March 2019
FINAL REPORT
Baseline of the Evaluative Research on the Graduating To 
Resilience Development Food Security Activity in Kamwenge, 
Uganda
March 2019
Document Prepared by IPA Uganda
Photo Credit: © Aude Guerrucci / Innovations for Poverty Action.
DISCLAIMER 
The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States 
Agency for International Development or the United States Government.
BASELINE OF THE EVALUATIVE RESEARCH ON 
THE GRADUATING TO RESILIENCE 
DEVELOPMENT FOOD SECURITY ACTIVITY IN 
KAMWENGE, UGANDA
Contents
List of Tables .................................................................................................................................................3
List of Figures................................................................................................................................................4
Acronyms......................................................................................................................................................5
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................6
1.1 Overview of the Evaluation Research on the Graduating to Resilience Development Food Security 
Activity in Kamwenge, Uganda .................................................................................................................6
2. Methodology and Limitations...................................................................................................................7
2.1 Baseline Household Survey.................................................................................................................7
2.1.1 Study Design and Objectives........................................................................................................7
2.1.2 Sample Frame ..............................................................................................................................8
2.1.3 Questionnaire Development........................................................................................................9
2.1.4 Field Preparation........................................................................................................................10
2.1.5 Data Collection...........................................................................................................................11
2.2 Limitations and Challenges...............................................................................................................13
2.2.1 Study Design Limitations............................................................................................................13
2.2.2 Challenges..................................................................................................................................13
3. Results.....................................................................................................................................................13
3.1 Characteristics of the Study Sample .................................................................................................14
3.2 Household Demographics.................................................................................................................14
3.3 Poverty Indicators.............................................................................................................................16
Daily Per Capita Expenditure ..............................................................................................................16
Prevalence of Poverty .........................................................................................................................18
Depth of Poverty.................................................................................................................................18
3.4 WASH ................................................................................................................................................18
Water ..................................................................................................................................................19
Sanitation............................................................................................................................................19
Handwashing.......................................................................................................................................20
3.5 Child Nutrition...................................................................................................................................20
Exclusive Breastfeeding ......................................................................................................................20
Minimum Acceptable Diet ..................................................................................................................21
Anthropometric Measurements for Children.....................................................................................22
Overall Nutritional Status ...................................................................................................................23
Prevalence of Wasting ........................................................................................................................24
Prevalence of Stunting........................................................................................................................25
Prevalence of Healthy Weight ............................................................................................................26
3.6 Female Nutrition...............................................................................................................................27
Dietary Diversity..................................................................................................................................27
Underweight Women .........................................................................................................................28
3.7 Housing and Assets...........................................................................................................................29
3.8 Land and Agriculture.........................................................................................................................32
3.9 Livestock Holdings.............................................................................................................................34
3.10 Savings and Loans...........................................................................................................................35
3.11 Food Insecurity Experience Scale....................................................................................................37
4. Comparison of Treatment and Control Groups......................................................................................40
5. Conclusions.............................................................................................................................................41
6. Next Steps...............................................................................................................................................42
Process evaluation ..................................................................................................................................42
Short Run Follow Up Survey ...................................................................................................................42
Activity Timeline......................................................................................................................................43
Annex A. Balance Tables.............................................................................................................................44
Annex B. Baseline Tools..............................................................................................................................47
Annex C. Research Protocol........................................................................................................................48
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List of Tables
Table 1 Individual Demographic Characteristics.........................................................................................14
Table 2. Household Demographics, Host....................................................................................................14
Table 3. Household Demographics, Refugee..............................................................................................15
Table 4. Per Capita Consumption, Refugee ................................................................................................17
Table 5. Poverty Measurement, Refugee ...................................................................................................17
Table 6. Per Capita Consumption, Host .....................................................................................................18
Table 7. Poverty Measurement, Host.........................................................................................................18
Table 8. WASH, Refugee .............................................................................................................................19
Table 9. WASH, Host ...................................................................................................................................19
Table 10. Sample Size for Child Nutrition Indicators, Refugee ...................................................................20
Table 11. Sample Size for Child Nutrition Indicators, Host.........................................................................20
Table 12. Exclusive Breastfeeding of Children under Six Months of Age, Refugee. ...................................21
Table 13. Exclusive Breastfeeding of Children under Six Months of Age, Host..........................................21
Table 14. Children between 6 and 23 Months Receiving a Minimum Acceptable Diet, Refugee. .............22
Table 15. Children between 6 and 23 Months Receiving a Minimum Acceptable Diet, Host....................22
Table 16. Sample Size for Child Anthropometric Measurements, Refugee ...............................................23
Table 17. Sample Size for Child Anthropometric Measurements, Host .....................................................23
Table 18. Wasted (Weight-for-Height <-2) Children under Five (0-59 Months), Refugee .........................25
Table 19. Wasted (Weight-for-Height <-2) Children under Five (0-59 Months), Host ...............................25
Table 20. Stunted (Height-for-Age <-2) Children under Five (0-59 Months), Refugee...............................25
Table 21. Stunted (Height-for-Age <-2) Children under Five (0-59 Months), Host.....................................26
Table 22. Healthy Weight (Weight-for-Height ≤ 2 and ≥-2) Children under Five (0-59 Months), Refugee 26
Table 23. Healthy Weight (Weight-for-Height ≤ 2 and ≥-2) Children under Five (0-59 Months), Host......26
Table 24. Sample Size Female Nutrition Module, Refugee.........................................................................27
Table 25. Sample Size for Female Nutrition Module, Host.........................................................................27
Table 26. Women of Reproductive Age Consuming a Diet of Minimum Diversity, Refugee......................27
Table 27. Women of Reproductive Age Consuming a Diet of Minimum Diversity, Host ...........................28
Table 28. Sample Size Anthropometric Measurements, Women (15-49) Refugee....................................29
Table 29. Sample Size Anthropometric Measurements, Women (15-49) Host..........................................29
Table 30. Prevalence of Underweight (BMI < 18.5) Women of Reproductive Age (15-49), Refugee ........29
Table 31. Prevalence of Underweight (BMI < 18.5) Women of Reproductive Age (15-49), Host ..............29
Table 32. Housing, Refugees.......................................................................................................................30
Table 33. Assets, Refugees..........................................................................................................................31
Table 34. Housing, Host ..............................................................................................................................32
Table 35. Assets, Host.................................................................................................................................32
Table 36. Landholdings and Agriculture, Refugees.....................................................................................33
Table 37. Landholdings and Agriculture, Host............................................................................................33
Table 38. Livestock Holdings, Refugees......................................................................................................34
Table 39. Livestock Holdings, Host..............................................................................................................35
Table 40. Savings, Refugees........................................................................................................................35
Table 41. Savings, Host ...............................................................................................................................36
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Table 42. Loans, Refugees...........................................................................................................................36
Table 43. Loans, Host..................................................................................................................................37
Table 44. Prevalence of Moderate and Severe Food Insecurity, based on the Food Insecurity Experience 
Scale, Refugee.............................................................................................................................................38
Table 45. Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale, Refugee
....................................................................................................................................................................39
Table 46. Prevalence of Moderate and Severe Food Insecurity, based on the Food Insecurity Experience 
Scale, Host...................................................................................................................................................39
Table 47. Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale, Host...39
Table 48. Treatment village households compared to control households in control villages, Host.........40
Table 49. Treatment village households compared to control households in control villages, Refugee...41
Table 50. Treatment Arm Households Compared to Control Households in Treatment Villages, Refugees
....................................................................................................................................................................44
Table 51. Treatment Arm Households Compared to Control Households in Treatment Villages, Host ....45
List of Figures
Figure 1 Map of the Evaluation Research on the Graduating to Resilience Development Food Security 
Activity, Uganda 2018...................................................................................................................................7
Figure 2 Nutritional Status of Children by Age, Host..................................................................................23
Figure 3 Nutritional Status of Children by Age, Refugee ............................................................................23
Figure 4 Mean Z-Score of Children by Age, Host........................................................................................24
Figure 5 Mean Z-Score of Children by Age, Refugee ..................................................................................24
Figure 6 Women 15-49 Consuming Minimum Dietary Diversity, by Food Group ......................................28
Figure 7 Exterior Walls, Refugee.................................................................................................................30
Figure 8 Exterior Walls, Host.......................................................................................................................31
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Acronyms 
BMI Body Mass Index 
CPI Consumer Price index 
DFSA Development Food Security Activities
DRC Democratic Republic of Congo
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FFP Office for of Food for Peace
FIES Food Insecurity Experience Scale
GAM Global Acute Malnutrition 
HAZ Height-for-Age 
IPA Innovations for Poverty Action
JMP Joint Monitoring Programme 
MAD Minimum Acceptable Diet 
MSNA Multi Sector Needs Assessment 
NGO Non-Governmental Organization
PIRS Performance Indicator Reporting Standards
PPP Purchasing Power Parity 
PRA Participatory Rural Appraisal
RCT Randomized Controlled Trial
RFA Request for Applications
STC Save the Children 
UGX Ugandan Schillings
UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees 
USAID United States Agency for International Development
USD United States Dollars 
VSLA Village Savings and Loan Association 
WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
WHZ Weight-for-Height 
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Introduction
1.1 Overview of the Evaluation Research on the Graduating to Resilience Development 
Food Security Activity in Kamwenge, Uganda
In March 2017, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Office of Food for Peace 
(FFP) issued a Request for Applications (RFA) for Development Food Security Activities (DFSA) in Uganda 
in which they solicited bids for implementation of a graduation activity in Kamwenge District, Uganda. As 
shown in Figure 1, Kamwenge District is in the southwest of Uganda and is home to approximately 57,000 
Congolese refugees as well as a non-refugee population facing chronic food insecurity. In October of 2017, 
USAID awarded the activity to AVSI Foundation, an Italian NGO operating in Uganda since the early 1980s, 
together with a consortium including TrickleUp and IMPAQ International.
The Graduation Approach is a holistic set of services for targeted “ultra-poor” households, designed to 
help recipients build new livelihoods while building skills and confidence, along with an asset base to 
diversify income, protect themselves from shocks, and sustain well-being.
AVSI Foundation was tasked with adapting these six graduation components to the context: 
1. Consumption Support: to stabilize incomes and enable households to focus on new livelihoods, as 
well as prevent consumption of productive assets.
2. Productive asset transfer: input, in-kind or cash, that can be for any small-scale income generating 
activity
3. Training: on the selected livelihood activities as well as life skills, such as financial literacy
4. Coaching: regular visits (weekly, biweekly or monthly) over a two-year period to monitor 
household’s progress, reinforce lessons, and help solve problems as they arise.
5. Access to Savings: to create a secure place to save revenues
6. Health Education or basic health services: includes basic information on sanitation and nutrition, 
access to national health insurance or visits by community health workers
The goal of the activity is to improve food and nutrition security and self-reliance among extremely poor 
households in refugee settlements and host communities. The activity will be conducted in two phases 
over a seven-year period, using the first phase to identify the most successful model to deliver in the 
second phase. 
FFP contracted Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) to conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to 
measure the cost-effectiveness of different variations of graduation programming for refugees and host 
communities. AVSI Foundation will be expected to deliver three variations of graduation programs 
according to the research design, each of which will be compared to a control group. One of the groups 
will receive the full graduation package while the others will receive a stripped-down version with the goal 
of learning whether the stripped-down version(s) perform better per dollar spent in improving welfare 
for beneficiaries.
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With this activity, USAID is interested in learning whether the graduation model can be adapted in order 
to reduce the cost of implementation without substantially reducing the activity’s effectiveness. IPA’s RCT 
will seek to identify the most cost effective model for the graduation approach through a rigorous 
comparison of the costs and the results of the approach across three variations: (1) the full graduation 
program with individual, household-level coaching; (2) the full graduation program with group coaching 
and (3) the graduation program with individual, household-level coaching but without an asset transfer 
component. 
While the graduation approach has been evaluated in a variety of low-resource settings, across 
consumption variations (e.g. Ethiopia), and in conflict/post-conflict settings (e.g. Yemen), it has yet to be 
tested with refugees across demographically disparate communities. 
Between August 2018 and November 2018, IPA conducted a baseline survey to assess the current status 
of key indicators, gain a better understanding of prevailing conditions and perceptions of the study 
population, and to guide randomization of households into the three variations and control groups. The 
baseline study is the first step of the RCT. IPA will conduct an endline survey 30 months after the AVSI 
Foundation begins implementation, which is scheduled for February 2019.
2. Methodology and Limitations
2.1 Baseline Household Survey
2.1.1 Study Design and Objectives
The primary objectives of the baseline household survey are: (1) to gain a better understanding of 
prevailing conditions and perceptions of the study population, (2) to guide randomization of households 
Figure 1 Map of the Evaluation Research on the Graduating to Resilience 
Development Food Security Activity, Uganda 2018.
Kampala
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into the three variations and control groups, (3) to improve the precision of our impact estimates and (4) 
to set ourselves up for heterogenous treatment effects. IPA will conduct a follow-up survey 30 months 
after implementation of the program begins to statistically test differences between the three treatment 
arms and control groups, 
2.1.2 Sample Frame
Study area
In February 2018, IPA and AVSI discussed how best to choose the study area. In the refugee settlement, 
IPA and AVSI decided to include the entire refugee community. In the host community, IPA and AVSI 
decided to focus on four subcounties contiguous to the settlement: Nkoma, Biguli, Bihanga, and Bwizi. 
Listing 
AVSI consulted the Uganda Office of the Prime Minister (OPM)’s Registry Cash and Food Distribution Log, 
and the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) Community Information System (CIS), to gain an 
understanding of population sizes in both the Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement and the surrounding 
Kamwenge District. 
Beginning July 22nd and September 15th in the refugee and host communities, respectively, AVSI concluded 
an eligibility verification exercise to identify the ultra-poor households in each village. AVSI’s listing 
exercise employed two methods: (1) a social mapping and household scorecard exercise and (2) a 
Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) technique.
AVSI conducted a social mapping exercise and household scorecard to validate the administrative 
household list and quantitively assess the actual poverty levels of each household. AVSI followed this up 
with their PRA method, which involved community members defining the wealth categories of extremely 
poor, poor, moderate, and rich as a group and placing the names of each household head in the 
appropriate wealth category. AVSI reached 35,204 households during the exercise and identified 25,104 
households to be eligible to benefit from the program—defined as households which were extremely poor 
or poor with a woman or youth who are economically active or can be made to become economically 
active. AVSI excluded 10,064 households who did not qualify for the program. AVSI provided the final list 
of eligible households in both communities to IPA.
Merging of Villages
In the host community, we needed to target 125 households per village to account for three treatment 
arms, one control group, and a long-term control hold out group, with 25 households in each. In the 
refugee community, we needed to target an average of 250 households per village to also have a full set 
of eligible households across fewer villages. As a result, we needed to cluster villages together with 
neighboring villages if they were not sufficiently large enough. To accomplish this, we worked with AVSI 
to identify villages with natural or administrative boundaries where this made the most sense. In the 
refugee community, we decided to split four villages and combine 14 villages. In the host community, we 
combined 133 villages. In total, we targeted 42 village clusters in the refugee settlement and 72 village 
clusters in the host community. 
Village Level Randomization
IPA conducted the first stage of randomization at the village level, assigning villages into treatment (T) 
and control (C) groups. IPA used data collected by AVSI during the listing exercise, including household 
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size, total score, and female household head, to ensure balance between the two groups. In the refugee 
community, IPA designated three geographical zones using GIS data provided by UNHCR to stratify the 
villages. In the host community, IPA used administrative parish information to stratify the villages. 
Sample sizes were calculated to detect effects separately for the settlement and the host community 
population. Within those two sampling frames, for any pairwise comparison of experimental groups we 
estimate being able to detect standardized treatment effect sizes of at least 0.1195 standard deviations 
with 80% power at standard 5% rejection rates on a two-sided test. We achieve this by sampling all target 
beneficiaries in the three intervention groups—approximately 1,100 per each treatment arm in each of 
the two target populations—as well as sampling comparison groups from a pool of eligible households of 
the same size. 
In the refugee community, we interviewed an average of 211 eligible households per village in treatment 
villages and an average of 57 eligible households per village in control villages. The total sample size is 
5,268.
In the host communities we interviewed we interviewed an average of 122 eligible households per village
in treatment villages and an average of 30 eligible households per village in control villages. The total 
sample size is 5,517. 
2.1.3 Questionnaire Development
IPA developed the baseline survey questionnaire in consultation with FFP, the implementing partners, and 
Save the Children (STC) during and after the in-country reference group meeting held in May 2018. During 
the reference group meeting, IPA presented a sample baseline questionnaire. Between May and August 
2018, IPA further refined this questionnaire based on the selected FFP indicators and guidelines described 
in the FFP Indicators Handbook, as well as several rounds of piloting to adapt questions to the Kamwenge 
context. The questionnaire consisted of separate modules for the following topics. We plan to add to this 
list at endline
• Household Roster
• Housing
• Assets
• Agriculture
• Livestock and other Household Production
• Income Support
• Employment
• Businesses
• Remittances
• Consumption
• Household finances 
• Health
• Food Security
• Trust and Community/Social Cohesion
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• Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
• Child Nutrition
• Women Nutrition
• Mental Health
• Anthropometry 
Household Survey Module Design
IPA drew on its experience evaluating six other graduation programs to design many of the household 
modules. In particular, IPA consulted members of the research teams involved in Ethiopia and the 
Philippines. In addition, IPA consulted the ICF International research team involved in implementing a 
baseline survey in the Karamoja region of Uganda on behalf of FFP. 
In order to design the trust and social/community cohesion module, IPA relied on the specialized 
experience of IPA anthropology consultant Shalean Collins. Between May and June 2018, Shalean 
conducted 27 in-depth interviews, eight key informant interviews, three focus group discussions along 
with other qualitative methods throughout the refugee settlement to explore how individuals within 
refugee and host communities perceive and interact with one another, and how these experiences 
influence social and economic cohesion. We used Shalean’s findings to shape both how enumerators 
approach how they ask questions and to design questions suitable to the context. 
2.1.4 Field Preparation
Pilot Tests and Training
Pilot Tests: IPA’s senior research associate and field managers conducted four pilot tests between June 
and August 2018 to fine-tune the baseline instrument. One pilot test was conducted in a refugee 
neighborhood in Kampala, two pilot tests were conducted in the Kamwenge area, and one final pilot test 
was conducted near Kyaka, a refugee community approximately 90 kilometers from Rwamwanja. These 
pilot tests identified potential challenges with sequencing, skip patterns, clarity, and other coding issues. 
It also identified any questions considered particularly difficult to understand or sensitive for refugee 
respondents to answer. Based on these results, IPA further refined the questionnaire. 
Training: IPA conducted two trainings—one for the refugee community team between July 30th and 
August 7th and one for the host community team between October 1st and October 6th. These two training 
periods included combined and separate trainings for enumerators, team leaders, and anthropometry￾trained enumerators. The two trainings consisted of presentations by IPA field supervisors and support 
staff, classroom practice, group discussions, and role play. The trainings are described as follows: 
• The two enumerator trainings covered the responsibilities of the enumerators, objectives of the 
study, completion of field forms, and a question-by-question review of the household 
questionnaire. Enumerators were then put into teams of two to practice the questionnaire in 
both English and the languages and dialects spoken in the enumeration areas—Swahili and 
Kinyabwisha in the refugee community and Runyankole in the host community. IPA refined the 
translation and complexity of the questionnaires based on feedback from this exercise. IPA also 
selected several enumerator teams to role-play the questionnaire to identify methods to resolve 
plausible field challenges. 
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• IPA conducted a separate team leader training to review the roles and responsibilities of team 
leaders, good leadership practices, effective field management techniques, do’s and don’ts in 
the field, and an overview of the study objective and questionnaires. 
Anthropometry
IPA trained 15 and 18 anthropometry enumerators in the refugee and host communities, respectively. 
We paired them with household enumerators who acted as support and measurement assistants. We 
conducted measurements of all children in the household between 0 and 59 months and all women in the 
household of reproductive age, between 15 and 49 years of age. We drew on our experience conducting 
anthropometric measurements for two recently completed studies – ACT Health and Living Goods – to 
design the questionnaire. Our questionnaire calculated the age in months of each individual child, the age 
in years of each individual woman, then asked the enumerator to measure the height and weight of each 
individual three times. We also included an edema check—swelling around the arms and legs--into the 
child portion of the questionnaire. 
We conducted a separate anthropometry training that focused on standardization testing with classroom 
and hands-on training on measurements of recumbent length and weight for children under 2 years of 
age and standing height and weight for children between 2 and 5 years of age as well as women between 
15-49 years of age. We also trained one enumerator from each team to serve as an assistant in the field.
In order to conduct the training and the data collection, we were able to borrow height boards and scales 
from FFP. 
2.1.5 Data Collection
This section describes the procedures for the soft launch, field work, replacement strategy, and data 
quality assurance. 
Soft Launch
IPA conducted a full-scale soft launch of the baseline survey in non-sampled enumeration areas in the 
host community on October 15th and in the refugee community on August 9th. This soft launch provided 
a field practice for enumerators, team leaders, field managers, and anthropometry-trained enumerators. 
IPA field managers and research staff observed preparedness of the enumerator teams, contact 
strategies, familiarity with the questionnaires, and understanding of the objective of the survey. At the 
conclusion of each soft launch, enumerator teams received feedback on their performance, discussed 
challenges, and clarified any final questions. 
Field Work
IPA conducted data collection in the refugee community between August 10th and September 28th and in 
the host community between October 16th and November 26th
. The field teams included the following 
personnel: 
• In the refugee community, IPA deployed 93 total field staff, including 57 enumerators, 2 trackers, 
6 mobilizers, 15 anthropometry-trained enumerators, 8 team leaders, 2 auditors, 1 associate field 
manager, and 2 field managers. 
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• In the host community, IPA deployed 118 field staff, including 75 enumerators, 2 trackers, 8 
mobilizers, 18 anthropometry-trained enumerators, 10 team leaders, 2 auditors, 1 associate field 
manager, and 2 field managers. 
Field staff were divided into eight teams in the refugee community and 10 teams in the host community. 
Mobilizers visited the villages one day before the rest of the team and worked with the village chairman 
or local council to locate the selected household respondents and make appointments. Enumerators 
followed to complete the household surveys and accompanying anthropometric surveys the next day. 
When the selected households were not available, unwilling to participate, or ineligible for the survey, IPA 
followed a replacement strategy outlined below. When mobilized respondents could not be surveyed on 
the planned survey day, villages were revisited to track missing respondents up to three times. 
Replacement Strategy
IPA replaced households that could not be surveyed, including those that moved away or that did not 
meet the eligibility criteria for the program. During data collection, we deployed a mobilization survey to 
select two respondents, if necessary, from each household—the person most knowledgeable about 
household welfare, and the person most likely to be the main beneficiary of the program. For the latter, 
this meant an economically active or able to become economically active woman 18 years or older or an 
economically active youth, male or female, between 18 and 35 years of age. We adopted these two 
criteria from AVSI’s listing process. Each household needed to meet either of these two criteria to be 
eligible for the program. However, during field work we discovered that some households did not meet 
either of these two conditions. Some original household members had moved away, returned to the 
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), had separated, or had left the household for another reason in the 
period between the listing and mobilization. We determined that these households would not be included 
in the final sample and would be replaced with other households. The objective of utilizing the 
replacement households was to ensure that the target number of surveys is met during the baseline data 
collection. 
At the end of data collection in the refugee settlement, we determined that 8% of households originally 
included in the sample frame were not surveyed due to the challenges outlined above. Based on 
discussions with the project partners we decided to survey an additional set of households in order to 
address this higher than expected attrition rate. These households were randomly sampled from the hold￾out control. We selected a random subsample from the hold-out control group in each refugee treatment 
village so that the total sample size would increase to 4,400. As a result, we had to delay the launch of the 
host community data collection by two weeks. In the host community, we integrated the replacement 
surveying into the regular data collection. We selected 50 replacement households per village cluster to 
survey in randomized order as needed. In total, 529 and 537 households were replaced in the host and 
refugee communities respectively. 
Data Quality
IPA ensured data quality through two processes: survey audits and high-frequency checks of recorded 
data. Audit surveys repeated approximately 23 questions from the original surveys. We randomly selected 
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a subset of respondents who had been surveyed two days prior. Auditors administered a short version of 
the survey to each selected respondent, probing whenever the answer they received differed from the 
one originally recorded by the enumerator, in order to assess whether there were any issues in survey 
administration, comprehension, or completion. IPA conducted audit surveys with 10 percent of the 
household respondents. Whenever discrepancies arose, enumerators and auditors met to understand the 
origin of the discrepancy and verify the correct response, sometimes verifying answers with the household 
respondent. IPA research staff then corrected the verified answer in the database. IPA also performed 
high-frequency checks on a daily basis on incoming data, using Stata. IPA research staff wrote code to look 
for data outliers, logical inconsistencies, key variables, and missing data. If IPA research staff identified 
any issues during this process, they consulted with enumerators to clarify or correct the answers. IPA 
discovered no intentional data manipulation by enumerators. 
2.2 Limitations and Challenges
2.2.1 Study Design Limitations
Length and Complexity of the Survey Questionnaire
The length and complexity of the survey required exceptional skills from the field staff. On average, it took 
153 minutes (approximately 2.5 hours) per household in the refugee communities and 127 minutes
(approximately 2.1 hours) in the host communities. 
Validity and Reliability of Self-reported Data
Self-reported data have limitations, such as the possibility of exaggeration or omission of information, 
inaccurate recollection of experiences or events, reporting of untruthful information, and reduced validity 
when respondents do not fully understand a question. This is especially true in areas such as a refugee 
settlement where a high density of assistance programming may encourage respondents to believe they 
may receive a benefit for providing one answer over another. As outlined above in data quality, IPA 
deployed audit surveys to check the validity of answers as well as emphasized at the beginning of each 
survey that respondents would receive no negative or positive impact based on participation. 
2.2.2 Challenges
Challenges during Fieldwork
The field teams encountered significant challenges during fieldwork due to the low quality of roads, the 
large distances between villages and households, and availability of refugee respondents during food 
distribution days. IPA conducted household data collection during the rainy season, and enumerators 
often found it challenging to navigate the flooded informal dirt roads that weave throughout the two 
communities. In addition, while households are relatively close together in the refugee settlement, they 
can be multiple kilometers apart in the host community, and enumerators sometimes needed to use local 
motorcycle taxis to locate respondents. In the refugee community, community food distribution made it 
impossible to locate households on distribution days and both the field and research teams needed to 
coordinate accordingly to mobilize and interview households. 
3. Results
The following sections describe baseline findings for twelve key FFP indicators organized into four content 
areas: (1) poverty indicators, (2) water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), (3) child nutrition, and (4) female 
nutrition. Where applicable, IPA collected data on a subsample of the overall sample size. In each case, 
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IPA made this decision in consultation with USAID to reduce the overall survey length and anticipated 
respondent fatigue. We have included additional details about this subsampling in each section below. 
3.1 Characteristics of the Study Sample
This section provides an overview of the Evaluation Research on the Graduating to Resilience 
Development Food Security Activity study sample. Table 1 shows demographic characteristics of both 
samples at the individual level. These numbers are based on 32,258 individuals in the host sample and 
30,965 individuals in the refugee sample.
Table 1 Individual Demographic Characteristics
Host Refugee
Number of People in Sampled Households 32258 30965
Share of Adults age 18 or over 0.41 0.37
Share of Children under 5 Years of Age 0.16 0.23
Share of Women of Reproductive Age (15-49) 0.21 0.20
As shown in Table 1, adults age 18 or older comprise 41 percent of the host community sample and 37
percent of the refugee sample. Children under 5 years of age comprise 16 percent of the host community 
sample and 23 percent of the refugee sample. Finally, since we are reporting on the dietary diversity and 
body-mass index of women of reproductive age, it is important to note the distribution of women in this 
age group across both samples. Women between 15 and 49 years of age comprise 21 percent of the host 
community sample and 20 of the refugee sample. 
3.2 Household Demographics
Table 2 and Table 3 summarize basic household-level demographic characteristics for the host community 
and refugee community samples, respectively. These numbers are based on the total sample size of 5,520 
households in the host community and 5,630 households in the refugee community. Table 1 shows host 
community households have an average of 3.42 children under 18 years old. The share of households in 
the host community that have a female head of household is 51 % and the share of households in the host 
community that have a household head who is younger than 30 years of age is 20 %.
Table 2. Household Demographics, Host
Full Sample Treatment Control
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Number of Household Members 5.84 2.63 5.83 2.64 5.88 2.59
Age of Household Head 42.81 14.69 42.74 14.69 43.07 14.69
Number of Children Under 18 3.42 2.05 3.41 2.05 3.46 2.05
Number of Children Under 5 0.95 0.90 0.94 0.90 1.00 0.91
Number of Children Under 3 0.53 0.64 0.52 0.64 0.55 0.65
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Household Head Less Than 30 Years Old 0.20 0.40 0.20 0.40 0.20 0.40
Female Household Head 0.51 0.50 0.51 0.50 0.52 0.50
Widow(er) Household Head 0.18 0.39 0.18 0.39 0.20 0.40
Adult Female (18+) And No Adult Male 0.19 0.39 0.19 0.40 0.18 0.39
Adult Male (18+) And No Adult Female 0.02 0.15 0.02 0.15 0.02 0.15
Adult Male (18+) And Adult Female 0.79 0.41 0.78 0.41 0.80 0.40
Household Head with No Education 0.29 0.45 0.29 0.45 0.31 0.46
Household Head Who Has Completed At Least One 
Year of Primary 0.61 0.49 0.61 0.49 0.60 0.49
Household Head Who Has Completed At Least One 
Year of Secondary 0.08 0.26 0.08 0.26 0.08 0.27
Household Head Who Has Completed At Least One 
Year Greater than Secondary 0.01 0.10 0.01 0.10 0.01 0.09
N 5520 4405 1115
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
Host community households reported an average of 5.8 household members and refugee community 
households in the sample reported an average of 5.5 household members. In the host community, the 
share of households that have at least one adult male and one adult female is 79%, the share of 
households with at least one adult female and no adult male is 19 percent, and the share of households
with at least one adult male and no adult female is 2%. 
In the host community sample, the share of household with a household head who has never attended 
school is 29%. In addition, the share of households with a household head who has completed at least 
one year of a primary education is 61%, the share of households with a household head who has 
completed at least one year of secondary school is 8% and the share of households with a household head 
who as completed at least one year greater than secondary school is 1%.
In the refugee community, the share of households that have at least one adult male and one adult female 
is 74%, the share of households with at least one adult female and no adult male is 22 percent, and the 
share of households with at least one adult male and no adult female is 4%. 
In terms of the education level of household heads, the share of households with a household head who 
has never attended school is 50 % In addition, the share of households with a household head who has 
completed at least one year of a primary education is 34 %, the share of households with a household 
head who has completed at least one year of a secondary education is 12%, and the share of household 
with a household head who completed at least one year greater than secondary education is 2%. 
Refugee households have an average of 3.46 children under 18 years of age and the share of households 
with a household head less than 30 years of age is 35%. 
Table 3. Household Demographics, Refugee
Full Sample Treatment Control
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Number of Household Members 5.50 2.43 5.49 2.45 5.53 2.37
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Age of Household Head 35.81 12.27 35.82 12.17 35.78 12.64
Number of Children Under 18 3.46 2.11 3.46 2.12 3.47 2.04
Number of Children Under 5 1.24 0.94 1.24 0.94 1.26 0.94
Number of Children Under 3 0.73 0.65 0.73 0.66 0.72 0.65
Household Head Less Than 30 Years Old 0.35 0.48 0.35 0.48 0.37 0.48
Female Household Head 0.58 0.49 0.58 0.49 0.57 0.5
Widow(er) Household Head 0.14 0.35 0.14 0.34 0.14 0.35
Adult Female (18+) And No Adult Male 0.22 0.42 0.22 0.41 0.23 0.42
Adult Male (18+) And No Adult Female 0.04 0.20 0.04 0.20 0.04 0.19
Adult Male (18+) And Adult Female 0.74 0.44 0.74 0.44 0.74 0.44
Household Head with No Education 0.50 0.50 0.51 0.50 0.49 0.50
Household Head Who Has Completed At Least 
One Year of Primary
0.34 0.48 0.34 0.48 0.35 0.48
Household Head Who Has Completed At Least 
One Year of Secondary
0.12 0.32 0.12 0.32 0.12 0.33
Household Head Who Has Completed At Least 
One Year Greater than Secondary
0.02 0.14 0.02 0.13 0.02 0.15
N 5630 4433 1197
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
3.3 Poverty Indicators 
Three consumption-based indicators are used to assess the extent of poverty in the sample: (1) daily per 
capita consumption expenditures; (2) percentage of people living below $1.90 per day, expressed at 2011 
purchasing power parity (PPP) and (3) the mean percent shortfall of the poor relative to the $1.90/day 
2011 PPP poverty line. 
IPA collected household-level consumption data to calculate the three poverty measurement indicators
listed above for a 10 percent random subsample of respondents in both communities—522 households 
in the refugee community and 588 households in the host community. IPA also conducted a shorter 
consumption module with information on 7-day food consumption for all households in the sample. 
Daily Per Capita Expenditure
IPA based the per capita consumption calculation on data collected by the household consumption and 
expenditure module. This module captured several sources of household consumption. It captured 
households’ food consumption over the past seven days (subsequently disaggregated by consumption 
out of purchases, consumption out of home produce, and consumption received in-kind/free.) It also 
included non-durable good consumption and frequently purchased services during the last 30 days and 
semi-durable goods and durable goods and services during the last 12 months1
. We did not include one￾off, relatively infrequent expenditures such as social festivals, weddings, and funerals in the calculation to 
 
1 Examples of durable goods include transport equipment (bicycles, motorcycles), watches, and radios. Semi￾durable goods are characterized as goods that last longer than a year, but do not last as long as durable goods, and 
are often less expensive than durable goods. Examples of semi-durable goods include clothing, shoes, and linens. 
Examples of non-durable goods include newspapers, washing soap, and cosmetics. 
