This section aims to collect information on the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) practices of the households. According to Per the World Health Organization (WHO), safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene are crucial to human health and well-being. This section will collect data items on the main source of a household’s water supply, drinking water, water treatment used, type of toilet, and toilet use arrangement handwashing facilities, among others. Some of the information can be collected by mere observation of the facilities in the housing unit during the time of enumeration.
Begin by reading the section introduction to the respondent:
“In this section, we would like to know about the sources of water (for drinking and non-drinking uses), as well as to the sanitation facility being used by your household.”
Q01: Main source of water supply
Ask the respondent, “What is your household's main source of water supply?”. Record the code based on the answer of the respondent.
Usually, residents of the same community share the same source of water supply. If a particular household reports a source which is different from most of the others that you have interviewed in the same area, probe to ascertain whether the source is really different.
Determine which one of the following is the household’s main source of water supply:
| Code | Main Source of Water Supply | Illustration |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Piped into dwelling Pipe is connected with in-house plumbing to one or more taps, e.g., in the kitchen and bathroom. Sometimes called a house connection. |  |
| 02 | Yard/plot Pipe is connected to a tap outside the house in the yard or plot. Sometimes called a yard connection. | |
| 03 | From a public tap Public water point from which community members may collect water. A standpipe may also be known as a public fountain or public tap. Public standpipes can have one or more taps and are typically made of brickwork, masonry, or concrete. NOTE: whether for own use or shared, directly connected to a water pipeline from the community water system such as the Maynilad Water Services Incorporated (MWSI) or the local water network system. Water system with deep well as source should also be reported under this category as long as it subscribes to a community water system, such as those provided by developers to homeowners. | |
| 04 | Protected well / tube well/ borehole a. Tube well or borehole refers to water tapped by digging a hole or sinking pipes into the ground and installing water drawing equipment such as pumps. A deep hole that has been driven, bored or drilled with the purpose of reaching ground water supplies. Water is delivered from a tube well or borehole through a pump which may be human, animal, wind, electric, diesel, or solar-powered. b. Protected wellis an are excavations that are is circular or rectangular in shape, with diameter usually ranging from 1 to 1.5 meters. It is They are protected if they have it has a lining made of permanent materials like the masonry or brickworks of reinforced concrete materials, which serve as protection against surface or outside contamination. They It may further be provided with roofs or removable covers which protect the wells from falling materials. Protected well are excavations that are circular or rectangular in shape, with diameter usually ranging from 1 to 1.5 meters. They are protected if they have a lining made of permanent materials like the masonry or brickworks of reinforced concrete materials which serve as protection against surface or outside contamination. They may further be provided with roofs or removable covers which protect the wells from falling materials. A dug well that is (1) protected from runoff water through a well lining or casing that is raised above ground level and a platform that diverts spilled water away from the well and (2) covered so that bird droppings and animals cannot fall down the hole. Both conditions must be observed for a dug well to be considered as protected. | |
| 05 | Unprotected (open dug well) An undeveloped dug well is hence, unprotected from external contamination (runoff water; and from bird droppings and animals) unlike the ones mentioned above. | |
| 06 | Developed spring Spring water, on the other hand, occurs when water in water-bearing stratum reaches the surface of the ground. Spring can be developed by enlarging the water outlet and constructing an intake structure for water catchment and storage. It is considered as protected if efforts were made to develop or shield it from external contamination such as filters, roofs, among others. The source of water coming from a developed spring piped into the dwelling is developed spring. However, if the spring was developed to supply the needs of the community, it is a community water system. | |
| 07 | Undeveloped Spring This refers to spring water that is not protected from external contamination. Unprotected spring typically does NOT have “spring box”. | |
| 08 | River/Stream/Pond/Lake/Dam These are bodies of water which are mixtures of surface run-off or ground water (surface water). | |
| 09 | Rainwater Rainwater is reported if it is used as source of water supply by the household. It may be collected and stored through cisterns, collectors, catchers, reservoirs, tanks, or other storage vessels. | |
| 10 | Tanker truck / peddler / neighbor Water comes from moving tanker trucks or ambulant/roving vendors, regardless of where the water originally came from. During emergency situations or in case of extreme water crisis, water from trucks was sometimes distributed for free or for a minimal fee. On the other hand, ambulant vendors usually sell water or are hired to provide water to the household. This category also includes getting water from the neighbor through a hose connection or using balde/timba. | |
| 99 | Others, specify – main source of water supply that does not fall in the abovementioned categories. |
If there is more than one (1) source of water supply, report the one which is being mostly used for the household’s needs such as drinking, washing clothes, etc.
