India - Common Property Resources, Sanitation Hygiene Services: NSS 54th Round, Schedule 31, January 1998 - June 1998

Item 41/42: Are you willing to contribute towards improving sanitation in your neighborhood/your village or town ? The codes are :

Willing to contribute money ................1
...............................Labour ................2
...............................Both ...................3
...............................Neither ................4

Note that code 1 actually means “ willing to contribute money but not labour” and code 2 actually means “willing to contribute labour but not money”, since those willing to contribute both money and labour must be given code 3 (not 1 or 2). The question should be put to the head of the household or some earning member, if possible. If such members are not available, the informant's opinion as to whether the household would be willing to contribute may be ascertained. If the answer is that the household would be willing to contribute to improvement of one specific aspect of sanitation (say, latrines) but not any aspect the response should be taken as “willing” (code 1/2/3).