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align with Angus Deaton’s recommendation on how best to construct a consumption aggregate. This is 
because these expenditures occur rather infrequently but are so large that they constitute a substantial 
percentage of a household’s annual consumption expenditure2
Surveys that collect information on food consumption either use “standard” units, such as kilograms, 
pounds, and liters, or “non-standard” units, such as buckets, basins, and bunches. “Standard” units 
simplify the use of the data but may force respondents to convert their food consumption from more 
familiar units, reducing the accuracy of the information. IPA decided to use non-standard units of 
measurement to collect food consumption information. However, non-standard units need to be paired 
with a set of standard-unit conversion factors to calculate the monetary value of consumption. IPA created
conversion factors by weighing commonly consumed goods reported in the data in local large markets, 
including St. Michael, Kyempango, Nkoma, and Ntenungi in the refugee community and Biguli and Kabuga 
in the host community. We also visited Katalyeba, which is serviced by both communities. We used the
conversion factors to transform quantities into their standardized equivalents (kilograms and liters). We
then derived a market price for each good by dividing the amount spent by the quantity purchased, item 
by item, for each household, and taking the median implied price across the sample (separately for hosts 
and refugees). We used this price to calculate each household’s total food consumption in Ugandan 
shillings. We converted the remaining expenditures into their daily equivalents and aggregated all 
expenditures to determine the household’s daily per-capita expenditure in Ugandan shillings.
Finally, in accordance with USAID’s Performance Indicator Reporting Standards (PIRS), IPA expressed the 
expenditure figure in constant 2010 United States Dollars (USD). IPA followed the following three steps: 
(1) converted the expenditure figure from the value at the time of survey to 2005 prices, by dividing by 
the consumer price index (CPI) for the survey month ; (2) converted the 2005 value to 2005 USD by dividing 
by the 2005 PPP conversion rate and (3) converted USD in 2005 prices to USD in 2010 prices by multiplying 
by the USD CPI for 2010. This was done to enable comparisons with other countries.
Average daily per capita expenditures in the refugee community is $1.39, in constant 2010 USD PPP, and 
$1.31 in the host community, in constant 2010 USD PPP. These results are summarized in Table 4 and 
Table 6 below. 
Table 4. Per Capita Consumption, Refugee
Full Sample Treatment Control
Mean N SD Mean N SD Mean N SD
Per Capita Consumption, 2010 
USD, Median Price from Data 1.39 522 1.41 1.34 404 1.22 1.56 118 1.93
Table 5. Poverty Measurement, Refugee
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
Per Capita Consumption Below $1.90, 
Median Price from Data
69 522 69 404 72 118
 
2 Angus Deaton and Salman Zaidi, Guidelines for Constructing Consumption Aggregates for Welfare Analysis, 
(Washington, D.C.: World Bank Publications, 2002), 32. 
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Depth of Poverty Based on Median Price 
From Data
42 362 42 277 41 85
Table 6. Per Capita Consumption, Host
Full Sample Treatment Control
Mean N SD Mean N SD Mean N SD
Per Capita Consumption, 2010 
USD, Median Price from Data 1.41 588 1.97 1.43 458 2.16 1.35 130 1.03
Table 7. Poverty Measurement, Host
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
Per Capita Consumption Below $1.90, 
Median Price from Data 70 588 71 458 66 130
Depth of Poverty Based On Median Price 
From Data 43 412 43 326 43 86
Prevalence of Poverty
IPA compared individual household average daily per capita consumption to the international poverty line 
of $1.90 2011 PPP to determine if consumption falls below the poverty line or consumption falls above 
the poverty line. To do this comparison, IPA converted the international poverty line to Ugandan shillings 
using the 2011 PPP exchange rate, available in the PIRS. 
Approximately 69 percent of households in the refugee community fall below the poverty line, as 
compared to 70 percent of households in the host community. These results are summarized in Table 5 
and Table 7 above. 
Depth of Poverty
Depth of poverty measures, on average, how far below the $1.90 (2011 USD PPP) consumption per person 
per day poverty threshold are the poor in the study sample. IPA calculated the mean depth of poverty by 
converting the $1.90 per person per day poverty threshold into local currency units and then inflating it 
using Uganda’s Consumer Price Index. In the refugee community, the mean depth of poverty is 42 percent, 
meaning it would cost about USD $0.78 per household member per day to lift the average household in 
the refugee sample out of poverty. In the host community, the mean depth of poverty is 43 percent, 
meaning it would cost about USD $0.81 per household member per day to lift the average household out 
of poverty. These results are summarized in Table 5 and Table 7 above. 
3.4 WASH
IPA collected household-level data on three WASH indicators: improved drinking water sources, improved 
sanitation services, and soap and water at a handwashing station for a 10 percent subsample of 
respondents in both communities—522 households in the refugee community and 588 households in the 
host community. The three WASH indicators are summarized below in Table 8 and Table 9. 
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Table 8. WASH, Refugee
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
Using Improved Drinking Water Services 59 522 59 404 58 118
Using Improved Sanitation Services 26 5630 26 4433 27 1197
Using Soap and Water At A Handwashing 
Station
5 522 5 404 7 118
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages. WASH data from a 
10 percent random subsample of respondents—522 households.
Table 9. WASH, Host
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
Using Improved Drinking Water Services 29 588 29 458 26 130
Using Improved Sanitation Services 50 5520 50 4405 51 1115
Using Soap and Water At A Handwashing 
Station
7 588 7 458 5 130
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages. WASH data from a 
10 percent random subsample of respondents—588 households.
Water
Improved drinking water sources, defined according to the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for 
Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (JMP), A UN-Water affiliated initiative that provides regular global 
reports on WASH, are sources that, by nature of their construction or through an active intervention, are 
protected from outside contamination, in particular from contamination with fecal matter. These sources 
include: piped water into dwelling, plot, or yard; public tap/standpipe; tube well/borehole; protected dug 
well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. An “improved” water source means that a household can 
access water from the source year-round without experiencing interruptions of a day or longer in a two￾week period. 
Overall, we found much higher levels of households reporting using improved drinking water services in 
the refugee community as compared to the host community. In the refugee community, 59% of 
respondents reported access to one of the improved water sources identified above compared to 29% of 
respondents in the host community.
Sanitation
IPA collected household level data on improved sanitation services on the full sample in both 
communities—5,628 households in the refugee communities and 5,517 households in the host 
community.
Improved toilet facilities are flush or pour-and-flush, connected to a piped sewer system or septic system, 
pit latrine or pit latrine on a slab, composting toilets, and ventilated improved pit latrines. In the refugee 
community, 26% of households use an improved sanitation system, as compared to 50% in the host 
community. 
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Handwashing
IPA collected household-level data on prevalence of households using soap and water at a handwashing 
station for a 10 percent subsample of respondents in both communities—522 households in the refugee 
community and 588 households in the host community. IPA made this decision in consultation with USAID 
to reduce the overall survey length and anticipated respondent fatigue. 
A handwashing station is a location where family members go to wash their hands. IPA collected this 
information via observation by an enumerator during the household visit. Enumerators must see soap 
and water at this station. Soap may be in bar, powder or liquid form. 
IPA enumerators observed approximately 5% of households within the refugee community subsample 
using soap and water at a handwashing station. Within the host community subsample, this figure was 
approximately 7%. 
3.5 Child Nutrition
IPA collected child nutrition data on a subsample of children between 6 and 23 months and children 
between 0 and 5 months. IPA’s protocol selected one child per age group per household and only 
interviewed the child’s primary caregiver. IPA conducted the selection using SurveyCTO at the time of the 
survey—the questionnaire would randomly select two children, if applicable, from the household roster. 
In the refugee sample, IPA selected approximately 1,952 children between 6 and 23 months, or 93 percent 
of the total number of children identified in the age group in the household roster, and 736 children 
between 0 and 5 months, equivalent to 97 percent of the total number of children belonging to that age 
group identified in the household roster. In the host sample, IPA selected 1,357 children between 6 and 
23 months, or 93 percent of the total number of children in that age group identified in the host roster, 
and 410 children between 0 and 5 months, equivalent to approximately 95 percent of the total number 
of children belonging to that age group identified in the household roster. Tables 10 and 11 below
summarize these sample sizes. 
Table 10. Sample Size for Child Nutrition Indicators, Refugee
Total Number of Children In Roster Between 6 And 23 Months 2078
Total Number of Children In Roster Between 0 And 5 Months 756
Total Number of Children Between 6 And 23 Months Selected For Module 1952 (93%)
Total Number of Children Between 0 And 5 Months Selected For Module 736 (97%)
Table 11. Sample Size for Child Nutrition Indicators, Host
Total Number of Children In Roster Between 6 And 23 Months 1458
Total Number of Children In Roster Between 0 And 5 Months 432
Total Number of Children Between 6 And 23 Months Selected For Module 1357 (93%)
Total Number of Children Between 0 And 5 Months Selected For Module 410 (95%)
Exclusive Breastfeeding
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding of children under six months of age measures the percent of 
children belonging to that age group who were exclusively breastfed during the day preceding the survey. 
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Exclusive breastfeeding means that the infant received breast milk (including milk expressed or from a 
wet nurse) and may have received oral rehydration solution, vitamins, minerals and/or medicines, but did 
not receive any other food or liquid, including water. 
In the refugee sample, the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among children selected for the child 
nutrition module under 6 months of age is low—approximately 20%. Of those, the prevalence of exclusive 
breastfeeding is higher for male children (24%) compared with female children (17 %). These results are 
summarized in Table 12 below. 
Table 12. Exclusive Breastfeeding of Children under Six Months of Age, Refugee.
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
Children Under Six Months of Age 20 736 22 569 16 167
Female Children Under Six Months of Age 17 376 19 295 10 81
Male Children Under Six Months of Age 24 360 24 274 22 86
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
In the host sample, prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding is higher (23%) than in the refugee community. 
It is higher for female children (24%) compared with male children (22%). These results are summarized 
in Table 13 below. 
Table 13. Exclusive Breastfeeding of Children under Six Months of Age, Host.
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
Children Under Six Months of Age 23 410 23 319 25 91
Female Children Under Six Months of Age 24 209 25 163 24 46
Male Children Under Six Months of Age 22 201 21 156 27 45
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
Minimum Acceptable Diet
Prevalence of children 6-23 months receiving a minimum acceptable diet (MAD) is a composite indicator 
that combines standards of minimum dietary diversity and minimum meal frequency by breastfeeding 
status – i.e. breastfed versus non-breastfed. Minimum dietary diversity for breastfed children between 6-
23 months is defined as four or more food groups from the following seven food groups: (1) grains, roots 
and tubers; (2) legumes and nuts; (3) dairy products; (4) flesh foods (meat, fish, poultry); (5) eggs; (6) 
vitamin-a rich fruits and vegetables; and (7) other fruits and vegetables. For non-breastfed children, 
minimum dietary diversity is four or more food groups from the previously mentioned list, minus diary. 
Minimum meal frequency also differs between breastfed and non-breastfed children. For breastfed 
children, this indicator is defined as two or more feedings of solid, semi-solid, or soft food for children 
between six and eight months and three or more such feedings for children between nine and 23 months. 
For non-breastfed children, it is defined as four or more feedings of solid, semi-solid, soft food, or milk for 
children between six and 23 months. 
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In the refugee sample, approximately 5% of children selected for the module between six and 23 months 
received a minimum acceptable diet. A slightly greater number of male children, 6%, received a minimum 
acceptable diet as compared with female children, 5%. These results are summarized in Table 14 below. 
Table 14. Children between 6 and 23 Months Receiving a Minimum Acceptable Diet, Refugee.
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
Children 6-23 Months 5 1952 6 1546 5 406
Female Children 6-23 5 967 5 762 6 205
Male Children 6-23 6 985 6 784 3 201
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
Similarly, in the host community sample, approximately 5% of children selected for the module between 
six and 23 months received a minimum acceptable diet. These numbers were more evenly split between 
female and male, 5 percent. These results are summarized in Table 15 below. 
Table 15. Children between 6 and 23 Months Receiving a Minimum Acceptable Diet, Host
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
Children 6-23 Months 5 1357 5 1084 4 273
Female Children 6-23 5 674 6 525 3 149
Male Children 6-23 5 683 5 559 4 124
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
Anthropometric Measurements for Children
IPA took anthropometric measurements for all children in the household below 59 months. Two health 
indicators were examined for each child. Weight-for-height (WHZ) is used to characterize wasting and 
Height-for-Age (HAZ) is used to characterize stunting. Depending on the indicator considered – WHZ or 
HAZ – children are commonly classified as wasted or stunted if the z-score for their respective indicator is 
below minus two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization standards. 
In the refugee community, there were 6,985 children under five living in the surveyed households. In the 
host community, there were 5,271 children under five living in the surveyed households. We recorded 
anthropometric measurements for 6,824 and 5,121 children in the refugee and host community 
households respectively. We were unable to measure all children under five living in surveyed households 
because some were not home for any of the visits to locate them. 
During data analysis, we set the WHZ to missing if the score was greater than or less than 5 standard 
deviations from the mean and HAZ z-score to missing if the score was greater than or less than 6 standard 
deviations from the mean to account for outliers. As a result, we calculated wasting—using WHZ-- for 
6619 children in the refugee community and 4691 children in the host community and we calculated 
stunting—using HAZ-- for 6673 children in the refugee community and 4814 children in the host 
community and. Tables 16 and 17 below summarize these sample sizes.
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Table 16. Sample Size for Child Anthropometric Measurements, Refugee
Number of Children in Roster Between 0 And 59 Months 6985
Number of Children Measured for Anthropometric Measurements 6824
Number of Children with WHZ > -5 Or < 5 6619
Number Of Children With HAZ > -6 Or < 6 6673
Table 17. Sample Size for Child Anthropometric Measurements, Host
Number of Children In Roster Between 0 And 59 Months 5271
Number of Children Measured For Anthropometric Measurements 5121
Number of Children With WHZ > -5 Or < 5 4691
Number of Children With HAZ > -6 Or < 6 4814
Overall Nutritional Status
Figure 2 and 3 below illustrate the nutritional status of children over time. In both the refugee and host 
communities, stunting increases with age while neither wasting, a measure of acute malnutrition, nor 
underweight, demonstrate a linear relationship. 
 Figure 2 Nutritional Status of Children by Age, Host
 Figure 3 Nutritional Status of Children by Age, Refugee
Figures 4 and 5 below illustrate mean z-scores for both communities. A mean z-score of less than zero 
suggests that these children are more likely to suffer from undernutrition. While WHZ, a measurement 
for wasting, and WAZ, a measurement for underweight, are both low in both communities, HAZ, a 
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measurement for stunting demonstrates a downward trend with age. In the host community, higher 
rates of child stunting can be observed between 15 and 20 months while in the refugee community
higher rates of child stunting can be observed between 25 and 30 months and between 40 and 45 
months. 
 Figure 4 Mean Z-Score of Children by Age, Host
 Figure 5 Mean Z-Score of Children by Age, Refugee
 
Prevalence of Wasting
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Table 18. Wasted (Weight-for-Height <-2) Children under Five (0-59 Months), Refugee
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
Children (0-59 Months) 1 6619 2 5197 1 1422
Female (0-59 Months) 1 3295 1 2550 1 745
Male (0-59 Months) 2 3324 2 2647 2 677
Children 0-23 Months 3 2728 3 2150 3 578
Children 24-59 Months 0 3891 0 3047 0 844
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
Table 18 and Table 19 present the summary data for prevalence of wasted children in both community 
samples. The mean z-score for WHZ for the refugee sample is 0.48 (SD: 1.12) for boys and 0.47 for girls 
(SD: .98). When considering WHZ, 2% of the boys and 1% of the girls have a z-score below -2 SD are
therefore classified as wasted. 
Table 19. Wasted (Weight-for-Height <-2) Children under Five (0-59 Months), Host
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
Children (0-59 Months) 2 4691 2 3704 1 985
Female (0-59 Months) 1 2303 1 1805 1 498
Male (0-59 Months) 2 2388 2 1899 1 487
Children 0-23 Months 3 1740 3 1390 2 350
Children 24-59 Months 1 2951 1 2314 0 635
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
The mean z-score for the host sample is .47 (SD: 1.11) for boys and 0.41 (SD: 1.07) for girls. When 
considering WHZ, 2% of the boys and 1% of the girls have a z-score below -2 SD are therefore classified as 
wasted. 
Prevalence of Stunting
The mean z-score for the HAZ indicator in the refugee sample is -1.87 (SD: 1.37) for boys and -1.62 (SD: 
1.36) for girls. When considering HAZ, 46% of the boys and 40% of the girls have a value below -2 SD, 
indicating stunting. Table 19 provides these summary statistics in total, for treatment status, and in 
separate groups by age and gender. 
Table 20. Stunted (Height-for-Age <-2) Children under Five (0-59 Months), Refugee
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
Children (0-59 Months) 43 6673 43 5236 43 1437
Female (0-59 Months) 40 3326 41 2575 39 751
Male (0-59 Months) 46 3347 46 2661 48 686
Children 0-23 Months 31 2747 32 2165 30 582
Children 24-59 Months 52 3926 52 3071 53 855
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
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The mean z-score for the HAZ indicator in the host sample is -1.53 (SD: 1.44) for boys and -1.27 (SD: 1.47) 
for girls. When considering HAZ, 37% of boys and 30% of girls have a value below -2 SD, indicating stunting. 
Table 21 provides these summary statistics in total, for treatment status, gender, and age group. 
Table 21. Stunted (Height-for-Age <-2) Children under Five (0-59 Months), Host
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
Children (0-59 Months) 34 4814 34 3790 32 1021
Female (0-59 Months) 30 2369 31 1856 28 512
Male (0-59 Months) 37 2445 37 1934 37 509
Children 0-23 Months 30 1776 30 1410 30 365
Children 24-59 Months 36 3038 36 2380 34 656
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
Prevalence of Healthy Weight
This indicator measures the percent of children under five years of age who are neither wasted nor 
overweight as measured by their weight-for-length z-score for children 0-23 months of age, and weight￾for-height z-score for children 24-59 months of age who are measured standing up. Overall, 92% of 
children under five who were measured in the refugee sample have a WHZ between 2 and -2. Table 22 
provides these summary statistics in total, for treatment status, gender, and age group. 
Table 22. Healthy Weight (Weight-for-Height ≤ 2 and ≥-2) Children under Five (0-59 Months), Refugee
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
Children (0-59 Months) 92 6619 92 5197 93 1422
Female (0-59 Months) 94 3295 93 2550 96 745
Male (0-59 Months) 90 3324 90 2647 89 677
Children 0-23 Months 91 2728 91 2150 92 578
Children 24-59 Months 93 3891 92 3047 93 844
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
In the host community, approximately 92% of children under five who were measured have a WHZ 
between 2 and -2. Table 23 provides these summary statistics in total, for treatment status, gender, and 
age group. 
Table 23. Healthy Weight (Weight-for-Height ≤ 2 and ≥-2) Children under Five (0-59 Months), Host
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
Children (0-59 Months) 92 4691 91 3704 92 985
Female (0-59 Months) 92 2303 92 1805 92 498
Male (0-59 Months) 91 2388 91 1899 92 487
Children 0-23 Months 90 1740 89 1390 93 350
Children 24-59 Months 93 2951 93 2314 92 635
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
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3.6 Female Nutrition
Dietary Diversity
IPA collected data on the prevalence of women of reproductive age consuming a diet of minimum diversity 
for a 12 percent subsample of respondents in both communities—688 households in the refugee 
community and 728 households in the host community. This data was collected during female nutrition 
module of the household survey, and only administered to women who were selected as a respondent 
for that section. At the time of surveying, we programmed the survey so that enumerators would select 
from the household roster an economically active woman 18 years or older. Ultimately, IPA administered 
the female nutrition module to 654 women in the refugee community and 694 women in the host 
community. Of the women who were selected, 588 of refugee respondents and 509 of host community 
respondents were of reproductive age, between 15 and 49 years old. Tables 24 and 25 below summarize 
these sample sizes
Table 24. Sample Size Female Nutrition Module, Refugee
Number Of Households Selected For Female Nutrition Module 688
Number Of Households With A Female Selected For Female Nutrition Module 654
Number Of Households With A Female Selected For Female Nutrition Module 
Between 15-49 Years Of Age
588
Table 25. Sample Size for Female Nutrition Module, Host
Number Of Households Selected For Female Nutrition Module 728
Number Of Households With A Female Selected For Female Nutrition Module 694
Number Of Households With A Female Selected For Female Nutrition Module 
Between 15-49 Years Of Age
509
This indicator captures the percent of women of reproductive age who are consuming a diet of minimum 
diversity. A woman of reproductive age is considered to consume a diet of minimum diversity if she 
consumed at least five of 10 specific food groups during the previous day and night. These 10 groups are: 
(1) grains, white roots and tubers, and plantains; (2) pulses (beans, peas and lentils); (3) nuts and seed; 
(4) dairy; (5) meat, poultry and fish; (6) eggs; (7) dark green leafy vegetables; (8) other vitamin A-rich fruits 
and vegetables; (9) other vegetables; (10) other fruits. 
In the refugee sample, approximately 7% of women surveyed for the female nutrition module between 
15 and 49 years old are consuming a diet of minimum diversity. Table 26 provides these summary statistics 
in total, for treatment status, and two age groups: 15-19 years old and 20-49 years old. 
Table 26. Women of Reproductive Age Consuming a Diet of Minimum Diversity, Refugee
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
Women (15-49) 7 588 6 460 8 128
Women (15-19) 6 36 8 26 0 10
Women (20-49) 7 552 6 434 8 118
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
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In the host sample, 10%of women surveyed for the female nutrition module between 15 and 49 years old 
are consuming a diet of minimum diversity. Table 27 provides these summary statistics in total, for 
treatment status, and two age groups: 15-19 years old and 20-49 years old. 
Table 27. Women of Reproductive Age Consuming a Diet of Minimum Diversity, Host
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
Women (15-49) 10 509 10 418 9 91
Women (15-19) 15 27 17 24 0 3
Women (20-49) 9 482 9 394 9 88
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
As shown in Figure 6 below, grains, roots, and tubers, pulses, and dark green leafy vegetables are 
consumed by almost all women who are consuming a diet of minimum diversity in both communities. 
However, a higher share of women in the refugee settlement are consuming meat and eggs as compared 
to the host community and a higher share of women in the host community are consuming dairy. 
Figure 6 Women 15-49 Consuming Minimum Dietary Diversity, by Food Group
Underweight Women
IPA conducted anthropometric measurements of 4,824 women between 15 and 49 years of age in the 
refugee community and 4,869 in the host community. These represented 76% and 71% respectively of 
the total recorded in the household rosters for each sample. Tables 28 and 29 summarize these sample 
sizes. 
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Table 28. Sample Size Anthropometric Measurements, Women (15-49) Refugee
Number Of Women In Sample Between 15 And 49 Years Of Age 6324
Number Of Women Measured For Anthropometric Measurements 4824 (76%)
Table 29. Sample Size Anthropometric Measurements, Women (15-49) Host
Number Of Women In Sample Between 15 And 49 Years Of Age 6842
Number Of Women Measured For Anthropometric Measurements 4869 (71%)
Body mass index (BMI) is a well-recognized indicator of energy stores in adults. A low BMI (<18.5) indicates 
thinness or chronic energy deficiency, and a BMI of more than 25 indicates overweight or having excess 
energy reserves. In both communities, few women are underweight—approximately 4 percent of women 
measured by IPA have a BMI of less than 18.5. Tables 30 and 31 summarize these results for all women 
between 15 and 49 and two different age groups—women between 15 and 18 years of age and women 
between 19 and 49 years of age. 
Table 30. Prevalence of Underweight (BMI < 18.5) Women of Reproductive Age (15-49), Refugee
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
15-49 Year-Old Woman 
with BMI < 18.5 4 4824 4 3802 3 1022
15-18 Year-Old Woman 
With BMI < 18.5 8 762 8 613 6 149
19-49 Year-Old Woman 
with BMI < 18.5 3 4062 3 3189 2 873
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
Table 31. Prevalence of Underweight (BMI < 18.5) Women of Reproductive Age (15-49), Host
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
15-49 Year-Old Woman 
with BMI < 18.5 4 4869 4 3886 5 978
15-18 Year-Old Woman 
With BMI < 18.5 7 801 5 626 11 175
19-49 Year-Old Woman 
with BMI < 18.5 4 4068 4 3260 4 803
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
3.7 Housing and Assets
Figure 7 illustrates the construction materials used most often for houses in the refugee settlement. 
Houses in the refugee settlement are typically built from mud and wattle, with a natural floor of earth, 
sand, dung or clay and a tarpaulin roof. Houses typically include two or three main rooms. In terms of 
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number of rooms, 20% of households have more than three rooms. Nearly all households use firewood, 
cow dung, or grass as their main source of energy for cooking. Few households (14% percent) own a radio 
but 60% of households own a mobile phone at present. Table 32 and Table 33 summarizes these statistics. 
 Figure 7 Exterior Walls, Refugee
Table 32. Housing, Refugees
Full Sample Treatment Control
Mean N SD Mean N SD Mean N SD
Has More Than 3 Rooms 
In Main House 0.22 5630 0.41 0.22 4433 0.41 0.21 1197 0.41
Has A Finished Floor –
Cement, Tiles, Or Carpet 0.01 5630 0.11 0.01 4433 0.11 0.01 1197 0.11
Cooks With Charcoal, 
Paraffin Stove, Biogas, Or 
Electricity 0.13 5630 0.34 0.12 4433 0.33 0.16 1197 0.37
Did Home Improvement 
Or Repair In The Past 12 
Months 0.26 5623 0.44 0.26 4430 0.44 0.25 1193 0.43
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages. Seven households 
recorded “Don’t know” to whether they did home improvements or repair in the past 12 months. 
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Table 33. Assets, Refugees
Full Sample Treatment Control
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Owns A Radio At Present 0.14 0.34 0.14 0.34 0.13 0.34
Owns A Bicycle At Present 0.06 0.24 0.06 0.24 0.06 0.23
Owns A Mobile Phone At Present 0.60 0.49 0.60 0.49 0.59 0.49
Owns A Motorcycle At Present 0.02 0.14 0.02 0.14 0.02 0.14
Owns A Television At Present 0.02 0.15 0.02 0.15 0.03 0.17
N 5630 4433 1197
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
Figure 8 illustrates the construction materials used most often for houses in the host community. Housing 
in the host community are also typically built from mud and wattle, with a natural floor of earth, sand, 
dung or clay and a corrugated iron sheet, tin, or other metal roof. Houses typically include three main 
rooms, with 40% of households having more than three rooms. Nearly all households use firewood, cow 
dung, or grass as their main source of energy for cooking. In terms of household assets, 36% percent of 
households own a radio and 70% of households own a mobile phone at present. Table 34 and Table 35 
summarize these statistics. 
 Figure 8 Exterior Walls, Host
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Table 34. Housing, Host
Full Sample Treatment Control
Mean N SD Mean N SD Mean N SD
Has More Than 3 Rooms 
In Main House 0.41 5520 0.49 0.41 4405 0.49 0.38 1115 0.49
Has A Finished Floor –
Cement, Tiles, Or Carpet 0.07 5520 0.26 0.07 4405 0.26 0.08 1115 0.27
Cooks With Charcoal, 
Paraffin Stove, Biogas, Or 
Electricity 0.02 5520 0.15 0.02 4405 0.15 0.02 1115 0.15
Did Home Improvement 
Or Repair In The Past 12 
Months 0.14 5514 0.35 0.14 4400 0.35 0.16 1114 0.36
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages. Six households 
recorded “Don’t know” to whether they did home improvements or repair in the past 12 months. 
Table 35. Assets, Host
Full Sample Treatment Control
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Owns A Radio At Present 0.36 0.48 0.37 0.48 0.36 0.48
Owns A Bicycle At Present 0.14 0.34 0.14 0.35 0.12 0.32
Owns A Mobile Phone At Present 0.70 0.46 0.69 0.46 0.71 0.46
Owns A Motorcycle At Present 0.03 0.18 0.03 0.18 0.03 0.18
Owns A Television At Present 0.02 0.14 0.02 0.14 0.03 0.16
N 5520 4405 1115
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
3.8 Land and Agriculture
Agricultural land contributes to food security as households cultivate various food crops, which in turn 
when harvested and consumed are expected to improve the nutrition status of the population. Refugees 
in Uganda do not have secure land use or ownership rights. In the refugee settlement, 20% of households 
reported that they own agricultural land at the time of the survey. However, refugee households reported 
that they cultivated, on average, .29 hectares of land during the March to May 2018 season. Households 
cultivated, on average, 2.02 crops. Most households reported cultivating maize (84%), beans (79%), and 
cassava (22% percent). In terms of crops that households consider to be within their top three most 
valuable, 77% of these households considered maize to be one of their top three valuable crops, 66%
consider beans to be one of their top three valuable crops, and 10% consider cassava to be one of their 
top three valuable crops. 
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Table 36. Landholdings and Agriculture, Refugees
Full Sample Treatment Control
Mean N SD Mean N SD Mean N SD
Total Cultivated Land, In 
Hectares, Between March 
To May 2018 0.29 5617 0.37 0.29 4421 0.38 0.26 1196 0.35
Owns Agricultural Land At 
Time Of Survey 0.2 5630 0.4 0.2 4433 0.4 0.17 1197 0.38
Owns, Rents/Sharecrops, 
Or Cultivates Any Land 
Between March To May 
2018 0.85 5630 0.35 0.86 4433 0.34 0.82 1197 0.39
Cultivated Irish Potatoes 0.03 5630 0.17 0.03 4433 0.18 0.02 1197 0.13
Cultivated Sweet Potatoes 0.01 5630 0.11 0.01 4433 0.12 0.01 1197 0.11
Cultivated Maize 0.84 5630 0.37 0.84 4433 0.36 0.8 1197 0.4
Cultivated Beans 0.79 5630 0.41 0.8 4433 0.4 0.74 1197 0.44
Cultivated Groundnuts 0.01 5630 0.11 0.01 4433 0.1 0.02 1197 0.12
Cultivated Cassava 0.22 5630 0.41 0.21 4433 0.41 0.23 1197 0.42
Consider Cassava As A Top 
Three Valuable Crop 0.10 5630 0.30 0.10 4433 0.29 0.10 1197 0.31
Consider Beans As A Top 
Three Valuable Crop 0.66 5630 0.47 0.67 4433 0.47 0.61 1197 0.49
Consider Maize As A Top 
Three Valuable Crop 0.77 5630 0.42 0.78 4433 0.41 0.73 1197 0.44
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages. 13 households 
responded “Don’t know” to the quantity of land cultivated during the March to May 2018 season.
In the host community sample, approximately 86% of households reported that they own agricultural land 
at the time of the survey. Host community households reported that they cultivated, on average .43 
hectares of land during the March to May 2018 season. Households cultivated, on average, 3.18 crops. 
Most households reported cultivating maize (86%), beans (88%), sweet potatoes (29%) and cassava (25%). 
Approximately 79% of these households considered maize to one of their top three valuable crops, 79%
of these households considered beans to be one of their top three valuable crops, and 15% of households 
considered Irish potatoes to be one of their top three valuable crops. Table 37 summarizes these results. 
Table 37. Landholdings and Agriculture, Host
Full Sample Treatment Control
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Total Cultivated Land, In Hectares, Between March 
To May 2018 0.43 0.56 0.43 0.53 0.45 0.66
Owns Agricultural Land At Time Of Survey 0.86 0.34 0.87 0.34 0.85 0.36
Owns, Rents/Sharecrops, Or Cultivates Any Land 
Between March To May 2018 0.94 0.24 0.94 0.24 0.94 0.24
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Cultivated Irish Potatoes 0.22 0.42 0.22 0.42 0.23 0.42
Cultivated Sweet Potatoes 0.29 0.45 0.29 0.46 0.27 0.44
Cultivated Maize 0.86 0.34 0.86 0.34 0.85 0.35
Cultivated Beans 0.88 0.33 0.88 0.33 0.87 0.33
Cultivated Groundnuts 0.19 0.39 0.19 0.39 0.19 0.39
Cultivated Cassava 0.25 0.43 0.26 0.44 0.23 0.42
Consider Cassava As A Top Three Valuable Crop 0.07 0.26 0.07 0.26 0.06 0.23
Consider Beans As A Top Three Valuable Crop 0.79 0.41 0.79 0.41 0.79 0.41
Consider Maize As A Top Three Valuable Crop 0.79 0.4 0.79 0.41 0.79 0.4
N 5520 4405 1115
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
3.9 Livestock Holdings
In terms of livestock holdings, 52% of households reported owning no type of livestock, with 48% of 
households reporting owning at least one type of livestock. 
