
What is the average amount of your monthly water bill (in TK)?
waterpaywho
To whom do you pay this amount?
waterpaywho_other
Please specify other
waterconsume
On average, how much water does your household consume daily?
watermetric
Is this in liters or another measure?
watermetric_other
Please specify other
watermakesafe
Do you do anything to the water to make it safer to drink?
watersafeaction
What do you usually do to make the water safer to drink?
watersafeaction_1
Water safe action: Boil
watersafeaction_2
Water safe action: Add bleach or chlorine
watersafeaction_3
Water safe action: Strain through a cloth
watersafeaction_4
Water safe action: Use water filter (ceramic/sand/composite/etc)
watersafeaction_5
Water safe action: Solar disinfection
watersafeaction_6
Water safe action: Let it stand and settle
watersafeaction_97
Water safe action: Other, please specify
watersafeaction_98
Water safe action: Don't Know
watersafeaction_other
Please specify other
watertest
Has your main source of drinking water ever been tested for water quality issues
watertestspecify
What was it tested for?, All answers
watertestspecify_1
Tested for Arsenic
watertestspecify_2
Tested for Iron
watertestspecify_3
Tested for Salinity
watertestspecify_4
Tested for Bacteria
watertestspecify_97
Other
watertestspecify_98
Don't Know
watertestresults
Were the results of any of the water quality tests communicated to you?
waterproblems
what are the top three problems you find in your drinking water service quality?
waterproblems_1
Water problem: Bacterial contamination
waterproblems_2
Water problem: Arsenic or heavy metal contamination
waterproblems_3
Water problem: Salinity contamination
waterproblems_4
Water problem: Funny smell, taste, or color
waterproblems_5
Water problem: Not available throughout the year
waterproblems_6
Water problem: Not enough water to all the demand
waterproblems_7
Water problem: Too expensive
waterproblems_0
Water problem: No problems
waterproblems_97
Water problem: Other, please specify
waterproblems_other
Q72_oth) Please specify other
salinity1
How would you describe the level of salinity taste of your primary drinking wate
salinity2
Have salinity levels in this drinking water increased, decreased, or stayed the
salinity2b
Do you know of any tubewells in this village that tap saline water?
salinity3
Does drinking water from this source become more saline during certain times or
salinity4
If salinity happens during when? , All answers
salinity4_1
Salinity event during: Dry season
salinity4_2
Salinity event during: Rainy season
salinity4_3
Salinity event during: Water logging
salinity4_4
Salinity event during: High tide
salinity4_5
Salinity event during: Cyclones
salinity4_6
Salinity event during: Drought
salinity4_97
Other, please specify
salinity4_other
Please specify other
salinity5
During any of these (high salinity) times, have you ever switched drinking water
salinity6
At what times did you switch drinking water sources when the water was too salin
salinity6_1
Dry season
salinity6_2
Rainy season
salinity6_3
Water logging
salinity6_4
High tide
salinity6_5
Cyclones
salinity6_6
Drought
salinity6_97
Other, please specify
salinity6_other
Please specify other
salinity7
During any of these (high salinity) times, what alternate drinking water source
salinity7_0
Not different - same as usual source
salinity7_1
Piped into dwelling
salinity7_2
Piped into compound, yard or plot
salinity7_3
Public tap / standpipe
salinity7_4
Tubewell, Borehole
salinity7_5
Protected well
salinity7_6
Unprotected well
salinity7_7
protected spring
salinity7_8
Unprotected spring
salinity7_9
Rain water
salinity7_10
Tanker-truck or other vendor
salinity7_11
Cart with small tank / drum
salinity7_12
Surface water (river, stream, dam, lake, pond)
salinity7_13
Bottled water
salinity7_97
Other, please specify
salinity7_other
Please specify other
salinity8
Have you had to travel a further distance than usual to obtain any of these drin
salinity11
Is your monthly expense for drinking water, more, less, or the same during perio
salinity9
What drinking water source do you use the most during times of high salinity?
salinity9_other
Please specify other
salinity10
On average, can you estimate the number of days you rely on this source in a giv
water_time_salinity
How long does it take you to travel to and from this water source to collect dri
time_unit_salinity
Is that in minutes or hours?
water_distance_salinity
How far (distance) does it take to this water source, get water, and come back?
distance_unit_salinity
Is that in feet or miles?
watermakesafe1
Do you do anything to the water to make it safer to drink during times of high s
salinity13
What do you usually do to make the water safer to drink?
salinity13_1
Boil
salinity13_2
Add bleach or chlorine
salinity13_3
Strain through a cloth
salinity13_4
Use water filter (ceramic/sand/composite/etc)
salinity13_5
Solar disinfection
salinity13_6
Let it stand and settle
salinity13_97
Other, please specify
salinity13_98
Don't Know
salinity13_other
Please specify other
salinity14
consume more, less, or the same amount of water when you use alternative drinki
salinity15
During high salinity periods, was there ever a time your household could not obt
land1
In the past 12 months, did you cultivate any land?
land2
In the past year, was your crop production income more, same, or less compared
crops2
Do you cultivate any of the following crops?, all answers
crops2_1
Cultivate Aus
crops2_2
Cultivate Aman
crops2_3
Cultivate Boro
crops2_4
Cultivate Wheat
crops2_5
Cultivate Maize
crops2_6
Cultivate Jute
crops2_7
Cultivate Sugarcane
crops2_8
Cultivate Pulses
crops2_9
Cultivate Oil Seed
crops2_10
Cultivate Shrimp
crops2_97
Cultivate Other
crops2_0
None- Did not produce any of these crop in the past five years
crop_repeat42_count
Asking about each crop
crop_id2_1
Crop id
crop_name2_1
Crop name
crop_question42_1
If you used to yield 100 kg of this crop five years ago, how much did you yield
crop_id2_2
Crop id
crop_name2_2
Crop name
crop_question42_2
If you used to yield 100 kg of this crop five years ago, how much did you yield
crop_id2_3
Crop id
crop_name2_3
Crop name
crop_question42_3
If you used to yield 100 kg of this crop five years ago, how much did you yield
crop_id2_4
Crop id
crop_name2_4
Crop name
crop_question42_4
If you used to yield 100 kg of this crop five years ago, how much did you yield
land3
How did you use your crop production in the last 12 months?, All answers
land3_1
Use for crop production: Household consumption
land3_2
Use for crop production: For sale
land3_3
Use for crop production: Given to landlord
land3_4
Use for crop production: Feed for animals
land3_5
Use for crop production: Used as seed
land3_6
Use for crop production: Waste
land3_7
Use for crop production: For wages
land3_97
Use for crop production: Other, please specify
land3_other
Please specify other
land4
Has high salinity ever affected your crop production in the past 5 years?
land5
Has any cultivatable land become uncultivatable due to high salinity in the past
land5_howmuch
If land5 is yes, how much (in acres)?
land6
Have you ever had to switch irrigation water sources due to high salinity?
land8
Have you or anyone in your household taken up shrimp farming, shrimp farm labor,
Total: 240
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