Interviewer instructions
Q.7. Does the women of this household own any of the following property?
1. House
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
2. Land
[] 1 Yes (Specify)
Area
Bigha ____
Kattha ____
Dhur ____
Ropani ____
Ana ____
Paisa ____
[] 2 No
In Q.7., if any women (one or more) in the household own house or land in her name, or both, then enquire all the following:
If one or more women own the property, then it should be stated "Yes" while specifying for house. For land, the total land area should be specified and, if units are different, they should be stated separately.
Property ownership of women means - property inherited through parents, pewa (own), dowry, pension, income earned by self, through loan and property through any other source.
Pewa/ Dowry means - Tangible or intangible asset/property that is given to a woman by her husband or relatives from the husband side. The increased property thereafter is also pewa. The property tangible/intangible that is given to the woman by her maternal home or increased property thereafter is the dowry.
1. House means - House that is built with any construction material for the purpose of residence or for any other purpose in any district or place of Nepal.
2. Land means - The area or agricultural land that is registered in the name of the woman of the household in any district or place of Nepal. As stated in Q.1., if any kind of house is owned by the woman of the household, then state yes.
If any woman in the household owns a house then mark 1 ("Yes"), if not 2 ("No").
If a woman in the household owns any land (for agricultural purpose or for housing purpose) then 1 should be marked, and if not 2 should be marked. There can be one or more women in the household. If one or more women in the household owns land area, then the name of the woman who owns the land, as well as the total land area should be asked individually, and the total of all should be recorded in Bigha and Ropani. While writing in the total land area, it should be specified whether it is in self ownership or rented out to others for earning in any district of Nepal. If the units of land area are given in seed units like: Bijan, Mana / Pathi other than the actual land area of Bigha and Ropani, the units should be again converted and written in Bigha and Ropani. The conversion table for converting from one unit to another unit is given in index-4.