Table 38. Livestock Holdings, Refugees
Full Sample Treatment Control
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Owns At Least One Type Of Livestock 0.48 0.50 0.49 0.50 0.45 0.50
Owns Cattle 0.03 0.17 0.03 0.18 0.03 0.16
Number Of Cattle Owned Today 0.07 0.49 0.07 0.49 0.06 0.48
Sold Milk In The Past 30 Days 0.01 0.08 0.01 0.08 0.01 0.07
Sold Yogurt In The Past 30 Days 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00
Owns Goats 0.09 0.29 0.1 0.29 0.08 0.27
Number Of Goats Owned Today 0.24 0.98 0.26 1.01 0.2 0.88
Owns Beehives 0.02 0.15 0.03 0.16 0.02 0.13
Number Of Beehives Owned Today 0.12 1.95 0.13 2.16 0.07 0.77
Sold Honey In The Past 30 Days 0.01 0.08 0.01 0.08 0.01 0.07
Owns Chickens 0.35 0.48 0.36 0.48 0.32 0.47
Number Of Chickens Owned Today 1.72 4.25 1.77 4.45 1.53 3.42
Sold Eggs In The Past 30 Days 0.01 0.09 0.01 0.09 0.01 0.09
Have A Bird Coop At Present 0.03 0.16 0.03 0.16 0.02 0.15
N 5630 4433 1197
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
In the host community sample, approximately 29% of households reported owning no type of livestock, 
with 71% percent of households own at least one type of livestock 
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Table 39. Livestock Holdings, Host
Full Sample Treatment Control
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Owns At Least One Type Of Livestock 0.71 0.45 0.71 0.45 0.7 0.46
Owns Cattle 0.09 0.29 0.09 0.29 0.1 0.31
Number Of Cattle Owned Today 0.41 2.21 0.39 2.17 0.49 2.35
Sold Milk In The Past 30 Days 0.03 0.17 0.03 0.16 0.04 0.19
Sold Yogurt In The Past 30 Days 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Owns Goats 0.27 0.44 0.27 0.44 0.27 0.44
Number Of Goats Owned Today 0.81 1.92 0.82 1.96 0.78 1.75
Owns Beehives 0.03 0.17 0.03 0.17 0.02 0.14
Number Of Beehives Owned Today 0.11 0.92 0.11 0.96 0.07 0.75
Sold Honey In The Past 30 Days 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.06
Owns Chickens 0.56 0.50 0.57 0.50 0.55 0.50
Number Of Chickens Owned Today 3.01 4.28 3.05 4.31 2.82 4.14
Sold Eggs In The Past 30 Days 0.08 0.28 0.09 0.28 0.07 0.26
Have A Bird Coop At Present 0.08 0.28 0.09 0.28 0.07 0.26
N 5520 4405 1115
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
3.10 Savings and Loans
Tables 40 and 41 show that in both communities, most households surveyed reported some form of 
monetary savings. In the refugee community, the most common locations that households surveyed 
reported keeping their money over the last 12 months were in their clothes or in a bag that they carry 
(40%), in a secret place in their home (37%), in a Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) (13%), and 
in another savings group other than a VSLA or SACCO (13%). In the host community, the most common 
locations that households surveyed reported keeping their money over the last 12 months were in their 
clothes or a bag that they carry (56%), a VSLA (31%), a secret place in their home (30%), and a savings 
group other than a VSLA or SACCO (29%). Few households in both communities reported keeping their 
money in a commercial bank or by using mobile banking. 
Table 40. Savings, Refugees
Full Sample Treatment Control
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Saved In Any Place Over The Last 12 Months 0.89 0.31 0.90 0.30 0.88 0.33
Saved At A VSLA, SACCO, Or Other Savings Group 0.30 0.46 0.31 0.46 0.27 0.44
Saved At A Commercial Bank Or Mobile Banking 0.12 0.32 0.11 0.32 0.12 0.33
Saved By Buying Livestock 0.28 0.45 0.29 0.45 0.27 0.45
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Saved By Buying Agricultural Inputs 0.13 0.34 0.14 0.34 0.13 0.33
Saved By Buying And Storing Grain 0.25 0.44 0.25 0.43 0.26 0.44
Saved By Buying Inputs For Business 0.09 0.28 0.09 0.28 0.09 0.29
Saved By Buying Materials For A House Under 
Construction 0.05 0.22 0.05 0.22 0.05 0.23
N 5630 4433 1197
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
Table 41. Savings, Host
Full Sample Treatment Control
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Saved In Any Place Over The Last 12 Months 0.95 0.22 0.95 0.22 0.95 0.21
Saved At A VSLA, SACCO, Or Other Savings Group 0.57 0.50 0.57 0.50 0.58 0.49
Saved At A Commercial Bank Or Mobile Banking 0.12 0.32 0.12 0.32 0.12 0.33
Saved By Buying Livestock 0.30 0.46 0.30 0.46 0.28 0.45
Saved By Buying Agricultural Inputs 0.13 0.33 0.13 0.33 0.13 0.33
Saved By Buying And Storing Grain 0.11 0.32 0.11 0.32 0.11 0.31
Saved By Buying Inputs For Business 0.05 0.22 0.05 0.22 0.06 0.24
Saved By Buying Materials For A House Under 
Construction 0.04 0.20 0.04 0.20 0.04 0.19
N 5520 4405 1115
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages
Similar to savings, use of credit is also common in both communities, with nearly three fourths of 
households reporting that they took out a loan in the past 12 months. In the refugee community, the most 
common reason households reported for using at least one of their loans was to cover medical expenses 
and consumption expenses. Households in the host community reported medical, consumption, and 
education expenses as common reasons for taking at least one of their loans in the past 12 months. 
Table 42. Loans, Refugees
Full Sample Treatment Control
Mean N SD Mean N SD Mean N SD
Took Out A Loan In The 
Past 12 Months 0.71 5630 0.46 0.71 4433 0.45 0.7 1197 0.46
Number Of Loans In The 
Past 12 Months 1.50 5611 1.9 1.50 4418 1.89 1.52 1193 1.94
At Least One Loan Used To 
Start A Business 0.09 5630 0.29 0.09 4433 0.29 0.10 1197 0.29
At Least One Loan Used 
For Education 0.09 5630 0.29 0.09 4433 0.29 0.09 1197 0.28
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At Least One Loan Used 
For Medical Expenses 0.37 5630 0.48 0.37 4433 0.48 0.34 1197 0.47
At Least One Loan Used 
For Livestock 0.01 5630 0.09 0.01 4433 0.09 0.00 1197 0.06
At Least One Loan Used 
For Consumption 0.41 5630 0.49 0.41 4433 0.49 0.40 1197 0.49
At Least One Loan Used 
For Home Improvement 0.05 5630 0.22 0.05 4433 0.22 0.06 1197 0.23
At Least One Loan Used 
For A Festival 0.01 5630 0.09 0.01 4433 0.09 0.01 1197 0.08
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages. 19 households 
reported “Don’t know” for the number of loans taken in the past 12 months. 
Table 43. Loans, Host
Full Sample Treatment Control
Mean N SD Mean N SD Mean N SD
Took Out A Loan In The 
Past 12 Months 0.74 5520 0.44 0.73 4405 0.45 0.78 1115 0.41
Number Of Loans In The 
Past 12 Months 1.73 5511 1.75 1.70 4398 1.76 1.83 1113 1.69
At Least One Loan Used To 
Start A Business 0.10 5520 0.3 0.10 4405 0.29 0.12 1115 0.32
At Least One Loan Used 
For Education 0.28 5520 0.45 0.27 4405 0.45 0.29 1115 0.45
At Least One Loan Used 
For Medical Expenses 0.26 5520 0.44 0.25 4405 0.43 0.28 1115 0.45
At Least One Loan Used 
For Livestock 0.02 5520 0.14 0.02 4405 0.13 0.02 1115 0.15
At Least One Loan Used 
For Consumption 0.33 5520 0.47 0.32 4405 0.47 0.35 1115 0.48
At Least One Loan Used 
For Home Improvement 0.08 5520 0.27 0.08 4405 0.28 0.08 1115 0.27
At Least One Loan Used 
For A Festival 0.02 5520 0.14 0.02 4405 0.15 0.02 1115 0.14
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages. 9 households 
reported “Don’t know” for the number of loans taken in the past 12 months. 
3.11 Food Insecurity Experience Scale
The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), in consultation with global food security actors, developed 
the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) to help mark progress towards meeting Sustainable 
Development Goal (SDG) 2. SDG 2 commits countries to “end hunger, achieve food security and improved 
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nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture” by 2030. The FIES helps actors understand the severity of 
food insecurity in a country’s population. 
The FIES asks respondents directly about their experience of food insecurity through eight direct yes or 
no questions. These eight questions are as follows: 
1. During the last 12 months was there as time when you were worried you would not have enough 
food to eat because of a lack of money or other resources?
2. During the last 12 months, was there a time when you were unable to eat healthy and nutritious
food because of a lack of money or other resources? 
3. During the last 12 months, was there a time when you ate only a few kinds of foods because of a 
lack of money or other resources?
4. During the last 12 months, was there a time when you had to skip a meal because there was not 
enough money or other resources to get food?
5. During the last 12 months, was there a time when you ate less than you thought you should 
because of a lack of money or other resources? 
6. During the last 12 months, was there a time when your household ran out of food because of a 
lack of money or other resources? 
7. During the last 12 months, was there a time when you were hungry but did not eat because there 
was not enough money or other resources for food?
8. During the last 12 months, was there a time when you went without eating for a whole day 
because of a lack of money or other resources? 
Tables 44 and Table 46 show that in both communities, the prevalence of moderate and severe food 
insecurity is high—91 percent of households in the refugee community and 79 percent of households in 
the host community. However, the prevalence of food insecurity is much higher in the refugee community 
as compared with the host community. Tables 44 and 46 summarize the prevalence of moderate and 
severe food insecurity disaggregated by gendered household type. 
Table 44. Prevalence of Moderate and Severe Food Insecurity, based on the Food Insecurity Experience 
Scale, Refugee
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
All Households 91 5630 91 4433 91 1197
Adult Male and Adult Female 90 4149 93 3269 89 880
Adult Female, no Adult Male 92 1249 93 977 91 272
Adult Male, no Adult Female 86 228 87 183 86 45
Child, no Adult 89 4 89 4 0 0
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages. USAID PIRS requires 
that this indicator be disaggregated by four gendered household types: adult male and adult female, adult female, no adult 
male, adult male, no adult female, and child no adult. However, we did not have enough observations in two of the gendered 
household types to output reliable statistics – adult male, no adult female and child, no adult. We outputted them here per 
the PIRS requirements. Finally, adult refers to anybody over the age of 18 and child refers to anybody under the age of 18.
In terms of severe food insecurity, the trend follows a similar pattern in both communities and is much 
higher in the refugee settlement as compared with the host community. The prevalence of severe food 
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insecurity is 45 percent in the refugee community and 25 percent in the host community. Table 45 and 47 
summarize the prevalence of severe food insecurity disaggregated by gendered household type. 
Table 45. Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale, Refugee
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
All Households 45 5630 42 4433 45 1197
Adult Male and Adult Female 43 4149 45 3269 46 880
Adult Female, no Adult Male 48 1249 45 977 49 272
Adult Male, No Adult Female 51 228 48 183 49 45
Child, no Adult 46 4 46 4 0 0
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages. USAID PIRS requires 
that this indicator be disaggregated by four gendered household types: adult male and adult female, adult female, no adult 
male, adult male, no adult female, and child no adult. However, we did not have enough observations in two of the gendered 
household types to output reliable statistics – adult male, no adult female and child, no adult. We outputted them here per 
the PIRS requirements. Finally, adult refers to anybody over the age of 18 and child refers to anybody under the age of 18. 
Table 46. Prevalence of Moderate and Severe Food Insecurity, based on the Food Insecurity Experience 
Scale, Host
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
All Households 79 5520 78 4405 81 1115
Adult Male and Adult Female 79 4334 78 3447 81 887
Adult Female, no Adult Male 80 1060 80 858 82 202
Adult Male, no Adult Female 77 126 77 100 75 26
Child, no Adult 0 0 0 0 0 0
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages. USAID PIRS requires 
that this indicator be disaggregated by four gendered household types: adult male and adult female, adult female, no adult 
male, adult male, no adult female, and child no adult. However, we did not have enough observations in two of the gendered 
household types to output reliable statistics – adult male, no adult female and child, no adult. We outputted them here per 
the PIRS requirements. Finally, adult refers to anybody over the age of 18 and child refers to anybody under the age of 18. 
Table 47. Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale, Host
Full Sample Treatment Control
Percent N Percent N Percent N
All Households 25 5520 25 4405 26 1115
Adult Male and Adult Female 25 4334 25 3447 25 887
Adult Female, no Adult Male 28 1060 28 858 32 202
Adult Male, no Adult Female 28 126 30 100 5 26
Child, no Adult 0 0 0 0 0 0
Note: Treatment and control refer to households in treatment villages and households in control villages. USAID PIRS requires 
that this indicator be disaggregated by four gendered household types: adult male and adult female, adult female, no adult 
male, adult male, no adult female, and child no adult. However, we did not have enough observations in two of the gendered 
household types to output reliable statistics – adult male, no adult female and child, no adult. We outputted them here per 
the PIRS requirements. Finally, adult refers to anybody over the age of 18 and child refers to anybody under the age of 18. 
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4. Comparison of Treatment and Control Groups
This section explains the design of the IPA study and evaluates the comparability of the randomly selected 
treatment and control groups. 
The following tables compare households in treatment villages with households in control villages to 
determine whether the groups are balanced at the start of the program. The results confirm that the 
groups are balanced: Few, if any, variables have statistically significantly different means between 
treatment and control village households. Jointly, the baseline variables do not predict treatment status 
(p-value .8 and .78 for host and refugee sample, respectively). Additional tables showing balance between 
treatment arm households and control households within treatment villages can be found in Annex B. 
Table 48. Treatment village households compared to control households in control villages, Host
(1) (2) (1) - (2)
Treatment 
Village
Control 
Village
Treatment 
vs Control
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) P-Value
Number of Household Members 5.83 (2.64) 5.88 (2.59) 0.66
Age of Household Head 42.74 (14.69) 43.07 (14.69) 0.59
Number of Children Under 18 In Household 3.41 (2.05) 3.46 (2.05) 0.49
Female Head of Household 0.51 (0.50) 0.52 (0.50) 0.49
Number of Rooms In Main House 3.06 (1.24) 3.01 (1.20) 0.32
Number of Crops Grown In The March To May 2018 
Season
3.19 (2.07) 3.12 (2.10) 0.48
Index of Durable Assets Between August And November 
2018
-0.00 (0.90) -0.00 (1.00) 0.94
Index of Livestock Ownership Between August And 
November 2018
0.00 (0.92) -0.00 (1.00) 0.96
Produced Any Animal Product in The Last 30 Days 0.29 (0.46) 0.27 (0.44) 0.21
7 Day Food Consumption, Self-Reported, In 1000s (UGX) 18.85 (27.05) 20.55 (27.86) 0.19
Own Agricultural Land at Time Of Survey 0.87 (0.34) 0.85 (0.36) 0.13
Number of Sources Of Income 2.48 (0.94) 2.44 (0.86) 0.25
Participated in A Business Or Income Generating 
Activity In The Last 12 Months
0.22 (0.42) 0.20 (0.40) 0.26
Worked for Pay Or In-Kind Payment In The Last 12 
Months
0.70 (0.46) 0.70 (0.46) 0.95
N 4405 1115
Joint Test P-Value: 0.80
Note: Asset and Livestock Index were created by standardizing 33 continuous asset ownership 
variables and 13 continuous livestock ownership variables around control villages and taking the 
mean of the z-scores.
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Table 49. Treatment village households compared to control households in control villages, Refugee
(1) (2) (1) - (2)
Treatment 
Village
Control 
Village
Treatment 
vs Control
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) P-Value
Number of Household Members 5.49 (2.45) 5.53 (2.37) 0.60
Age of Household Head 35.82 (12.17) 35.78 (12.64) 0.93
Number of Children Under 18 In Household 3.46 (2.12) 3.47 (2.04) 0.92
Percent of Households With Female Head Of Household 0.58 (0.49) 0.57 (0.50) 0.56
Number of Rooms In Main House 2.65 (1.23) 2.64 (1.20) 0.83
Number of Crops Grown In The March To May 2018 
Season
2.04 (1.18) 1.96 (1.23) 0.63
Index of Durable Assets Between August And November 
2018
0.05 (1.03) 0.00 (1.00) 0.44
Index of Livestock Ownership Between August And 
November 2018
0.10 (1.41) -0.00 (1.00) 0.02
Percentage of Households That Produced Any Animal 
Product
0.21 (0.41) 0.18 (0.39) 0.16
7 Day Food Consumption, Self-Reported, In 1000s (UGX) 30.65 (32.66) 30.12 (32.74) 0.77
Own Agricultural Land at Time Of Survey 0.20 (0.40) 0.17 (0.38) 0.31
Number of Sources Of Income 2.20 (1.17) 2.17 (1.16) 0.80
Participated in A Business Or Income Generating 
Activity In The Last 12 Months
0.28 (0.45) 0.30 (0.46) 0.65
Worked for Pay Or In-Kind Payment In The Last 12 
Months
0.65 (0.48) 0.65 (0.48) 0.95
N 4433 1197
Joint Test P-Value: 0.78
Note: Asset and Livestock Index were created by standardizing 33 dichotomous asset ownership 
variables and 13 continuous livestock ownership variables around control villages and taking the 
mean of the z-scores.
5. Conclusions
The results of the baseline survey provide insights into the lives of households in both the refugee and 
host communities of the Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement and Kamwenge District. The typical household 
is comprised of between five to six members and livesin a small mud brick house with two or three rooms. 
The majority of households cook over a fire fueled with wood or animal dung. In both communities, more 
than half of households own a mobile phone, but much fewer households in the refugee community own 
a radio as compared with households in the host community. Regarding livestock, many households in 
both communities own chickens at present, but very few own cattle. In the host community, many more
households own goats as compared with the refugee community. Crops and agriculture are not very 
diversified, with most households in both communities growing maize, beans, and cassava. 
The typical household in both communities had two sources of income, across remittances, business 
income, wage employment, agricultural income, livestock and livestock products. Most households in the 
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host community sold crops at the market (73% sold crops during the March to May 2018 season) and sold
livestock (31% sold any type of livestock over the past 12 months). Few households in the host community 
sold any animal product, including milk, eggs, honey, butter, yogurt, and skins. 
In the refugee community, most households received income through wage employment (64%), cash 
transfers by a non-governmental organization (NGO), the Government or any other organization (62%) 
and by selling crops at the market (59%). Few households in the refugee community sold livestock (13%), 
and almost no households sold a livestock product. 
More households in the refugee community use an improved source of drinking water as compared to 
the host community. However, few households in either community were observed using soap and water 
at a handwashing station. These results mirror other assessments conducted in the area. A multi sector 
needs assessment (MSNA) conducted by REACH in the Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement in August 2018 
found that 74% of households reported using a borehole and 11% reported using a public tap for drinking 
water. However, 43% of households did not have soap in the household during data collection3
. 
IPA also conducted anthropometric measurements of children between 0 and 59 months and women 
between 15 and 49 years of age. The prevalence of wasting is very low across both communities. However, 
stunting is very high, between 30 to 40 percent. These results also mirror other assessments conducted 
in the area. For example, a food security and nutrition assessment conducted by the United Nations High 
Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in October 2017 found the prevalence of wasting to be low in 
Rwamwanja (3.8%) but the prevalence of stunting to be much higher (25%)
4
. Weight-for-height z-scores 
are used to determine the level of acute malnutrition in a refugee population and then compared with 
global acute malnutrition (GAM) ranges to determine the severity of a crisis. Based on these low wasting 
rates, the severity of malnutrition in the study sample may be considered of low or medium public health 
concern. However, these rates are still indicative of malnutrition in some pockets of the study sample.
6. Next Steps
Process evaluation
IPA will carry out a process evaluation to understand the extent to which program activities are 
implemented as planned. Findings from this activity will be critical for interpreting the results of the 
impact evaluation. IPA will monitor the program implementation throughout the program delivery period. 
IPA’s methodology for the process evaluation comprises a mix of site visits and observations, face-to-face 
interviews, discussion groups, desk-based research and review of existing reports and secondary data.
Short Run Follow Up Survey
IPA will conduct a short follow-up survey approximately three months after the disbursement of the 
assets. The survey will consist of interviews with all study households (11,000) and is intended to measure 
 
3 REACH Uganda, “Multi-Sector Needs Assessment: Rwamwanja Settlement,” ReliefWeb, last modified August 
2018,https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/reach_uga_msna_settlement_factsheet_rwamwanja
_aug2018.pdf
4 United Nations High Commission on Refugees, Food Security and Nutrition Assessment in Refugee Settlements 
Final Report (Kampala: United Nations High Commission on Refugees, 2018), 59. 
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short-run consumption responses to the program, in particular to the consumption support component, 
as well as other changes in participant behavior such as shock-coping behavior, including the prevalence 
of “emergency” sales of productive assets. 
Activity Timeline
Activity 2018 2019 2021
Baseline Data Collection X
Process Evaluation X
Short-Run Follow Up Survey X
Endline Data Collection X
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Annex A. Balance Tables
Table 50. Treatment Arm Households Compared to Control Households in Treatment Villages, Refugees
Control T1-Control T2-Control T3-Control T1-T2 T2-T3 T1-T3 Joint Test
Mean (SD) Coeff. (SE) Coeff. (SE) Coeff. (SE) Coeff. (SE) Coeff. (SE) Coeff. (SE) P-Value
Number of Household 
Members
5.49 (2.46) -0.03 (0.09) 0.03 (0.04) -0.01 (0.03) 0.08 (0.10) -0.08 (0.08) 0.00 (0.05) 0.72
Age Oo Household 
Head
35.69 (11.89) -0.04 (0.49) 0.17 (0.25) 0.07 (0.14) 0.39 (0.43) -0.14 (0.56) 0.12 (0.22) 0.71
Number of Children 
Under 18 In Household
3.47 (2.12) -0.05 (0.09) 0.02 (0.04) -0.01 (0.03) 0.08 (0.09) -0.05 (0.06) 0.02 (0.05) 0.76
Percent of Households 
with Female Head Of 
Household
0.60 (0.49) -0.02 (0.02) -0.01 (0.01) -0.01 (0.01) 0.00 (0.02) -0.01 (0.02) -0.00 (0.01) 0.51
Number of Rooms In 
Main House
2.65 (1.25) 0.04 (0.04) -0.00 (0.02) -0.01 (0.02) -0.04 (0.04) -0.02 (0.04) -0.03 (0.02) 0.64
Number of Crops 
Grown In The March To 
May 2018 Season
2.06 (1.14) -0.03 (0.06) -0.02 (0.02) -0.00 (0.01) -0.01 (0.05) 0.04 (0.06) 0.01 (0.03) 0.85
Index of Durable Assets 
Between August And 
November 2018
0.06 (1.03) -0.01 (0.04) -0.00 (0.02) -0.01 (0.01) 0.01 (0.04) -0.04 (0.04) -0.01 (0.02) 0.62
Index of Livestock 
Ownership Between 
August And November 
2018
0.10 (1.28) -0.03 (0.03) 0.02 (0.02) -0.00 (0.02) 0.07 (0.05) -0.05 (0.05) 0.01 (0.03) 0.49
Percentage of
Households That 
Produced Any Animal 
Product
0.20 (0.40) 0.00 (0.01) 0.01 (0.01) 0.00 (0.00) 0.01 (0.02) -0.00 (0.02) 0.01 (0.01) 0.61
7 Day Food 
Consumption, Self￾31.56 (33.71) -1.20 (1.11) -0.63 (0.59) -0.40 (0.35) -0.05 (1.15) 0.06 (1.07) 0.01 (0.62) 0.60
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Reported, In 1000s 
(UGX)
Own Agricultural Land 
at Time of Survey
0.21 (0.41) 0.00 (0.01) -0.00 (0.01) -0.00 (0.00) -0.01 (0.01) -0.01 (0.02) -0.01 (0.01) 0.79
Number of Sources of 
Income
2.23 (1.18) -0.01 (0.06) -0.03 (0.03) -0.01 (0.01) -0.05 (0.06) 0.02 (0.05) -0.01 (0.03) 0.54
Participated in A 
Business or Income 
Generating Activity In 
The Last 12 Months
0.30 (0.46) -0.02 (0.02) -0.02 (0.01) -0.01 (0.01) -0.01 (0.02) -0.00 (0.02) -0.01 (0.01) 0.25
Worked for Pay Or In￾Kind Payment In The 
Last 12 Months
0.67 (0.47) -0.03 (0.03) -0.02 (0.01) -0.00 (0.01) -0.01 (0.02) 0.02 (0.02) 0.01 (0.01) 0.58
N 1102 1100 1127 1102
Joint Test P-Value 0.92 0.84 0.76 0.98 0.98 0.97
Note: Asset and Livestock Index were created by standardizing 33 dichotomous asset ownership variables and 13 continuous livestock 
ownership variables around control villages and taking the mean of the z-scores.
Table 51. Treatment Arm Households Compared to Control Households in Treatment Villages, Host
Control T1-Control T2-Control T3-Control T1-T2 T2-T3 T1-T3 Joint Test
Mean (SD) Coeff. (SE) Coeff. (SE) Coeff. (SE) Coeff. (SE) Coeff. (SE) Coeff. (SE) P-Value
Number of Household 
Members
5.78 (2.63) 0.14 (0.09) -0.01 (0.04) 0.03 (0.03) -0.16 (0.09) 0.13 (0.10) -0.02 (0.05) 0.26
Age of Household 
Head
42.60 (15.12) 0.50 (0.54) -0.28 (0.31) 0.22 (0.17) -1.07 (0.46)* 1.22 (0.67) 0.08 (0.31) 0.09
Number of Children 
Under 18 In 
Household
3.34 (2.04) 0.14 (0.08) 0.01 (0.04) 0.04 (0.03) -0.12 (0.08) 0.10 (0.08) -0.01 (0.04) 0.22
Female Head of
Household
0.49 (0.50) 0.02 (0.01) 0.01 (0.01) 0.01 (0.01) 0.01 (0.02) -0.00 (0.02) 0.00 (0.01) 0.45
Number of Rooms In 
Main House
3.03 (1.23) 0.05 (0.05) 0.00 (0.03) 0.02 (0.01) -0.05 (0.05) 0.06 (0.05) 0.00 (0.02) 0.35
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Number of Crops 
Grown In The March 
To May 2018 Season
3.30 (2.11) -0.12 (0.09) -0.09 (0.04) -0.05 (0.03) -0.06 (0.09) 0.03 (0.09) -0.01 (0.04) 0.17
Index of Durable 
Assets Between 
August And 
November 2018
0.02 (0.89) -0.01 (0.03) -0.02 (0.01) -0.02 (0.01) -0.04 (0.03) 0.00 (0.03) -0.02 (0.02) 0.24
Index of Livestock 
Ownership Between 
August And 
November 2018
0.02 (0.91) -0.02 (0.03) -0.02 (0.01) -0.01 (0.01) -0.01 (0.04) 0.01 (0.04) -0.00 (0.01) 0.48
Produced Any Animal 
Product in The Last 30 
Days
0.31 (0.46) -0.02 (0.02) -0.01 (0.01) -0.01 (0.01) 0.00 (0.02) -0.02 (0.02) -0.01 (0.01) 0.38
7 Day Food 
Consumption, Self￾Reported, In 1000s 
(UGX)
18.45 (23.71) 1.03 (0.84) 0.38 (0.43) -0.07 (0.29) -0.28 (0.93) -0.96 (0.86) -0.62 (0.47) 0.45
Own Agricultural 
Land at Time Of 
Survey
0.86 (0.34) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 (0.01) 0.00 (0.00) 0.01 (0.02) -0.00 (0.01) 0.00 (0.01) 0.95
Number of Sources Of 
Income
2.51 (0.92) -0.06 (0.04) -0.01 (0.02) -0.01 (0.01) 0.03 (0.04) -0.01 (0.05) 0.01 (0.02) 0.42
Participated in A 
Business Or Income 
Generating Activity In 
The Last 12 Months
0.21 (0.41) 0.01 (0.01) 0.01 (0.01) 0.00 (0.01) 0.01 (0.02) -0.01 (0.02) 0.00 (0.01) 0.53
Worked for Pay Or In￾Kind Payment In The 
Last 12 Months
0.71 (0.45) -0.03 (0.02) -0.01 (0.01) 0.00 (0.01) 0.01 (0.02) 0.02 (0.02) 0.02 (0.01) 0.31
N 1100 1096 1102 1104
Joint Test P-Value 0.59 0.45 0.52 0.92 0.59 0.77
Note: Asset and Livestock Index were created by standardizing 33 dichotomous asset ownership variables and 13 continuous livestock 
ownership variables around control villages and taking the mean of the z-scores.
Annex B - Refugee Community Baseline Instrument
Question
Household ID number
Confirm Household ID:
Please confirm that the household you 
are at is where the following individuals 
live: [listing_household head name]] 
and [listing other adult name]] and is 
located in this village: [village] in this 
parish: [parish] and in this subcounty 
[subcounty]. If this is not correct, 
please consult your team leader to 
ensure you are at the correct HH. Yes
Do not read out No
Date of visit
Do not read out
Please write enumerator ID
Please read and confirm that 
[enumerator_name] is your name. If not, 
please go back and re-enter in your ID
I would like to speak to the person who is 
most knowledgeable about issues of 
household assets, resources and income 
and who typically makes most financial 
decisions. I would also like to speak to an 
economically active woman who is 17 
years or older. If there are no economically 
active women in this household, I would 
like to speak with a youth, woman or man, 
who is between 17 and 35 years old.
By economically active, we mean a person 
who is either employed or actively seeking 
employment. By capable, we mean a 
person who is able to do some work if 
given a chance.
We will first ask the person most 
knowledgeable about household welfare a 
series of questions about household 
characteristics. We will then call the second 
respondent to speak with him or her a 
series of questions about health, nutrition, 
and community relationships.
Answer
If the both the person most knowledgable about 
household welfare and an economically active 
woman 17 years or older or a youth, male or female, 
17 to 35 years of age is available, please consent 
both and interview the. <br/><br/>If the person most 
knowledgeable about household welfare <b> is not 
available </b>, please request to speak with an 
economically active female 17 years or older or a 
youth 17-35. Speak to him or her about the entire 
survey. If neither person is available, please ask to 
reschedule the survey within the next two days.
Household head is the participant
Household head and participant are different
Is household head available for the 
interview? Not available
Do not read out Available
Is the participant available for the interview? Not available
Do not read out Available
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Why is the household head not available? Respondent is a minor
Do not read out
Respondent is not available today, but will be 
available some other time
Household is not known in the village
Household moved elsewhere
Respondent is away for more than one week
The respondent is not capable of participating 
in the survey (drunk, too ill, etc…)
The respondent speaks a language that I 
cannot speak
Ineligible
Other
Respondent is a minor
Respondent is not available today, but will be 
available some other time
Household is not known in the village
Household moved elsewhere
Respondent is away for more than one week
The respondent is not capable of participating 
in the survey (drunk, too ill, etc…)
Enumerator: Is the household head the 
same person as the participant, or is the 
household head a different person?
Enumerator: Is the head of household 
Ugandan?
Enumerator: Are all household members 
Ugandan?
Enumerator: Please ask to speak with the 
participant for the total survey. Then click 
'yes' to continue.
Why is the participant not available?
The respondent speaks a language that I 
cannot speak
Ineligible
Other
Please specify why the respondent is not 
available
Do not read out
Please specify why the participant is not 
available
Read the information & consent form fully.
Make sure that the respondent (and 
participant) fully understands the 
information form before agreeing to sign 
the consent.
Read the consent form, not the instructions
Does the household head consent to 
participate? Yes
Do not read out No
Yes
No
Enumerator: If the head of household 
consents to participate, please give them 
the consent form and have them sign on 
the screen
Enumerator: If the participant consents to 
participate, please give them the consent 
form and have them sign on the screen
everyone in household refused
target person migrated out of survey area (TO 
BE CLARIFIED)
target household not identified/found
no one in household available for whole survey 
period
For all reasons, give an explanation:
everyone in household refused
target person migrated out of survey area (TO 
BE CLARIFIED)
target household not identified/found
no one in household available for whole survey 
period
For all reasons, give an explanation:
I would like to begin the survey by asking 
you several questions about yourself
ENUMERATOR: Enter the name of the respondent 
carefully. Show the entry to the respondent to confirm 
the spelling
What is your first name/Christian/Muslim 
name?
What is your last name?
Survey status for participant if no consent:
Does the participant consent to participate?
Survey status for head of household if no 
consent:
Why is the participant not available?
Do you have a nickname? If so, what is 
your nick name?
Leave blank if no nick name
Does the head of household have a 
telephone number? Yes
If you are not interviewing the head of household, 
please ask about the respondent's phone number No
How many telephone lines does the 
household head currently use? (e.g. Airtel, 
MTN)
What is the (first) telephone number of the 
head of household?
Write 777 if respondent cannot remember
What is the (second) telephone number of 
the head of household?
Write 777 if respondent cannot remember
Yes
No
What is the the telephone number of 
someone else in the household?
Write 777 if respondent cannot remember
Yes
No
Please give the name of the first person, 
outside the household, who could help us 
find you if we cannot find you in the future.
Non-Household Relative
Neighbor
Friend
Priest/Religious Leader
Village leader
Other
What is their telephone number ?
Enter 999 if no telephone number
Please specify: What is their relationship to 
the head of household?
Yes
No
Please give the name of a second person, 
outside the household, who could help us 
find you if we cannot find you in the future.
Non-Household Relative
Neighbor
Friend
Priest/Religious Leader
Village leader
Other
What is their telephone number ?
Enter 999 if no telephone number
What is their telationship to the household 
head?
What is their relationship to the household 
head?
Is there a second person that could help us 
find you in the future?
Is there someone else in the household 
with a telephone number?
Is there a person, outside the household, 
who could help us find you if we cannot find 
you in the future?
Please specify: what is their relationship to 
the head of household?
Currently, we have this information to help 
find this dwelling in the future: [landmark]
Please add additional information to help 
find dwelling in the future:
I would like to ask who the members of this 
household are. By that I mean all people, 
including children, who:
· live under this “roof” or who have lived 
within the same house at least 30 days in 
the past year, and
· When they are together, they share food 
from a common source, and/or share in a 
common resource pool.
In addition to you, [respondent name] , how 
many others live in this household?
Yes
No
No one ages 6 to 12
Yes
No
No female head/spouse
Now I would like to ask you about the 
names of your household members.
What is the first/Christian/Muslim name of 
household member number [1 of [number 
of household members]]?
ENUMERATOR: Enter the name of the member 
carefully. Show the entry to the respondent to confirm 
the spelling
Last name (Required)
Nick name
Leave blank if no nick name
Please confirm that the following persons 
are all members of your household and that 
no one is missing:
If not, go back and add additional household members
I will now ask you questions about you and 
each of your additional [number of 
additional household members] household 
members, starting with [respondent name] .
Male
Female
Head
Spouse/partner
What is [name of household member] 's 
relationship to the head of household?
(Repeated group)
What is [name of household member] 's 
gender?
Are all household members ages 6 to 12 
currently in school?
Can the (oldest) female head/spouse read 
and write with understanding in any 
language?