Take note that if the household uses water from the community water system for washing and at the same time uses bottled water for drinking, the community water system response will prevail.
If the answer of the respondent is among the codes ‘01’, ‘09’, and ‘10’, proceed to Q03.
Q02: Distance of the water source from the housing unit
This question aims to find out how convenient the household is in collecting water from the source. If the answer in Q01 is any code from ‘02’ to ‘08’, ask the respondent, “How far is this water source from your house?”.
Ask whether the household’s main source of water supply is within the household’s premises or far from the house. Tact is needed to gather this information. Ask probing questions when necessary. Enter the distance in meters.
Q03: Main source of drinking water
This question aims to determine if the household has access to safe sources of drinking water since water borne disease are obtained directly by people from bacteria or germs present in the water they drink.
If several sources are mentioned, probe to determine the most usual source. Note that you can only enter one (1) response. If the source varies by season, record the source for the season of the interview.
If drinking water is obtained from several sources, i.e., if drinking water for children is different from those consumed by the adults, probe to determine the source from which the household obtains most of its drinking water.
Ask the respondent, “What is the main source of drinking water used by members of your household?”. Record the respondent’s answer.
If unclear, probe to identify the place from which members of this household most often collect drinking water (collection point).
If the respondent’s answer is not found among those listed in the given categories, select code ‘99’ for Others, specify. Then, enter the respondent’s answer in the space provided.
Refer to Q01 for some definitions and illustrations in the categories. Other descriptions of the categories used in Q03 are given below.
| Code | Categories | Definitions | Skipping instruction |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Piped into dwelling | Refer to description in Q01. | GO TO Q10 |
| 12 | Piped into yard/plot | Refer to description in Q01. | GO TO Q10 |
| 13 | Piped to neighbor | Refer to description in Q01. | GO TO Q05 |
| 14 | Public tap/standpipe | Refer to description in Q01. | GO TO Q05 |
| 21 | Tube well or borehole | Refer to description in Q01. | GO TO Q05 |
| 31 | Protected dug well | Refer to description in Q01. | GO TO Q05 |
| 32 | Unprotected dug well | Refer to description in Q01. | GO TO Q05 |
| 41 | Protected spring | Refer to description in Q01. | GO TO Q05 |
| 42 | Unprotected spring | Refer to description in Q01. | GO TO Q05 |
| 51 | Rainwater | Refer to description in Q01. | GO TO Q05 |
| 61 | Tanker-truck | Refer to description in Q01. | GO TO Q05 |
| 71 | Cart with small tank | Used by a water provider who transports water into community and then sells the water. Types of transports may include donkey cart, motorized vehicle, or other means | GO TO Q05 |
| 72 | Water Refilling Station | Water stores that sell purified water by utilizing a combination of water treatment equipment, such as sediment filters, carbon filters, water softener, reverse osmosis membranes, ultraviolet lamps, and ozone generator. | GO TO Q04 |
| 81 | Surface water | Located above the ground and includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals, and irrigation channels from which water is taken directly. | GO TO Q05 |
| 91 | Bottled water | Purchased water sold in bottles. Note that the code refers only to bottled water that is commercially available. Sometimes household members may store water from other sources in bottles – this should NOT be coded as bottled water. | GO TO Q04 |
| 92 | Sachet water | Sachet water is odorless, colorless, and free from fecal pollution, and a satisfactory safe supply must be made available to consumers. | GO TO Q04 |
| 99 | Other,specifiy | Main source of drinking water that does not fall in the abovementioned categories. | GO TO Q05 |
Q04: Main source of water for other purposes (cooking and handwashing)
This question should only be asked to the household that uses packaged/bottled water, sachet water, or water refilling station as their main source for of drinking water (Q03).
