Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
This question is important in assessing the quality of the main dwelling the household lives in. There are various types of materials used for roof, walls and floor. In some cases, you may need to ask the respondent what material their wall, roof or floor is made of if you are not able to see them. Be observant.
Description
Definition
Pan brick: These are made from clay and molded into a shape of a brick and baked under intense heat, industrially
Burnt brick: bricks made from mud. They are usually then put on fires under intense heat so as to harden.
Mud brick: brick made of mud and sun dried.
Concrete brick or block: This is a mixture of crushed stones, river sand and cement, with the right amount of water. It is molded into the shape of a brick.
Pole: these are walls made from a stack of wooden poles assembled around a structure.
Pole and dagga: these are walls made from a stack of wooden poles assembled around a structure. Smearing dagga or mud between the poles usually reinforces them.
Mud: these are walls made by heaping mud piles on top of each other until the desired structure is achieved.
Grass/straw: these are wall made by thatching straw or grass around the structure in order to create a desired enclosure.
Iron sheets: these are walls made from flattened iron sheets erected around the structure.