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CONFIDENTIAL

German Institute Center for Social

for Economic Research and Economic Research

DIW Berlin CASE-Kyrgyzstan

CONTROL INFORMATION ON HOUSEHOLD

Household Code 2010 Name of household head

Household Code 2011

Interviewer Code Supervisor Code

RESPONDENT

Main respondent

(the most informed member of HH)

Second respondent

(If a second member of the household also provided information)

SURVEY RESULTS

Start Finish

1 Yes

(DD.MM) (HH:MM) (HH:MM) 2 No

Household questionnaire is fully completed Reasons for incomplete answers Which modules?

Household questionnaire is partly completed Refusal to answer some questions

Respondent not prepared for long interview

Other reasons, please specify ________________________________________Note: Number of all adult (18+) household members

3

Date of visit

2 Unreliable

The research project "Economic Transformation, Household Behavior and Well-Being in Central Asia: The Case of Kyrgyzstan"

LIFE IN KYRGYZSTAN IN 2011

Household Questionnaire

1

2

Panel survey of households

Interview

No.

Comments Other person(s)

present?

Interviewer assessment of

interview

1 Reliable

Time of interview

(If "unreliable", please indicate reason here.)

2

1. HOUSEHOLD ROSTER 4. CONSUMPTION AND EXPENDITURE

1.A. HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION 4.A. FOOD ITEMS

1.B. CHILD EDUCATION 4.B. NON-FOOD ITEMS

1.C. CHILD HEALTH 4.C. EXPENSES ON CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

2. HOUSING AND ASSETS 5. INCOME SOURCES

2.A. HOUSING

2.B. ASSETS 6. MIGRATION

2.C. LAND 6.A. CURRENT LABOR MIGRATION

6.B. REMITTANCES

3. AGRICULTURAL MARKETS

3.A. TRADE ACTIVITY 7. SHOCKS

3.B. QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

CONTENT OF HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE

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1. HOUSEHOLD ROSTER

1.A. HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION

I want to start by asking about members of your household. Household comprises in most cases family members, but also may include non-family members, who may live in your dewlling and share common housekeeping arrangements

H103

Male 1 Head 1 Ky rgy z 1 Ky rgy z 1 Married 1 Yes 1 Work 1

Female 2 (MM.YYYY) Spouse/ Partner 2 Uzbek 2 Uzbek 2 Div orced 2 Business trip 2

Son/ Daughter 3 Russian 3 Russian 3 Liv ing together 3 School/ study 3

Son/ Daughter-in-law 4 Dungan 4 English 4 Separated 4 Vacation 4

Uigur 5 Turkish 5 Widow ed 5 No, stay ed abroad 3

Tajik 6 6 Single 6

Father/ Mother 6 Kazakh 7 7 Other 7 In hospital 6

Father/ Mother-in-law 7 Other 8 Others 8 Insecurity /v iolence 7

Sister/ Brother 8 Other 8

Grandchild 9

Uncle/Aunt 10

Nephew / Niece 11

Other relativ e 12

Other 13 Lang1 Lang2 Lang3

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

13

14

15

Interviewer: If answer

is "Work" abroad,

Module 6 (Migration)

has to be completed

later.

Son/ Daughter of

spouse5

Visiting family /

friends

Which languages can [NAME]

read, w rite and speak?

List up to 3

5

2

No, stay ed

elsew here in

Ky rgy zstan

German

H110H101 H102 H104 H105

Only if No in H109: For

w hat reason?

Did [NAME] stay in

the household in the

last w eek?

What is [NAME's]

relationship to the head of

the household?

What is [NAME's]

ethnicity ?

H107 H108 H109

I

D

C

O

D

E

Please list all people, both family members and not

related people, w ho share common housekeeping

arrangements (i.e. share or are supported by a

common budget).

Please list also people w ho are household members

but do not liv e in the household.

Please start the list w ith information about the household

head.

What is

[NAME's]

sex ?

What are

[NAME's]

month and

y ear of birth?

Family name and first name

Chinese

If YES--> go to next

Section

What is [NAME's]

marital status? (if

older than 14 y ears)

4

I would like now to turn to the questions related to education of children in your household aged 0-17 years.

H115 H117

For children aged 0-5 years

Mother 1 Yes 1 Costs too much 1 At a general school (grade 1-11) 1 Yes 1 Costs too much 1

Father 2 No 2 School is too far 2 Primary technical 2 No 2 School is too far 2

Both parents 3 Illness 3 Secondary special 3 Illness 3

Siblings 4 Doesn't like study ing 4 Univ ersity (bachelor, diploma, master) 4 Doesn't like study ing 4

Other household member 5 Works to support family 5 Works to support family 5

Other relativ es 6 Conflict w ith teachers or pupils 6 Conflict w ith teachers or pupils 6

Friends 7 7 Political unrest 7

Kindergarten 8 Agricultural w orks 8

Nanny 9 Finished 8 Other reasons 9

Others 10 Political unrest 9

Other reasons 10

If Yes --> H117

If No--> H113 If No --> H119 Weeks

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

13

14

15

Note to interviewer: Please enter information about children education in the same rows as it was in the main list. Please check that all rows are filled in for children aged 0-17 years. Continues in the next page

Who usually takes care of

[NAME] during the day ?

