Table 1. Living conditions scoring system.
Basic housing scoring criteria | ||||||
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Roofing | Walls | Flooring | Sewage system | Water supply | Power supply | |
Group 1 | zinc | concrete | ceramic or brick | WC with sewage system or septic tank | potable from aqueduct | electricity |
Group 2 | tiles | wood and concrete mix | tiles or wood | latrine, cesspit | well | electricity |
Group 3 | plastic, palm leaves, nicalit* | wood, zinc, plastic | bare earth | open air | river, stream | no electricity |
*Nicalit: cement and asbestos fibres