Ask the respondent, “What is the main source of water used by members of your household for other purposes such as cooking and handwashing?”. Select the code that corresponds to the respondent’s answer. If there is other answer, select ‘99’ for Others, specify, and enter the respondent’s answer.
If the source varies by season, record the source for the season of the interview. If the most usual source of non-drinking water is ‘piped into dwelling’, or ‘piped into yard or plot’, select ‘11’ or ‘12’.
If unclear, probe to identify the place from which the members of the household most often collect water for other purposes (cooking and handwashing).
Refer to the instructions and response categories on items Q01 and Q03 on how to answer this item.
Q05: Source of water location
Ask the respondent, “Where is that source located?”. Select the answer of the respondent. If the answer of the respondent is either code ‘1’ or ‘2’, proceed to Q10.
Below are the locations of the water source.
| Code | Description | Skipping Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | In own dwelling | GO TO Q10 |
| 2 | In own yard/plot | GO TO Q10 |
| 3 | Elsewhere |
Q06: Length of time to collect water
Question on the length of time to collect water is used as an indirect measure of the amount of water available and assess whether the household has sustainable access to water. This question is used to find out how convenient the location of the source of water is to from the dwelling for household using a water source outside their dwelling.
If the answer in Q05 is code ‘3’ for Elsewhere, ask the respondent, “How long does it take for members of your household to go there, get water, and come back?”. Enter the estimated time (in minutes; convert from hours if necessary) it takes by the usual mode of transport to get to the water source, wait to get water, and get back to the dwelling.
Enter the time it takes to get water by whatever means of transportation the person generally uses, whether the person walks or rides a motor vehicle.
If the respondent tells you that the water is delivered to their dwelling (a situation that could arise if the water comes from tanker truck, a small cart with a tank, or from refilling station), select ‘000’, then proceed to **Q10.
If the respondent does not know how long it takes, select ‘998’ for Don’t know.
| Code | Description | Skipping Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| 000 | Household does not collect | GO TO Q10 |
| Number of minutes | ||
| 9998 | Don't know |
Q07: Distance of source of water from the housing unit
This question aims to find out how convenient the household is in collecting water from the source.
Ask the respondent, “How far is this water source from your house?”. Ask whether the household’s source of water is within the household’s premises or far from the house. Tact is needed to gather this information. Ask probing questions when necessary. Enter the distance in meters.
Q08: Name of household member hauling the water
The purpose of this question is to find out the age and gender of the person who usually performs the task of hauling water. This will provide an understanding of whether water hauling responsibilities are given to members of a particular sex and age group. Gender divisions in water-fetching responsibilities have broader implications for social equality.
Ask the respondent, “Who usually goes to this source to collect the water for your household?”. The list of names of the household members will automatically appear when you use the CAPI application. Select the name of the household member who collects the water for the household. In PAPI, enter the line number and full name of the household member.
If the person who usually collects water for the household is not a member of the household, select ‘96’.
Q09: Number of times collecting water
Ask the respondent when was the last day the household/household member in Q08 hauled water. Then ask, “In the most recent water hauling of the household, how many times has the household member collected water?”. Enter the number of times in the space provided. If the answer is unknown, record ‘98’.
For instance, Mang Jose hauled drinking water for the household twice on Monday and 5 times the next day (Tuesday). If Maria interviewed Mang Jose's household on Wednesday of the same week, the reported number of times Mang Jose's household collected drinking water is 5 times. Here is another example. Teresa hauled water for drinking purposes on 25 July 2022. She did this once on that date. She also hauled drinking water on 30 July 2022, but she did this twice this time. If the interview was conducted on 01 August 2022, the reported number of times Teresa collected drinking water for her household is 2 times.
Q10. Sufficiency of drinking water
The purpose of this question is to find out the sufficiency of drinking water of the household.
Ask the respondent, “In the last month, has there been any time when your household did not have sufficient quantities of drinking water?”. Record the answer of the respondent.
| Code | Description | Skipping Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes, at least once | |
| 2 | No, always sufficient | GO TO Q12 |
| 8 | Don't know | GO TO Q12 |
If the answer of the respondent is either code ‘2’ or ‘8’, proceed to Q12.