´--> go to H121

Is [NAME]

currently

enrolled at an

educational

institution?

Why is [NAME] not study ing at the

moment?

(Please indicate the main reason

and list only 1 answer)

In w hat lev el is [NAME] enrolled in the current

academic y ear (2011-2012)?

1. HOUSEHOLD ROSTER

1.B. CHILD EDUCATION

H111 H112

I

D

C

O

D

E Will start school nex t y ear / in

tw o y ears

If all children are aged 0-5

years, then please go to

SECTION 1C.

If Yes--> H114

H118 H113 H114 H116

Ask household respondent for children aged 6-17 years.

In w hat grade is [NAME]

enrolled in the current

academic y ear (2011-2012),

i.e. in w hich y ear of school or

univ ersity is he/she?

Is [NAME] currently

attending the

educational

institution?

What w as the main reason for [NAME]

to miss the school?

(list only 1 answer)

How many

w eeks of

school did

[NAME]

miss in the

past

academic

y ear

(ex cl.holiday

s and school

closure)?

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1. HOUSEHOLD ROSTER

1.B. CHILD EDUCATION (CONT)

H122 H123 H124 H125

(1) (2) (3) (4)=(1+2+3)

Yes 1 Weather 1

No 2 Political unrest 2

Mass illness (e.g.:flu) 3

Problems w ith the building

(e.g., electricity , heating)4

Other 5

If No --> H121 Som Som Som Som Hours per day Hours per day Hours per day Hours per week

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

13

14

15

Note to interviewer: Please enter information about children education in the same rows as it was in the main list. Please check that all rows are filled in for children aged 0-17 years.

How many specific

subject teachers are

missing in the class of

[NAME]? School fees

and tuition

H125a

Questions H119-H126 are related to children aged 6-17 years and to their previous year of study (Sep.2010 - Jun.2011)

H119 H120 H121

Non-formal

pay ments

(building

repair,

school

festiv ities,

etc.)

All schooling

ex penditures

taken

together

If Zero hours, please write 0

On av erage, how many

hours each day did

[NAME] spend helping

at home, family

business or farm during

the past academic y ear?

If any , how many

hours a day did

[NAME] w ork outside

of the household for

money in the past

academic y ear?

How many hours

per week does

[NAME] usually use

a computer for

study ing purposes?

On av erage, how

many hours each

day did [NAME]

spend doing

homew ork during the

past academic y ear?I

D

C

O

D

E

Was [NAME's]

school ev er closed

during the past

academic y ear

(ex cl. holiday s)?

What w as the main reason for

the longest closure of

[NAME's] school during the

past academic y ear?

How much did y our household spend on [NAME's]

education in the past academic y ear for:

Number of teachers

School

uniforms/

educational

supplies

(pens,

notebooks,

tex tbooks,

etc)

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1. HOUSEHOLD ROSTER

H128 H129 H130 H131 H136 H137 H127 H138 H139

(Use oblast

codes below)

Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1

kg cm cm No 2 No 2 No 2 No 2 No 2

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

13

14

15

Note to interviewer: Please enter information about children education in the same rows as it was in the main list. Please check that all rows are filled in for children aged 0-17 years.

Issyk-Kul oblast 2 Talas oblast 7

Jalal-Abad oblast 3 Chui oblast 8

Naryn oblast 4 Bishkek 11

Batken oblast 5 Osh city 21

Osh oblast 6 Outside of Kyrgyzstan 66

If the mother

of this child

is a member

of the

household,

please report

her ID.

If the father of

this child is a

member of

the

household,

please report

his ID.

Now I want to measure the weight, height and left arm upper circumference of all children aged 0-12 years. I'd also like to ask about vaccinations, about visits to doctors and hospitals in the last 12 months for all children aged 0-17

years.

H134

Did he/she ev er hav e

any v accinations to

prev ent him/her from

getting diseases,

including national

immunization

campaigns?

How many times

has he/she

consulted a

doctor for any

illness or

infection during

the last 12

months?

All children aged 0-17 years

In w hich

oblast w as the

child born?

How many

nights did

he/she spend

in a hospital

due to any

illness or

infection during

the last 12

months?

1.C. CHILD HEALTH

I

D

C

O

D

E

How many

kilograms

does he/she

w eigh?

What is

his/her height

(in

centimeters)?

All children aged 0-12 years

What is his/her left

upper arm

circumference (in

centimeters)?