(Repeated group)
Son/daughter
Stepson/daughter
Adopted
Grandchild
Brother/sister
Niece/Nephew
Father/mother
Step brother/sister
Grandparent
Great-grandchild
Other family
Household help
Lodger
Friends
son/daughter in law
brother/sister in law
mother/father in law
Other (specify)
You have already selected another 
member as the household head; there can't 
be more than one hh head.
Please specify: What is [name of 
household member] 's relationship to the 
head of household?
What is [name of household member] 's 
age in years?
(Age in complete years)<br/>Enter 0 if less than a 
year
What is [name of household member] 's 
age in months?
Enumerator, the age below one year 
should be less than 12 months; and if 
above 1 year, then it should be above 12 
months. Check the entries to proceed.
Married
Separated/divorced
Widowed
Never married
Don't know
What is the highest education level that 
[name of household member] has 
achieved? Never attended school / did not complete class
Write the last full year completed - For example, if 
they are in the middle of Senior 4, they have 
completed Senior 3 Pre-Primary 1
Pre-Primary 2
Pre-Primary 3
P1
P2
P3
P4
P5
P6
P7
S1
S2
What is [name of household member] 's 
relationship to the head of household?
What is [name of household member] 's 
marital status?
S3
S4
S5
S6
Polytechnic
Informal Training
College (non-University)
University
Refused
Other (please specify on next screen)
Don't know
Business man/woman
Doctor
Teacher
Government Employee
Engineer
Journalist
Boda driver / taxi driver
Brewer
Catering
Farmer - commercial
Farmer - subsistence
Repairman
Housewife
Market vendor
Shopkeeper
Student
NGO Worker
Casual labor
Household help (maid)
Unemployed
Other
Don't know
Specify other: What is [name of household 
member] 's main occupation
Thank you. Now I would like to ask you 
about your home and your Household 
resources.
How many rooms does your main house 
have?
(Include the kitchen if enclosed or any room if 
enclosed, but exclude the latrine/animal shed/etc.)
Concrete, brick, cement
Stone
Corrugated iron sheet, tin, or other metal
Straw, thatch, sod
Wood
Mud
Dung
Leaf
Thatch or tins
Tarpaulin
Other (specify)
Don't know
Other main roofing material:
What is [name of household member] 's 
main occupation?
What is the primary type of roofing material 
your house has?
Stone
Concrete
Mud brick
Wood
Tin/iron sheets
Burnt stabilized bricks
Cement bricks or cement blocks
Mud and Wattle
Tarpaulin
Other (Specify)
Don't know
Other main wall material:
Finished floor: cement, tiles, carpet, polished 
wood, or stones
Rudimentary floor: wooden planks, palm, or 
bamboo
Natural floor: Earth, sand, dung, or clay
Iron sheets
Other (specify)
Specify the main type of flooring in the 
main house.
Yes
No
Don't know
How much did you spend in house 
improvement and repair over the last 12 
months?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Firewood, cow dung, or grass (reeds)
Charcoal, paraffin stove, gas, biogas, electricity 
(regardless of source), or other
Now I would like to ask you about assets 
that you have in your household
Yes
No
Does any member of your household own a 
[[name of asset]] at present and in working 
condition? Yes
Enumerator: Only include assets that are in working 
condition. Do not include assets that are included in 
business inventory. In addition, please only include 
assets that the respondent has the right to sell No
How many [[name of asset]] does your 
household own at present?
Yes
No
Yes
No
In the past 12 months, how much did you 
spend in total to purchase [[name of asset]] 
?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
What source of energy does the household 
mainly use for cooking?
First, does every member of the household 
have at least one pair of shoes?
(Repeated group)
What is the primary material in the exterior 
walls of your house?
What is the main type of flooring in the 
main house?
Did you do any house improvement/repair 
in the past 12 months?
In the past 12 months, have you bought 
any [[name of asset]] ?
In the past 12 months, have you bought 
any [[name of asset]] that you no longer 
Yes
No
How many [[name of asset]] did you have?
Yes
No
In total, how much agricutural land does 
your household own at present?
Meter2
Acre(s)
Hectare(s)
50 x 100 m Plot
100 x 100 m Plot
Other (specify)
Specify unit
Yes
No
In total, how much non agricutural land 
does your household own at present?
Meter2
Acre(s)
Hectare(s)
50 x 100 m Plot
100 x 100 m Plot
Other (specify)
Specify unit
Yes
No
In total, how much agricutural land did your 
household own before arriving in 
Rwamwanja?
Meter2
Acre(s)
Hectare(s)
50 x 100 m Plot
100 x 100 m Plot
Other (specify)
Specify unit
Yes
No
In total, how much non agricutural land did 
your household own before arriving in 
Rwamwanja?
Meter2
Acre(s)
Hectare(s)
50 x 100 m Plot
100 x 100 m Plot
Other (specify)
Specify unit
Unit
Did your household own any agricultural 
land before arriving in Rwamwanja?
Unit
Does your household own any agricultural 
land at present?
Unit
Does your household own any non￾agricultural land at present?
Did you have any [[name of asset]] before 
arriving in Rwamwanja?
(Repeated group)
Did your household own any non￾agricultural land before arriving in 
Rwamwanja?
Unit
Now we are going to talk about the land 
that your household owns or 
rented/sharecropped during the last season 
(March - May). Include land that was 
cultivated and that was left to fallow during 
the season.
Did your household own, rent/sharecrop, or 
cultivate any land in the March-May 2018 
season ? Yes
Include land that was cultivated or left fallow. No
In total, how much land did your household 
own or cultivate between March to May 
2018
Acres
Meter2
Acre(s)
Hectare(s)
50 x 100 m Plot
100 x 100 m Plot
Other (specify)
What is the total size of your land used for 
cultivation?
Meter2
Acre(s)
Hectare(s)
50 x 100 m Plot
100 x 100 m Plot
Other (specify)
Specify unit
Someone in household
Family outside household
Other person outside household
Community owned
Government
Owned and rented
Only give information related to your share.
In the March to May 2018 season, was this 
land: Cultivated by household
Enumerator: Please read out each option to the 
respondent. Select multiple is possible Share cropped out to other households
Rented out to other households
Given to other household as a gift
Had fruit trees
Left fallow
Used for grazing
Not used in this season and didn't pay rent for 
it during this season
Barley
Wheat
Maize
Sorghum
Mixed Crop
Which crops did the household grow during 
the March to May 2018 season?
Unit
Unit
Who owns the land?
Flour
Millet
Rice
Other grain
Beans
Soya beans (fresh)
Soya beans (dry)
Peas
Ground nuts
Pepper and spices
Other bean
Onion
Tomato
Irish Potatoes
Cabbage (green)
Sweet potato
Garlic
Carrot
Cassava
Pumpkins
Cucumber
Egg Plants
Lettuce (salad)
Apple
Matooke
Mango
Papaya
Avocado
Lemon
Orange
Guava
Jackfruit
Watermelon
Other fruit
Other (specify)
Specify the other crop.
Barley
Wheat
Maize
Sorghum
Mixed Crop
Flour
Millet
Rice
Other grain
Beans
Soya beans (fresh)
Soya beans (dry)
Peas
Ground nuts
Pepper and spices
Other bean
Onion
Tomato
Irish Potatoes
Cabbage (green)
Which crops did the household grow during 
the March to May 2018 season?
Of these crops, which are the top three 
valuable crops for you?
Sweet potato
Garlic
Carrot
Cassava
Pumpkins
Cucumber
Egg Plants
Lettuce (salad)
Apple
Matooke
Mango
Papaya
Avocado
Lemon
Orange
Guava
Jackfruit
Watermelon
Other fruit
Other (specify)
Specify the other crop.
Now I would like to ask you a few questions 
about crops that your household grew in 
the August to November 2017 season.
Did your household own, rent/sharecrop, or 
cultivate any land in the August-November 
2017 season ? Yes
Include land that was cultivated or left fallow. No
In the August to November 2017 season, 
was this land: Cultivated by household
Enumerator: Please read out each option to the 
respondent. Select multiple is possible Share cropped out to other households
Rented out to other households
Given to other household as a gift
Had fruit trees
Left fallow
Used for grazing
Not used in this season and didn't pay rent for 
it during this season
Barley
Wheat
Maize
Sorghum
Mixed Crop
Flour
Millet
Rice
Other grain
Beans
Soya beans (fresh)
Soya beans (dry)
Peas
Ground nuts
Pepper and spices
Other bean
Of these crops, which are the top three 
valuable crops for you?
Which crops did the household grow during 
the August to November 2017 season?
Onion
Tomato
Irish Potatoes
Cabbage (green)
Sweet potato
Garlic
Carrot
Cassava
Pumpkins
Cucumber
Egg Plants
Lettuce (salad)
Apple
Matooke
Mango
Papaya
Avocado
Lemon
Orange
Guava
Jackfruit
Watermelon
Other fruit
Other (specify)
Specify the other crop
How much did you spend on the [name of 
crop] crop seeds for the March to May 
2018 season? Write 0 if did not buy.
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
How much [name of crop] did you harvest 
in the March to May 2018 season?
Quantity
Kilogram(s)
50 kg Bag
100 kg Bag
Pail (small)
Pail (large)
No. 10 plate
No. 12 plate
Bunch
Piece
Heap
Bale
Basket (Shelled)
Basket (unshelled)
Ox-cart (unshelled)
Litre
Cup
Tin
Gram
Millilitre
Teaspoon
Which crops did the household grow during 
the August to November 2017 season?
(Repeated group)
Unit
Basin
Total
Bucket(s)
Satchet
Packet(s)
None
Other
Specify the unit.
How much [name of crop] did you expect to 
harvest in the March to May 2018 season?
Quantity
Kilogram(s)
50 kg Bag
100 kg Bag
Pail (small)
Pail (large)
No. 10 plate
No. 12 plate
Bunch
Piece
Heap
Bale
Basket (Shelled)
Basket (unshelled)
Ox-cart (unshelled)
Litre
Cup
Tin
Gram
Millilitre
Teaspoon
Basin
Total
Bucket(s)
Satchet
Packet(s)
None
Other
Specify the unit.
How much did you sell of the [name of 
crop] in the March to May 2018 season? (in 
[unit])
Quantity
How much did you earn from selling [name 
of crop] in the March to May 2018 season?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Now we are going to talk about agricultural 
inputs.
Have you used any of the following 
agricultural inputs during the March - May 
2018 season? Yes
Unit
Unit
Please read out each option and record if the 
respondent used the input during the March to May 
2018 season No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Please specify: what agricultural input did 
you use?
Yes
No
Yes
No
Fertilizers
Pesticides
Hired Labor
Irrigation
Plough
Motorized grain mill
Individual granary (traditional)
Grain bag or sack
Tarpaulin
Panga
Any other input not mentioned here?
Spade or shovel
Water trough
Knapsack chemical sprayer
Mechanical water pump
Motorized water pump
Stone grain mill
Mechanical Plough
Sickle
Pick axe
Axe
Pruning/cutting shears
Hoe
Have you used any of the following 
agricultural inputs during the August - 
November 2017 season?
Pesticides
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Now I would like to ask you about livestock 
rearing in your household during the last 12 
months
Yes
No
Have you or anyone in your household 
owned any [name of animal] in the last 12 
months? Yes
Include [name of animal] that someone 
outside the household takes care of. No
How many [name of animal] does your 
household own today?
Quantity
How many [name of animal] did your 
household own during the past 12 months
Quantity
Yes
No
Yes
No
How many did you buy in the past 12 
months?
Quantity
How much did your household spend to 
purchase [name of animal] in the past 12 
months?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Yes
No
How many [name of animal] did your 
household sell in the past 12 months?
Quantity
How much did you earn in total from selling 
[name of animal] in the past 12 months?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Yes
No
How many [name of animal] did your 
household give away in the past 12 
months?
Quantity
Did your household receive [name of 
animal] as a gift from an 
NGO/friend/neighbor in the past 12 
Did your household buy [name of animal] in 
the past 12 months?
Did your household sell any [name of 
animal] in the past 12 months?
Grain bag
(Repeated group)
Do you or does someone in your household 
have any [name of animal](s)?
Fertilizers
Hired Labor
Panga
Did your household give away any [name of 
animal] in the past 12 months?
How much did you spend on vaccines, anti￾parasite, or other veterinarian costs for 
[name of animal] in the past 12 months?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Yes
No
How many of [name of animal] did you 
have?
Quantity
Now I would like to talk about the livestock 
production of your household
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Please specify: other animal product?
In the past 30 days how much [livestock 
product] has your household produced?
Quantity
Liter(s)
10 Liter Jerrycan
20 Liter Jerrycan
Tin(s)
Cup(s)
Kilogram(s)
Tray(s)
Piece(s)
Other
Specify the unit
Yes
No
In the past 30 days how much [livestock 
product] did your household sell?
Quantity
Liter(s)
10 Liter Jerrycan
20 Liter Jerrycan
Other animal products
(Repeated group)
Unit
Milk
Eggs
Honey
Butter
Yogurt
Skins/Hides
In the past 30 days has your household 
produced any of the following?
(Repeated group)
Did you have any [name of animal] before 
arriving in Rwamwanja?
In the past 30 days has your household 
sold [livestock product]?
Unit
Tin(s)
Cup(s)
Kilogram(s)
Tray(s)
Piece(s)
Other
Specify the unit
In the past 30 days, how much did your 
household earn from selling [livestock 
product]?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Now we are going to talk about livestock 
assets.
Yes
No
Specify other: livestock asset
How many [[livestock asset]] does your 
household have?
Quantity
Bought
Rented
Built
Received as gift
No, none of the above
How much did it cost?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
How much did it cost per month?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
What was the cost of the building 
materials?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Now we are going to talk about livestock 
inputs.
Yes
No
Specify other: livestock input
In the past 12 months, how much did you 
spend on [livestock input] ?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Thank you. Now I would like to ask you 
about any support, cash or in-kind, that you 
have received from NGOS, the 
Government or any other organization in 
the last 12 months.
Yes, widow pension
Yes, old age pension
Yes, death of child in military/civil service
Yes, other military pension
No
Don't know
Yes, received
Yes, applied but did not receive
No
(Repeated group)
In the past 12 months, have you purchased 
or spent money on [livestock input]?
(Repeated group)
Does your household have [livestock 
asset]?
In the past 12 months, did you buy, build, 
rent, or were you gifted [livestock asset]?
Unit
Did anyone in your household receive a 
pension in the last 12 months?
In the past 12 months, did anyone in your 
household apply for and/or get any assets 
or items other than housing through an 
NGO, the Government or any other 
organization?
Don't know
In the past 12 months, how many in-kind 
transfers has your household received?
Now I'd like to ask you about in-kind 
transfers (food, etc.) that were received by 
this household in the past 12 months.
Let's talk about the 1 in-kind transfer of 
[number of in-kind transfers]
What item was transferred? (e.g. maize, 
beans)
Consumption support
Material support
Medical support
Other (Specify on next page)
Government
LWF
Samaritan's Purse
World Food Programme
ADRA
PAM
UNHCR
Other (specify on next page)
Don't know
Specify other: type of support received
Specify other: group that provided this 
support:
How much support was received (Over the 
last 12 months)?
Kilogram(s)
50 kg Bag
100 kg Bag
Pail (small)
Pail (large)
No. 10 plate
No. 12 plate
Bunch
Piece
Heap
Bale
Basket (Shelled)
Basket (unshelled)
Ox-cart (unshelled)
Litre
Cup
Tin
Gram
Millilitre
Teaspoon
Basin
Total
Bucket(s)
Unit
(Repeated group)
What (type of) support is this?
Who provided this support?
In the past 12 months, did anyone in your 
household apply for and/or get any assets 
or items other than housing through an 
NGO, the Government or any other 
organization?
Satchet
Packet(s)
None
Other
Specify the unit.
What is the approximate value of this 
support in UGX?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
In the last 12 months , did anyone in your 
household apply for and/or get any cash 
transfers through an NGO, the Government 
or any other organization? Yes, received
Yes, applied but did not receive
(PROMPT OPTIONS) No
Prompt options Don't know
In the past 12 months, how many different 
cash transfers has your household 
received?
Now I'd like to ask you about the cash 
transfers that were received by this 
household from NGOs, the Government or 
other organizations.
Let's talk about the 1 cash transfer of 
[number of cash transfers]
Government
LWF
Samaritan's Purse
World Food Programme
ADRA
PAM
UNHCR
Other (specify on next page)
Don't know
How much cash was received from this 
source in the past 12 months?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Specify other: group that provided this 
support:
Now I will ask about household members 
that worked outside the household in the 
past 12 months and their employment 
activities.
Yes
No
Now I would like to speak with you about 
activities that you or any member of your 
household may have done outside the 
household for pay or in-kind payment
Read out options
Yes
Unit
In the past 12 months, has any household 
member worked for pay or in-kind payment 
for any person outside your household or 
for any institution?
What activities have your household 
members done:
(Repeated group)
Who provided this cash support?
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Are there any other activities not mentioned 
above? If so, how many?
Please write the name of other activity #1.
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cash
in-kind
both cash and in-kind payment
Now I would like to ask you about any 
income generating activities you or anyone 
in your household engages in.
In the past 12 months, have you or any 
member of your household participated in a 
business or income generating activity? Yes
Include other sources of income the family has not 
mentioned yet such as shops or trades No
How many income generating activities in 
total did your household participate in?
Other daily labor (construction, carpentry, 
repairing, electrician, mechanic, plumbing, 
etc.)
Household work for another household
Salaried/formal employment
Selling goods for someone outside the 
household
(Repeated group)
What activities have your household 
members done:
Agricultural daily labor
Tending animals for other households
(Repeated group)
Which household member worked in this 
activity: [employment activity]?
In the past 12 months, did he/she receive 
payment in cash, in-kind or both for this 
activity: [employment activity]?
Have you or any members of your 
household participated in the following 
income generating activities and 
businesses?
Read out options
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Pharmacy
Veterinarian
Selling animals/livestock
Working in a restaurant, selling cooked 
food, tea, etc
Saloon business
Shoe shining business
.
Selling second hand clothes/shoes
Grocery business (selling eggs, fruits, and 
vegetables)
Dealing in dairy products
Mobile money business
Electrician
Mechanic
Pastors/Rev/Preaching
Carpentry
Teaching
Boda boda driver
Construction
Entertainment
Repairing
Hawking
Farming
Tailoring
Craft business
Local brewing
Charcoal burning
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Please specify: What other income 
generating activities or business?
Lets talk about [income generating activity].
Daily
A few times a week
Weekly
A few times a month
Monthly
A few times a year
Yearly
Other
Don't know
Yes
No
In the past 12 months, how much have you 
or your household spent on rent for 
[income generating activity]?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Now I would like to talk about sales and/or 
revenue for [income generating activity] in 
the past 12 months
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Pastors/Rev/Preaching
Plumbing
Other
Mar-18
In the past 12 months, in which months 
were sales and/or revenue high, normal, or 
low for [income generating activity]?
Aug-18
Jul-18
Jun-18
May-18
Apr-18
(Repeated group)
With what frequency do you or your 
household members attend to your 
business: [income generating activity]
Do you or your household members rent a 
kiosk or shop for this business: [income 
generating activity]
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
Aug-18
Jul-18
Jun-18
May-18
Apr-18
Mar-18
Feb-18
Jan-18
Dec-17
Nov-17
Oct-17
Sep-17
Aug-17
Jul-17
None
In [selected month] what was the total sales 
and/or revenue for [income generating 
activity]?
In [selected month], how much did you 
spend on business inputs for [income 
generating activity]?
Mar-18
Feb-18
Jan-18
Dec-17
Nov-17
Oct-17
Sep-17
Aug-17
Jul-17
Surveyor: Select the most recent month 
with normal sales.
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
In [selected month], how much did you 
invest in improving your business for 
[income generating activity]?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
In [selected month], how much did you pay 
for labor for [income generating activity]?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown. If payment in-kind, 
give an estimate in UGX.
In [selected month], how much did you 
spend on other business-related costs for 
[income generating activity]?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
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How many days per month did the following 
household members work on business: 
[income generating activity] in [selected 
month]
[name_mem1]
[name_mem2]
[name_mem3]
[name_mem4]
[name_mem5]
[name_mem6]
[name_mem7]
[name_mem8]
[name_mem9]
[name_mem10]
[name_mem11]
[name_mem12]
[name_mem13]
[name_mem14]
[name_mem15]
In [selected month], which of the following 
household members worked on this 
business: [income generating activity]?
How many hours per day did the following 
household members work on business: 
[income generating activity] in [selected 
month]
Between 1 and 23
[name_mem1]
[name_mem2]
[name_mem3]
[name_mem4]
[name_mem5]
[name_mem6]
[name_mem7]
[name_mem8]
[name_mem9]
[name_mem10]
[name_mem11]
[name_mem12]
[name_mem13]
[name_mem14]
[name_mem15]
Yes
No
Yes
No
Now we are going to talk about food you 
and your household have consumed over 
the last 7 days.
Yes
No
Kilogram(s)
50 kg Bag
100 kg Bag
Pail (small)
Pail (large)
No. 10 plate
No. 12 plate
Bunch
Piece
Heap
Bale
Basket (Shelled)
Basket (unshelled)
Ox-cart (unshelled)
Litre
Cup
Tin
Gram
Millilitre
Teaspoon
Now I would like to talk to you about any 
transfers your received in the last 30 days. 
Did your household receive repeated 
assistance, such as government transfers, 
pension or assets over the last 30 days?
Did your household receive monetary gifts 
from friends or family over the last 30 days?
(Repeated group)
In the past 7 days, did your household 
consume [food item]?
In what unit can you best quantify/describe 
the amount of [food item] consumed?
Basin
Total
Bucket(s)
Satchet
Packet(s)
None
Other
Specify other: unit of consumption
In the past 7 days, how much [food item] 
(in [unit]) did your household consume?
Quantity
You said you consumed [quantity 
consumed][unit] of [food item]. Of that 
quantity, how much [food item] (in [unit]) did 
you buy?
Enumerator:
What was the total cost?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
You said you consumed [quantity 
consumed][unit] of [food item]. Of that 
quantity, how much [food item] (in [unit]) 
came from your own production?
Quantity
Please tell me how much it would have cost 
to buy that much if you had to purchase 
[food item] in the market today.
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
You said you consumed [quantity 
consumed][unit] of [food item]. Of that 
quantity, how much [food item] (in [unit]) did 
your household receive in the past 7 days 
from anyone as a gift or sources other than 
purchases and your own production?
Quantity
Please tell me how much it would have cost 
to buy that much [food item] if you had to 
purchase it in the market today.
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Enumerator, the respondent has mentioned 
that they ate [quantity consumed][unit] of 
[food item].
They bought [quantity purchased][unit], own 
produce [quantity from own 
production][unit] and received [quantity 
from gifts][unit]; which adds up to [total 
quantity consumed][unit]. Please work with 
the respondent to reconcile the figures.
Now I am going to talk about things you 
may have bought in the past 30 days. 
Please include all expenditures, such as 
repair and purchase costs.
In what unit can you best quantify/describe 
the amount of [food item] consumed?
(Repeated group)
Yes
No
In the past 30 days, how much did the 
household spend on [nonconsumable item] 
in total?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Now I am going to talk about the 
household's expenditure in the past 12 
months. For each item, please include all 
expenditures, such as repair and purchase 
costs
Please include all expenditures on these items, 
including repair and purchasing costs
In the past 12 months, how much did 
the household spend on the following 
items? 
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
School costs (registration & tuition)
School costs (room rent, travel)
School books & pens
School uniforms
All other educational expenses (apart from 
school fees, and those already listed)
Clothing (excluding uniform): Adults (age > 
18)
Clothing (excluding uniform): Children
In the past 12 months, how much did 
the household spend on the following 
items? 
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Tailoring and Materials
Furniture items
Carpets, matt, etc
Bedding (curtains, bed sheets, mattresses, 
blankets, etc)
Charcoal and kerosene stoves
Transport equipment (bicycles, 
motorcycles, motors, )
Radio
In the past 12 months, how much did 
the household spend on the following 
items? 
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Phone handsets
Jewelry, watches, etc
Plastics (basins, plates, tumblers, buckets, 
jerry cans)
Enamel and metallic utensils
Footwear
Church/community association fee
Land tax
(Repeated group)
In the past 30 days, has your household 
bought [nonconsumable item]?
In the past 12 months, how much did 
the household spend on the following 
items? 
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Dowry and or debt payments
Interest or loans
Taxes (income, local services)
Pension and social security payments
Remittances, gifts, transfers
agricultural inputs
Insurance
Now I am going to talk about the 
household's expenditure in the last 30 
days. For each item, please include all 
expenditures, including repair and 
purchase costs.
Please include all expenditures on these items, 
including repair and purchasing costs
In the past 30 days, how much did the 
household spend on the following items?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Newspapers
Washing soap (for hands, clothes)
Sanitary towels
Toothpaste
Cosmetics
Handbags, travel bags
Security protection
Phone fees (fixed/mobile phones)
Mobile money fees
Matches
Bathing soap
Batteries
In the past 30 days, how much did the 
household spend on the following items?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Transportation costs for commuting( taxi, 
bus, boda boda fares)
Other transportation costs ((petrol, diesel, 
tires, tubes, spares)
Health and medical care services
Medicines
Houseboys/girls
Barber and beauty shops
Lodging expenses
House rent
Communication costs (stamps, evenlopes, 
airtime)
Expenditure on phones not owned
Sports, theaters, etc
Expenses in hotels, lodging, etc
Dry cleaning and laundry
Milling costs
Games, betting, entertainment
Now I would like to ask you about the 
expenditures you or your household has 
incurred on Festivities.
[festival name]: In the past 12 months, how 
much has the household spent on [festival 
name] ?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Now we are going to talk about food that 
you and your household have consumed 
over the last 7 days.
In the past 7 days, what foods and items 
did you or your household consume? Onion
Enumerator: Please read out all the options and items Tomato
Irish Potatoes
Cabbage (green)
Sweet potato
Garlic
Carrot
Cassava
Pumpkins
Cucumber
Egg Plants
Lettuce (salad)
Butter, Margarine, Ghee
Milk
Meat (beef)
Duck
Fish
Goat
Pork
Chicken
Eggs
Cooking oil
Other meat
Sugar
Salt
Prepared Food
Airtime
Posho
Beans
Rice
Matooke
Cassava Leaves
Maize
Kilogram(s)
50 kg Bag
100 kg Bag
Pail (small)
Pail (large)
No. 10 plate
No. 12 plate
(Repeated group)
(Repeated group)
In what unit can you best quantify/describe 
the amount of [food item] consumed?
Bunch
Piece
Heap
Bale
Basket (Shelled)
Basket (unshelled)
Ox-cart (unshelled)
Litre
Cup
Tin
Gram
Millilitre
Teaspoon
Basin
Total
Bucket(s)
Satchet
Packet(s)
None
Other
Specify other: unit of consumption
How much did you and your household 
consume of [food item] (in [unit]) in the last 
7 days? Write 0 if did not consume.
Quantity. Enter -777 if unknown.
How much did you and your household 
spend on [food item] in the last 7 days? 
Write 0 if did not spend any UGX.
In UGX Enter -777 if unknown.
Now I would like to ask you some questions 
about your financial situations. Please 
remember this information will remain 
strictly confidential.
Have you or anyone in your household had 
a loan in the past 12 months? This includes 
loans taken out in the past 12 months and 
loans that you are still paying but may have 
taken out more than 12 months ago. Yes
Loans include cash and in-kind, such as paying for 
things on credit No
How many loans?
Now let us talk about Loan 1 
cash
in-kind
both cash and in-kind payment
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Who took out the loan?
(Repeated group)
Did you borrow in cash or in-kind?
In what unit can you best quantify/describe 
the amount of [food item] consumed?
...
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...
...
...
...
...
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Neighbor
Friend
Shopkeeper
Non-household family member
Work place
MFI
Moneylender
VSLA
NGO
Government
SACCO
ROSCA
Other savings group not mentioned
Other (specify next screen)
What is the purpose of the loan? Consumption
Choose the main purpose. Educational expense
Medical expense
Agricultural input
Livestock input
Start a business
Other business expense
Celebration, festival
Home improvements
Repay a debt
Other (specify next screen)
Seeds
Fertilizer
Pesticides
Food
Other (Please specify)
Specify other: loan source
Specify other: reason
Specify other: in-kind loan
Now we are going to talk about saving.
Who took out the loan?
From where did the loan come from?
What item did you borrow?
I would like to ask you about the places 
where you and other household members 
keep money for safekeeping. In the last 12 
months, have you or someone from your 
household kept money at/with:
Read out options
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Please specify: In what other location do 
you save money?
Yes
No
Sometimes people do not save money but 
use other ways. In the last 12 months, have 
you or someone from your household 
saved by: Yes
Read out options No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Commercial bank
Mobile banking
A secret place in your home
Other
(Repeated group)
With a shopkeeper
VSLA
SACCO
Savings group or union (other than VSLA 
and SACCO)
Box in the household
In your pocket, your clothes (igitenge) or in 
a bag that you carry
Places where household members keep 
money:
With family member outside the household
With a neighbor
With a friend
[Saving location] : Have you kept any 
money in there in the past 3 months?
Buying livestock
Buy agricultural inputs in advance
Buying and storing grain in bulk for later 
consumption
Buying inventory or other inputs for your 
business
Buying materials for a house that you have 
not started building or is unfinished
No
Yes
No
Please specify: other way to save
Now I would like to ask you a few questions 
on food access in the past 12 months
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Thank you. Now I would like to ask you 
about the types of foods that you or anyone 
else in your household ate yesterday during 
the day and at night.
In the past 12 months, was there a time 
when you or others in your household had 
to skip meals because there were not 
enough money or resources for food?
In the last 12 months, did you or any others 
in your household ever eat less than you 
thought you should because of a lack of 
money or other resources?
In the last 12 months, was there a time 
when your household did not have food 
because of a lack of money or other 
resources?
In the last 12 months, was there a time 
when you or others in your household were 
hungry but did not eat because there was 
not enough money or other resources for 
food?
In the last 12 months, did you or any others 
in your household ever not eat for a whole 
day because there wasn't enough money 
for food?
Other
In the past 12 months, was there a time 
when you or others in your household were 
worried you would not have enough food to 
eat because of a lack of money or other 
resources?
In the past 12 months, was there a time 
when you or others in your household were 
unable to eat healthy and nutritions food 
because of a lack of money or other 
resources?
In the past 12 months, was there a time 
when you or others in your household ate 
only a few kinds of foods because of a lack 
of money or other resources?
Buying materials for a house that you have 
not started building or is unfinished
Enumerator: Read the list of foods. Record 
'yes' if anyone in the household ate the 
food in question. Record 'no' if no one in 
the household ate the food. The foods 
listed should be those prepared in the 
household and eaten in the household or 
taken elsewhere to eat. Do not include 
foods consumed outside the home that 
were prepared elsewhere.
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Don't know
How many former members of your 
household have passed away?
Now I would like to ask you the name of 
deceased household member 1
Any other foods, such as condiments, 
coffee or tea?
Now, I would like to talk about any 
members of the household who are now 
deceased. Please do not feel offended and 
I understand that this may be sensitive. Is 
there someone who was a member of your 
household in the last 4 years who has since 
died?
(Repeated group)
Any eggs?
Any fresh or dried fish or shellfish?
Any foods made from beans, peas, lentils, 
green grams, cowpeas, pigeon peas, nuts, 
or sunflower seeds?
Any cheese, yogurt, milk, or other milk 
products?
Any foods made from oil, fat, or butter?
Any sugar or honey?
Was yesterday an unusual or special day 
(festival, funeral, fasting etc) or were most 
household members absent?
Any bread, biscuits, rice, noodles, posho, 
porridge, cereals or other foods made from 
wheat, maize, rice, sorghum, millet?
Any irish potatoes, yams, sweet potatoes, 
cassava, matoke, or any other foods made 
from roots or tubers?
Any vegetables (pumpkin, squash, etc)?
Any fruits? (watermelon, jackfruit, etc)?
Any beef, pork, lamb, goat, rabbit, field 
rats, wild game, chicken, duck, or other 
birds, liver, kidney, heart, or other organ 
meats or blood?
What is this deceased member's first 
name/Christan/Muslim name?
What is this deceased member's last 
name?
Please confirm that the following persons 
are all members of your household that 
have passed away in the last 4 years and 
nobody is missing:
I will now ask you questions about the 
[number of deceased] household members 
that have passed away
Male
Female
Yes
No
Don't know
Head
Spouse/partner
Son/daughter
Stepson/daughter
Adopted
Grandchild
Brother/sister
Niece/Nephew
Father/mother
Step brother/sister
Grandparent
Great-grandchild
Other family
Household help
Lodger
Friends
son/daughter in law
brother/sister in law
mother/father in law
Other (specify)
Please specify: What was [name of 
deceased household member] 's 
relationship to the current head of 
household?
What was [name of deceased household 
member] 's age when s/he died?
Years. Put 0 if less than 1 year.
What was [name of deceased household 
member] 's age when s/he died? (in 
months)
Months
How long ago did [name of deceased 
household member] die?
Years
Months
What was [name of deceased household 
member] 's relationship to the current head 
of household?
Unit of time
(Repeated group)
What was [name of deceased household 
member] 's gender?
Was [name of deceased household 
member] the head of the household when 
s/he died?
There are inconsistencies in the responses 
entered. Please check and make sure that 
the period isn't more than 4 years.
Yes
No
Don't know
Business man/woman
Doctor
Teacher
Government Employee
Engineer
Journalist
Boda driver / taxi driver
Brewer
Catering
Farmer - commercial
Farmer - subsistence
Repairman
Housewife
Market vendor
Shopkeeper
Student
NGO Worker
Casual labor
Household help (maid)
Unemployed
Other
Don't know
Specify other: What was [name of 
deceased household member] 's main 
occupation in the 12 months before s/he 
died?
Now I would like to ask you about your 
household members before you arrived 
here in Rwamwanja
First, what year did you arrive here in 
Rwamwanja?
Where did you/your household live most 
recently before being displaced to 
Rwamwanja? DRC
Do not consider temporary stops along the way (e.g. 
staying with friends during the journey, reception 
center stay, etc.). Should only be the last place the 
household lived where they had planned to remain 
permanently or for a period longer than 3 months. Rwanda
Burundi
Uganda
South Sudan
Other
Please specify: where did you/your 
household live most recently before being 
displaced to Rwamwanja?
