Survey on Morbidity and Health Care January - June 2004
NSS 60th Round

India, 2004

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IND-NSSO-SMHC-2004-v1.0

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Type of Latrine (B3_q9)

Data file: Block-3-socio-economic-characteristics-household-records

Overview

Valid: 73868

Invalid: 0

Minimum: None

Maximum: None

Mean: None

Standard deviation: None

Type: Discrete

Start: 63

End: 63

Width: 1

Format: character

Questions and instructions

Interviewer instructions

The information about the type of latrine used by the household will be recorded in codes.If the household does not have any latrine facility, i.e., its members use open area as latrine code 4 will be recorded. In a few areas, one may still comes across latrines that are serviced by scavengers. These are called service latrines. 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. If the household uses a latrine of any other type, code 9 will be recorded.

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Survey on Morbidity and Health Care January - June 2004 NSS 60th Round