Do y ou hav e a

card w here

his/her

v accinations

are w ritten

dow n?

Within the

last 6

months, w as

he/she giv en

a v itamin A

dose?

Codes of oblasts

H132 H133 H135

Did he/she ev er hav e

a BCG v accination

against tuberculosis,

that is, an injection in

the arm or shoulder

that usually causes a

scar?

Did he/she

ev er get a

polio v accine,

that is, pink or

w hite drops in

the mouth?Interviewer:

measure

Height

without

shoes!

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2.A. HOUSING

Now I would like to ask about your household dwelling characteristics

Separate apartment 1

Separate house or a part of it 2

Temporary accommodation (tent, aggregate house) 3

Barracks 4

Other 5

Year

Purchased 1

Built 2

Bartered 3

Inherited 4

Given by state/privatized 5

Rented 6

H203

Public water pipe 1

Water pipe is inside 2

Public water plumbing 3

Artesian or water well 4

Dam lake, river, lake, pounder, aryk 5

Other 6

Central heating 1

Electric heating (installed-type equipment) 2

Stove heating 3

Electric heating (transportable-type equipment) 4

Gas heating 5

Nothing 6

Other 7

Never 1

Several times a year 2

Once a month 3

Once a week 4

Several times a week 5

Everyday 6

No power supply at all 7

Tandyr 1

Gas stove with pipe supply 2

Gas stove with balloons 3

Electric stove 4

Small electric hot plate (plitka) 5

Other 6

Cement 1

Tiles/Terrazzo 2

Mud 3

Wood 4

Other 5

Mud/earth 1

Burnt bricks 2

Stone 3

Cement blocks/Concrete 4

Wood 5

Other 6

Metal sheets 1

Tiles 2

Asbestos 3

Wood 4

Other 5

1 Next main road ________________m

2 Next agricultural market ________________m

3 Town hall of your community ________________m

4 Next school ________________m

5 Next hospital ________________m

H205a

What is the main material of the floor?

H205 What is the main source of heating?

H206

H207

H212 What is the distance (in m) between your house and...?

What is the main source of drinking water for your household?

What is the main material of the roof? H209

How often was the power supply to your household disrupted

in the last 12 months?

H208

What do you mainly use for cooking?

What is the main material of walls?

H204

2. HOUSING AND ASSETS

H201

H202

What is the type of your housing?

How and when did you get it?

_________________________roomsHow many liv ing rooms does your dwelling have?

8

I would like to ask you about the assets your household possesses, including additional housing, vehicles, home appliances and livestock

H213 H214

Possession Quantity

1 Yes

2 NoAmount

Currency: 1 - Soms

2 - USD

1 Main dwelling

2 Another house/another apartment

3 Garage

4 Bicycle

5 Motorcycle, scooter

6 Car, minibus

7 Tractor, truck, other agricultural machine

8 Refrigerator

9 Gas stove

10 Electric stove

11 Microwave

12 Air conditioner

13 Sewing machine

14 Washing machine (regular)

15 Washing machine (automated)

16 Vacuum cleaner

17 Sofa

18 Wardrobe

19 Bed

20 Kitchen furniture

21 Radio / Cassette player

22 Complete music system

23 Telev ision

24 Video / DVD player

25 Video camera

26 Photo camera

27 Digital photo camera

28 Personal computer / Laptop

29 Satellite dish

30 Mobile phone

31 Landline

32 Internet connection

33 Cows and bulls, incl. young animals

34 Sheep/Goats, incl. young animals

35 Horses

36 Donkeys

37 Pigs

38 Rabbits

39 Chicken and poultry

40 Bees (Stock = # of hives)

№ Type of asset (please only name the assets

which are working or require only minor repair)

Livestock

Property/ Vehicles

Domestic appliances/Furniture

Media appliances

Communication

2. HOUSING AND ASSETS

2.B. ASSETS

H215

For items possessed - for what amount could you sell

it, if you were to sell it today? If Yes, how

many?

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Yes 1

No 2

H217 ________________

1 2 3

1

2

3

4

5

_____ Sotka _____ Sotka _____ Sotka

_____ Hectar _____ Hectar _____ Hectar

H221 _______ m _____ m _____ m

12

3

41

2

3

4

5

Always have had this plot 6

1

23

4

5

90

Yes 1

No 2Bad 1Below average 2Average 3

Above average 4

Excellent 5

For construction purposes

Inherited

Received as a gift

Producing crops for own consumption

Producing crops for sellingGrowing livestock feed

(Only ask if Answer Option is 1 in H219)

If your household is the main user of this plot, how do you

use it?

H224

H225 Is the plot irrigated?

Yes, other document

No

Received from land distribution

Not applicable

Purchased

Pasture for livestock

H219

How did you get this plot? H223

Yes, a document on private ownership (red book)Yes, the decision of local administration

Bartered

H220

H222

(Please indicate either hectar or sotka.)

