Interviewer instructions
The purpose of Qs. 102 and 103 is to know whether the household drinking water is treated within the household and if so, what type of treatment is used. The type of treatment used at the household level provides an indication of the quality of the drinking water used in the household.
Definitions of Water Treatment Codes for Q. 103
Response Categories Definition
a) Boil Boiling or heating of water with fuel
b) Add bleach/chlorine Use of free chlorine to treat drinking water. Free chlorine may be in the form of liquid sodium hypochlorite, solid calcium hypochlorite, or bleaching powder
c) Strain it through a piece of cloth Pouring water through a cloth which acts as a filter for collecting particulates from the water
d) Using a water filter (ceramic/sand/composite/etc.)The water flows through a media to remove particles and at least some microbes from water. Media used in filtering systems usually include ceramic, sand and composite.
e) Solar disinfection Exposing water, which is stored in buckets, containers, or vessels, to sunlight
f) Let it stand and settle Holding or storing water undisturbed and without mixing long enough for larger particles to settle out or sediment by gravity