Q11: Main reason for inability to access sufficient quantities of drinking water
The purpose of this question is to find out the reason for the unavailability of sufficient quantities of drinking water.
If the answer in Q10 is code ‘1’, ask the respondent, “What was the main reason that you were unable to access drinking water in sufficient quantities when needed?”. Select the code for the main reason mentioned by the respondent.
A list of possible main reasons the household is unable to access water in sufficient quantities when needed is at the side.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Water not available from source |
| 2 | Water too expensive |
| 3 | Source not accessible |
| 8 | Don't know |
| 9 | Others, specify |
If the respondent’s answer is NOT in the listed categories, select ‘9’, then specify reason in the space provided.
Q12: Water treatment
Q12 and Q13 will be asked to the respondent to determine whether the household’s drinking water is treated within the household, and if water treatment is implemented, what type of treatment method is being used.
Ask the respondent, “Do you do anything to the water to make it safer to drink?”. Record the response provided by the respondent. Select ‘1’ for Yes if the household does anything to the water to make it safer to drink. If code ‘2’ or ‘8’ is selected, proceed to Q14.
Q13: Methods of water treatment
Ask the respondent, “What do you usually do to make the water safer to drink?”.
Select the code/s corresponding to the respondent’s answer/s based on the actual method/s they use to make the water safer to drink. Do NOT use your own judgment, just record the response. Multiple responses are allowed. For example, the household may be filtering the water and adding chlorine at the same time.
Select ‘1’ for Yes, or ‘2’ for No for each category corresponding to the household’s water treatment. If there is other answer aside from the given choices, select ‘1’ in response category ‘Z’ for Others, specify, and enter in the space provided the answer of the respondent.
Select ‘1’ for Yes in response category ‘X’ if the respondent answered that he/she does not know if water treatment is being done. Also, no other codes should be recorded if ‘X’ is Yes.
Then ask, “Anything else?”.
Below are methods of water treatment.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| A | Boiled it refers to boiling or heating water with fuel. |
| B | Add bleach/chlorine refers to using liquid chlorine bleach powder to treat drinking water. |
| C | Strain it through a cloth refers to pouring water through a cloth that acts as a filter for collecting particles from water. |
| D | Use water filter (ceramic, sand, composite, etc.) involves water flowing through a filter made of ceramic, and or combination of materials to remove particles and least some microbes from the water. |
| E | Solar disinfection consists of exposing water, stored in buckets, containers, or clear vessels, to sunlight. |
| F | Let it stand and settle refers to storing water undisturbed and without mixing long enough for larger particles to settle to the bottom by gravity. The settled water is carefully removed by decanting, ladling, or other methods that do not disturb the settled particles |
| X | Don't know |
| Z | Others, specify – method of water treatment that does not fall in the abovementioned categories. |
Q14: Kind of toilet facility
The purpose of this question is to obtain a measure of the sanitation level of the household since water supply and toilet facilities are important determinants for disease control and health conditions.
Ask the respondent, “What kind of toilet facility do members of your household usually use?”. Choose the respondent’s answer. If there is other answer, select ‘99’ for Others, specify, and enter the other kind of toilet facility on the space provided.
Refer to the table below for the possible categories of the types of toilet facilities with their corresponding codes and definitions. Take note of the skipping to be followed for each code. of the following codes.
A flush toilet uses a cistern or holding tank for flushing water and has a water seal, which is a U-shaped pipe below the seat, or squatting pan that prevents the passage of flies and odors. A pour flush toilet uses a water seal. Unlike a flush toilet, a pour flush toilet uses water poured by hand for flushing (no cistern is used).