Who is the main user of the plot? Leased out to cooperative

Not used

Lent rent-free

Are you or is any member of the household recognised

as legal owner? If yes, which type of legal document do

you/ does he possess?

How far is this parcel from the dwelling? (in meters) (If your own yard inside the house, please write 0)

What is the area of the parcel?

2.C. LAND

2. HOUSING AND ASSETS

Farmed by household members

Leased out to individuals

I would now like to ask you about the land plot(s) that is (are) owned by the household. I am not interested in land plots that are not owned by the household, e.g. rented

H216 Does your household own any plot of land?

How many plots or parcels of land does your household own? (in numbers; please include household garden if used for agricultural purposes)

Note to interviewer: If the household owns more than 3 plots, ask the following questions regarding the largest 3 plots.

I f No --> go to Module 3.

H226 How do you assess the quality of the plot?

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3. AGRICULTURAL MARKETS

Yes 1

No --> go to Module 4 2

H301a

Employer 1

Own-account worker 2

3

Contributing family worker 4

Other 5

Yes 1

No --> go to Section 3.B 2

Cotton 1

Tobacco 2

Wheat 3

Cereal grains (except wheat) 4

Potatoes 5

Fruits 6

Vegetables 7

Livestock 8

Meat products 9

Raw milk, dairy products 10

Other 11

_________________ %

Don't know 99

____% Local market (i.e. within rayon) 1

____% Regional market (i.e. outside of rayon) 2

____% Supermarket --> go to Section 3.B 3

____% Exporter or other intermediary exporting it --> go to 3.B 4

____% Processor 5

____% Other 6

Yes 1

No 2

Don't know 99

3.B. QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

I would like to ask questions about product quality requirements which are possibly observed during the production of agricultural outputs

Yes 1

No -> go to Module 4 2

Don't know -> go to Module 4 99

Main buyer 1

Cooperative 2

Government and/or local administration 3

Other 4Fertilizer (type, usage, frequency, bans, ...) 1

Pesticides and other chemicals (type, usage, frequency, bans, ...) 2

Input requirements (certain types of seeds, …) 3

Storage requirements 4

Transport requirements 5

Harvesting requirements (method, time, …) 6

Hygiene requirements 7

Equipment requirements 8

Animal welfare requirements 9

Other 10

What type of quality aspects does this household member or

his/her employer (have to) fulfil?

(multiple answers allowed)

Is any person in this household involved in any agricultural

activ ity?

H304

H301

I would like to ask questions about trade and exports. In answering these questions, please refer to the last season for crops and the last 6 months

for livestock. If more than one HH member is occupied in agriculture, then the questions below refer to HH level production, sales, etc.

H303

If Yes --> ask who the most engaged person in agriculture in the household is. The most engaged household member in agriculture could be the one

with the highest income (salary) or who spends most time in agricultural activity.

H302

What is the size of all owned and rented land that your household has been cultivating and/or using as

pasture during the last 12 months? __________________ Hectare

Wage employee --> go to question H304

H315Who informs this household member or his/her employer about or

demands the quality requirements?

H316

What is the ID code of this person?

In his/her job in the agricultural sector, is he/she an…

(if he/she has more than 1 job in agriculture, refer to the primary

job (where most time spent)

H310

What is the main product sold by this household member

(crop/livestock/by-product)?

(report the most important product)

Where / to whom does this household member sell this

product?

(report each market share in percentages)

H308a

__________________________ID

H314Does this household member or his/her employer fulfil any quality requirements (such as

fertilizer/pesticide use, storage, transport, harvesting, hygiene or animal welfare requirements)?

3.A. TRADE ACTIVITY

H308

H309

Does the household member identified above sell any part of the production output?

Even if this product is not directly sold to an exporter, does part of it end up outside of Kyrgyzstan at a

later stage, i.e. when it is processed, for example?

Which portion of total land this most important product occupies?

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4. CONSUMPTION AND EXPENDITURE

4.A. FOOD ITEMS

I would like to ask you now about food expenses

per week 1 kg 1 per week 1

per month 2 grams 2 per month 2

per quarter 3 pieces 3 per quarter 3

per year 4 litres 4 per year 4

1 Bread

2 Flour (1st sort)

3 Noodle products

4 Rice

5 Buckwheat

6 Other cereal and beans

7 Potato

8 Tomatoe

9 Pepper

10 Carrot

11 Cabbage

12 Onion

13 Other vegetables

14 Apples

15 Bananas

16 Citrus products

17 Other fruits, berries

18 Milk fresh

19 Kefir

20 Airan

21 Butter

22 Cheese, cottage cheese

23 Eggs

24 Fish

25 Chicken

26 Beef

27 Lamb

28 Pork

29 Sausages

30 Cooking oil

31 Sugar

32 Sweets and cookies

33 Tea

34 Coffee

35 Non-alcoholic beverages

36 Beer

37 Vodka

38 Cigarettes and tobacco

Itemb) Period c) Period

H402

a) Quantity

b) Unit

In the last 12 months, how much money (on avg)

did your household spend for the following items?