Bubanza
Was [name of deceased household 
member] working in the 12 months before 
s/he died?
What was [name of deceased household 
member] 's main occupation in the 12 
months before s/he died?
Where did you/your household live in 
[cal_country]?
Bujumbura Mairie
Bujumbura Rural
Bururi
Cankuzo
Cibitoke
Gitega
Karuzi
Kayanza
Kirundo
Makamba
Muramvya
Muyinga
Mwaro
Ngozi
Rumonge
Rutana
Ruyigi
Please specify the province
Bas-Uele (Lower Uele) Province
Equateur Province
Haut-Katanga (Upper Katanga) Province
Haut-Lomami (Upper Lomami) Province
Haut-Uele (Upper Uele) Province
Ituri Province
Kasai Province
Kasai-Central Province
Kasai-Oriental Province
Kinshasa
Kongo-Central Province
Kwango Province
Kwilu Province
Lomami Province
Lualaba Province
Mai-Ndombe Province
Maniema Province
Mongala Province
Nord-Kivu (North Kivu) Province
Nord-Ubangi (North Ubangi) Province
Sankuru Province
Sud-Kivu (South Kivu) Province
Sud-Ubangi (South Ubangi) Province
Tanganyika Province
Tshopo Province
Tshuapa Province
Est (Eastern) Province
Kigali
Nord (Northern) Province
Ouest (Western) Province
Sud (Southern) Province
Abyei
Central Equatoria
Eastern Equatoria
Jonglei
Lakes
Northern Bahr el Ghazal
Unity
Where did you/your household live in 
[cal_country]?
Upper Nile
Warrap
Western Bahr el Ghazal
Western Equatoria
Abim
Adjumani
Agago
Alebtong
Amolatar
Amudat
Amuria
Amuru
Apac
Arua
Budaka
Bududa
Bugiri
Buhweju
Buikwe
Bukedea
Bukomansimbi
Bukwo
Bulambuli
Buliisa
Bundibugyo
Bushenyi
Busia
Butaleja
Butambala
Buyende
Dokolo
Gomba
Gulu
Hoima
Ibanda
Iganga
Isingiro
Jinja
Kaabong
Kabale
Kabarole
Kaberamaido
Kalangala
Kaliro
Kalungu
Kampala
Kamuli
Kamwenge
Kanungu
Kapchorwa
Kasese
Katakwi
Kayunga
Kibaale
Kiboga
Kibuku
Where did you/your household live in 
[cal_country]?
Kiruhura
Kiryandongo
Kisoro
Kitgum
Koboko
Kole
Kotido
Kumi
Kween
Kyankwanzi
Kyegegwa
Kyenjojo
Lamwo
Lira
Luuka
Luwero
Lwengo
Lyantonde
Manafwa
Maracha
Masaka
Masindi
Mayuge
Mbale
Mbarara
Mitooma
Mityana
Moroto
Moyo
Mpigi
Mubende
Mukono
Nakapiripirit
Nakaseke
Nakasongola
Namayingo
Namutumba
Napak
Nebbi
Ngora
Ntoroko
Ntungamo
Nwoya
Otuke
Oyam
Pader
Pallisa
Rakai
Rubirizi
Rukungiri
Serere
Sheema
Sironko
Soroti
Ssembabule
Tororo
Where did you/your household live in 
[cal_country]?
Wakiso
Yumbe
Zombo
Buvuma
Please specify: where did you/your 
household live in [cal_country]?
Bubanza
Gihanga
Mpanda
Musigati
Rugazi
Muha
Mukaza
Ntahangwa
Isale
Kabezi
Kanyosha1
Mubimbi
Mugongomanga
Mukike
Mutambu
Mutimbuzi
Nyabiraba
Bururi
Matana
Mugamba
Rutovu
Songa
Vyanda
Cankuzo
Cendajuru
Gisagara
Kigamba
Mishiha
Buganda
Bukinanyana
Mabayi
Mugina
Murwi
Rugombo
Bugendana
Bukirasazi
Buraza
Giheta
Gishubi
Gitega
Itaba
Makebuko
Mutaho
Nyanrusange
Ryansoro
Bugenyuzi
Buhiga
Gihogazi
Gitaramuka
Mutumba
Where did you/your household live in 
[cal_country]?
Where did you/your household live in 
[cal_scounty]?
Nyabikere
Shombo
Butaganzwa
Gahombo
Gatara
Kabarore
Kayanza
Matongo
Muhanga
Muruta
Rango
Bugabira
Busoni
Bwambarangwe
Gitobe
Kirundo
Ntega
Vumbi
Kayogoro
Kibago
Mabanda
Makamba
Nyanza-Lac
Vugizo
Bukeye
Kiganda
Mbuye
Muramvya
Rutegama
Buhinyuza
Butihinda
Gashoho
Gasorwe
Giteranyi
Muyinga
Mwakiro
Bisoro
Gisozi
Kayokwe
Ndava
Nyabihanga
Rusaka
Busiga
Gashikanwa
Kiremba
Marangara
Mwumba
Ngozi
Nyamurenza
Ruhororo
Tangara
Bugarama
Burambi
Buyengero
Muhuta
Rumonge
Where did you/your household live in 
[cal_scounty]?
Bukemba
Giharo
Gitanga
Mpinga-Kayove
Musongati
Rutana
Butaganzwa1
Butezi
Bweru
Gisuru
Kinyinya
Nyabitsinda
Ruyigi
Aketi
Ango
Bambesa
Bondo
Buta
Dingila
Poko
Basankusu
Bikoro
Bolomba
Bomongo
Ingende
Lukolela
Makanza
Mbandaka
Kambove
Kasenga
Kipushi
Likasi
Lubumbashi
Mitwaba
Pweto
Sakania
Bukama
Kabongo
Kamina
Kaniama
Malemba-Nkulu
Aba
Dungu
Faradje
Isiro
Niangara
Rungu
Wamba
Watsa
Ariwara
Aru
Bunia
Djugu
Ingbokolo
Irumu
Mahagi
Where did you/your household live in 
[cal_scounty]?
Mambasa
Mongwalu
Dekese
Ilebo
Kamonia
Luebo
Mweka
Tshikapa
Demba
Dibaya
Dimbelenge
Kananga
Kazumba
Luiza
Tshimbulu
Kabeya-Kamwanga
Katanda
Lukalaba
Lupatapata
Mbuji-Mayi
Miabi
Tshilenge
Kinshasa
Bangu
Boma
Inkisi
Kasangulu
Kimvula
Lukula
Luozi
Madimba
Matadi
Mbanza-Ngungu
Moanda
Seke-Banza
Songololo
Tshela
Feshi
Kahemba
Kasongo-Lunda
Kenge
Popokabaka
Bagata
Bandundu
Bulungu
Dibaya-Lubwe
Gungu
Idiofa
Kikwit
Mangai
Masi-Manimba
Kabinda
Kamiji
Lubao
Luilu
Mwene-Ditu
Where did you/your household live in 
[cal_scounty]?
Ngandajika
Dilolo
Kapanga
Kasaji
Kolwezi
Lubudi
Mutshatsha
Sandoa
Bolobo
Inongo
Kiri
Kutu
Kwamouth
Mushie
Nioki
Oshwe
Yumbi
Kabambare
Kailo
Kalima
Kasongo
Kibombo
Kindu
Lubutu
Namoya
Pangi
Punia
Bongandanga
Bumba
Lisala
Beni
Butembo
Goma
Lubero
Masisi
Nyiragongo
Oicha
Rutshuru
Walikale
Bosobolo
Businga
Gbadolite
Mobayi-Mbongo
Yakoma
Bena-Dibele
Katako-Kombe
Kole
Lodja
Lomela
Lubefu
Lusambo
Tshumbe
Baraka
Bukavu
Fizi
Idjwi
Where did you/your household live in 
[cal_scounty]?
Kabare
Kalehe
Kamituga
Mwenga
Shabunda
Uvira
Walungu
Budjala
Gemena
Kungu
Libenge
Zongo
Kabalo
Kalemie
Kaoze
Kongolo
Manono
Moba
Nyunzu
Bafwasende
Banalia
Basoko
Isangi
Kisangani
Opala
Ubundu
Yahuma
Yangambi
Befale
Boende
Bokungu
Djolu
Ikela
Monkoto
Bugesera
Gatsibo
Kayonza
Kirehe
Ngoma
Nyagatare
Rwamagana
Gasabo
Kicukiro
Nyarugenge
Burera
Gakenke
Gicumbi
Musanze
Rulindo
Karongi
Ngororero
Nyabihu
Nyamasheke
Rubavu
Rusizi
Rutsiro
Where did you/your household live in 
[cal_scounty]?
Gisagara
Huye
Kamonyi
Muhanga
Nyamagabe
Nyanza
Nyaruguru
Ruhango
Juba
Kajo-Keji
Lainya
Morobo
Terekeka
Yei
Budi
Ikotos
Kapoeta East
Kapoeta North
Kapoeta South
Lopa
Magwi
Torit
Akobo
Ayod
Bor South
Canal
Duk
Fangak
Nyirol
Pibor
Pochalla
Twic East
Uror
Awerial
Cueibet
Rumbek Centre
Rumbek East
Rumbek North
Wulu
Yirol East
Yirol West
Aweil Centre
Aweil East
Aweil North
Aweil South
Aweil West
Abiemnhom
Guit
Koch
Leer
Mayendit
Mayom
Panyijiar
Pariang
Rubkona
Baliet
Where did you/your household live in 
[cal_scounty]?
Fashoda
Longochuk
Luakpiny/Nasir
Maban
Maiwut
Malakal
Manyo
Melut
Panyikang
Renk
Ulang
Gogrial East
Gogrial West
Tonj East
Tonj North
Tonj South
Twic
Jur River
Raga
Wau
Ezo
Ibba
Maridi
Mundri East
Mundri West
Mvolo
Nagero
Nzara
Tambura
Yambio
Other
Where did you/your household live in 
[cal_scounty]?
Please specify: where did you/your 
household live in [cal_scounty]?
What was the name of the village that 
you/your household lived most recently 
before being displaced to Rwamwanja?
Now I would like to ask you some additional 
information about yourself
Kinyabwisha
Kinyarwanda
Kinyamulenge
Swahili
Shi
Fuliiru
Hunde
French
Nande
Lingala
Kibembe
Kifumbira
Chiluba
Kirega
Kifulero
Kisanza
What is your native language? The primary 
language spoken at home as a child or the 
language of your parents
Where did you/your household live in 
[cal_scounty]?
Kilulu
Kihavu
Kishi
Kibangubangu
Kitembo
Kikwami
None
-666 Other (specify)
Please specify: What is your native 
language?
Kinyabwisha
Kinyarwanda
Kinyamulenge
Swahili
Shi
Fuliiru
Hunde
French
Nande
Lingala
Kibembe
Kifumbira
Chiluba
Kirega
Kifulero
Kisanza
Kilulu
Kihavu
Kishi
Kibangubangu
Kitembo
Kikwami
None
-666 Other (specify)
Please specify: What other languages do 
you speak?
1 Christianity, Catholic
2 Christianity, Protestant
3 Islam
4 Seventh Day Adventist
Pentecostal
Jehovah's Witness
Barokole/Barokore
CEPK
Baptist
Messianic Church of Yahweh
Frere
-666 Other (specify)
Please specify: what is your religion?
1 Cultivation/digging
2 Livestock keeping
3 Business
4 Casual Labor
-666 Other (specify)
Please specify: what was your livelihood 
strategy?
What is your religion?
What was the household's main livelihood 
strategy before arriving in Rwamwanja?
What is your native language? The primary 
language spoken at home as a child or the 
language of your parents
What other languages do you speak?
Here is the list of your current household 
members you already told me about.
Were any of them not part of your 
household before you were displaced?” ...
[enumerator: check boxes for those who were not 
part of household previously] ...
...
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Yes
No
Don't know
Head
Spouse/partner
Son/daughter
Stepson/daughter
Adopted
Grandchild
Brother/sister
Niece/Nephew
Father/mother
Step brother/sister
Grandparent
Great-grandchild
Other family
Household help
Lodger
Friends
son/daughter in law
brother/sister in law
mother/father in law
Other (specify)
Please specify: what was [current 
household member] 's relationship to the 
current head of household?
Enumerator, the choice seems to be 
inconsistent because this member isn't the 
current household head.
Yes
No
Don't know
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None
Yes
(Repeated group)
Was [current household member] the head 
of the household at that time?
Was [deceased household member name] 
the head of the household at that time?
What was [current household member] 's 
relationship to the current head of 
household?
Was [current household member] working 
at that time?
Here is a list of your deceased household 
members that you already told me about. 
Was anybody from this list of people that 
you have already told me about part of your 
household when you were displaced?
(Repeated group)
No
Don't know
Head
Spouse/partner
Son/daughter
Stepson/daughter
Adopted
Grandchild
Brother/sister
Niece/Nephew
Father/mother
Step brother/sister
Grandparent
Great-grandchild
Other family
Household help
Lodger
Friends
son/daughter in law
brother/sister in law
mother/father in law
Other (specify)
Please specify: What was [deceased 
household member name]'s relationship to 
the current head of household?
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
How many?
What is the first/Christian/Muslim name of 
household member number [1 of [number 
of household members then not a member 
now]]?
ENUMERATOR: Enter the name of the member 
carefully.
Last name (Required)
Now I would like to ask you about 
household member [household member 
then not a member now] .
Male
Female
Yes
No
Don't know
Head
Spouse/partner
Son/daughter
Stepson/daughter
Adopted
Grandchild
(Repeated group)
(Repeated group)
What was [household member then not a 
member now] 's gender?
Was [deceased household member name] 
the head of the household at that time?
What was [deceased household member 
name]'s relationship to the current head of 
household?
Was [deceased household member name] 
working at that time?
Was there anybody else that was part of 
your household then that is not a member 
now?
Was [household member then not a 
member now] the head of the household at 
that time?
What was [household member then not a 
member now] 's relationship to the current 
head of household?
Brother/sister
Niece/Nephew
Father/mother
Step brother/sister
Grandparent
Great-grandchild
Other family
Household help
Lodger
Friends
son/daughter in law
brother/sister in law
mother/father in law
Other (specify)
Please specify: what was [household 
member then not a member now] 's 
relationship to the current head of 
household?
How old was [household member then not 
a member now] 's at that time?
If the respondent does not remember, please probe. 
If they still cannot remember, enter -777 if unknown.
Never attended school / did not complete class
Pre-Primary 1
Pre-Primary 2
Pre-Primary 3
P1
P2
P3
P4
P5
P6
P7
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
Polytechnic
Informal Training
College (non-University)
University
Refused
Other (please specify on next screen)
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Business man/woman
Doctor
Teacher
Government Employee
Engineer
Journalist
What was [household member then not a 
member now] 's main occupation at that 
time?
What was [household member then not a 
member now] 's relationship to the current 
head of household?
What was the highest education level that 
[household member then not a member 
now] achieved at that time?
Was [household member then not a 
member now] working at that time?
Boda driver / taxi driver
Brewer
Catering
Farmer - commercial
Farmer - subsistence
Repairman
Housewife
Market vendor
Shopkeeper
Student
NGO Worker
Casual labor
Household help (maid)
Unemployed
Other
Don't know
Specify other: What was [household 
member then not a member now] 's main 
occupation at that time?
Now I would like to ask you a few questions 
about how people in your community 
interact with one another and how you feel 
about your community.
Individuals/households would deal with the 
problem individually
Neighbors among themselves
Local government/community leaders
All community leaders acting together
The entire neighborhood
NGOs
Other
Please specify: If there were a problem that 
affected the entire community, for instance 
(violence, crop failure, drought), who do 
you think would work together to solve his 
or her problem?
Differences often exist between people 
living in the same village/neighborhood. To 
what extent do differences such as the 
following tend to divide people in your 
village/neighborhood?
Enumerator: Please read out each statement to the 
respondent
Not at all
Somewhat
Very much
Not at all
Somewhat
Very much
Not at all
Somewhat
Very much
Not at all
Somewhat
Differences in landholdings
Differences between long-time inhabitants 
that arrived in 2012 or 2013 and new 
settlers
Differences in political affiliations
Differences in religious beliefs
What was [household member then not a 
member now] 's main occupation at that 
time?
If there were a problem that affected the 
entire community, for instance (violence, 
crop failure, drought), who do you think 
would work together to solve this problem?
Very much
Not at all
Somewhat
Very much
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Social exclusion
Threats
Harrassment
Death threats
Physical violence
False accusations
Verbal abuse based on ethnicity
Property loss
Other
Please specify: what type of problems are 
caused by differences in ethnic 
backgrounds in your community?
Would you say that most people can be 
trusted or that most people cannot be 
trusted? Most people can be trusted
Please read out the options to the respondent. Most people cannot be trusted
Don't know
I am going to read some statements to you 
and I would like you to tell me for each 
statement if you strongly agree, agree, 
disagree, or strongly disagree
Enumerator: Please read out each statement to the 
respondent
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Differences in religious beliefs
Differences in ethnic backgrounds
Do these differences in landholdings cause 
problems?
Most people in this community are honest 
and can be trusted
Most people in this community who speak 
the same native language as me are 
honest and can be trusted
People in this community who speak the 
same native language trust one another to 
borrow and loan items
If I have a problem, there is always 
someone to help me
Do these differences between long-term 
inhabitants and new settlers cause 
problems?
Do these differences in political affiliations 
cause problems?
Do these differences in religious beliefs 
cause problems?
Do these differences in ethnic backgrounds 
cause problems?
What types of problems are caused by 
differences in ethnic backgrounds in your 
community?
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Don't know
Worse than other communities
The same as other communities
Better than other communities
Now I would like to know, in general, yes or 
no, can:
Yes
No
Yes
No
Peaceful
Not peaceful
More
Less
Same
Yes
No
Harassment because of the way I look, the 
language I speak, or where I am from
Being called a name or being threatened in a 
language I did not understand or by another 
person or group of people
Being excluded from social events or 
community spaces (e.g. water point, town 
center, shops)
Being falsely accused of something I did not do
Other
Please specify: what problems have you 
experienced?
Now I would like to ask you some questions 
about your household's acccess and use of 
water
Piped into dwelling
I am suspicious/fearful of people in this 
community
I am jealous of others in my community
Others in the community are jealous of me
Compared to other communities, how 
much do people in this community trust one 
another to borrow and loan items?
Nationals be trusted
If I have a problem, there is always 
someone to help me
Most people in this community are willing to 
help if you need it
What is currently the main source of 
drinking water for members of your 
household?
Refugees be trusted
In your opinion, would you say this 
community tends to be peaceful or not 
peaceful?
Compared with other communities in the 
settlement, is there more or less conflict in 
this community?
I have experienced problems in this 
community
Which of the following problems have you 
experienced?
Piped to yard/plot
Public tap/standpipe
Tubewell/Borehole
Protected Well
Unprotected Well
Protected Spring
Unprotected Spring
Rainwater
Rock catchments
Tanker truck
Cart with small tank
Surface water 
(river/dam/lake/pond/stream/canal/irrigation 
channel)
Bottled Water
Other (specify)
Don't know
Other: What is currently the main source of 
drinking water for members of your 
household?
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Now I would like to ask your some 
questions about your household's access 
and use of sanitation facilities
Flush to piped sewer system
Flush to septic tank
Flush to pit latrine
Flush to somewhere else
Flush, don't know where
Ventilated improved pit latrine
Covered Pit latrine with slab
Covered Pit latirne without slab/open pit
Uncovered pit latrine with slab
Uncovered pit latrine without slab/open pit
Composting toilet
Bucket toilet
Hanging toilet/hanging latrine
No facility/bush/field
Other
Don't know
Please specify: What kind of toilet facility 
do members of your household usually use?
Observed
Not in dwelling/yard/plot
No permission to see
Other (specify)
Yes
What kind of toilet facility do members of 
your household usually use?
Please show me where members of your 
household most often wash their hands.
Observation only: Observe presence of 
water at the place for handwashing. Is 
water available?
What is currently the main source of 
drinking water for members of your 
household?
Is water normally available from this 
source?
In the last two weeks, was water 
unavailable from this source for a day or 
longer?
No
Soap or detergent (bar, liquid, powder)
Ash, mud, sand
None
You have arrived at the end of the 
household survey.
Now, we will do the individual participant 
survey with one individual.
The participant of the program is an 
economically active female 17 years or 
older or an economically active youth, male 
or female, 17 years or older.
This may be the same respondent, if the 
person most knowledgable about 
household welfare is also a female 17 
years or older. If so, continue the survey.
If the respondent for this section is not the 
same, please pause and ask to speak to 
the new respondent. Then begin the survey.
The mobilizer will have located this 
information fo you.
Yes
No
Why is there no individual survey? If the 
previous person refuses, check to see if 
the household will let another participate if 
she or he meets the program participant 
criteria. Give further explanation why there 
is no adult survey.
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Observation only: Observe presence of 
water at the place for handwashing. Is 
water available?
Observation only: Observe presence of 
soap, detergent, or other cleansing agent at 
the place for handwashing
Determine the respondent for the individual 
survey. This may be the same respondent 
or this may be a different individual. At the 
beginning of this survey, you should have 
consented both individuals. Does this (new) 
person consent?
Please select the respondent for this 
section from the list. This can either be the 
same respondent as the household section 
or an economically active female 17 years 
or older or youth, male or female, 17 years 
to 35 years old.
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Date of the Program Participant Survey
We have entered the following information 
about this respondent. If it is incorrect, 
please go back to the household section at 
the beginning of the survey to correct:
Name: [ind_name]
Age: [ind_age]
Relationship to household head: Other 
family
Sex: Female
Do you have any of your own children in 
this household or are you the primary 
caregiver of any of the children in this 
household? Yes
(Children under the age of 2 years) No
No children in the household
Yes
No
No children in the household
Now I would like to ask you some questions 
about your satisfaction with life.
Present the ladder to the respondent
10 - highest
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 - lowest
Don't Know
Refused/Skip
10 - highest
9
8
7
6
Who are your children or those about 
whom you know enough information about 
to discuss what they ate yesterday during 
the day or night:
How would you describe your satisfaction 
with life? The top rung of the ladder (10) 
represents very satisfied and the bottom of 
the ladder (1) represents very dissatisfied. 
On which step would you place yourself?
On the same ladder, which step do you 
believe you will be on in 5 years?
Please select the respondent for this 
section from the list. This can either be the 
same respondent as the household section 
or an economically active female 17 years 
or older or youth, male or female, 17 years 
to 35 years old.
Do you have enough information to discuss 
what any of these children ate yesterday 
during the day or night?
5
4
3
2
1 - lowest
Don't Know
Refused/Skip
10 - highest
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 - lowest
Don't Know
Refused/Skip
10 - highest
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 - lowest
Don't Know
Refused/Skip
I would like to ask you some questions 
about your health.
INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT: Present 
the picture of a ladder to the respondent 
and choose the number that corresponds 
to the rung they choose.
10 - highest
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 - lowest
Don't Know
Refused/Skip
How would you classify your health these 
days? If the top rung of this ladder (10) 
represents perfect health, the middle (5) 
represents having several minor ailments, 
and the bottom run (1) represents chronic 
illness/disease, where would you place 
yourself?
On the same ladder, which step do you 
believe you will be on in 5 years?
Now assume that the top rung of the ladder 
(10) represents the best-off members of 
your community and that the lowest rung 
(1) are the poorest individuals. Where 
would you place your household on the 
ladder in terms of economic status?
Where do you think you will be on this 
ladder 5 years from now – in terms of your 
economic status?
What level of difficulty do you have in 
carrying out the following activities by 
yourself right now? For each activity, 
please say whether you have no difficulty, 
have difficulty but can do it without help, 
can only do it with help, or cannot do this 
activity.
No difficulty
Difficult but can do with no help
Can do, only with help
Can't do
Don't know
No difficulty
Difficult but can do with no help
Can do, only with help
Can't do
Don't know
No difficulty
Difficult but can do with no help
Can do, only with help
Can't do
Don't know
Yes
No
Yes
No
I would now like to ask about your 
membership in groups and relationship with 
other households in your community
Yes
No
Don't know
Are you or members of your households 
part of any of the following types of groups 
or associations?
Civil associations (senior citizen's groups, 
women's associations, recreational groups)
Enumerator: Please read out each of the options to 
the respondent
Cooperatives, irigator's associations, natural 
resource management groups
Credit/finance group, (credit cooperative, 
savings group)
Religious group
Women's group
Mutual help group
Mother's group
Governmental group or institution
Welfare Association/Burial Group
Youth groups
Persons with Disabilities groups
Elders groups
Mens groups
None
Other
Don't know
Lifting a bag weighing 10kg (for 
example, a bag of wheat) 
Walking for four hours without resting. 
Work in a field all day (if you had to) 
Do you wear shoes or sandals to the 
latrine?
Do you have toothpaste and brush?
If your family needed to borrow money, 
without interest, to meet basic household 
expenses, is there someone in your village 
who would be prepared to help you?
Yearly
A few times a year
Monthly
A few times a month
Weekly
A few times a week
Daily
Don't know
Where do members of your [name of 
group] live? All live in the same village
Enumerator: Please read out each of the options to 
the respondent All live in the same parish, but different villages
All live in the same sub-county, but different 
parishes
All live in the same county, but different sub￾counties
All live in the same district, but different 
counties
All live in different districts
Other:
Do not know where members live
Specify other: Where do members of 
[name of group] live?
Section 4b: Social Networks
I will now read you a list of 60 members of 
other households in your village. Please 
tell me if you know them or anyone else in 
their households peer_name
ENUMERATOR: READ OUT EACH NAME 
TO THE RESPONDENT AND SELECT 
EVERY PERSON THAT HE/SHE KNOWS
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None
How many times did you or one of your 
household members participate in a [name 
of group] in the last 12 months?
If you needed advice on an issue related to 
farming or business, would you consider 
going to any of these people to ask for their 
advice?
(Repeated group)
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None
If you had the chance to invest in an 
income generating activity together with 
someone else, would you consider 
investing together with any of these people? ...
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(An income generating activity could be any 
business, livestock rearing or farming) ...
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None
Now I would like to ask you questions 
about your passion and effort towards 
goals. Please respond to the following 
statements with: strongly agree, agree, 
disagree, or strongly disagree
Enumerator: Please read out each of the statements 
to the respondent.
Strongly agree
New ideas and projects sometimes distract 
me from previous ones
Over the past year, have you borrowed 
money from any of these people or lent 
money to any of these people?
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Now I would like to ask you questions 
about how you achieve your own goals. 
Please respond to the following statements 
with: strongly agree, agree, disagree, or 
strongly disagree
Enumerator: Please read out each of the statements 
to the respondent
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
New ideas and projects sometimes distract 
me from previous ones
Setbacks don't discourage me. I don't give 
up easily.
I often set a goal but later choose to pursue 
a different one.
I am a hard worker
I have difficulty maintaining my focus on 
projects that take more than a few months 
to complete.
I finish whatever I begin
If someone opposes me, I can find the 
means and ways to get what I want
I am certain that I can accomplish my goals
My interests change from year to year
I am diligent. I never give up.
I have been obsessed with a certain idea or 
project for a short time, but later lost 
interest.
I have overcome setbacks to conquer an 
important challenge.
I can always manage to solve difficult 
problems if I try hard enough
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Now I want to talk about how you feel. 
Please do not feel offended by the following 
questions. If at any time you feel 
uncomfortable, please let me know. We 
can skip any of the following questions at 
any time if you do not wish to answer.
INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT: Present 
the picture of a ladder to the respondent 
and write the number that corresponds to 
the rung they choose.
10 - highest
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 - lowest
Don't Know
Refused/Skip
When I am confronted with a problem, I 
can find several solutions
If I am in trouble, I can think of a good 
solution
I can handle whatever comes my way
How would you describe your satisfaction 
with life? If the top run of this ladder (10) 
represents very satisfied, and the lowest 
rung (1) represents very dissatisfied, where 
would you place yourself?
I am certain that I can accomplish my goals
I am confident that I could deal efficiently 
with unexpected events
Thanks to my resourcefulness, I can 
handle unforeseen situations
I can solve most problems if I invest the 
necessary effort
I can remain calm when facing difficulties 
because I can rely on my coping abilities
I am going to read a list of statements that 
express feelings. I would like to know the 
number of days you have felt this way in 
the past 7 days.
Please select one number from 1 to 7, or select skip if 
the respondent feels uncomfortable or wishes to skip 
this question
For each of the following statements, how 
many days have you felt this way in the 
past 7 days: 0
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I cried a lot
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I am going to read a list of questions about 
your feelings. I would like to how often in 
the past 30 days that you felt this way: all of 
the time, most of the time, some of the 
time, a little of the time, none of the time.
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
Don't know
Refused/skip
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
Don't know
Refused/skip
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
Don't know
Refused/skip
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
Restless or fidgety
I was moving or speaking so slowly that 
other people could have noticed
I felt that I let myself or my family down
How often during the past 30 days did you 
feel:
Nervous
Hopeless
My sleep was restless
Don't know
Refused/skip
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
Don't know
Refused/skip
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
Don't know
Refused/skip
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
Don't know
Refused/skip
During the past 12 months, did you ever 
have a period lasting 30 days or longer 
when most of the time you felt worried, 
tense, or anxious? Yes
If the respondent feels uncomfortable or wishes to 
skip this question, please select 'skip' No
Skip
What was the source of these worries or 
tensions? Food shortage
If the respondent feels uncomfortable or wishes to 
skip this question, please select 'skip' Employment
Living space
Health
Loan
Conflict with other
Domestic issues
Other
Skip
What other source of worries?
Has that period ended or is it still going on? Ended
If the respondent feels uncomfortable or wishes to 
skip this question, please select 'skip' Still going on
Still going on, but reduced
Refuses to say/skip
How much did/do these worries interfere 
with your ability to carry out your normal 
activities - a lot, some, a little, or not at all? A lot
Restless or fidgety
So depressed that nothing could cheer you 
up
That everything was difficult
Worthless
If the respondent feels uncomfortable or wishes to 
skip this question, please select 'skip' Some
A little
Not at all
Refuses to say/skip
During the last 12 months, have you visited 
a health facility or seen a health provider 
(including a traditional healer) for reasons 
related to your worries? Yes
If the respondent feels uncomfortable or wishes to 
skip this question, please select 'skip' No
Skip
Which type of health facility did you visit or 
which type of health provider did you see? Government hospital
Choose only the main source. If the respondent feels 
uncomfortable or wishes to skip this question, please 
select 'skip' Government referral hospital
Private hospital
Government health post
Private clinic
Pharmacy
NGO Clinic
Private qualified doctor
Private health officer
Private nurse
Unlicensed doctor
Traditional birth attendant/midwife
Community health worker/first aid provider
Traditional healer
Other (Specify)
Skip
Specify other: What other type of health 
facility / provider ?
What are the issues that sometimes are 
reasons of concern for you? Food shortage
Select 'Refused/Skip' if the respondent feels 
uncomfortable or wishes to skip this question Living situation
Loan/Debt
Health
Employment
Children's education
Clothing
Domestic issues
Nothing
Other
Refused/Skip
What other issue:
Yes
No
Enumerator: Did you skip any questions in 
mental health because the respondent felt 
uncomfortable?
Read out: Thinking about the past 12 
months, I would like to ask you about the 
types of income sources your household 
has had.
In the last 12 months, did anyone from your 
household receive income from:
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Please specify the other source of income.
[Enumerator: Does this household have no 
income? Please explain.]
Overall, which of the following best 
describes how your household’s income 
changes each month? 1. Roughly the same income each month
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent
2. Roughly the same income most months, but 
some unusually low or high months during the 
year
3. Income often varies quite a bit from one 
month to the next
4. Income varies from season to season
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
How easily can you predict the amount of 
income your household will get in the next 
income cycle? 1. Very difficult
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent 2. Somewhat difficult
3. Somewhat easily
4. Very easily
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
How often does your household typically 
receive income from '1. Smallholder 
farming - crops'? Daily
8. Government transfers (i.e. social safety 
net)
9. Other
2. Smallholder farming - livestock
3. Self-employed business
4. Salaried employment
5. Casual wage employment
6. Pension payments
7. Family/friends assistance
.
1. Smallholder farming - crops
Enumerator: If there is more than one household 
member who receives income from this source, 
please record the cycle of the main income. Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
666. Other (Specify.)
Please specify.
Yes - Alone
Yes - Joint
No
How often does your household typically 
receive income from '2. Smallholder 
farming - livestock'? Daily
Enumerator: If there is more than one household 
member who receives income from this source, 
please record the cycle of the main income. Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
666. Other (Specify.)
Please specify.
Yes - Alone
Yes - Joint
No
How often does your household typically 
receive income from '3. Self-employed 
business'? Daily
Enumerator: If there is more than one household 
member who receives income from this source, 
please record the cycle of the main income. Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
666. Other (Specify.)
Please specify.
Yes - Alone
Yes - Joint
No
How often does your household typically 
receive income from '4. Salaried 
employment'? Daily
Enumerator: If there is more than one household 
member who receives income from this source, 
please record the cycle of the main income. Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
666. Other (Specify.)
Please specify.
Yes - Alone
Yes - Joint
No
How often does your household typically 
receive income from '5. Casual wage 
employment'? Daily
Are you the earner of this income?
Are you the earner of this income?
Are you the earner of this income?
Are you the earner of this income?
Enumerator: If there is more than one household 
member who receives income from this source, 
please record the cycle of the main income. Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
666. Other (Specify.)
Please specify.
Yes - Alone
Yes - Joint
No
How often does your household typically 
receive income from '6. Pension payments'? Daily
Enumerator: If there is more than one household 
member who receives income from this source, 
please record the cycle of the main income. Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
666. Other (Specify.)
Please specify.
Yes - Alone
Yes - Joint
No
How often does your household typically 
receive income from '7. Family/friends 
assistance'? Daily
Enumerator: If there is more than one household 
member who receives income from this source, 
please record the cycle of the main income. Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
666. Other (Specify.)
Please specify.