| Code | Categories | Definitions | Skipping instruction |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Flush to piped sewer system | A system of sewer pipes, also called sewerage, that is designed to collect human excreta (feces and urine) and wastewater and remove them from the household environment. Sewerage systems consist of facilities for collection, pumping, treating, and disposing of human excreta and wastewater. | GO TO Q18 |
| 12 | Flush to septic tank | An excreta collection device is a water-tight settling tank normally located underground, away from the house or toilet. | GO TO Q15 |
| 13 | Flush to pit latrine | Refers to a system that flushes excreta to a hole in the ground and has a water seal. | GO TO Q16 |
| 14 | Flush to open drain | Refers to excreta being deposited in or nearby the household environment (may have water seal but deposited not into pit, septic tank, or sewer); excreta may be flushed to the street, yard/plot, drainage way or other location. | GO TO Q18 |
| 15 | Flush to don’t know where | The toilet facility is a flush toilet but does not know where it flushes. | GO TO Q18 |
| 21 | Ventilated improved pit latrine or VIP | A type of pit latrine that is ventilated by a pipe extending above the latrine roof. The open end of the vent is covered with gauze mesh or fly-proof netting and the inside of the superstructure is kept dark. | |
| 22 | Pit latrine with slab | Uses a hole in the ground for excreta collection and has squatting slab, platform, or seat (made of concrete, steel, or wood to allow standing with ease) that is firmly supported on all sides, easy to clean and raised above the surrounding ground level to prevent surface water from entering the pit. | GO TO Q16 |
| 23 | Pit latrine without slab/open pit | Uses a hole in the ground for excreta collection and does not have a squatting slab, a platform, or seat. An open pit is a rudimentary hole in the ground where excreta is collected. | GO TO Q16 |
| 31 | Composting toilet | A toilet into which excreta and carbon-rich material are added (vegetable wastes, straw, grass, sawdust, ash), and special conditions are maintained to produce inoffensive compost. | GO TO Q16 |
| 41 | Bucket | Refers to the use of a bucket or other container for the retention of feces (and sometimes urine and anal cleaning material), which is periodically removed for treatment or disposal. | GO TO Q18 |
| 51 | Hanging toilet/Hanging latrine | A toilet built over the sea, a river, or other body of water into which excreta drops directly. | GO TO Q18 |
| 71 | Public toilet | A room or small building with toilets and sinks that does not belong to a particular household. Rather, the toilet is available for use by the general public, customers, travelers, employees of a business, school pupils, prisoners, etc. | GO TO Q22 |
| 95 | No facility/ | Includes excreta wrapped and drown with garbage, the ‘cat’ method of burying excreta in dirt, defecation in the bush or field or ditch, and defecation into surface water (drainage channel, beach, river, stream, or sea). | GO TO Q22 |
| 99 | Others, specify _____ | Categories that do not fall in the abovementioned categories. | GO TO Q18 |
Q15: Outlet of the septic tank
The purpose of this question is to know where the “liquid waste” at the pozo negro (effluent) of the septic tanks is being discharged.
Ask the respondent, “Where does the outlet of the septic tank go?”. Select the code corresponding to the respondent’s answer. If the respondent provided an answer other than those in the given choices below, select ‘9’ for Others, specify. Then, enter the respondent’s answer in the space provided.
Select ‘8’ if the respondent answered unknown. If ‘8’ is chosen, then no other codes should be recorded.
Possible categories are as follows:
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sewer line is a pipe or conduit that collects sewage from household and establishments, and conveyed in structures (sewers, pump stations) for eventual central treatment and safe disposal. |
| 2 | Soakage pit also called as soak away or leach pit, is a covered, porous walled chamber that allows the effluent of the septic tank to slowly soak into the ground. |
| 3 | Municipality/city drainage is a system owned by the city or municipal comprising of conduits, pipes and other appurtenances for effecting drainage and used for receiving rainwater, surface water or similar wastes and coveys to an outfall which are local streams, rivers, and other bodies of water without any treatment. |
| 4 | Directly to body of water, creek, river, lake, coastal water - the effluent of the septic tanks is directly discharged to the bodies of water. |
| 5 | No outlet or underground - septic tanks whose bottoms are not lined which allows the effluent to be seeped directly by the ground or soil. |
| 8 | Don't know |
| 9 | Others, specify – outlet that does not fall in the abovementioned categories. |
Q16: Emptied toilet facilities
This question aims to determine whether the septic tank or latrine that is receiving the waste from the toilet has been desludged or cleaned. Once full of sludge, septic tanks and latrine must be emptied on a regular basis (at least once every 3 to 5 years). Septic tank desludging contractors usually have vacuum trucks and flexible hose for use in septic tank cleaning. Septic tanks should have manholes or ports where the hose can be inserted during desludging.