H401

How much of [ITEM] did your household consume

from own production in the last 12 months?

a) Value (in Som)

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4. CONSUMPTION AND EXPENDITURE

4.B. NON-FOOD ITEMS

I would like to ask you now about non-food expenses

H403

Som 1 per month 1

USD 2 per year 2

1 Personal care items and cosmetics

2 Soap, detergents

3 Medical care

4 Medicines

5 Construction and maintenance/repair of housing

6 Maintenance and repair of household vehicles and appliances

7 Electricity

8 Cold Water/ Sewage

9 Hot Water

10 Central Heating

11 Gas (natural and liquefied)

12 Coal, other solid fuel for heating

13 Entertainment, recreation, eating out

14 Transportation costs and fuel

15 Internet, cable TV and communication expenses

16 Celebrations, funerals, rituals

17Education expenditures (except school

expenditures) plus extracurricular activ ities

18 Taxes and social benefit plan contributions

19 Clothing and shoes

20 Furniture and other interior equipments

21 Other durable goods

Itema) Value

H405

How much did your household spend on [ITEM] in the

last month or last year?

b) Currency c) Period

H404

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4.C. EXPENSES ON CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

H407

H408

1

2

3

4

H410

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

11

21

66

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Kyrgyz 1

Uzbek 2

Russian 3

Dungan 4

Uigur 5

Tajik 6

Kazakh 7

Other 8

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

4. CONSUMPTION AND EXPENDITURE

H406

What type of festive event(s) did your household host in the

last 12 months?

Mark all that are applicable

Birth of a baby

Son's (any male) wedding/marriage

Daughter's (any female) wedding/marriage

Birthday

How many festive events did your household host?

New housing celebration

Funeral

Remembrance day

Other, please specify ______________

Osh City

In a restaurant/café

None ---> go to H420

_____________________

At home

H414

Entertainment program

H412 Colleagues

Classmates

Close relatives

(multiple answers allowed)

Who attended this event?

Extended relatives

Friends

Neighbours

Other

H411

Where did guests come from to attend this particular event?

(mark up to three oblasts where most people came from)

Issyk-Kul oblast

Jalal-Abad oblast

Naryn oblast

Batken oblast

Osh oblast

Talas oblast

Chui oblast

Bishkek (Frunze)

Other expenses

Now I would like to ask you a few questions on customary/traditional festive expenditures (i.e., weddings, funerals, birthdays)

____________________

______________________ people

Other place

Which festive event was the largest in terms of guests and

expenditures? (Write down the event's number from question

H406 )

Both at home and restaurant

Jubilees/anniversary

Where did you conduct this event (indicated above in H408) ? H409

Please approx imate the total sum your household spent for

this event under the following categories of expenses:

(If Nothing, write 0)

How many guests did you serve at this event?

Restaurant/café (incl. food/serv ice)

Special car rentals

Soms

Give-away gifts

Outside Kyrgyzstan

H413

Which ethnic backgrounds did guests belong to?

(mark the three most represented ethnic groups)

Food (own prepared)

Non-Alcoholic Drinks

Alcoholic Drinks

Special clothes (bride dress, baby)

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H415

H416

1 Yes 2 No

1 Cows

2 Horses

3 Sheep

4 Poultry

5 Other

1 Cash

2 Presents

1 Yes 2 No

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

H421

H422

H423

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

11

21

66

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Neighbours

Other

H424

H425

_______________________ Soms

_______________________ Soms

4.C. EXPENSES ON CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS (Continued)

Which category did the host belong to?

(only 1 answer)

Osh City

Chui oblast

Bishkek (Frunze)

Jalal-Abad oblast

Naryn oblast

1 Financial sav ings

_____________________

H420

What type of festive event(s) did your household attend in the

last 12 months?

Mark all that are applicable

Son's (any male) wedding/marriage

Classmates

Batken oblast

Daughter's (any female) wedding/marriage

Close relatives

Extended relatives

Friends

Colleagues

How many guests attended this largest event?

What was the total amount of monetary expenses spent to

organize this event? Interviewer: Check if the total amount is

the same as in H414 (total amount can't be less than total

amount in H414)

What was the total amount of non-monetary expenses

spent for this event (e.g., livestock slaughtered, food

originated from own production, etc)? Please approximate

Birth of a baby

Jubilees/anniversary

New housing celebration

Funeral

Where did this largest event occur?

(only 1 answer)

Outside Kyrgyzstan

Which festive event was the largest in terms of guest count?

(Write down the event's number from question H420 )

Talas oblast

Osh oblast

______________________ people

____________________

Issyk-Kul oblast

Which livestock did you slaughter/consume for this particular

event?