Yes - Alone
Yes - Joint
No
How often does your household typically 
receive income from '8. Government 
transfers (i.e. social safety net)'? Daily
Enumerator: If there is more than one household 
member who receives income from this source, 
please record the cycle of the main income. Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
666. Other (Specify.)
Please specify.
Yes - Alone
Yes - Joint
No
How often does your household typically 
receive income from '9. Other'? Daily
Are you the earner of this income?
Are you the earner of this income?
Are you the earner of this income?
Are you the earner of this income?
Enumerator: If there is more than one household 
member who receives income from this source, 
please record the cycle of the main income. Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
666. Other (Specify.)
Please specify.
Yes - Alone
Yes - Joint
No
Section 3. ACCESS
Read out: In this section, I am going to ask 
you about your access to financial services.
Read out: In this section, I am going to ask 
you about your access to financial services.
An account can be used to save money, to 
make or receive payments, or to receive 
wages or financial help. Do you currently 
have an account at any of the following 
places: a bank, MFI, SACCO, your mobile 
phone, or another type of formal financial 
institution? Yes
Enumerator: Please probe. If the respondent does not 
have the option to withdraw or save money in any 
account in a financial institution, then they do not 
have a bank account. No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Please tell me whether each of the 
following is A REASON why you, 
personally, DO NOT have an account at a 
bank or another type of formal financial 
institution. Is it … ?
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent
Yes
No
Refused
B. Because financial services are too 
expensive Yes
This includes fees charged when opening an account, 
withdrawing money No
Refused
Yes
No
Are you the earner of this income?
Does your employer offer the option of 
automatically setting money aside into a 
separate account whenever you receive 
income?
Do you use such automatic savings plan?
A. Because financial institutions are too far 
away
C. Because you don't have the necessary 
documentation (identity card, wage slip, 
etc.)
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
F. Because you don't have enough money 
to use financial institutions Yes
You do not have enough money that it is not worth 
having or useful to have an account No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
In the PAST 12 MONTHS, have you, 
personally, GIVEN or SENT money to a 
relative or friend living in a different area 
inside the country in any of the following 
ways?
Yes
No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
Please tell me whether each of the 
following is A REASON why you, 
personally, HAVE NOT sent or received 
money using a formal financial institution or 
mobile phone or money transfer service?
Yes
No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
Yes
C. You sent money through a mobile phone.
D. You sent money through a money 
transfer service.
A. Because the service provider is too far 
away
B. Because the service provider is too 
expensive
C. Because you don't have the necessary 
documentation (identity card, wage slip, 
etc.)
E. Because of religious reasons
G. Because someone else in the family 
already has an account
I. Because you have no need for financial 
services at a formal institution
A. You handed cash to this person or sent 
cash through someone you know.
B. You sent money through a bank or 
another type of formal financial institution 
(for example, at a branch, at an ATM, or 
through direct deposit into an account).
C. Because you don't have the necessary 
documentation (identity card, wage slip, 
etc.)
D. Because you don't trust financial 
institutions
D. Because you don't trust the service 
provider
E. Because you have no need for transfer 
services at a formal institution
No
Refused
If you wanted to borrow 100000 UGX … :
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the bank in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the bank would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the bank?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the bank?
Every ______________ :
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the MFI in total?
Would it be possible for you to borrow 
100000 UGX from an MFI?
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the MFI, for 
example, with a fixed end date to repay the 
original loan amount in full?
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Would you need a guaranter?
Would you have to put a collateral?
E. Because you have no need for transfer 
services at a formal institution
Would it be possible for you to borrow 
100000 UGX from a bank?
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the bank, for 
example, with a fixed end date to repay the 
original loan amount in full?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the MFI would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the MFI?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the MFI?
Every ______________ :
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the SACCO in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the SACCO would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the SACCO?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Would you need a guaranter?
Would you have to put a collateral?
Would it be possible for you to borrow 
100000 UGX from a SACCO?
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the SACCO, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the SACCO?
Every ______________ :
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the local money lender in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the local money lender would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the local money lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the local money lender?
Every ______________ :
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
Would it be possible for you to borrow 
100000 UGX from a local money lender?
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the local 
money lender, for example, with a fixed 
end date to repay the original loan amount 
in full?
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Would you need a guaranter?
Would you have to put a collateral?
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Would you need a guaranter?
Would you have to put a collateral?
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused
Are you covered by any type of public or 
private health insurance? Yes
Enumerator: Medical assistance provided by UNHCR 
or another organization can be considered free 
medical insurance No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Section 4. BEHAVIOR
Read out: In this section, I am going to ask 
you about your behaviors.
Over the past year, how would you 
describe your household’s income and 
spending? 1. Generally spend much less than income
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent 2. Generally spend a little less than income
3. Generally spend about equal to income
4. Generally spend a little more than income
5. Generally spend much more than income
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
1. Generally spend much less than income
2. Generally spend a little less than income
3. Generally spend about equal to income
4. Generally spend a little more than income
5. Generally spend much more than income
1. Used savings
2. Received help from others without the 
expectation of paying back
3. Got behind on bill payments; didn't pay bills
4. Borrowed from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
5. Borrowed from formal source
6. Borrowed from informal source with interest 
(money lender)
A. Did any of that spending include any 
large purchases such as a house, a piece 
of land, a vehicle or any other large 
investments that are usually bigger than 
your average 1-month income?
B. Putting them aside, how would you 
describe your household’s income and 
spending?
C. If you generally spent more than your 
income, how did you make up the 
difference?
Would you have to put a collateral?
Do you know what a life insurance is?
Do you have life insurance? Please include 
individual and group policies, such as 
policies provided through your employer.
Do you know what a health insurance is?
7. Borrowed from informal savings group
8. Sold household durable asset
9. Sold productive asset
10. Renegotiated payment plan on existing 
debts / extended loan payments
11. Cut back on expenses
12. Got additional money from working
13. Did nothing
14. Declared bankruptcy
666. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
Please specify.
Many people borrow money from various 
sources, formal and informal financial 
institutions, friends, family to meet their 
financial bligations. Furthermore, people 
often purchase goods and services on 
credit and defer the payment to a later 
time. Please think about all these borrowing 
experiences including money, goods, and 
services for the following questions.
How much do you agree with the following 
statements:
You are typically careful about deciding 
whether to borrow money or make 
purchases on credit. 1. Agree a lot
2. Somewhat agree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat disagree
4. Not agree at all
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
You sometimes borrow money or make 
purchases on credit, but on reflection you 
should have taken more time to think about 
whether to borrow. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
You typically make good decisions about 
how much to borrow or purchase on credit. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
C. If you generally spent more than your 
income, how did you make up the 
difference?
4. Agree a lot
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
You sometimes borrow more money or 
make more purchases on credit than you 
should. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
When you borrow money or make 
purchases on credit, you typically repay 
what you borrowed in the agreed upon 
timeframe. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
You sometimes borrow money from other 
sources to repay existing debts. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
There are many ways to save money. 
Some people open a savings bank or 
mobile money account. Some keep cash 
somewhere at home, hidden in a safe 
place, or with a friend or family member. 
Others buy things such as [give common 
local examples of assets and in-kind 
savings people engage in; examples south￾asia: gold, east africa: stored food, house 
building] as a means of saving.
Please think about all these ways of saving 
for the next question.
Thinking about your main sources of 
income, how much do you agree with the 
following statement:
You typically save or set aside some of the 
income that you receive for the future. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Some people plan their income, expenses 
and savings to achieve their short-term and 
long-term goals.
How much do you agree with the following 
statements:
You have plans for how you will pay for 
your expenses for the NEXT 1 WEEK. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have plans for how you will pay for 
your expenses for the NEXT 1 MONTH. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have plans for how you will pay for 
your expenses for the NEXT 3 MONTHS. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have a financial goal to reach for the 
next 12 months. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have a financial goal to reach for the 
next 5 years. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have plans for your finances for old 
age when you retire. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
How much do you agree with the following 
statement:
Thinking about the recurring bill payments 
you have such as school fees, rent, water, 
electricity or fuel: 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
You sometimes miss or delay a bill 
payment. 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? Refuse to Answer
You sometimes buy things that you later 
regret because you bought them on 
impulse. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
If you have a small amount of money, such 
as 600 or 2400 UGX, you can typically 
decide how to spend it on your own. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
When an expensive item [like a bicycle or a 
cow] is purchased by your household, your 
opinion is typically listened to in the 
decision of what to buy. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Many people borrow money from various 
sources, formal and informal financial 
institutions, friends, family to meet their 
financial bligations. Furthermore, people 
often purchase goods and services on 
credit and defer the payment to a later 
time. Please think about all these borrowing 
experiences including money, goods, and 
services for the following questions.
How much do you agree with the following 
statements:
Over the last year, you have been typically 
careful about deciding whether to borrow 
money or make purchases on credit. 1. Agree a lot
2. Somewhat agree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat disagree
4. Not agree at all
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have sometimes 
borrowed money or made purchases on 
credit but on reflection you should have 
taken more time to think about whether to 
borrow. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have typically made 
good decisions about how much to borrow 
or purchase on credit. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have sometimes 
borrowed more money or made more 
purchases on credit than you should. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, when you have 
borrowed money or made purchases on 
credit, you have typically repaid what you 
borrowed in the agreed upon timeframe. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have sometimes 
borrowed money from other sources to 
repay existing debts. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
There are many ways to save money. 
Some people open a savings bank or 
mobile money account. Some keep cash 
somewhere at home, hidden in a safe 
place, or with a friend or family member. 
Others buy things such as [give common 
local examples of assets and in-kind 
savings people engage in; examples south￾asia: gold, east africa: stored food, house 
building] as a means of saving.
Please think about all these ways of saving 
for the next question.
Thinking about your main sources of 
income, how much do you agree with the 
following statement:
Over the last year, you have typically saved 
or set aside some of the income that you 
received for the future. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Some people plan their income, expenses 
and savings to achieve their short-term and 
long-term goals.
How much do you agree with the following 
statements:
Over the last year, you have typically had 
plans for how you would pay for your 
expenses for the following 1 week. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have typically had 
plans for how you would pay for your 
expenses for the following 1 month. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have typically had 
plans for how you would pay for your 
expenses for the following 3 months. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have typically had a 
financial goal to reach for the following 1 
year. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have typically had a 
financial goal to reach for the following 5 
years. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have plans for your finances for old 
age when you retire. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
How much do you agree with the following 
statement:
Thinking about the recurring bill payments 
you have such as school fees, rent, water, 
electricity or fuel: 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Over the last year, you have sometimes 
missed or delayed a bill payment. 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have sometimes 
bought things that you later regretted 
because you bought them on impulse. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, if you had a small 
amount of money, such as 600 or 2400 
UGX, you could typically decide how to 
spend it on your own. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, when an expensive item 
[like a bicycle or a cow] was purchased by 
your household, your opinion has typically 
been listened to in the decision of what to 
buy. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Many people borrow money from various 
sources, formal and informal financial 
institutions, friends, family to meet their 
financial bligations. Furthermore, people 
often purchase goods and services on 
credit and defer the payment to a later 
time. Please think about all these borrowing 
experiences including money, goods, and 
services for the following questions.
How often does the following statement 
apply to you:
You are careful about deciding whether to 
borrow money or make purchases on credit. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
You borrow money or make purchases on 
credit which is not a good idea on reflection. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
You make good decisions about how much 
to borrow or purchase on credit. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
You borrow more money or make more 
purchases on credit than you should. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
When you borrow money or make 
purchases on credit, you repay what you 
borrowed in the agreed upon timeframe. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
I borrow money from other sources to 
repay existing debts. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
There are many ways to save money. 
Some people open a savings bank or 
mobile money account. Some keep cash 
somewhere at home, hidden in a safe 
place, or with a friend or family member. 
Others buy things such as [give common 
local examples of assets and in-kind 
savings people engage in; examples south￾asia: gold, east africa: stored food, house 
building] as a means of saving.
Please think about all these ways of saving 
for the next question.
Thinking about your main sources of 
income, how often does the following 
statement apply to you:
You save or set aside some of the income 
that you receive for the future. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Some people plan their income, expenses 
and savings to achieve their short-term and 
long-term goals.
How much do you agree with the following 
statement:
You have plans for how you will pay for 
your expenses for the NEXT 1 WEEK. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have plans for how you will pay for 
your expenses for the NEXT 1 MONTH. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have plans for how you will pay for 
your expenses for the NEXT 3 MONTHS. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have a financial goal to reach for the 
next 12 months. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have a financial goal to reach for the 
next 5 years. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have plans for your finances for old 
age when you retire. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
How often does the following statement 
apply to you:
Thinking about the recurring bill payments 
you have such as school fees, rent, water, 
electricity or fuel: 1. Never
2. Rarely
You miss or delay a bill payment. 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
You buy things that you later regret 
because you bought them on impulse. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
5. Always
Refuse to Answer
If you have a small amount of money, such 
as 600 or 2400 UGX, you can decide how 
to spend it on your own. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
5. Always
Refuse to Answer
When an expensive item [like a bicycle or a 
cow] is purchased by your household, your 
opinion is listened to in the decision of what 
to buy. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Many people borrow money from various 
sources, formal and informal financial 
institutions, friends, family to meet their 
financial bligations. Furthermore, people 
often purchase goods and services on 
credit and defer the payment to a later 
time. Please think about all these borrowing 
experiences including money, goods, and 
services for the following questions.
How often does the following statement 
apply to you:
Over the last year, you have been careful 
about deciding whether to borrow money or 
make purchases on credit. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have borrowed 
money or made purchases on credit which 
is not a good idea on reflection. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have made good 
decisions about how much to borrow or 
purchase on credit. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have borrowed 
more money or made more purchases on 
credit than you should. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, when you have 
borrowed money or made purchases on 
credit, you have repaid what you borrowed 
in the agreed upon timeframe. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have borrowed 
money from other sources to repay existing 
debts. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
There are many ways to save money. 
Some people open a savings bank or 
mobile money account. Some keep cash 
somewhere at home, hidden in a safe 
place, or with a friend or family member. 
Others buy things such as [give common 
local examples of assets and in-kind 
savings people engage in; examples south￾asia: gold, east africa: stored food, house 
building] as a means of saving.
Please think about all these ways of saving 
for the next question.
Thinking about your main sources of 
income, how often does the following 
statement apply to you:
Over the last year, you have saved or set 
aside some of the income that you received 
for the future. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Some people plan their income, expenses 
and savings to achieve their short-term and 
long-term goals.
How often does the following statement 
apply to you:
Over the last year, you have typically had 
plans for how you would pay for your 
expenses for the following 1 week. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have typically had 
plans for how you would pay for your 
expenses for the following 1 month. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have typically had 
plans for how you would pay for your 
expenses for the following 3 months. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have typically had a 
financial goal to reach for the following 1 
year. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have typically had a 
financial goal to reach for the following 5 
years. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have plans for your finances for old 
age when you retire. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
How often do the following statements 
apply to you:
Thinking about the recurring bill payments 
you have such as school fees, rent, water, 
electricity or fuel: 1. Never
2. Rarely
Over the last year, you have missed or 
delayed a bill payment. 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have bought things 
that you later regretted because you bought 
them on impulse. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, if you had a small 
amount of money, such as 600 or 2400 
UGX, you could decide how to spend it on 
your own. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, when an expensive item 
[like a bicycle or a cow] was purchased by 
your household, your opinion has been 
listened to in the decision of what to buy. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Section 5. OUTCOME
Read out: In this section, I am going to ask 
you whether and how you could cope with 
certain situations.
Outcome - I. Unexpected Need
Imagine that you have an unexpected need 
and you need to come up with 100000 
UGX. How POSSIBLE is it that you could 
come up with this amount within the NEXT 
1 WEEK? 1. Not at all possible
2. Not very possible
Would you say it is very possible, 
somewhat possible, not very possible, or 
not at all possible? 3. Somewhat possible
4. Very possible
Refuse to Answer
Imagine that you have an unexpected need 
and you need to come up with 100000 
UGX. How DIFFICULT is it that you could 
come up with this amount within the NEXT 
1 WEEK? 1. Very easy
2. Somewhat easy
Would you say it is very difficult, somewhat 
difficult, somewhat easy, or very easy? 3. Somewhat difficult
4. Very difficult
Refuse to Answer
How would you come up with this money 
within the NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
(Do not prompt) (Select all) 3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
Please specify "666. Other".
Which of the following do you mean by 
money from working?
1. Working more by putting in more hours or 
seeking additional work
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent.
2. Receiving regular income you normally 
receive for labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
1. Deduct from income
2. Casual labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total amount that would be 
deducted?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
1. Equal to the original loan amount
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
Will money be deducted from your income 
to repay the loan or will you repay by 
providing labor?
Is the amount that will be deducted equal to 
the original loan amount or more?
Is the value of the labor that you will 
provide equal to the original loan amount or 
more?
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total value of the labor you will 
provide to repay the loan?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the lender in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the lender would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
Imagine that you have an unexpected need 
and you need to come up with 100000 
UGX. How POSSIBLE is it that you could 
come up with this amount within the NEXT 
1 MONTH? 1. Not at all possible
2. Not very possible
Would you say it is very possible, 
somewhat possible, not very possible, or 
not at all possible? 3. Somewhat possible
4. Very possible
Refuse to Answer
Imagine that you have an unexpected need 
and you need to come up with 100000 
UGX. How DIFFICULT is it that you could 
come up with this amount within the NEXT 
1 MONTH? 1. Very easy
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Is the value of the labor that you will 
provide equal to the original loan amount or 
more?
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the lender, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
2. Somewhat easy
Would you say it is very difficult, somewhat 
difficult, somewhat easy, or very easy? 3. Somewhat difficult
4. Very difficult
Refuse to Answer
How would you come up with this money 
within the NEXT 1 MONTH? 1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
(Do not prompt) (Select all) 3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
Please specify "666. Other".
Which of the following do you mean by 
money from working?
1. Working more by putting in more hours or 
seeking additional work
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent.
2. Receiving regular income you normally 
receive for labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
1. Deduct from income
2. Casual labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total amount that would be 
deducted?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Is the amount that will be deducted equal to 
the original loan amount or more?
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
Will money be deducted from your income 
to repay the loan or will you repay by 
providing labor?
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total value of the labor you will 
provide to repay the loan?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the lender in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the lender would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
Imagine that you have an unexpected need 
and you need to come up with 100000 
UGX. How POSSIBLE is it that you could 
come up with this amount within the NEXT 
1 WEEK? 1. Not at all possible
2. Not very possible
Would you say it is very possible, 
somewhat possible, not very possible, or 
not at all possible? 3. Somewhat possible
4. Very possible
Refuse to Answer
Is the value of the labor that you will 
provide equal to the original loan amount or 
more?
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the lender, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Imagine that you have an unexpected need 
and you need to come up with 100000 
UGX. How DIFFICULT is it that you could 
come up with this amount within the NEXT 
1 WEEK? 1. Very easy
2. Somewhat easy
Would you say it is very difficult, somewhat 
difficult, somewhat easy, or very easy? 3. Somewhat difficult
4. Very difficult
Refuse to Answer
How would you come up with this money 
within the NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
(Do not prompt) (Select all) 3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
Please specify "666. Other".
Which of the following do you mean by 
money from working?
1. Working more by putting in more hours or 
seeking additional work
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent.
2. Receiving regular income you normally 
receive for labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
1. Deduct from income
2. Casual labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
Will money be deducted from your income 
to repay the loan or will you repay by 
providing labor?
Is the amount that will be deducted equal to 
the original loan amount or more?
Refuse to Answer
What is the total amount that would be 
deducted?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total value of the labor you will 
provide to repay the loan?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the lender in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the lender would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
Outcome - II. Medical Emergency
Imagine that you have a medical 
emergency and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How POSSIBLE is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Not at all possible
2. Not very possible
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the lender, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Is the amount that will be deducted equal to 
the original loan amount or more?
Is the value of the labor that you will 
provide equal to the original loan amount or 
more?
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Would you say it is very possible, 
somewhat possible, not very possible, or 
not at all possible? 3. Somewhat possible
4. Very possible
Refuse to Answer
Imagine that you have a medical 
emergency and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How DIFFICULT is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Very easy
2. Somewhat easy
Would you say it is very difficult, somewhat 
difficult, somewhat easy, or very easy? 3. Somewhat difficult
4. Very difficult
Refuse to Answer
How would you come up with this money 
within the NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
(Do not prompt) (Select all) 3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
Please specify "666. Other".
Which of the following do you mean by 
money from working?
1. Working more by putting in more hours or 
seeking additional work
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent.
2. Receiving regular income you normally 
receive for labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
1. Deduct from income
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
Will money be deducted from your income 
to repay the loan or will you repay by 
providing labor?
2. Casual labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total amount that would be 
deducted?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total value of the labor you will 
provide to repay the loan?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the lender in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the lender would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Is the value of the labor that you will 
provide equal to the original loan amount or 
more?
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the lender, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
Will money be deducted from your income 
to repay the loan or will you repay by 
providing labor?
Is the amount that will be deducted equal to 
the original loan amount or more?
Imagine that you have a medical 
emergency and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How POSSIBLE is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 MONTH? 1. Not at all possible
2. Not very possible
Would you say it is very possible, 
somewhat possible, not very possible, or 
not at all possible? 3. Somewhat possible
4. Very possible
Refuse to Answer
Imagine that you have a medical 
emergency and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How DIFFICULT is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 MONTH? 1. Very easy
2. Somewhat easy
Would you say it is very difficult, somewhat 
difficult, somewhat easy, or very easy? 3. Somewhat difficult
4. Very difficult
Refuse to Answer
How would you come up with this money 
within the NEXT 1 MONTH? 1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
(Do not prompt) (Select all) 3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
Please specify "666. Other".
Which of the following do you mean by 
money from working?
1. Working more by putting in more hours or 
seeking additional work
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent.
2. Receiving regular income you normally 
receive for labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
1. Deduct from income
2. Casual labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total amount that would be 
deducted?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total value of the labor you will 
provide to repay the loan?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the lender in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the lender would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Will money be deducted from your income 
to repay the loan or will you repay by 
providing labor?
Is the amount that will be deducted equal to 
the original loan amount or more?
Is the value of the labor that you will 
provide equal to the original loan amount or 
more?
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the lender, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
Month
Imagine that you have a medical 
emergency and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How POSSIBLE is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Not at all possible
2. Not very possible
Would you say it is very possible, 
somewhat possible, not very possible, or 
not at all possible? 3. Somewhat possible
4. Very possible
Refuse to Answer
Imagine that you have a medical 
emergency and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How DIFFICULT is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Very easy
2. Somewhat easy
Would you say it is very difficult, somewhat 
difficult, somewhat easy, or very easy? 3. Somewhat difficult
4. Very difficult
Refuse to Answer
How would you come up with this money 
within the NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
(Do not prompt) (Select all) 3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
Please specify "666. Other".
Which of the following do you mean by 
money from working?
1. Working more by putting in more hours or 
seeking additional work
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent.
2. Receiving regular income you normally 
receive for labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
1. Deduct from income
2. Casual labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total amount that would be 
deducted?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total value of the labor you will 
provide to repay the loan?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the lender in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the lender would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
Will money be deducted from your income 
to repay the loan or will you repay by 
providing labor?
Is the amount that will be deducted equal to 
the original loan amount or more?
Is the value of the labor that you will 
provide equal to the original loan amount or 
more?
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the lender, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Day
Week
Month
Outcome - III. Investment Opportunity
Imagine that you have an investment 
opportunity and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How POSSIBLE is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Not at all possible
2. Not very possible
An investment could be purchasing an 
equipment for farming or purchasing a 
property for profitable returns or starting a 
business or any other activities that you 
allocate money for in the expectation of 
some benefit in the future. 3. Somewhat possible
4. Very possible
Would you say it is very possible, 
somewhat possible, not very possible, or 
not at all possible? Refuse to Answer
Imagine that you have an investment 
opportunity and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How DIFFICULT is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Very easy
2. Somewhat easy
Would you say it is very difficult, somewhat 
difficult, somewhat easy, or very easy? 3. Somewhat difficult
4. Very difficult
Refuse to Answer
How would you come up with this money 
within the NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
(Do not prompt) (Select all) 3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
Please specify "666. Other".
Which of the following do you mean by 
money from working?
1. Working more by putting in more hours or 
seeking additional work
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent.
2. Receiving regular income you normally 
receive for labor
Refuse to Answer
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
1. Deduct from income
2. Casual labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total amount that would be 
deducted?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total value of the labor you will 
provide to repay the loan?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the lender in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the lender would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
Is the amount that will be deducted equal to 
the original loan amount or more?
Is the value of the labor that you will 
provide equal to the original loan amount or 
more?
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the lender, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
Will money be deducted from your income 
to repay the loan or will you repay by 
providing labor?
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
Imagine that you have an investment 
opportunity and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How POSSIBLE is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 MONTH? 1. Not at all possible
2. Not very possible
An investment could be purchasing an 
equipment for farming or purchasing a 
property for profitable returns or starting a 
business or any other activities that you 
allocate money for in the expectation of 
some benefit in the future. 3. Somewhat possible
4. Very possible
Would you say it is very possible, 
somewhat possible, not very possible, or 
not at all possible? Refuse to Answer
Imagine that you have an investment 
opportunity and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How DIFFICULT is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 MONTH? 1. Very easy
2. Somewhat easy
Would you say it is very difficult, somewhat 
difficult, somewhat easy, or very easy? 3. Somewhat difficult
4. Very difficult
Refuse to Answer
How would you come up with this money 
within the NEXT 1 MONTH? 1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
(Do not prompt) (Select all) 3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Refuse to Answer
Please specify "666. Other".
Which of the following do you mean by 
money from working?
1. Working more by putting in more hours or 
seeking additional work
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent.
2. Receiving regular income you normally 
receive for labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
1. Deduct from income
2. Casual labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total amount that would be 
deducted?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total value of the labor you will 
provide to repay the loan?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the lender in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the lender, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
Will money be deducted from your income 
to repay the loan or will you repay by 
providing labor?
Is the amount that will be deducted equal to 
the original loan amount or more?
Is the value of the labor that you will 
provide equal to the original loan amount or 
more?
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the lender would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
Imagine that you have an investment 
opportunity and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How POSSIBLE is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Not at all possible
2. Not very possible
An investment could be purchasing an 
equipment for farming or purchasing a 
property for profitable returns or starting a 
business or any other activities that you 
allocate money for in the expectation of 
some benefit in the future. 3. Somewhat possible
4. Very possible
Would you say it is very possible, 
somewhat possible, not very possible, or 
not at all possible? Refuse to Answer
Imagine that you have an investment 
opportunity and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How DIFFICULT is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Very easy
2. Somewhat easy
Would you say it is very difficult, somewhat 
difficult, somewhat easy, or very easy? 3. Somewhat difficult
4. Very difficult
Refuse to Answer
How would you come up with this money 
within the NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
(Do not prompt) (Select all) 3. Borrow from formal source
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
Please specify "666. Other".
Which of the following do you mean by 
money from working?
1. Working more by putting in more hours or 
seeking additional work
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent.
2. Receiving regular income you normally 
receive for labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
1. Deduct from income
2. Casual labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total amount that would be 
deducted?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total value of the labor you will 
provide to repay the loan?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Yes
No
Is the value of the labor that you will 
provide equal to the original loan amount or 
more?
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the lender, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
Will money be deducted from your income 
to repay the loan or will you repay by 
providing labor?
Is the amount that will be deducted equal to 
the original loan amount or more?
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the lender in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the lender would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the lender?
Day
Week
Month
Outcome - IV. Resillience
R1. If your household stopped getting 
income for some time, how long could your 
household easily continue to meet your 
basic needs for food and housing without 
selling an asset that is used for generating 
income or borrowing from a money lender?
[Enumerator: Refused to answer = -888]
Day
Week
Month
Yes
No
R2. If your household stopped getting 
income for some time, how long could your 
household easily continue to meet your 
basic needs for food and housing by using 
only your savings?
[Enumerator: Refused to answer = -888]
Day
Week
Month
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the lender, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
[Enumerator: Respondent said that he or 
she could meet the basic needs for longer 
than 1 year: [accss_noincome_tot_m] 
months. Is this correct? Please confirm.]
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Yes
No
R3. If your household stopped getting 
income for some time, how long could your 
household easily continue to meet your 
basic needs for food and housing by only 
borrowing from your social network?
[Enumerator: Refused to answer = -888]
Day
Week
Month
Yes
No
[ERROR ALERT: The answer to R1 should 
always be bigger than or equal to the sum 
of the answers to R2 and R3. Please go 
back to R1, R2, and R3.]
How much do you agree or disagree with 
the following statement: 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
I am highly satisfied with my present 
financial condition. 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Now, I would like to ask about the nutrition 
of [number of] children under 2 years old.
I would like to ask you about [name of child]
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Sometimes babies are breastfed by 
another woman or given breast milk from 
another woman by spoon, cup, bottle, or 
some other way. This can happen if a 
mother cannot breastfeed her own baby for 
various reasons, such as the mother is sick 
or away, mastitis, etc Yes
No
Did [name of child] consume breast milk in 
any of these ways yesterday during the day 
or at night? Don't know
Was [name of child] breastfed yesterday 
during the day or at night?
[Enumerator: Respondent said that he or 
she could meet the basic needs for longer 
than 1 year: [accss_noincome_soc_tot_m] 
months. Is this correct? Please confirm.]
(Repeated group)
Has [name of child] ever been breastfed?
[Enumerator: Respondent said that he or 
she could meet the basic needs for longer 
than 1 year: [accss_noincome_sav_tot_m] 
months. Is this correct? Please confirm.]
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Now I would like to ask you about some 
medicines and vitamins that are sometimes 
given to infants. Yes
No
Was [name of child] given any vitamin 
drops or other medicines as drops 
yesterday during the day or at night? Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Any thin porridge Yes
[Enumerator: Limit to porridge mixed very thin or thick 
drinks made from cereal.) No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
How many times yesterday during the day 
or at night did [name of child] consume any 
formula?
How many times yesterday during the day 
or at night did [name of child] consume any 
milk?
How many times yesterday during the day 
or at night did [name of child] consume any 
yogurt?
Was [name of child] given oral rehydration 
solution yesterday during the day or at 
night?
Next I would like to ask about some liquis 
that [name of child] may have had 
yesterday during the day or at night. Did 
Plain water
Any kind of formula like Nani, SMA, Nestle
Milk, such as tinned, powdered or fresh 
animal milk
Any juice or juice drinks
Any clear broth?
Yogurt
Other liquids
Now I would like to ask you about other 
liquids or foods that [name of child] ate 
yesterday during the day or at night. I am 
interested in whether your child had the 
item even if it was combined with other 
foods. For example, if [name of child] ate a 
millet porridge made with a mixed 
vegetable suace, you should reply yes to 
any food I ask about that was an ingredient 
in the porridge or sauce.
Please do not include any food used in a 
small amount for seasoning or condiments 
(like chilies, spices, or herbs). I will ask you 
about those foods separately.
Yesterday, during the day or at night, did 
[name of child] eat any:
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Any vegetables like cucumbers, tomatoes, 
cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, eggplant, 
etc?
Ripe mangoes, ripe papaya, melon, or 
other fruits that are dark yellow or orange 
inside?
Any other fruits like watermelon, tamarind, 
or jackfruit?
Any liver, kidney, heart, blood or other 
organ meats from domesticated animals 
such as cow, pig, goat, chicken or duck?
Any meat from domesticated animals, such 
as beef, pork, lamb, goat, chicken, or duck?
Any organs from wild animals, such as 
game meat, bush rats, birds, wild pigeons, 
guinea fowl, deer, wild board, wild goat?
Bread, biscuits, cereals/porridge, noodles, 
rice, chapati, posho, sorghum, 
mahs/residue or other foods made from 
grains such as maize, millet, sorghum, 
wheat, bullrush?
Pumpkin, carrots, squash, orange flesh 
sweet potatoes or any other dark yellow or 
orange fleshed roots, tuber and vegetables?
White irish potatoes, white yams, white 
sweet potato, cassava, matoke, or any 
other foods made from roots?
Any dark green leafy vegetables such as 
spinach, chard, dodo (amaranthis), 
pumpkin leaves, cassava leaves, bean 
leaves, kales/sukumawiki, cowpea leaves
Any flesh from wild animals, such as game 
meat, bush rats, birds, wild pigeons, guinea 
fowl, deer, wild boar, wild goat?
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
What kind of solid, semi-solid, or soft foods 
did [name of child] eat?
How many times did [name of child] eat 
solid, semi-solid, or soft foods other than 
liquids yesterday during the day or night?
Now I would like to ask you about what 
types of liquids or foods that women in this 
household ate yesterday during the day or 
at night. I am going to ask you about 
yourself. I am interested in whether you 
had the item even if it was combined with 
other foods. For example, if you ate a millet 
porridge made with a mixed vegetable 
suace, you should reply yes to any food I 
ask about that was an ingredient in the 
porridge or sauce.
(Repeated group)
Any shea nut oils, other oils, fats, butter or 
foods made with any of these?
Any sugary foods suc has chocolates, 
sweets, candies, pastries, cakes or 
biscuits?
Grubs, white ants, grasshoppers or other 
insects?
Foods made with red palm oil, red palm 
nut, or red palm nut pulp suace
Did [name of child] eat any solid, semi￾solid, or soft foods yesterday during the day 
or night?
Eggs?
Fresh or dried fish, shellfish or seafood?
Any foods made from beans, peas, lentils, 
peanuts or other legumes such as 
cowpeas, pigeon peas, green grams or 
simsim?
Any foods made from nuts and seeds such 
as pumpkin, sunflower seeds?
Cheese, yogurt or other milk products?
Please do not include any food used in a 
small amount for seasoning or condiments 
(like chilies, spices, herbs, or fish powder). 
I will ask you about those foods separately.
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Bread, biscuits, cereals/porridge, noodles, 
rice, chapati, posho, sorghum, 
mahs/residue or other foods made from 
grains such as maize, millet, sorghum, 
wheat, bullrush?
Pumpkin, carrots, squash, orange flesh 
sweet potatoes or any other dark yellow or 
orange fleshed roots, tuber and vegetables?