It is also important to know when the last time was the septic tank was desludged. Most likely, septic tanks which do not have manholes or those which are already inaccessible were never emptied. In rural areas where pit latrines or twin pit latrines are used; it is a common practice to just abandon the pit once it is already full and construct a new one.
Ask the respondent, “Has your (ANSWER FROM Q14) ever been emptied?”. Record the answer of the respondent.
If the answer of the respondent is among the codes ‘4’, ‘5’, ‘6’, or ‘8’, proceed to Q18. Possible categories are:
| Code | Description | Skipping Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes, emptied within the last 5 years | |
| 2 | Yes, emptied more than 5 years ago | |
| 3 | Don’t know when | |
| 4 | No, never emptied | GO TO Q18 |
| 5 | No, new toilet has been constructed | GO TO Q18 |
| 6 | Closed/covered and constructed a new latrine/septic tank | GO TO Q18 |
| 8 | Don’t know | GO TO Q18 |
Q17: Septic tank sludge treatment
This question would like to probe who provided the desludging service the last time the septic tank or latrine was emptied. The response to this question can also provide indication of septic tank sludge treatment by the service provider, which is an important indicator for safely-managed sanitation facility and safely-treated wastewater.
In Metro Manila, both Manila Water and Maynilad, as sanitation service providers, offer septic tank desludging services for their customers. Desludging activities are often pre-scheduled and are usually coordinated with the barangay or homeowners’ associations.
Some water districts, water utility companies, and local government units outside of Metro Manila also offer the same service to its water customers. Such is the case in Baliwag Water District and the Baguio City local government. A number of private septic tank maintenance contractors (such as Malabanan or Soliman) also provide septic tank cleaning. As a less formal practice, desludging or septic tank cleaning may also be done by the household owner himself or with the help from his neighbors.
Ask the respondent, “The last time it was emptied, where were the contents emptied to?”. If the answer is not clear, ask a probing question, “Was it removed by a service provider?”. Record the code corresponding to the respondent’s answer. Possible categories are:
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| REMOVED BY SERVICE PROVIDER | |
| 1 | To a treatment plant/removed by service provider |
| 2 | Buried in a covered pit |
| 3 | To don’t know where |
| REMOVED BY HOUSEHOLD/NEIGHBOR | |
| 4 | Buried in a covered pit |
| 5 | To uncovered pit, open ground, water body or elsewhere |
| 8 | Don’t know |
| 9 | Others,specify |
If code ‘9’ for Others, specify is selected, record in the space provided the respondent’s answer.
Q18: Location of the toilet facility
This question aims to collect information on the location of the toilet facility. The first two options, ‘in own dwelling’ and ‘in own yard/plot’, establish the household’s access to its own sanitation facility.
| Code | Description | Skipping Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | In own dwelling | |
| 2 | In own yard/plot | |
| 3 | Elsewhere |
Ask the respondent, “Where is this toilet facility located?”. Select the respondent’s answer among the choices given below.
Q19: Sharing of toilet facility
It is still very common to see households sharing one (1) toilet facility. Though the households sharing the toilet have access to a sanitation facility, this is NOT considered an improved sanitation facility. This question serves as a follow-up question to a household with a toilet facility but allows others who are not members of the household to use it as well.
Ask the respondent, “Do you share this facility with others who are not members of your household?”. Select ‘1’ for Yes, or ‘2’ for No corresponding to the respondent’s answer. If code ‘2’ is selected, proceed to Q22.
Q20: Number of households sharing the toilet facility
This question will establish the number of households using a single toilet facility. This will provide input in the assessment of safely managed sanitation facility and in the local sustainable sanitation planning of the respective local government units.
Ask the respondent, “How many households in total use this toilet facility, including your own household?”. Enter the number as provided by the respondent.