2 Sale of assets (e.g., livestock, car)

3 Remittances sent from abroad only for this event

4 Borrowed money from friends and relatives

How was this particular event funded?

___________ Soms

H417a: If Yes, in total,

how many livestock, did

you slaughter/consume for

this particular event?

5 Took a bank loan

None ---> go to H429

H418

How much (in Soms) did you approx imately receive in gifts

from guests that were exclusively used to cover this event's

expenses? (If Nothing, write 0)

___________ Soms

H419

H417

6 Contributions from relatives & friends in Kyrgyzstan

Birthday

Remembrance day

Other, please specify ______________

How many festive events did your household attend?

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H426

H427

1

2

3

4

5

6

Others 7

(2) Cows

_____heads

1

2

3

4

5

H432

Festive expenses are reasonable 1 1 2 3 4 5

2 1 2 3 4 5

3 1 2 3 4 5

4 1 2 3 4 5

_______________________ Soms

H429__________________________ Soms

Do not know 99

H428

4.C. EXPENSES ON CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS (Continued)

Soms

H431

Classmates

Neighbours

When you attended festive events in the last 12 months, what

was the typical amount of your household's contribution/gift in

monetary terms to the following groups of people?

_______________________ Soms

__________ heads

(1) Sheep

In your opinion, what purpose do such festive events serve?

(multiple answers allowed)

To keep up with traditions

If applicable, what is the average size of kalym paid for a

bride in your settlement/within your social circle?

Festives are becoming simpler

To show that I am not worse off than others

H430

How much do you agree with the following statements

on a scale from 1 to 5?

How many heads of sheep and/or cows are usually

slaughtered for funerals in your settlement/ within your social

circle? (If nothing, write 0)

Close relatives

Extended relatives

Friends

Colleagues

_____________ heads

To demonstrate increased economic status

strongly

disagree

strongly

agree

(3) Horses

It's good to have regular festiv ities.

Bride kidnapping is ok.

To keep ties with close people

What was your total contribution to this largest event in

CASH? (Please approximate)

Other reasons, please specify ______________

What was your total contribution to this largest event in

GIFTS (e.g., livestock, presents)? (Pls approx)

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5. INCOME SOURCES

2 No

Income from household enterprises

1 Crop farming enterprises Som

2 Other agricultural enterprises (e.g. sale of livestock/poultry) Som

3 Indiv idual enterpreneurship (excl.taxes and payments) Som

4 Non-agricultural enterprises Som

Property income

5 Rents from building(s) Som

6 Rents from land Som

7 Interests Som

8 Div idends Som

Social transfers

9 Pensions (for elderly) Som

10 Other pensions Som

11 Unified monthly benefit Som12

12 Social monthly benefit Som

13 Compensatory payments Som

14 Other social payments Som

Material aid

15 Money transfers from persons liv ing abroad Som

16 Aid from persons liv ing in Kyrgyzstan (relatives/friends) Som

Income from wage employment

17 Income from wage employment (excl.taxes and payments) Som

18 Irregular work payment Som

Other income

19 Inheritance Som

20 Alimony Som

21 Scholarships Som

22 Donations from political campaigns/parties/candidates Som

23 Other income Som

1 Yes

Now I would like to ask you about the household income, like wages, pensions, benefits, and other sources. I am interested in the

total amount of the following income sources below during the last 12 months. Please convert your annual household income into

an average monthly income

H501 H502

During the last 12 months,

did you receive any income

from [SOURCE]?

If Yes: How much per month,

on average?Income sources

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6. MIGRATION

1

2

1

2

Illiterate 1 Illiterate 1

Primary 2 Primary 2

Basic 3 Basic 3

Secondary general 4 Secondary general 4

Primary technical 5 Primary technical 5

Secondary special 6 Secondary special 6

University degree (BA, Dilpoma, MA) 7 University degree (BA, Dilpoma, MA) 7

Doctor of science, candidate nauk 8 Doctor of science, candidate nauk 8

Russia 1 Russia 1

Kazakhstan 2 Kazakhstan 2

USA 3 USA 3

Turkey 4 Turkey 4

Japan 5 Japan 5

China 6 China 6

European countries 7 European countries 7

Other CIS countries 8 Other CIS countries 8

Other Asian countries 9 Other Asian countries 9

Other 10 Other 10

Working 1 Working 1

Studying 2 Studying 2

Other 3 Other 3

Person 2Person 1

Person 2

I f "Studying" or "Other" --> go to H612

H605

H606What is [NAME]

doing there?

In which country

does [NAME]

currently live?

Person 1 Person 2

What is the highest

certificate / diploma /

degree [NAME]

obtained so far?

Person 1

In which year/month

did [NAME] leave the

HH the last time?

Please name them.

(If there are more

than 2, please name

the two oldest ones.

