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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 5.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Appl Stat. 2014 Jul 1;8(2):747–776. doi: 10.1214/14-AOAS726

Table 3.

A list of all survey items and the possible responses. The final three items in the table are regarded as nominal, all other items are binary or ordinal

Item Description Response options
Construct Indicates whether main dwelling is still under construction. (No, Yes)
Walls Construction materials used for walls. (Informal, Modern)
Floor Construction materials used for oor. (Informal, Modern)
Bedrooms Number of bedrooms in the household. (≤1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ≥6)
SepKit Indicates whether kitchen is separate from sleeping area. (No, Yes)
SepLiv Indicates whether living room is separate from sleeping area. (No, Yes)
ToiletFac Reports the physical location of toilet in the household. (Bush, Other House, In Yard, In House)
ToiletType Reports the type of toilet used. (None, Pit, VIP, Modern)
WaterSup Reports the water supply source. (From a tap, Other)
Stove Reports stove ownership status. (No, Yes)
Fridge Reports fridge ownership status. (No, Yes)
TV Reports television ownership status. (No, Yes)
Video Reports video player ownership status. (No, Yes)
SatDish Reports satellite dish ownership status. (No, Yes)
Radio Reports radio ownership status. (No, Yes)
FixPhone Reports fixed phone ownership status. (No, Yes)
CellPhone Reports mobile phone ownership status. (No, Yes)
Car Reports car ownership status. (No, Yes)
MBike Reports motor bike ownership status. (No, Yes)
Bicycle Reports bicycle ownership status. (No, Yes)
Cart Reports animal drawn cart ownership status. (No, Yes)
Cattle Reports cattle ownership status. (No, Yes)
Goats Reports goats ownership status. (No, Yes)
Poultry Reports poultry ownership status. (No, Yes)
Pigs Reports pig ownership status. (No, Yes)
Roof Construction materials used for roof. (Other informal, Thatch, Other modern, Corrugated iron, Tile)
PowerLight Main power supply for lights and appliances. (Other, Candles, Paraffin, Solar, Battery/Generator, Electricity)
PowerCook Main power supply for cooking. (Other, Wood, Paraffin, Gas Bottle, Electricity)