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Demographic and Health Survey 2008

Sierra Leone, 2008
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SLE_2008_DHS_v01_M
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Statistics Sierra Leone (SSL), Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS)
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Dec 20, 2012
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Data file: RECH2

HOUSEHOLD
- Household Characteristics

Cases: 7284
Variables: 75

Variables

hhid
Case Identification
hv201
Source of drinking water
hv202
Source of non-drinking water
hv204
Time to get to water source
hv205
Type of toilet facility
hv206
Has electricity
hv207
Has radio
hv208
Has television
hv209
Has refrigerator
hv210
Has bicycle
hv211
Has motorcycle/scooter
hv212
Has car/truck
hv213
Main floor material
hv214
Main wall material
hv215
Main roof material
hv216
Rooms used for sleeping
hv217
Relationship structure
hv218
Line number of head of househ.
hv219
Sex of head of household
hv220
Age of head of household
hv221
Has telephone
hv225
Share toilet with other households
hv226
Type of cooking fuel
hv227
Have bednet for sleeping
hv228
Children under 5 slept under bednet last night
hv234
Test salt for Iodine
hv235
Location of source for water
hv236
Person fetching water
hv237
Anything done to water to make safe to drink
hv237a
Water usually treated by: boil
hv237b
Water usually treated by: add bleach/chlorine
hv237c
Water usually treated by: strain through a cloth
hv237d
Water usually treated by: use water filter
hv237e
Water usually treated by: solar disinfection
hv237f
Water usually treated by: let it stand and settle
hv237g
NA - Water usually treated by: CS
hv237h
NA - Water usually treated by: CS
hv237i
NA - Water usually treated by: CS
hv237j
NA - Water usually treated by: CS
hv237k
NA - Water usually treated by: CS
hv237x
Water usually treated by: other
hv237z
Water usually treated by: don't know
hv238
Number of households sharing toilet
hv239
Food cooked on stove or open fire
hv240
Household has a chimney, hood or neither
hv241
Food cooked in the house / in separate building / outdoors
hv242
Household has separate room used as kitchen
hv243a
Has a mobile telephone
hv243b
Has a watch
hv243c
Has an animal-drawn cart
hv243d
Has a boat with a motor
hv244
Own land usable for agriculture
hv245
Hectares for agricultural land
hv246
Livestock, herds or farm animals
hv246a
NA - Cattle own
hv246b
Cows, bulls own
hv246c
Horses, donkeys, mules own
hv246d
Goats own
hv246e
Sheep own
hv246f
Chickens own
hv246g
CS - Pigs own
hv246h
CS - Rabbits own
hv246i
CS - Rodents own
hv246j
CS - Fowl own
hv246k
NA - CS own
hv247
Owns a bank account
hv248
NA - Number of sick people 18-59
hv249
NA - Member of the HH died last 12 months
hv250
NA - Number of members who died last 12 months
hv251
NA - Number of orphans and vulnerable children
hv270
Wealth index
hv271
Wealth index factor score (5 decimals)
hml1
Number of mosquito nets
hml1a
Number of mosquito nets with specific information
hml2
Number of children under bednet previous night
Total: 75
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