Please report this

person's ID from the

household roster. )

6.A. CURRENT LABOR MIGRATION

Now, I would like to ask you about members of your household who are working abroad

H601

H602

Does your household have at least one member who lived abroad for at least 6 months

in the past 5 years for labor purposes?

If Yes, please report the person's ID code based on the household roster

Yes

Name_________________

Person 1

Month (MM)

The following questions relate to these 2 persons and should be answered for each one of them.

Year (YYYY)

No

Yes

No

H604

H600a

H603

H600b

Does your household currently have at least one member who lived abroad for at least

6 months in the past 12 months for labor purposes?

If Yes, please report the person's ID code based on the household roster

ID _______________

Year (YYYY)

Person 2

Month (MM)

Person 1

Person 2

ID _______________

ID Codes

ID Codes

________________

If None, write 0 and go to

Module 7.

Name_________________

How many adult members of your household are currently staying abroad (for more

than one month, excluding business trips, vacation and visiting)?

Interviewer: Make sure to cross-check with the answers given in HH Module 1

questions: H109 and H110. If someone was reported to work abroad in HH Module

1 , the household should fill out this section as well.

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Agriculture and fishing 1 Agriculture and fishing 1Mining 2 Mining 2Manufacturing 3 Manufacturing 3Energy and water 4 Energy and water 4Construction 5 Construction 5Trade and repair 6 Trade and repair 6Hotels and restaurants 7 Hotels and restaurants 7Transport and communications 8 Transport and communications 8Finance 9 Finance 9Real estate, renting and business activities 10 Real estate, renting and business activities 10Public administration 11 Public administration 11Education 12 Education 12Health and social work 13 Health and social work 13Utilities, social and personal services 14 Utilities, social and personal services 14Private households with employed persons 15 Private households with employed persons 15

16 16

Legislator, Senior official, Manager 1 Legislator, Senior official, Manager 1

Professional 2 Professional 2Technician, Associated professional 3 Technician, Associated professional 3Clerk 4 Clerk 4Service worker, shop or market sales worker 5 Service worker, shop or market sales worker 5Skilled agricultural or fishery worker 6 Skilled agricultural or fishery worker 6Craft and related trades 7 Craft and related trades 7Plant or machine operator or assembler 8 Plant or machine operator or assembler 8Unskilled worker 9 Unskilled worker 9Armed forces 10 Armed forces 10

Family/relatives in Kyrgyzstan 1 Family/relatives in Kyrgyzstan 1Family/relatives abroad 2 Family/relatives abroad 2Friends in Kyrgyzstan 3 Friends in Kyrgyzstan 3Friends abroad 4 Friends abroad 4Previous personal experience 5 Previous personal experience 5Neighbours 6 Neighbours 6TV, radio, newspaper or book 7 TV, radio, newspaper or book 7Internet 8 Internet 8Migration specialist 9 Migration specialist 9Other 10 Other 10

Yes 1 Yes 1No 2 No 2

Don't know 99 Don't know 99

Yes 1 Yes 1No 2 No 2Don't know 99 Don't know 99

H610

Did [NAME]

register at the state

agency on

migration issues

Person 1 Person 2

Person 2Person 1

H611Is [NAME] a

seasonal worker?

H609

Who provided

information on

where to go and/or

how to find work?

(Multiple answers

allowed)

Person 1 Person 2

H608

Extra-territorial organizations

(e.g. embassies, UN)

In this work, which

position is [NAME]

holding?

Person 1 Person 2

Person 2

6.A. CURRENT LABOR MIGRATION (cont)

H607

In which sector is

[NAME]'s main

activity?

Extra-territorial organizations

(e.g. embassies, UN)

Person 1

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Sale of a house/flat 1 Sale of a house/flat 1

Sale of land 2 Sale of land 2

Sale of other assets 3 Sale of other assets 3

Savings 4 Savings 4

Assistance from family members abroad 5 Assistance from family members abroad 5

6 6

Loan from relatives 7 Loan from relatives 7

Loan from friends 8 Loan from friends 8

9 9

Other 10 Other 10

Daily 1 Daily 1

Several times a week 2 Several times a week 2

Once or twice a week 3 Once or twice a week 3

Several times a month 4 Several times a month 4

Once a month 5 Once a month 5

Less than once a month 6 Less than once a month 6

Mail 1 Mail 1

E-mail 2 E-mail 2

Phone 3 Phone 3

Friend's news 4 Friend's news 4

Visiting abroad 5 Visiting abroad 5

He/she was visiting here 6 He/she was visiting here 6

Other 7 Other 7

Oct 2010

Nov 2010

Dec 2010

Jan 2011

Feb 2011

Mar 2011

Apr 2011

May 2011

Jun 2011

Jul 2011

Aug 2011

Sep 2011

Assistance from family members in

Kyrgyzstan

Person 2Person 1

6.A. CURRENT LABOR MIGRATION (cont)

How often were

you in contact with

[NAME] during the

last 12 months?

