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Abstract
Housing is a basic requirement of human well-being. Along with the requirement of shelter, other facilities in the micro environment of housing such as type of dwelling unit, drinking water, sanitation, hygiene, etc., form vital components of overall quality of life of the population. The survey on drinking water, sanitation, hygiene and housing condition has been designed to collect information on the different aspects of living conditions necessary for decent and healthful living of the household members. Information on these aspects will relate to the household as a whole. On drinking water, important information will be collected on (i) sources and sufficiency of drinking water, (ii) distance to the source of drinking water and (iii) quality of drinking water. On the sanitation facilities, information will be collected on (i) access to latrine, in terms of exclusive use, common use or no access, (ii) type of latrine, (iii) reason for not using latrine for the households which have access to latrine but not using. Some information on micro-environment surrounding the house that will be collected relate to (i) garbage disposal, (ii) drainage arrangement, (iii) problem of flies/mosquitoes. Other information on housing condition like, age of the house, condition of the house, type of the dwelling unit (viz., pucca, semi-pucca and katcha), floor area of the dwelling unit, sources of financing for construction/purchase of houses/flats for residential purpose will also be collected.