White irish potatoes, white yams, white 
sweet potato, cassava, matoke, or any 
other foods made from roots?
Cheese, yogurt or other milk products?
Any organs from wild animals, such as 
game meat, bush rats, birds, wild pigeons, 
guinea fowl, deer, wild board, wild goat?
Any flesh from wild animals, such as game 
meat, bush rats, birds, wild pigeons, guinea 
fowl, deer, wild boar, wild goat?
Eggs?
Fresh or dried fish, shellfish or seafood?
Any foods made from beans, peas, lentils, 
peanuts or other legumes such as 
cowpeas, pigeon peas, green grams or 
simsim?
Any foods made from nuts and seeds such 
as pumpkin, sunflower seeds?
Any dark green leafy vegetables such as 
spinach, lettuce, chard, dodo (amaranthis), 
pumpkin leaves, cassava leaves, bean 
leaves, kales/sukumawiki, cowpea leaves
Any vegetables like cucumbers, tomatoes, 
cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, eggplant, 
etc?
Ripe mangoes, ripe papaya, melon, 
passionfruit or other fruits that are dark 
yellow or orange inside?
Any other fruits like watermelon, tamarind, 
or jackfruit?
Any liver, kidney, heart, blood or other 
organ meats from domesticated animals 
such as cow, pig, goat, chicken or duck?
Any meat from domesticated animals, such 
as beef, pork, lamb, goat, chicken, or duck?
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Please use this text box to make any 
comments about the survey
Take the gps coordinates of the house.
GPS coordinates can only be collected when outside.
Cheese, yogurt or other milk products?
Any shea nut oils, other oils, fats, butter or 
foods made with any of these?
Any sugary foods suc has chocolates, 
sweets, candies, pastries, cakes or 
biscuits?
Condiments for flavor, such as chilies, 
spices, herbs, or fish powder?
Grubs, white ants, grasshoppers or other 
insects?
Foods made with red palm oil, red palm 
nut, or red palm nut pulp suace
Annex B - Host Community Baseline Instrument
Question
Household ID number
Confirm Household ID:
Please confirm that the household you 
are at is where the following individuals 
live: [listing household head name] and 
[listing other adult name] and is located 
in this village: [village] in this parish: 
[parish] and in this subcounty 
[subcounty]. If this is not correct, 
please consult your team leader to 
ensure you are at the correct HH. Yes
Do not read out No
Date of visit
Do not read out
…
…
…
Please specify: enumerator name
Please specify: enumerator id
Please specify: enumerator id
I would like to speak to the person who is 
most knowledgeable about issues of 
household assets, resources and income 
and who typically makes most financial 
decisions. I would also like to speak to an 
economically active woman who is 18 
years or older. If there are no economically 
active women in this household, I would 
like to speak with a youth, woman or man, 
who is between 18 and 35 years old.
By economically active, we mean a person 
who is either employed or actively seeking 
employment. By capable, we mean a 
person who is able to do some work if 
given a chance.
We will first ask the person most 
knowledgeable about household welfare a 
series of questions about household 
characteristics. We will then call the second 
respondent to speak with him or her a 
series of questions about health, nutrition, 
and community relationships.
Please select your name from the list
Answer
If the both the person most knowledgable about 
household welfare and an economically active 
woman 17 years or older or a youth, male or female, 
17 to 35 years of age is available, please consent 
both and interview the. <br/><br/>If the person most 
knowledgeable about household welfare <b> is not 
available </b>, please request to speak with an 
economically active female 17 years or older or a 
youth 17-35. Speak to him or her about the entire 
survey. If neither person is available, please ask to 
reschedule the survey within the next two days.
Household head is the participant
Household head and participant are different
Is household head available for the 
interview? Not available
Do not read out Available
Is the participant available for the interview? Not available
Do not read out Available
Why is the household head not available? Respondent is a minor
Do not read out
Respondent is not available today, but will be 
available some other time
Household is not known in the village
Household moved elsewhere
Respondent is away for more than one week
The respondent is not capable of participating 
in the survey (drunk, too ill, etc…)
The respondent speaks a language that I 
cannot speak
Ineligible
Other
Respondent is a minor
Respondent is not available today, but will be 
available some other time
Household is not known in the village
Household moved elsewhere
Respondent is away for more than one week
The respondent is not capable of participating 
in the survey (drunk, too ill, etc…)
The respondent speaks a language that I 
cannot speak
Ineligible
Other
Please specify why the respondent is not 
available
Do not read out
Enumerator: Is the household head the 
same person as the participant, or is the 
household head a different person?
Why is the participant not available?
Please specify why the participant is not 
available
Read the information & consent form fully.
Make sure that the respondent (and 
participant) fully understands the 
information form before agreeing to sign 
the consent.
Read the consent form, not the instructions
Does the household head consent to 
participate? Yes
Do not read out No
Yes
No
Enumerator: If the head of household 
consents to participate, please give them 
the consent form and have them sign on 
the screen
Enumerator: If the participant consents to 
participate, please give them the consent 
form and have them sign on the screen
everyone in household refused
target person migrated out of survey area (TO 
BE CLARIFIED)
target household not identified/found
no one in household available for whole survey 
period
For all reasons, give an explanation:
everyone in household refused
target person migrated out of survey area (TO 
BE CLARIFIED)
target household not identified/found
no one in household available for whole survey 
period
For all reasons, give an explanation:
I would like to begin the survey by asking 
you several questions about yourself
ENUMERATOR: Enter the name of the respondent 
carefully. Show the entry to the respondent to confirm 
the spelling
What is your first name/Christian/Muslim 
name?
What is your last name?
Do you have a nickname? If so, what is 
your nick name?
Leave blank if no nick name
Does the head of household have a 
telephone number? Yes
Survey status for head of household if no 
consent:
Survey status for participant if no consent:
Does the participant consent to participate?
If you are not interviewing the head of household, 
please ask about the respondent's phone number No
How many telephone lines does the 
household head currently use? (e.g. Airtel, 
MTN)
What is the (first) telephone number of the 
head of household?
Write 777 if respondent cannot remember
What is the (second) telephone number of 
the head of household?
Write 777 if respondent cannot remember
Yes
No
What is the the telephone number of 
someone else in the household?
Write 777 if respondent cannot remember
Yes
No
Please give the name of the first person, 
outside the household, who could help us 
find you if we cannot find you in the future.
Non-Household Relative
Neighbor
Friend
Priest/Religious Leader
Village leader
Other
What is their telephone number ?
Enter 999 if no telephone number
Please specify: What is their relationship to 
the head of household?
Yes
No
Please give the name of a second person, 
outside the household, who could help us 
find you if we cannot find you in the future.
Non-Household Relative
Neighbor
Friend
Priest/Religious Leader
Village leader
Other
What is their telephone number ?
Enter 999 if no telephone number
Please specify: what is their relationship to 
the head of household?
Currently, we have this information to help 
find this dwelling in the future: [landmark]
Please add additional information to help 
find dwelling in the future:
Is there a second person that could help us 
find you in the future?
What is their telationship to the household 
head?
Is there someone else in the household 
with a telephone number?
Is there a person, outside the household, 
who could help us find you if we cannot find 
you in the future?
What is their relationship to the household 
head?
I would like to ask who the members of this 
household are. By that I mean all people, 
including children, who:
· live under this “roof” or who have lived 
within the same house at least 30 days in 
the past year, and
· When they are together, they share food 
from a common source, and/or share in a 
common resource pool.
In addition to you, [name of respondent] , 
how many others live in this household?
Yes
No
No one ages 6 to 12
Yes
No
No female head/spouse
Now I would like to ask you about the 
names of your household members.
What is the first/Christian/Muslim name of 
household member number [1 of [number 
of household members]]?
ENUMERATOR: Enter the name of the member 
carefully. Show the entry to the respondent to confirm 
the spelling
Last name (Required)
Nick name
Leave blank if no nick name
Please confirm that the following persons 
are all members of your household and that 
no one is missing:
If not, go back and add additional household members
I will now ask you questions about you and 
each of your additional [number of 
household members] household members, 
starting with [name of responent] .
Male
Female
Head
Spouse/partner
Son/daughter
Stepson/daughter
Adopted
Grandchild
Brother/sister
Niece/Nephew
(Repeated group)
What is [name of household member] 's 
gender?
What is [name of household member] 's 
relationship to the head of household?
Can the (oldest) female head/spouse read 
and write with understanding in any 
language?
(Repeated group)
Are all household members ages 6 to 12 
currently in school?
Father/mother
Step brother/sister
Grandparent
Great-grandchild
Other family
Household help
Lodger
Friends
son/daughter in law
brother/sister in law
mother/father in law
Other (specify)
You have already selected another 
member as the household head; there can't 
be more than one hh head.
Please specify: What is [name of 
household member] 's relationship to the 
head of household?
What is [name of household member] 's 
age in years?
(Age in complete years)<br/>Enter 0 if less than a 
year
What is [name of household member] 's 
age in months?
Enumerator, the head of household age 
should be greater or equal to 17. Check the 
entires to proceed.
Enumerator, the age below one year 
should be less than 12 months; and if 
above 1 year, then it should be above 12 
months. Check the entries to proceed.
Married
Separated/divorced
Widowed
Never married
Don't know
What is the highest education level that 
[name of household member] has 
achieved? Never attended school / did not complete class
Write the last full year completed - For example, if 
they are in the middle of Senior 4, they have 
completed Senior 3 Pre-Primary 1
Pre-Primary 2
Pre-Primary 3
P1
P2
P3
P4
P5
P6
P7
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
What is [name of household member] 's 
marital status?
What is [name of household member] 's 
relationship to the head of household?
S6
Polytechnic
Informal Training
College (non-University)
University
Refused
Other (please specify on next screen)
Business man/woman
Doctor
Teacher
Government Employee
Engineer
Journalist
Boda driver / taxi driver
Brewer
Catering
Farmer - commercial
Farmer - subsistence
Repairman
Housewife
Market vendor
Shopkeeper
Student
NGO Worker
Casual labor
Household help (maid)
Unemployed
Other
Don't know
Specify other: What is [name of household 
member] 's main occupation
Enumerator, each household should have 
one household head. Please go back and 
check the entries.
Yes
No
All spouses/wives live in this household
Some spouses/wives live in this household and 
some live outside this household
All spouses/wives live outside this household
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What is [name of household member] 's 
main occupation?
Enumerator, does the household head 
have multiple spouses/wives?
Enumerator, where do these multiple 
spouses wives live?
Enumerator, please select the names of 
the spouses/wives that live within this 
household
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Enumerator, how many spouses/wives 
does the household head have that live 
outside the household?
What is the first/Christian/Muslim name of 
polygamous wife [1 of [number of 
spouses/wives outside hh]] that lives 
outside the household?
ENUMERATOR: Enter the name of the member 
carefully. Show the entry to the respondent to confirm 
the spelling
Last name (Required)
Nick name
Leave blank if no nick name
Thank you. Now I would like to ask you 
about your home and your Household 
resources.
How many rooms does your main house 
have?
(Include the kitchen if enclosed or any room if 
enclosed, but exclude the latrine/animal shed/etc.)
Concrete, brick, cement
Stone
Corrugated iron sheet, tin, or other metal
Straw, thatch, sod
Wood
Mud
Dung
Leaf
Thatch or tins
Tarpaulin
Other (specify)
Don't know
Other main roofing material:
Stone
Concrete
Mud brick
Wood
Tin/iron sheets
Burnt stabilized bricks
Cement bricks or cement blocks
Mud and Wattle
Tarpaulin
Other (Specify)
Don't know
Other main wall material:
Finished floor: cement, tiles, carpet, polished 
wood, or stones
What is the primary type of roofing material 
your house has?
What is the primary material in the exterior 
walls of your house?
What is the main type of flooring in the 
main house?
(Repeated group)
Enumerator, please select the names of 
the spouses/wives that live within this 
household
Rudimentary floor: wooden planks, palm, or 
bamboo
Natural floor: Earth, sand, dung, or clay
Iron sheets
Other (specify)
Specify the main type of flooring in the 
main house.
Yes
No
Don't know
How much did you spend in house 
improvement and repair over the last 12 
months?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Firewood, cow dung, or grass (reeds)
Charcoal, paraffin stove, gas, biogas, electricity 
(regardless of source), or other
Now I would like to ask you about assets 
that you have in your household
Yes
No
Does any member of your household own a 
[[name of asset]] at present and in working 
condition? Yes
Enumerator: Only include assets that are in working 
condition. Do include assets that are included in 
business inventory. In addition, please only include 
assets that the respondent has the right to sell No
How many [[name of asset]] does your 
household own at present?
Yes
No
Yes
No
In the past 12 months, how many [[name of 
asset]] did your household purchase?
Quantity.
In the past 12 months, how much did you 
spend in total to purchase [[name of asset]] 
?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Yes
No
In total, how much agricutural land does 
your household own at present?
Meter2
Acre(s)
Hectare(s)
Other (specify)
Specify unit
Does your household own any agricultural 
land at present?
Unit
(Repeated group)
In the past 12 months, have you bought 
any [[name of asset]] ?
In the past 12 months, have you bought 
any [[name of asset]] that you no longer 
Did you do any house improvement/repair 
in the past 12 months?
What source of energy does the household 
mainly use for cooking?
First, does every member of the household 
have at least one pair of shoes?
What is the main type of flooring in the 
main house?
Yes
No
In total, how much non agricutural land 
does your household own at present?
Meter2
Acre(s)
Hectare(s)
Other (specify)
Specify unit
Now we are going to talk about the land 
that your household owns or 
rented/sharecropped during the last season 
(March - May). Include land that was 
cultivated and that was left to fallow during 
the season.
Did your household own, rent/sharecrop, or 
cultivate any land in the March-May 2018 
season ? Yes
Include land that was cultivated or left fallow. No
In total, how much land did your household 
own or cultivate between March to May 
2018
Acres
Meter2
Acre(s)
Hectare(s)
Other (specify)
What is the total size of your land used for 
cultivation?
Meter2
Acre(s)
Hectare(s)
Other (specify)
Specify unit
Someone in household
Family outside household
Other person outside household
Community owned
Government
Owned and rented
Only give information related to your share.
In the March to May 2018 season, was this 
land: Cultivated by household
Enumerator: Please read out each option to the 
respondent. Select multiple is possible Share cropped out to other households
Rented out to other households
Given to other household as a gift
Had fruit trees
Left fallow
Used for grazing
Unit
Who owns the land?
Unit
Unit
Does your household own any non￾agricultural land at present?
Not used in this season and didn't pay rent for 
it during this season
Barley
Wheat
Maize
Sorghum
Flour
Millet
Rice
Other grain
Beans
Soya beans (fresh)
Soya beans (dry)
Peas
Ground nuts
Pepper and spices
Other bean
Onion
Tomato
Irish Potatoes
Cabbage (green)
Sweet potato
Garlic
Carrot
Cassava
Pumpkins
Cucumber
Egg Plants
Lettuce (salad)
Apple
Matooke
Mango
Papaya
Avocado
Lemon
Orange
Guava
Jackfruit
Watermelon
Other fruit
Other (specify)
Specify the other crop.
Barley
Wheat
Maize
Sorghum
Flour
Millet
Rice
Other grain
Beans
Soya beans (fresh)
Soya beans (dry)
Peas
Ground nuts
Pepper and spices
Of these crops, which are the top three 
valuable crops for you?
Which crops did the household grow during 
the March to May 2018 season?
Other bean
Onion
Tomato
Irish Potatoes
Cabbage (green)
Sweet potato
Garlic
Carrot
Cassava
Pumpkins
Cucumber
Egg Plants
Lettuce (salad)
Apple
Matooke
Mango
Papaya
Avocado
Lemon
Orange
Guava
Jackfruit
Watermelon
Other fruit
Other (specify)
Specify the other crop.
Now I would like to ask you a few questions 
about crops that your household grew in 
the August to November 2017 season.
Did your household own, rent/sharecrop, or 
cultivate any land in the August-November 
2017 season ? Yes
Include land that was cultivated or left fallow. No
In the August to November 2017 season, 
was this land: Cultivated by household
Enumerator: Please read out each option to the 
respondent. Select multiple is possible Share cropped out to other households
Rented out to other households
Given to other household as a gift
Had fruit trees
Left fallow
Used for grazing
Not used in this season and didn't pay rent for 
it during this season
Barley
Wheat
Maize
Sorghum
Flour
Millet
Rice
Other grain
Beans
Soya beans (fresh)
Soya beans (dry)
Of these crops, which are the top three 
valuable crops for you?
Which crops did the household grow during 
the August to November 2017 season?
Peas
Ground nuts
Pepper and spices
Other bean
Onion
Tomato
Irish Potatoes
Cabbage (green)
Sweet potato
Garlic
Carrot
Cassava
Pumpkins
Cucumber
Egg Plants
Lettuce (salad)
Apple
Matooke
Mango
Papaya
Avocado
Lemon
Orange
Guava
Jackfruit
Watermelon
Other fruit
Other (specify)
Specify the other crop
How much did you spend on the [name of 
crop] crop seeds for the March to May 
2018 season? Write 0 if did not buy.
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
How much [name of crop] did you harvest 
in the March to May 2018 season?
Quantity
Kilogram(s)
50 kg Bag
100 kg Bag
Pail (small)
Pail (large)
No. 10 plate
No. 12 plate
Bunch
Piece
Heap
Bale
Basket (Shelled)
Basket (unshelled)
Ox-cart (unshelled)
Litre
Cup
Unit
Which crops did the household grow during 
the August to November 2017 season?
(Repeated group)
Tin
Gram
Millilitre
Teaspoon
Basin
Total
Bucket(s)
Satchet
Packet(s)
None
Other
Specify the unit.
How much [name of crop] did you expect to 
harvest in the March to May 2018 season?
Quantity
Kilogram(s)
50 kg Bag
100 kg Bag
Pail (small)
Pail (large)
No. 10 plate
No. 12 plate
Bunch
Piece
Heap
Bale
Basket (Shelled)
Basket (unshelled)
Ox-cart (unshelled)
Litre
Cup
Tin
Gram
Millilitre
Teaspoon
Basin
Total
Bucket(s)
Satchet
Packet(s)
None
Other
Specify the unit.
How much did you sell of the [name of 
crop] in the March to May 2018 season? (in 
[crop unit])
Quantity
How much did you earn from selling [name 
of crop] in the March to May 2018 season?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Now we are going to talk about agricultural 
inputs.
Unit
Unit
Have you used any of the following 
agricultural inputs during the March - May 
2018 season? Yes
Please read out each option and record if the 
respondent used the input during the March to May 
2018 season No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Please specify: what agricultural input did 
you use?
Tarpaulin
Panga
Slasher
Any other input not mentioned here?
Mechanical water pump
Motorized water pump
Stone grain mill
Motorized grain mill
Individual granary (traditional)
Grain bag or sack
Axe
Pruning/cutting shears
Hoe
Spade or shovel
Water trough
Knapsack chemical sprayer
Hired Labor
Irrigation
Plough
Mechanical Plough
Sickle
Pick axe
Fertilizers
Pesticides
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Now I would like to ask you about livestock 
rearing in your household during the last 12 
months
Yes
No
Have you or anyone in your household 
owned any [animal] in the last 12 months? Yes
Include [animal] that someone outside the 
household takes care of. No
How many [animal] does your household 
own today?
Quantity
How many [animal] did your household own 
during the past 12 months
Quantity
Yes
No
Yes
No
How many did you buy in the past 12 
months?
Quantity
How much did your household spend to 
purchase [animal] in the past 12 months?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Yes
No
How many [animal] did your household sell 
in the past 12 months?
Quantity
How much did you earn in total from selling 
[animal] in the past 12 months?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Yes
No
How many [animal] did your household give 
away in the past 12 months?
Quantity
Did your household sell any [animal] in the 
past 12 months?
Did your household give away any [animal] 
in the past 12 months?
(Repeated group)
Do you or does someone in your household 
have any [animal](s)?
Did your household receive [animal] as a 
gift from an NGO/friend/neighbor in the 
past 12 months?
Did your household buy [animal] in the past 
12 months?
Pesticides
Fertilizers
Hired Labor
Panga
Grain bag
Have you used any of the following 
agricultural inputs during the August - 
November 2017 season?
How much did you spend on vaccines, anti￾parasite, or other veterinarian costs for 
[animal] in the past 12 months?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Yes
No
How much did you pay?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Now I would like to talk about the livestock 
production of your household
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Please specify: other animal product?
In the past 30 days how much [livestock 
product] has your household produced?
Quantity
Liter(s)
10 Liter Jerrycan
20 Liter Jerrycan
Tin(s)
Cup(s)
Kilogram(s)
Tray(s)
Piece(s)
Other
Specify the unit
Yes
No
In the past 30 days how much [livestock 
product] did your household sell?
Quantity
Liter(s)
10 Liter Jerrycan
20 Liter Jerrycan
Tin(s)
Cup(s)
In the past 30 days has your household 
sold [livestock product]?
Unit
Unit
Other animal products
(Repeated group)
Milk
Eggs
Honey
Butter
Yogurt
Skins/Hides
During the past 12 months, did you pay to 
use another's oxen?
In the past 30 days has your household 
produced any of the following?
Kilogram(s)
Tray(s)
Piece(s)
Other
Specify the unit
In the past 30 days, how much did your 
household earn from selling [livestock 
product]?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Now we are going to talk about livestock 
assets.
Yes
No
Specify other: livestock asset
How many [[livestock asset]] does your 
household have?
Quantity
Bought
Rented
Built
Received as gift
No, none of the above
[[livestock asset]]: How much did it cost?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
[[livestock asset]]: How much did it cost per 
month?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
[[livestock asset]]: What was the cost of the 
building materials?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Now we are going to talk about livestock 
inputs.
Yes
No
Specify other: livestock input
In the past 12 months, how much did you 
spend on [livestock input] ?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Thank you. Now I would like to ask you 
about any support, cash or in-kind, that you 
have received from NGOS, the 
Government or any other organization in 
the last 12 months.
Yes, widow pension
Yes, old age pension
Yes, death of child in military/civil service
Yes, other military pension
No
Don't know
Yes, received
Yes, applied but did not receive
Did anyone in your household receive a 
pension in the last 12 months?
In the past 12 months, did anyone in your 
household apply for and/or get any assets 
or items other than housing through an 
NGO, the Government or any other 
organization?
(Repeated group)
In the past 12 months, have you purchased 
or spent money on [livestock input]?
(Repeated group)
(Repeated group)
Does your household have [livestock 
asset]?
[[livestock asset]]: In the past 12 months, 
did you buy, build, rent, or were you gifted 
[livestock asset]?
Unit
No
Don't know
In the past 12 months, how many different 
items have you received through an NGO, 
the Government or any other organization?
Now I'd like to ask you about in-kind 
transfers (food, etc.) that were received by 
this household in the past 12 months.
Let's talk about the 1 in-kind transfer of 
[number of in-kind transfers]
What item was transferred? (e.g. maize, 
beans)
Consumption support
Material support
Medical support
Other (Specify on next page)
Government
LWF
Samaritan's Purse
World Food Programme
ADRA
PAM
UNHCR
Other (specify on next page)
Don't know
Specify other: type of support received
Specify other: group that provided this 
support:
How much support was received in total of 
this item? (Over the last 12 months)?
Kilogram(s)
50 kg Bag
100 kg Bag
Pail (small)
Pail (large)
No. 10 plate
No. 12 plate
Bunch
Piece
Heap
Bale
Basket (Shelled)
Basket (unshelled)
Ox-cart (unshelled)
Litre
Cup
Tin
Gram
Millilitre
Teaspoon
Basin
Unit
(Repeated group)
What (type of) support is this?
Who provided this support?
In the past 12 months, did anyone in your 
household apply for and/or get any assets 
or items other than housing through an 
NGO, the Government or any other 
organization?
Total
Bucket(s)
Satchet
Packet(s)
None
Other
Specify the unit.
In the last 12 months , did anyone in your 
household apply for and/or get any cash 
transfers through an NGO, the Government 
or any other organization? Yes, received
Yes, applied but did not receive
(PROMPT OPTIONS) No
Prompt options Don't know
In the past 12 months, how many different 
organizations have provided you a cash 
transfer?
Now I'd like to ask you about the cash 
transfers that were received by this 
household from NGOs, the Government or 
other organizations.
Let's talk about the 1 cash transfer of 
[number of cash transfers]
Government
LWF
Samaritan's Purse
World Food Programme
ADRA
PAM
UNHCR
Other (specify on next page)
Don't know
How much cash was received from this 
source in the past 12 months?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Specify other: group that provided this 
support:
Now I will ask about household members 
that worked outside the household in the 
past 12 months and their employment 
activities.
Yes
No
Now I would like to speak with you about 
activities that you or any member of your 
household may have done outside the 
household for pay or in-kind payment
Read out options
Yes
No
In the past 12 months, has any household 
member worked for pay or in-kind payment 
for any person outside your household or 
for any institution?
What activities have your household 
members done:
(Repeated group)
Who provided this cash support?
Unit
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Are there any other activities not mentioned 
above? If so, how many?
Please write the name of other activity #1.
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cash
in-kind
both cash and in-kind payment
Now I would like to ask you about any 
income generating activities you or anyone 
in your household engages in.
In the past 12 months, have you or any 
member of your household participated in a 
business or income generating activity? Yes
Include other sources of income the family has not 
mentioned yet such as shops or trades No
How many income generating activities in 
total did your household participate in?
(Repeated group)
Which household member worked in this 
activity: [employment activity]?
In the past 12 months, did he/she receive 
payment in cash, in-kind or both for this 
activity: [employment activity]?
Household work for another household
Salaried/formal employment
Selling goods for someone outside the 
household
(Repeated group)
Agricultural daily labor
Tending animals for other households
Other daily labor (construction, carpentry, 
repairing, electrician, mechanic, plumbing, 
etc.)
Have you or any members of your 
household participated in the following 
income generating activities and 
businesses?
Read out options
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Mechanic
Pastors/Rev/Preaching
Plumbing
Teaching
Boda boda driver
Construction
Entertainment
Repairing
Electrician
Farming
Tailoring
Craft business
Local brewing
Charcoal burning
Carpentry
Veterinarian
Selling animals/livestock
Working in a restaurant, selling cooked 
food, tea, etc
Saloon business
Shoe shining business
Hawking
Selling second hand clothes/shoes
Grocery business (selling eggs, fruits, and 
vegetables)
Dealing in dairy products
Mobile money business
Pharmacy
Yes
No
Please specify: What other income 
generating activities or business?
Lets talk about [income generating activity].
Daily
A few times a week
Weekly
A few times a month
Monthly
A few times a year
Yearly
Other
Don't know
Yes
No
In the past 12 months, how much have you 
or your household spent on rent for 
[income generating activity]?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Now I would like to talk about sales and/or 
revenue for [income generating activity] in 
the past 12 months
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
Oct-18
Sep-18
Aug-18
Jul-18
Jun-18
May-18
With what frequency do you or your 
household members attend to your 
business: [income generating activity]
Do you or your household members rent a 
kiosk or shop for this business: [income 
generating activity]
In the past 12 months, in which months 
were sales and/or revenue high, normal, or 
low for [income generating activity]?
Other
(Repeated group)
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
High
Normal
Low
Not operational
Oct-18
Sep-18
Aug-18
Jul-18
Jun-18
May-18
Apr-18
Mar-18
Feb-18
Jan-18
Dec-17
Nov-17
Oct-17
None
In [bus_recent_txt] what was the total sales 
and/or revenue for [income generating 
activity]?
In [bus_recent_txt], how much did you 
spend on business inputs for [income 
generating activity]?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
In [bus_recent_txt], how much did you 
invest in improving your business for 
[income generating activity]?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
In [bus_recent_txt], how much did you pay 
for labor for [income generating activity]?
Oct-17
Surveyor: Select the most recent month 
with normal sales.
Apr-18
Mar-18
Feb-18
Jan-18
Dec-17
Nov-17
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown. If payment in-kind, 
give an estimate in UGX.
In [bus_recent_txt], how much did you 
spend on other business-related costs for 
[income generating activity]?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
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How many days per month did the following 
household members work on business: 
[income generating activity] in 
[bus_recent_txt]
[name_mem1]
[name_mem2]
[name_mem3]
[name_mem4]
[name_mem5]
[name_mem6]
[name_mem7]
[name_mem8]
[name_mem9]
[name_mem10]
[name_mem11]
[name_mem12]
[name_mem13]
[name_mem14]
[name_mem15]
How many hours per day did the following 
household members work on business: 
[income generating activity] in 
[bus_recent_txt]
Between 1 and 23
[name_mem1]
[name_mem2]
[name_mem3]
[name_mem4]
[name_mem5]
In [bus_recent_txt], which of the following 
household members worked on this 
business: [income generating activity]?
[name_mem6]
[name_mem7]
[name_mem8]
[name_mem9]
[name_mem10]
[name_mem11]
[name_mem12]
[name_mem13]
[name_mem14]
[name_mem15]
Yes
No
Yes
No
Now we are going to talk about food you 
and your household have consumed over 
the last 7 days.
Yes
No
Kilogram(s)
50 kg Bag
100 kg Bag
Pail (small)
Pail (large)
No. 10 plate
No. 12 plate
Bunch
Piece
Heap
Bale
Basket (Shelled)
Basket (unshelled)
Ox-cart (unshelled)
Litre
Cup
Tin
Gram
Millilitre
Teaspoon
Basin
Total
Bucket(s)
Satchet
Packet(s)
None
Other
Specify other: unit of consumption
In the past 7 days, did your household 
consume [food item]?
In what unit can you best quantify/describe 
the amount of [food item] consumed?
Now I would like to talk to you about any 
transfers your received in the last 30 days. 
Did your household receive repeated 
assistance, such as government transfers, 
pension or assets over the last 30 days?
Did your household receive monetary gifts 
from friends or family over the last 30 days?
(Repeated group)
In the past 7 days, how much [food item] 
(in [unit]) did your household consume?
Quantity
You said you consumed [consumed 
quantity][unit] of [food item]. Of that 
quantity, how much [food item] (in [unit]) did 
you buy?
Enumerator:
What was the total cost?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
You said you consumed [consumed 
quantity][unit] of [food item]. Of that 
quantity, how much [food item] (in [unit]) 
came from your own production?
Quantity
Please tell me how much it would have cost 
to buy that much if you had to purchase 
[food item] in the market today.
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
You said you consumed [consumed 
quantity][unit] of [food item]. Of that 
quantity, how much [food item] (in [unit]) did 
your household receive in the past 7 days 
from anyone as a gift or sources other than 
purchases and your own production?
Quantity
Please tell me how much it would have cost 
to buy that much [food item] if you had to 
purchase it in the market today.
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Enumerator, the respondent has mentioned 
that they ate [consumed quantity][unit] of 
[food item].
They bought [purchased quantity][unit], own 
produce [quantity produced at home][unit] 
and received [quantity received as a 
gift][unit]; which adds up to [total 
quantity][unit]. Please work with the 
respondent to reconcile the figures.
Now I am going to talk about things you 
may have bought in the past 30 days. 
Please include all expenditures, such as 
repair and purchase costs.
Yes
No
In the past 30 days, how much did the 
household spend on [non consumable 
good] in total?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
(Repeated group)
In the past 30 days, has your household 
bought [non consumable good]?
Now I am going to talk about the 
household's expenditure in the past 12 
months. For each item, please include all 
expenditures, such as repair and purchase 
costs
Please include all expenditures on these items, 
including repair and purchasing costs
In the past 12 months, how much did 
the household spend on the following 
items? 
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
School costs (registration & tuition)
School costs (room rent, travel)
School books & pens
School uniforms
All other educational expenses (apart from 
school fees, and those already listed)
Clothing (excluding uniform): Adults (age > 
18)
Clothing (excluding uniform): Children
In the past 12 months, how much did 
the household spend on the following 
items? 
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Tailoring and Materials
Furniture items
Carpets, matt, etc
Bedding (curtains, bed sheets, mattresses, 
blankets, etc)
Charcoal and kerosene stoves
Transport equipment (bicycles, 
motorcycles, motors, )
Radio
In the past 12 months, how much did 
the household spend on the following 
items? 
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Phone handsets
Jewelry, watches, etc
Plastics (basins, plates, tumblers, buckets, 
jerry cans)
Enamel and metallic utensils
Footwear
Church/community association fee
Land tax
In the past 12 months, how much did 
the household spend on the following 
items? 
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Dowry and or debt payments
Interest or loans
Taxes (income, local services)
Pension and social security payments
Remittances, gifts, transfers
agricultural inputs
Insurance
Now I am going to talk about the 
household's expenditure in the last 30 
days. For each item, please include all 
expenditures, including repair and 
purchase costs.
Please include all expenditures on these items, 
including repair and purchasing costs
In the past 30 days, how much did the 
household spend on the following items?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Newspapers
Washing soap (for hands, clothes)
Sanitary towels
Toothpaste
Cosmetics
Handbags, travel bags
Security protection
Phone fees (fixed/mobile phones)
Mobile money fees
Bathing soap
Batteries
In the past 30 days, how much did the 
household spend on the following items?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
Transportation costs for commuting( taxi, 
bus, boda boda fares)
Other transportation costs ((petrol, diesel, 
tires, tubes, spares)
Health and medical care services
Medicines
Houseboys/girls
Barber and beauty shops
Lodging expenses
House rent
Communication costs (stamps, evenlopes, 
airtime)
Expenditure on phones not owned
Sports, theaters, etc
Expenses in hotels, lodging, etc
Dry cleaning and laundry
Milling costs
Games, betting, entertainment
Now I would like to ask you about the 
expenditures you or your household has 
incurred on Festivities.
[festival name]: In the past 12 months, how 
much has the household spent on [festival 
name] ?
In UGX. Enter -777 if unknown.
(Repeated group)
Now we are going to talk about food that 
you and your household have consumed 
over the last 7 days.