(while he/she was

abroad)

Please tell me if [NAME] was at home, elsewhere

in Kyrgyzstan or abroad in each of the last 12

months, since October 2010.

Loan from bank/ financial institution/

moneylender

Person 2

Person 2

H614

3) Outside of

Kyrgyzstan1) At home

H612

(only 1 answer)

What was the main

source of funding

for [NAME] going

abroad?

2) In

Kyrgyzstan,

not at home

3) Outside of

Kyrgyzstan1) At home

2) In

Kyrgyzstan,

not at home

Please tell me if [NAME] was at home, elsewhere

in Kyrgyzstan or abroad in each of the last 12

months, since October 2010.

Please indicate the

location where

[NAME] stayed

most of the time, i.e.

more than 15 days

H615

Person 1

Which was the

main mean of

communication you

used?

(Only 1 answer)

Loan from bank/ financial institution/

moneylender

Person 1

H613

Assistance from family members in

Kyrgyzstan

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6. MIGRATION

1

2

Amount

Currency 1 Som

Time Period 2 US Dollar

1

2

1

2

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Sum Currency

1

2

3

4

5

1

No --> go to H626 2

Less 1

Same 2

More 3

99

1

2

Don't know 99

6.B. REMITTANCES

Now, I would like to ask a few questions about money or goods brought or sent by migrants within the last 12 months

H616

During the last 12 months, did you receive any money from abroad sent by

migrants who are members of this household?

Yes

If Yes, indicate the person's code(s) based on the household roster ID Codes

H618 _________________________

Coding: Time period

3 Rouble

Yes

No

2 Year

How much money did the migrant send during the last 12 months, for example, carried by migrant himself, by

friends/relatives, or sent via bank/money transfer agencies? (sum up if several migrants send/bring money; if money

was sent in various currencies, please convert all amounts into one currency)

Coding: Currency

(sum up if several migrants send/bring money )

No --> go to H624

What did you spend the money on?

(multiple answers allowed)

Educational expenses

Medical expenses

H619

Did you receive the money sent by the migrant always at the same point of

time (is the receiving of money regular)? Please refer to the migrant who

remits the highest amount!

4 Euro

H617

Yes

No

1 Month

Other

___________________

Within the last 12 months, did the migrant(s) send/bring goods to this

household from abroad?

Bank

Money transfer agency

(Western Union, Anelik)

H620

Funeral

Purchase of durable goods

Current expenditures (food, electricity, rent...)

H621

How many times within the last 12 months did the migrant send/bring money?

Wedding

Was the amount of money that you received from the migrant always roughly

the same (with a maximal difference of 10% )? Please refer to the migrant

who remits the highest amount!

H624Yes

Other

Put into savings

Interviewer: Please check if the total amount is the

same as in H617! If not, please ask politely for

clarification.

Investment in enterprise (small business, etc.)

Helped other households

(Currency coding as in H617)

H623

Indicate how much money your household received

during the last 12 months through the following

channels

(Write '0' if channel was not used at all)Carried by

relatives/friends

H625____________________How much would it cost to buy the goods sent by the

migrant(s) here? (currency coding as in H617) Currency

Sum

Carried by migrant(s)

when visiting home

H626 Do you rely more or less on remittances today than you did one year ago?

_________________ years

H627Do you think remittances improved the health and/or education of household

members during the last 12 months?

H628For how many years has this family been receiving money from abroad sent

by migrants who are members of this household?

Yes

No

Don't know

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7. SHOCKS

Now I would like to ask about shocks your household as a whole or any member faced in the last 12 months

1 Drought

2 Too much rain or flood

3 Very cold winter

4 Frosts

5 Earthquake

6 Landslides

7 Pest or diseases (crops or livestock)

8 Fire

9 Insufficient water supply for farming or gardening

10 Political riots

11 Theft of assets (cash, crops, livestock)

12 Destruction of assets (housing, car)

13 Inability to sell agricultural and other products

14 Loss of job

15 Sharp fall of remittances from abroad

16 Death of a major breadwinner

17 Death of other HH member

18 Death of close relative, non-member of HH

19 Illness of a major breadwinner

20 Illness of other HH member

21 Divorce

22 Disputes on land issues

23 Accident

24 Insufficient energy supply

25 Increased v iolence in the neighbourhood

26 Border closure for people and goods

27 Displacement

28 Other

Please return to the control page to record the finished time and your assesment of the quality of answers.

END OF HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE

INTERVIEWER

H701 1 Yes, very

much

2 Yes, a little 3 NoDuring the last 12 months, has your household been affected by the following

shocks?

We completed questions regarding your household. Many thanks for your answers. I now would like to ask questions

from all adult members of the household of age 18 and older.