Description

With information taken from the household record, SAMEH2OSRCHH (HV203) indicates whether the household used the same source of water for drinking and for other uses (such as laundry and dishwashing). For samples without this variable, the information could be calculated by comparing the household's reported sources of drinking water and water for other uses.

The information in SAMEH2OSRCHH is taken from the household record and applies to regular household residents, not temporary visitors. Researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the RESIDENT variable (with visitors coded "2") when women, children, or births are the unit of analysis, and using the HHRESIDENT variable when household members are the unit of analysis.

Comparability

Apart from universe differences, SAMEH2OSRCHH (HV203) is largely comparable across samples. Usually the question was phrased in terms of whether drinking water was procured from the same source as was water for washing and other household uses. Occasionally (e.g., for Egypt 1992), information was first collected about the source of drinking water, and SAMEH2OSRCHH referred to whether water for washing came from the same source as potable water.

Comparability - Standard DHS

While the question for SAMEH2OSRCHH is included in only the Phase 2 standard DHS questionnaire, the HV203 variable is included in both the Phase 2 and Phase 3 standard recodes.

Universe