Q21: Toilet facility used by general public
Ask the respondent, “Do you share this facility only with members of other households that you know or is the facility open to the use of the general public?”.
Select code ‘1’ if toilet facility is shared with known households (not public). Otherwise, select code ‘2’ if toilet facility is shared with the general public.
Q22: Waste disposal
The proportion of households with access to sanitary manner of garbage disposal provides knowledge of the population’s environmental living conditions and is, therefore, essential for health planners in the formulation of plans and programs for the improvement of general health conditions.
Ask the respondent, “In what ways does your household dispose its garbage/solid wastes?”. Select ‘1’ for Yes, or ‘2’ for No for each category corresponding to the household practices in garbage/waste disposal. If there is other answer aside from the given choices, select ‘1’ in response category ‘Z’ for Others, specify, and enter in the space provided the answer of the respondent.
The categories are as follows:
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| A | Segregating waste refers to waste segregation done by household within the housing unit, or by using a designated area with containers for different types of wastes in a waste facility of a building with multiple housing units. Based on the law, the solid waste container depending on its use shall be properly marked or identified for on-site collection as “compostable”, “non-recyclable”, “recyclable”, or “special waste”. |
| B | Letting garbage truck collect waste - when the local government or a private contractor manages the systematic collection of garbage in the community through the use of garbage truck/cart. |
| C | Recycling/reusing at home refers to the treating of used or waste materials through a process of making them suitable for beneficial use and for other purposes, and includes any process by which solid waste materials are transformed into new products in such a manner that the original products may lose their identity, and which may be used as raw materials for the production of other goods or services: Provided, That the collection, segregation, and re-use of previously used packaging material shall be deemed recycling under this Act. (Source: RA 9003) |
| D | Selling/giving away recyclables |
| E | Composting refers to the controlled decomposition of organic matter by micro-organisms, mainly bacteria and fungi, into a humus-like product. (Source: RA 9003) |
| F | Burning when the household dumps its garbage in an open space or pit and burns it. |
| G | Dumping in pit with cover when garbage is simply thrown in pits with cover, whether inside the yard or vacant lot, and left to decay. |
| H | Dumping in pit without cover when garbage is simply thrown in pits without cover, whether inside the yard or vacant lot, and left to decay. |
| I | Throwing in uninhabited locations when garbage is thrown in esteros, vacant lots, rivers, and others. |
| Z | Others, specify - when the household disposes its garbage in a manner different from those mentioned above (e.g., feeding to animals). |
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| A | Segregating waste refers to waste segregation done by household within the housing unit, or by using a designated area with containers for different types of wastes in a waste facility of a building with multiple housing units. Based on the law, the solid waste container depending on its use shall be properly marked or identified for on-site collection as “compostable”, “non-recyclable”, “recyclable”, or “special waste”. |
| B | Letting garbage truck collect waste when the local government or a private contractor manages the systematic collection of garbage in the community through the use of garbage truck/cart. |
| C | Recycling/reusing at home refers to the treating of used or waste materials through a process of making them suitable for beneficial use and for other purposes, and includes any process by which solid waste materials are transformed into new products in such a manner that the original products may lose their identity, and which may be used as raw materials for the production of other goods or services: Provided, That the collection, segregation, and re-use of previously used packaging material shall be deemed recycling under this Act. (Source: RA 9003) |
| D | Selling/giving away recyclables |
HANDWASHING
The next questions measure a key aspect of personal hygiene that has implications on the health of all household members. This seeks to establish the presence of a handwashing facility, and availability of water and soap near the handwashing facility for the use of a household member after using toilet facility. The presence of a handwashing facility with water and soap is an indicator for a safely managed sanitation facility.
Q23: Handwashing facility
The question would like to learn about where members of this household wash their hands after using toilet facility. These questions measure a key aspect of personal hygiene that has implications on the health of all household members.
This question would like to establish the presence of handwashing facility that is available to a member of the household after using a toilet facility. The presence of handwashing facilities with water and soap is an indicator for safely managed sanitation facility.
Open the topic by saying:
“We would like to learn about where members of this household wash their hands.”
