Housing Condition Survey, July 2008- June 2009
NSS 65th Round

India, 2008 - 2009

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DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-65Rnd-Sch1dot2-2008-09

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Type of latrine (B4_q9)

Data file: Block-4-Household living facilities-records

Overview

Valid: 88494

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Start: 68

End: 68

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: character

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

Check code in Q.8. If it is 1 to 3, ask this question

Literal question

If code 1, 2 or 3 in item 8, type of latrine

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Service	2817	3.2%
2	Pit	24547	27.7%
3	septic tank/flush	57223	64.7%
4	Not known	733	0.8%
9	Other latrine	3174	3.6%

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

For the households who have access to latrine (i.e., if entry is 1, 2 or 3 in item 8), the type of latrine used by the household will be recorded in codes.A latrine connected to underground sewerage system is called flush system latrine. A latrine connected to underground septic chambers will be considered as a septic tank latrine. A latrine connected to a pit dug in earth is called a pit latrine. In a few areas, one may still come across latrines that are serviced by scavengers. These are called service latrines. Appropriate code of the type of latrine used by the household will be entered in item 9.

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Housing Condition Survey, July 2008- June 2009 NSS 65th Round