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Urban Slums Survey , July 2008- June 2009
NSS 65th Round

India, 2008 - 2009
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DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-65Rnd-Sch-0dot21-2008-09
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Latrine facility (B3_q18)

Data file: Block-3-Particulars-slum-Records

Overview

Valid: 730
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Start: 66
End: 67
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: character

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Latrine facility used by most of the residents:
Categories
Value Category Cases
01 Public / community latrine: service 36
4.9%
02 Public / community latrine:pit 33
4.5%
03 Public / community latrine:septic tank/ flush 268
36.7%
04 shared latrine: service 6
0.8%
05 shared latrine: pit 10
1.4%
06 shared latrine: septic tank/ flush 59
8.1%
07 Own latrine: service 6
0.8%
08 Own latrine:Pit 23
3.2%
10 Own latrine:Septic tank/ flush 61
8.4%
11 No latrine facility . 105
14.4%
99 Other latrine . 123
16.8%
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
The latrine facility used by most of the slum dwellers is to be noted in code against this item. In a few areas one may still come 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 the earth is a pit latrine.
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