Then, ask the respondent, “Can you please show me where members of your household most often wash their hands after using the toilet facility?”. Politely request for permission you be allowed to go and see the place where members of the household most often wash their hands after using the toilet facility. Record the observation made in the facility.
If the respondent indicates that there is no fixed place for handwashing, but rather the household uses a basin and jug of water or another type of mobile handwashing station, ask permission to see it.
There are instances where the respondent did not allow you to observe the place where the household often wash their hands. In this case, select code ‘5’ for No permission to see.
If the reason why the handwashing facility is not observed due to other reasons, select ‘9’ for Others, specify. Then, enter in the space provided the other reason given by the respondent.
Possible categories are:
| Code | Description | Skipping Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| OBSERVED | ||
| 1 | Fixed facility observed (sink/tap) in dwelling | |
| 2 | Fixed facility observed (sink/tap) in yard/plot | |
| 3 | Mobile object observed (bucket/jug/kettle) | |
| NOT OBSERVED | ||
| 4 | No handwashing place in dwelling/yard/plot | GO TO Q27 |
| 5 | No permission to see | GO TO Q26 |
| 9 | Other reason, specify | GO TO Q27 |
If the answer of the respondent is either code ‘4’ or ‘9’, proceed to Q27. Otherwise, if the answer of the respondent is code ‘5’, proceed to Q26.
Q24: Presence of water in handwashing facility
This data item records the presence and/or availability of water near the handwashing facility that will make it functional. If there is a faucet, there is a need to check if there is running water as well.
Observe the presence of water at the place for handwashing. Verify by checking the tap/pump, or basin, bucket, water container, or similar objects for presence of water. Code Description 1 Water is available 2 Water is not available
If you are able to observe either the fixed place or the mobile handwashing station, select ‘1’ if water is available, or ‘2’ if water is NOT available.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Water is available |
| 2 | Water is not available |
Q25: Availability of soap/detergent
With available water, soap/detergent completes the requirements for a functional handwashing facility. The soap/detergent must be readily available or accessible to a household member after using the toilet.
Observe the presence of soap or detergent. Select ‘1’ for Yes, present or ‘2’ for No, not present as observed or provided by the respondent. If the answer is code ‘1’, proceed to Q30. Otherwise, if the answer is code ‘2’, proceed to Q28.
Q26: Handwashing facility (NOT observed)
This question will be asked if the handwashing facility was not observed.
Ask the respondent, “Where do you or other members of your household most often wash your hands after using the toilet facility?”. Select the code corresponding to the respondent’s answer.
Refer to the table below for the response categories for Q26.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fixed facility (sink / tap) in dwelling |
| 2 | Fixed facility (sink / tap) in yard / plot |
| 3 | Mobile object (bucket / jug / kettle) |
| 4 | No handwashing place in dwelling / yard / plot |
| 9 | Not observed – reason, specify _____ |
Q27: Presence of water in handwashing facility (Not observed)
This question will be asked if the water was not observed. Ask the respondent, “Do you have available water in your house for washing hands?”. Select ‘1’ for Yes, or ‘2’ for No corresponding to the respondent’s answer.
Q28: Availability of soap/detergent (Not observed)
This question will be asked if the soap and detergent were not observed. Ask the respondent, “Do you have any soap or detergent in your house for washing hands?”. Select ‘1’ for Yes, or ‘2’ for No corresponding to the answer of the respondent. If the answer is code ‘2’, proceed to Section R. Housing Characteristics.
Q29: Presence of soap/detergent
Ask the respondent, “Can you please show it to me?”. Select the respondent’s answer from the categories below. If the answer is code ‘2’, proceed to Section R. Housing Characteristics.
| Code | Description | Skipping Instruction |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | |
| 2 | No, not shown | GO TO SECTION R |
Q30: Type of soap/detergent available
Observe the handwashing facility. Select ‘1’ for Yes, or ‘2’ for No for each category corresponding to the household’s available soap/detergent. If there is other material used to wash hands, select code ‘Z’. Then, specify in the space provided and proceed to the next section. The possible categories are:
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| A | Bar or liquid soap |
| B | Detergent (powder/liquid/paste) |
| C | Ash/soil/sand |
| Z | Others, specify _____ |