Demographic and Health Surveys Phase 8 (DHS8): Obtaining Water
Demographic and Health Surveys Phase 8 (DHS-8): Obtaining Water
The Demographic and Health Survey Phase 8 (DHS-8): Obtaining Water includes 3 items from the Household Questionnaire to assess where household water sources are located, the time required to fetch water, and who within the household is responsible for fetching water. Navigational aspects (i.e. skip-out patterns and next question sequences) have not been included on this page but can be viewed on both the original household questionnaire located here.
Short Measure
Multi-Country
ITEMS:
1. Where is that water source [used by your household for drinking, cooking, and handwashing] located?
Response Options:
In own dwelling
In own yard/plot
Elsewhere
2. [asked if respondent answered ‘elsewhere’ to above] How long does it take to go there, get water, and come back?
Response Options:
3-digit numeric (_ Minutes)
Don’t know
3. Who usually goes to this source to collect the water for your household?
Response Options:
Name = _____
PSYCHOMETRIC SCORE
GEOGRAPHIES TESTED:
Angola
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cote d'Ivoire
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea
Kenya
Madagascar
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)
Nepal
Rwanda
Senegal
The Gambia
Zimbabwe
POPULATIONS INCLUDED:
Female
Male
AGE RANGE:
Adolescents
Adults
Scoring Procedures:
Not Applicable
PRIMARY CITATION:
Demographic and Health Surveys (2019). Demographic and Health Surveys: Household Questionnaire. https://dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-DHSQ8-DHS-Questionnaires-and-Manuals.cfm.
Pyschometric Score:
Qualitative Research
Existing Literature/Theoretical Framework
Field Expert Input
Cognitive Interviews / Pilot Testing
Internal
Test-retest
Interrater
Content
Face
Criterion (gold-standard)
Construct
Psychometric Scoring
Total Score: 0.00/10 Points (NO DATA)
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FULL POINTS
PARTIAL POINTS NOT ASSESSED NOT APPLICABLEFor more details, see Scoring Methodology