In the past 7 days, what foods and items 
did you or your household consume? Onion
Enumerator: Please read out all the options and items Tomato
Irish Potatoes
Cabbage (green)
Sweet potato
Garlic
Carrot
Cassava
Pumpkins
Cucumber
Egg Plants
Lettuce (salad)
Butter, Margarine, Ghee
Milk
Meat (beef)
Duck
Fish
Goat
Pork
Chicken
Eggs
Cooking oil
Other meat
Sugar
Salt
Prepared Food
Airtime
Posho
Beans
Rice
Matooke
Cassava Leaves
Maize
Kilogram(s)
50 kg Bag
100 kg Bag
Pail (small)
Pail (large)
No. 10 plate
No. 12 plate
Bunch
Piece
Heap
Bale
Basket (Shelled)
Basket (unshelled)
Ox-cart (unshelled)
Litre
Cup
Tin
(Repeated group)
In what unit can you best quantify/describe 
the amount of [food item] consumed?
Gram
Millilitre
Teaspoon
Basin
Total
Bucket(s)
Satchet
Packet(s)
None
Other
Specify other: unit of consumption
How much did you and your household 
consume of [food item] (in [unit]) in the last 
7 days? Write 0 if did not consume.
Quantity. Enter -777 if unknown.
How much did you and your household 
spend on [food item] in the last 7 days? 
Write 0 if did not spend any UGX.
In UGX Enter -777 if unknown.
Now I would like to ask you some questions 
about your financial situations. Please 
remember this information will remain 
strictly confidential.
Have you or anyone in your household had 
a loan in the past 12 months? This includes 
loans taken out in the past 12 months and 
loans that you are still paying but may have 
taken out more than 12 months ago. Yes
Loans include cash and in-kind, such as paying for 
things on credit No
How many loans?
Now let us talk about Loan 1 
cash
in-kind
both cash and in-kind payment
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Did you borrow in cash or in-kind?
Who took out the loan?
(Repeated group)
In what unit can you best quantify/describe 
the amount of [food item] consumed?
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Neighbor
Friend
Shopkeeper
Non-household family member
Work place
MFI
Moneylender
VSLA
NGO
Government
SACCO
ROSCA
Other savings group not mentioned
Other (specify next screen)
What is the purpose of the loan? Consumption
Choose the main purpose. Educational expense
Medical expense
Agricultural input
Livestock input
Start a business
Other business expense
Celebration, festival
Home improvements
Repay a debt
Other (specify next screen)
Seeds
Fertilizer
Pesticides
Food
Other (Please specify)
Specify other: loan source
Specify other: reason
Specify other: in-kind loan
Now we are going to talk about saving.
I would like to ask you about the places 
where you and other household members 
keep money for safekeeping. In the last 12 
months, have you or someone from your 
household kept money at/with:
Read out options
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
With a friend
Places where household members keep 
money:
[Saving location]
With a neighbor
Who took out the loan?
From where did the loan come from?
What item did you borrow?
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Please specify: In what other location do 
you save money?
Yes
No
Sometimes people do not save money but 
use other ways. In the last 12 months, have 
you or someone from your household 
saved by: Yes
Read out options No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Please specify: other way to save
Now I would like to ask you a few questions 
on food access in the past 12 months
Buying and storing grain in bulk for later 
consumption
Buying inventory or other inputs for your 
business
Buying materials for a house that you have 
not started building or is unfinished
Other
(Repeated group)
[Saving location] : Have you kept any 
money in there in the past 3 months?
Buying livestock
Buying land or property
Buying motor vehicle (boda, car)
Buy agricultural inputs in advance
In your pocket, your clothes (igitenge) or in 
a bag that you carry
Commercial bank
Mobile banking
A secret place in your home
Other
With a friend
With a shopkeeper
VSLA
SACCO
Savings group or union (other than VSLA 
and SACCO)
Box in the household
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Thank you. Now I would like to ask you 
about the types of foods that you or anyone 
else in your household ate yesterday during 
the day and at night.
Enumerator: Read the list of foods. Record 
'yes' if anyone in the household ate the 
food in question. Record 'no' if no one in 
the household ate the food. The foods 
listed should be those prepared in the 
household and eaten in the household or 
taken elsewhere to eat. Do not include 
foods consumed outside the home that 
were prepared elsewhere.
Yes
No
In the last 12 months, was there a time 
when you or others in your household were 
hungry but did not eat because there was 
not enough money or other resources for 
food?
In the last 12 months, did you or any others 
in your household ever not eat for a whole 
day because there wasn't enough money 
for food?
Was yesterday an unusual or special day 
(festival, funeral, fasting etc) or were most 
household members absent?
In the past 12 months, was there a time 
when you or others in your household were 
worried you would not have enough food to 
eat because of a lack of money or other 
resources?
In the past 12 months, was there a time 
when you or others in your household were 
unable to eat healthy and nutritions food 
because of a lack of money or other 
resources?
In the past 12 months, was there a time 
when you or others in your household ate 
only a few kinds of foods because of a lack 
of money or other resources?
In the past 12 months, was there a time 
when you or others in your household had 
to skip meals because there were not 
enough money or resources for food?
In the last 12 months, did you or any others 
in your household ever eat less than you 
thought you should because of a lack of 
money or other resources?
In the last 12 months, was there a time 
when your household did not have food 
because of a lack of money or other 
resources?
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Don't know
How many former members of your 
household have passed away?
Now I would like to ask you the name of 
deceased household member 1
What is this deceased member's first 
name/Christan/Muslim name?
What is this deceased member's last 
name?
Please confirm that the following persons 
are all members of your household that 
have passed away in the last 4 years and 
nobody is missing:
If not, go back and add additional household members
I will now ask you questions about the 
[number of deceased] household members 
that have passed away
(Repeated group)
Any cheese, yogurt, milk, or other milk 
products?
Any foods made from oil, fat, or butter?
Any sugar or honey?
Any other foods, such as condiments, 
coffee or tea?
Now, I would like to talk about any 
members of the household who are now 
deceased. Please do not feel offended and 
I understand that this may be sensitive. Is 
there someone who was a member of your 
household in the last 4 years who has since 
died?
Any vegetables (pumpkin, squash, etc)?
Any fruits? (watermelon, jackfruit, etc)?
Any beef, pork, lamb, goat, rabbit, field 
rats, wild game, chicken, duck, or other 
birds, liver, kidney, heart, or other organ 
meats or blood?
Any eggs?
Any fresh or dried fish or shellfish?
Any foods made from beans, peas, lentils, 
green grams, cowpeas, pigeon peas, nuts, 
or sunflower seeds?
Any bread, biscuits, rice, noodles, posho, 
porridge, cereals or other foods made from 
wheat, maize, rice, sorghum, millet?
Any irish potatoes, yams, sweet potatoes, 
cassava, matoke, or any other foods made 
from roots or tubers?
Male
Female
Yes
No
Don't know
Head
Spouse/partner
Son/daughter
Stepson/daughter
Adopted
Grandchild
Brother/sister
Niece/Nephew
Father/mother
Step brother/sister
Grandparent
Great-grandchild
Other family
Household help
Lodger
Friends
son/daughter in law
brother/sister in law
mother/father in law
Other (specify)
Please specify: What was [name of 
deceased household member] 's 
relationship to the current head of 
household?
What was [name of deceased household 
member] 's age when s/he died?
Years. Put 0 if less than 1 year.
What was [name of deceased household 
member] 's age when s/he died? (in 
months)
Months
How long ago did [name of deceased 
household member] die?
Years
Months
Weeks
Days
There are inconsistencies in the responses 
entered. Please check and make sure that 
the period isn't more than 4 years.
Yes
No
Don't know
Business man/woman
Doctor
Teacher
Government Employee
Engineer
Unit of time
Was [name of deceased household 
member] working in the 12 months before 
s/he died?
What was [name of deceased household 
member] 's main occupation in the 12 
months before s/he died?
(Repeated group)
What was [name of deceased household 
member] 's gender?
Was [name of deceased household 
member] the head of the household when 
s/he died?
What was [name of deceased household 
member] 's relationship to the current head 
of household?
Journalist
Boda driver / taxi driver
Brewer
Catering
Farmer - commercial
Farmer - subsistence
Repairman
Housewife
Market vendor
Shopkeeper
Student
NGO Worker
Casual labor
Household help (maid)
Unemployed
Other
Don't know
Specify other: What was [name of 
deceased household member] 's main 
occupation in the 12 months before s/he 
died?
Now I would like to ask you a few questions 
about how people in your community 
interact with one another and how you feel 
about your community.
Individuals/households would deal with the 
problem individually
Neighbors among themselves
Local government/community leaders
All community leaders acting together
The entire neighborhood
NGOs
Other
Please specify: If there were a problem that 
affected the entire community, for instance 
(violence, crop failure, drought), who do 
you think would work together to solve his 
or her problem?
Differences often exist between people 
living in the same village/neighborhood. To 
what extent do differences such as the 
following tend to divide people in your 
village/neighborhood?
Enumerator: Please read out each statement to the 
respondent
Not at all
Somewhat
Very much
Not at all
Somewhat
Very much
Not at all
Somewhat
Very much
Differences in political affiliations
Differences in religious beliefs
If there were a problem that affected the 
entire community, for instance (violence, 
crop failure, drought), who do you think 
would work together to solve this problem?
Differences in landholdings
What was [name of deceased household 
member] 's main occupation in the 12 
months before s/he died?
Not at all
Somewhat
Very much
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Social exclusion
Threats
Harrassment
Death threats
Physical violence
False accusations
Verbal abuse based on ethnicity
Property loss
Other
Please specify: what type of problems are 
caused by differences in ethnic 
backgrounds in your community?
Would you say that most people can be 
trusted or that most people cannot be 
trusted? Most people can be trusted
Please read out the options to the respondent. Most people cannot be trusted
Don't know
I am going to read some statements to you 
and I would like you to tell me for each 
statement if you strongly agree, agree, 
disagree, or strongly disagree
Enumerator: Please read out each statement to the 
respondent
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
People in this community who speak the 
same native language trust one another to 
borrow and loan items
If I have a problem, there is always 
someone to help me
Most people in this community are willing to 
help if you need it
Do these differences in ethnic backgrounds 
cause problems?
What types of problems are caused by 
differences in ethnic backgrounds in your 
community?
Most people in this community are honest 
and can be trusted
Most people in this community who speak 
the same native language as me are 
honest and can be trusted
Differences in ethnic backgrounds
Do these differences in landholdings cause 
problems?
Do these differences in political affiliations 
cause problems?
Do these differences in religious beliefs 
cause problems?
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Don't know
Worse than other communities
The same as other communities
Better than other communities
Now I would like to know, in general, yes or 
no, can:
Yes
No
Yes
No
Peaceful
Not peaceful
More
Less
Same
Yes
No
Harassment because of the way I look, the 
language I speak, or where I am from
Being called a name or being threatened in a 
language I did not understand or by another 
person or group of people
Being excluded from social events or 
community spaces (e.g. water point, town 
center, shops)
Being falsely accused of something I did not do
Other
Please specify: what problems have you 
experienced?
Now I would like to ask you some questions 
about your household's acccess and use of 
water
Piped into dwelling
Piped to yard/plot
Public tap/standpipe
Tubewell/Borehole
Protected Well
I have experienced problems in this 
community
Which of the following problems have you 
experienced?
What is currently the main source of 
drinking water for members of your 
household?
Compared to other communities, how 
much do people in this community trust one 
another to borrow and loan items?
Nationals be trusted
Refugees be trusted
In your opinion, would you say this 
community tends to be peaceful or not 
peaceful?
Compared with other communities in the 
area, is there more or less conflict in this 
community?
Most people in this community are willing to 
help if you need it
I am suspicious/fearful of people in this 
community
I am jealous of others in my community
Others in the community are jealous of me
Unprotected Well
Protected Spring
Unprotected Spring
Rainwater
Rock catchments
Tanker truck
Cart with small tank
Surface water 
(river/dam/lake/pond/stream/canal/irrigation 
channel)
Bottled Water
Other (specify)
Don't know
Other: What is currently the main source of 
drinking water for members of your 
household?
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Now I would like to ask your some 
questions about your household's access 
and use of sanitation facilities
Flush to piped sewer system
Flush to septic tank
Flush to pit latrine
Flush to somewhere else
Flush, don't know where
Ventilated improved pit latrine
Covered Pit latrine with slab
Covered Pit latirne without slab/open pit
Uncovered pit latrine with slab
Uncovered pit latrine without slab/open pit
Composting toilet
Bucket toilet
Hanging toilet/hanging latrine
No facility/bush/field
Other
Don't know
Please specify: What kind of toilet facility 
do members of your household usually use?
Observed
Not in dwelling/yard/plot
No permission to see
Other (specify)
Yes
No
Soap or detergent (bar, liquid, powder)
Ash, mud, sand
None
Observation only: Observe presence of 
water at the place for handwashing. Is 
water available?
Observation only: Observe presence of 
soap, detergent, or other cleansing agent at 
the place for handwashing
Is water normally available from this 
source?
In the last two weeks, was water 
unavailable from this source for a day or 
longer?
What kind of toilet facility do members of 
your household usually use?
Please show me where members of your 
household most often wash their hands.
What is currently the main source of 
drinking water for members of your 
household?
You have arrived at the end of the 
household survey.
Now, we will do the individual participant 
survey with one individual.
The participant of the program is an 
economically active female 18 years or 
older or an economically active youth, male 
or female, 18 years or older.
This may be the same respondent, if the 
person most knowledgable about 
household welfare is also a female 18 
years or older. If so, continue the survey.
If the respondent for this section is not the 
same, please pause and ask to speak to 
the new respondent. Then begin the survey.
The mobilizer will have located this 
information fo you.
Yes
No
Why is there no individual survey? If the 
previous person refuses, check to see if 
the household will let another participate if 
she or he meets the program participant 
criteria. Give further explanation why there 
is no adult survey.
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Determine the respondent for the individual 
survey. This may be the same respondent 
or this may be a different individual. At the 
beginning of this survey, you should have 
consented both individuals. Does this (new) 
person consent?
Please select the respondent for this 
section from the list. This can either be the 
same respondent as the household section 
or an economically active female 17 years 
or older or youth, male or female, 17 years 
to 35 years old.
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Date of the Program Participant Survey
We have entered the following information 
about this respondent. If it is incorrect, 
please go back to the household section at 
the beginning of the survey to correct:
Name: [ind_name]
Age: [ind_age]
Relationship to household head: Other 
family
Sex: Female
Do you have any of your own children in 
this household or are you the primary 
caregiver of any of the children in this 
household? Yes
(Children under the age of 2 years) No
No children in the household
Yes
No
No children in the household
Now I would like to ask you some questions 
about your satisfaction with life.
Present the ladder to the respondent
10 - highest
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 - lowest
Don't Know
Refused/Skip
10 - highest
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
On the same ladder, which step do you 
believe you will be on in 5 years?
Do you have enough information to discuss 
what any of the children in this household 
ate yesterday during the day or night?
Who are your children or those about 
whom you know enough information about 
to discuss what they ate yesterday during 
the day or night:
How would you describe your satisfaction 
with life? The top rung of the ladder (10) 
represents very satisfied and the bottom of 
the ladder (1) represents very dissatisfied. 
On which step would you place yourself?
Please select the respondent for this 
section from the list. This can either be the 
same respondent as the household section 
or an economically active female 17 years 
or older or youth, male or female, 17 years 
to 35 years old.
1 - lowest
Don't Know
Refused/Skip
10 - highest
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 - lowest
Don't Know
Refused/Skip
10 - highest
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 - lowest
Don't Know
Refused/Skip
I would like to ask you some questions 
about your health.
INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT: Present 
the picture of a ladder to the respondent 
and choose the number that corresponds 
to the rung they choose.
10 - highest
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 - lowest
Don't Know
Refused/Skip
What level of difficulty do you have in 
carrying out the following activities by 
yourself right now? For each activity, 
please say whether you have no difficulty, 
have difficulty but can do it without help, 
can only do it with help, or cannot do this 
activity.
No difficulty
Difficult but can do with no help
Can do, only with help
Lifting a bag weighing 10kg (for 
example, a bag of wheat) 
On the same ladder, which step do you 
believe you will be on in 5 years?
Now assume that the top rung of the ladder 
(10) represents the best-off members of 
your community and that the lowest rung 
(1) are the poorest individuals. Where 
would you place your household on the 
ladder in terms of economic status?
Where do you think you will be on this 
ladder 5 years from now – in terms of your 
economic status?
How would you classify your health these 
days? If the top rung of this ladder (10) 
represents perfect health, the middle (5) 
represents having several minor ailments, 
and the bottom run (1) represents chronic 
illness/disease, where would you place 
yourself?
Can't do
Don't know
No difficulty
Difficult but can do with no help
Can do, only with help
Can't do
Don't know
No difficulty
Difficult but can do with no help
Can do, only with help
Can't do
Don't know
Yes
No
Yes
No
I would now like to ask about your 
membership in groups and relationship with 
other households in your community
Yes
No
Don't know
Are you or members of your households 
part of any of the following types of groups 
or associations?
Civil associations (senior citizen's groups, 
women's associations, recreational groups)
Enumerator: Please read out each of the options to 
the respondent
Cooperatives, irigator's associations, natural 
resource management groups
Credit/finance group, (credit cooperative, 
savings group)
Religious group
Women's group
Mutual help group
Mother's group
Governmental group or institution
Welfare Association/Burial Group
Youth groups
Persons with Disabilities groups
Elders groups
Mens groups
None
Other
Don't know
Yearly
A few times a year
Monthly
A few times a month
Weekly
A few times a week
Daily
Don't know
If your family needed to borrow money, 
without interest, to meet basic household 
expenses, is there someone in your village 
who would be prepared to help you?
(Repeated group)
How many times did you or one of your 
household members participate in a [name 
of group] in the last 12 months?
Lifting a bag weighing 10kg (for 
example, a bag of wheat) 
Walking for four hours without resting. 
Work in a field all day (if you had to) 
Do you wear shoes or sandals to the 
latrine?
Do you have toothpaste and brush?
Where do members of your [name of 
group] live? All live in the same village
Enumerator: Please read out each of the options to 
the respondent All live in the same parish, but different villages
All live in the same sub-county, but different 
parishes
All live in the same county, but different sub￾counties
All live in the same district, but different 
counties
All live in different districts
Other:
Do not know where members live
Specify other: Where do members of 
[name of group] live?
Section 4b: Social Networks
I will now read you a list of 60 members of 
other households in your village. Please 
tell me if you know them or anyone else in 
their households peer_name
ENUMERATOR: READ OUT EACH NAME 
TO THE RESPONDENT AND SELECT 
EVERY PERSON THAT HE/SHE KNOWS
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If you needed advice on an issue related to 
farming or business, would you consider 
going to any of these people to ask for their 
advice?
Over the past year, have you borrowed 
money from any of these people or lent 
money to any of these people?
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If you had the chance to invest in an 
income generating activity together with 
someone else, would you consider 
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Now I would like to ask you questions 
about your passion and effort towards 
goals. Please respond to the following 
statements with: strongly agree, agree, 
disagree, or strongly disagree
Enumerator: Please read out each of the statements 
to the respondent.
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Over the past year, have you borrowed 
money from any of these people or lent 
money to any of these people?
New ideas and projects sometimes distract 
me from previous ones
Setbacks don't discourage me. I don't give 
up easily.
I often set a goal but later choose to pursue 
a different one.
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Now I would like to ask you questions 
about how you achieve your own goals. 
Please respond to the following statements 
with: strongly agree, agree, disagree, or 
strongly disagree
Enumerator: Please read out each of the statements 
to the respondent
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Thanks to my resourcefulness, I can 
handle unforeseen situations
I have overcome setbacks to conquer an 
important challenge.
I can always manage to solve difficult 
problems if I try hard enough
If someone opposes me, I can find the 
means and ways to get what I want
I am certain that I can accomplish my goals
I am confident that I could deal efficiently 
with unexpected events
I am a hard worker
I have difficulty maintaining my focus on 
projects that take more than a few months 
to complete.
I finish whatever I begin
My interests change from year to year
I am diligent. I never give up.
I have been obsessed with a certain idea or 
project for a short time, but later lost 
interest.
I often set a goal but later choose to pursue 
a different one.
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Now I want to talk about how you feel. 
Please do not feel offended by the following 
questions. If at any time you feel 
uncomfortable, please let me know. We 
can skip any of the following questions at 
any time if you do not wish to answer.
INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT: Present 
the picture of a ladder to the respondent 
and write the number that corresponds to 
the rung they choose.
10 - highest
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 - lowest
Don't Know
Refused/Skip
I am going to read a list of questions about 
your feelings. I would like to how often in 
the past 30 days that you felt this way: all of 
the time, most of the time, some of the 
time, a little of the time, none of the time.
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
Don't know
How would you describe your satisfaction 
with life? If the top run of this ladder (10) 
represents very satisfied, and the lowest 
rung (1) represents very dissatisfied, where 
would you place yourself?
How often during the past 30 days did you 
feel:
I can solve most problems if I invest the 
necessary effort
I can remain calm when facing difficulties 
because I can rely on my coping abilities
When I am confronted with a problem, I 
can find several solutions
If I am in trouble, I can think of a good 
solution
I can handle whatever comes my way
Refused/skip
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
Don't know
Refused/skip
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
Don't know
Refused/skip
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
Don't know
Refused/skip
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
Don't know
Refused/skip
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
Don't know
Refused/skip
All of the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time
Don't know
Refused/skip
During the past 12 months, did you ever 
have a period lasting 30 days or longer 
when most of the time you felt worried, 
tense, or anxious? Yes
If the respondent feels uncomfortable or wishes to 
skip this question, please select 'skip' No
Skip
What was the source of these worries or 
tensions? Food shortage
If the respondent feels uncomfortable or wishes to 
skip this question, please select 'skip' Employment
Hopeless
Restless or fidgety
So depressed that nothing could cheer you 
up
That everything was difficult
Worthless
How often during the past 30 days did you 
feel:
Nervous
Living space/Living situation
Health
Loan/Debt
Conflict with other
Domestic issues
Children's education
Clothing
Other
Skip
What other source of worries?
Has that period ended or is it still going on? Ended
If the respondent feels uncomfortable or wishes to 
skip this question, please select 'skip' Still going on
Still going on, but reduced
Refuses to say/skip
How much did/do these worries interfere 
with your ability to carry out your normal 
activities - a lot, some, a little, or not at all? A lot
If the respondent feels uncomfortable or wishes to 
skip this question, please select 'skip' Some
A little
Not at all
Refuses to say/skip
During the last 12 months, have you visited 
a health facility or seen a health provider 
(including a traditional healer) for reasons 
related to your worries? Yes
If the respondent feels uncomfortable or wishes to 
skip this question, please select 'skip' No
Skip
Which type of health facility did you visit or 
which type of health provider did you see? Government hospital
Choose only the main source. If the respondent feels 
uncomfortable or wishes to skip this question, please 
select 'skip' Government referral hospital
Private hospital
Government health post
Private clinic
Pharmacy
NGO Clinic
Private qualified doctor
Private health officer
Private nurse
Unlicensed doctor
Traditional birth attendant/midwife
Community health worker/first aid provider
Traditional healer
Other (Specify)
Skip
Specify other: What other type of health 
facility / provider ?
What are the issues that sometimes are 
reasons of concern for you? Food shortage
Select 'Refused/Skip' if the respondent feels 
uncomfortable or wishes to skip this question Living situation
Loan/Debt
Health
Employment
Children's education
Clothing
Conflict with other
Domestic issues
Nothing
Other
Refused/Skip
What other issue:
Yes
No
Read out: Thinking about the past 12 
months, I would like to ask you about the 
types of income sources your household 
has had.
In the last 12 months, did anyone from your 
household receive income from:
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Please specify the other source of income.
[Enumerator: Does this household have no 
income? Please explain.]
Overall, which of the following best 
describes how your household’s income 
changes each month? 1. Roughly the same income each month
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent
2. Roughly the same income most months, but 
some unusually low or high months during the 
year
7. Family/friends assistance
8. Government transfers (i.e. social safety 
net)
9. Other
1. Smallholder farming - crops
2. Smallholder farming - livestock
3. Self-employed business
4. Salaried employment
5. Casual wage employment
6. Pension payments
Enumerator: Did you skip any questions in 
mental health because the respondent felt 
uncomfortable?
.
3. Income often varies quite a bit from one 
month to the next
4. Income varies from season to season
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
How easily can you predict the amount of 
income your household will get in the next 
income cycle? 1. Very difficult
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent 2. Somewhat difficult
3. Somewhat easily
4. Very easily
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
How often does your household typically 
receive income from '1. Smallholder 
farming - crops'? Daily
Enumerator: If there is more than one household 
member who receives income from this source, 
please record the cycle of the main income. Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
666. Other (Specify.)
Please specify.
Yes - Alone
Yes - Joint
No
How often does your household typically 
receive income from '2. Smallholder 
farming - livestock'? Daily
Enumerator: If there is more than one household 
member who receives income from this source, 
please record the cycle of the main income. Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
666. Other (Specify.)
Please specify.
Yes - Alone
Yes - Joint
No
How often does your household typically 
receive income from '3. Self-employed 
business'? Daily
Enumerator: If there is more than one household 
member who receives income from this source, 
please record the cycle of the main income. Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
666. Other (Specify.)
Please specify.
Yes - Alone
Yes - Joint
No
Are you the earner of this income?
Are you the earner of this income?
Are you the earner of this income?
How often does your household typically 
receive income from '4. Salaried 
employment'? Daily
Enumerator: If there is more than one household 
member who receives income from this source, 
please record the cycle of the main income. Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
666. Other (Specify.)
Please specify.
Yes - Alone
Yes - Joint
No
How often does your household typically 
receive income from '5. Casual wage 
employment'? Daily
Enumerator: If there is more than one household 
member who receives income from this source, 
please record the cycle of the main income. Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
666. Other (Specify.)
Please specify.
Yes - Alone
Yes - Joint
No
How often does your household typically 
receive income from '6. Pension payments'? Daily
Enumerator: If there is more than one household 
member who receives income from this source, 
please record the cycle of the main income. Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
666. Other (Specify.)
Please specify.
Yes - Alone
Yes - Joint
No
How often does your household typically 
receive income from '7. Family/friends 
assistance'? Daily
Enumerator: If there is more than one household 
member who receives income from this source, 
please record the cycle of the main income. Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
666. Other (Specify.)
Please specify.
Yes - Alone
Yes - Joint
Are you the earner of this income? No
Are you the earner of this income?
Are you the earner of this income?
Are you the earner of this income?
How often does your household typically 
receive income from '8. Government 
transfers (i.e. social safety net)'? Daily
Enumerator: If there is more than one household 
member who receives income from this source, 
please record the cycle of the main income. Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
666. Other (Specify.)
Please specify.
Yes - Alone
Yes - Joint
No
How often does your household typically 
receive income from '9. Other'? Daily
Enumerator: If there is more than one household 
member who receives income from this source, 
please record the cycle of the main income. Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
666. Other (Specify.)
Please specify.
Yes - Alone
Yes - Joint
No
Section 3. ACCESS
Read out: In this section, I am going to ask 
you about your access to financial services.
Read out: In this section, I am going to ask 
you about your access to financial services.
An account can be used to save money, to 
make or receive payments, or to receive 
wages or financial help. Do you currently 
have an account at any of the following 
places: a bank, MFI, SACCO, your mobile 
phone, or another type of formal financial 
institution? Yes
Enumerator: Please probe. If the respondent does not 
have the option to withdraw or save money in any 
account in a financial institution, then they do not 
have a bank account. No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Does your employer offer the option of 
automatically setting money aside into a 
separate account whenever you receive 
income?
Do you use such automatic savings plan?
Are you the earner of this income?
Are you the earner of this income?
Please tell me whether each of the 
following is A REASON why you, 
personally, DO NOT have an account at a 
bank or another type of formal financial 
institution. Is it … ?
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent
Yes
No
Refused
B. Because financial services are too 
expensive Yes
This includes fees charged when opening an account, 
withdrawing money No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
F. Because you don't have enough money 
to use financial institutions Yes
You do not have enough money that it is not worth 
having or useful to have an account No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
In the PAST 12 MONTHS, have you, 
personally, GIVEN or SENT money to a 
relative or friend living in a different area 
inside the country in any of the following 
ways?
Yes
No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
B. You sent money through a bank or 
another type of formal financial institution 
(for example, at a branch, at an ATM, or 
through direct deposit into an account).
C. You sent money through a mobile phone.
D. You sent money through a money 
transfer service.
D. Because you don't trust financial 
institutions
E. Because of religious reasons
G. Because someone else in the family 
already has an account
I. Because you have no need for financial 
services at a formal institution
A. You handed cash to this person or sent 
cash through someone you know.
A. Because financial institutions are too far 
away
C. Because you don't have the necessary 
documentation (identity card, wage slip, 
etc.)
Please tell me whether each of the 
following is A REASON why you, 
personally, HAVE NOT sent or received 
money using a formal financial institution or 
mobile phone or money transfer service?
Yes
No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused
If you wanted to borrow 100000 UGX … :
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the bank in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the bank would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the bank?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the bank?
Every ______________ :
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
Yes
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Would you need a guaranter?
C. Because you don't have the necessary 
documentation (identity card, wage slip, 
etc.)
D. Because you don't trust the service 
provider
E. Because you have no need for transfer 
services at a formal institution
Would it be possible for you to borrow 
100000 UGX from a bank?
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the bank, for 
example, with a fixed end date to repay the 
original loan amount in full?
A. Because the service provider is too far 
away
B. Because the service provider is too 
expensive
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the MFI in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the MFI would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the MFI?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the MFI?
Every ______________ :
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Would you need a guaranter?
Would you have to put a collateral?
Would it be possible for you to borrow 
100000 UGX from a SACCO?
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the SACCO, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
Would you have to put a collateral?
Would it be possible for you to borrow 
100000 UGX from an MFI?
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the MFI, for 
example, with a fixed end date to repay the 
original loan amount in full?
Would you need a guaranter?
How much would you have to pay back to 
the SACCO in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the SACCO would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the SACCO?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the SACCO?
Every ______________ :
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the local money lender in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the local money lender would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Would you have to put a collateral?
Would it be possible for you to borrow 
100000 UGX from a local money lender?
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the local 
money lender, for example, with a fixed 
end date to repay the original loan amount 
in full?
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Would you need a guaranter?
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the local money lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the local money lender?
Every ______________ :
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Yes
No
Refused
Are you covered by any type of public or 
private health insurance? Yes
Enumerator: Medical assistance provided by UNHCR 
or another organization can be considered free 
medical insurance No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Section 4. BEHAVIOR
Read out: In this section, I am going to ask 
you about your behaviors.
Over the past year, how would you 
describe your household’s income and 
spending? 1. Generally spend much less than income
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent 2. Generally spend a little less than income
3. Generally spend about equal to income
4. Generally spend a little more than income
5. Generally spend much more than income
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
Do you know what a health insurance is?
A. Did any of that spending include any 
large purchases such as a house, a piece 
of land, a vehicle or any other large 
investments that are usually bigger than 
your average 1-month income?
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Would you need a guaranter?
Would you have to put a collateral?
Do you know what a life insurance is?
Do you have life insurance? Please include 
individual and group policies, such as 
policies provided through your employer.
1. Generally spend much less than income
2. Generally spend a little less than income
3. Generally spend about equal to income
4. Generally spend a little more than income
5. Generally spend much more than income
1. Used savings
2. Received help from others without the 
expectation of paying back
3. Got behind on bill payments; didn't pay bills
4. Borrowed from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
5. Borrowed from formal source
6. Borrowed from informal source with interest 
(money lender)
7. Borrowed from informal savings group
8. Sold household durable asset
9. Sold productive asset
10. Renegotiated payment plan on existing 
debts / extended loan payments
11. Cut back on expenses
12. Got additional money from working
13. Did nothing
14. Declared bankruptcy
666. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
Please specify.
Many people borrow money from various 
sources, formal and informal financial 
institutions, friends, family to meet their 
financial bligations. Furthermore, people 
often purchase goods and services on 
credit and defer the payment to a later 
time. Please think about all these borrowing 
experiences including money, goods, and 
services for the following questions.
How much do you agree with the following 
statements:
You are typically careful about deciding 
whether to borrow money or make 
purchases on credit. 1. Agree a lot
2. Somewhat agree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat disagree
4. Not agree at all
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
B. Putting them aside, how would you 
describe your household’s income and 
spending?
C. If you generally spent more than your 
income, how did you make up the 
difference?
You sometimes borrow money or make 
purchases on credit, but on reflection you 
should have taken more time to think about 
whether to borrow. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
You typically make good decisions about 
how much to borrow or purchase on credit. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
You sometimes borrow more money or 
make more purchases on credit than you 
should. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
When you borrow money or make 
purchases on credit, you typically repay 
what you borrowed in the agreed upon 
timeframe. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
You sometimes borrow money from other 
sources to repay existing debts. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
There are many ways to save money. 
Some people open a savings bank or 
mobile money account. Some keep cash 
somewhere at home, hidden in a safe 
place, or with a friend or family member. 
Others buy things such as [give common 
local examples of assets and in-kind 
savings people engage in; examples south￾asia: gold, east africa: stored food, house 
building] as a means of saving.
Please think about all these ways of saving 
for the next question.
Thinking about your main sources of 
income, how much do you agree with the 
following statement:
You typically save or set aside some of the 
income that you receive for the future. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Some people plan their income, expenses 
and savings to achieve their short-term and 
long-term goals.
How much do you agree with the following 
statements:
You have plans for how you will pay for 
your expenses for the NEXT 1 WEEK. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have plans for how you will pay for 
your expenses for the NEXT 1 MONTH. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have plans for how you will pay for 
your expenses for the NEXT 3 MONTHS. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have a financial goal to reach for the 
next 12 months. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have a financial goal to reach for the 
next 5 years. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have plans for your finances for old 
age when you retire. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
How much do you agree with the following 
statement:
Thinking about the recurring bill payments 
you have such as school fees, rent, water, 
electricity or fuel: 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
You sometimes miss or delay a bill 
payment. 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? Refuse to Answer
You sometimes buy things that you later 
regret because you bought them on 
impulse. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
If you have a small amount of money, such 
as 600 or 2400 UGX, you can typically 
decide how to spend it on your own. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
When an expensive item [like a bicycle or a 
cow] is purchased by your household, your 
opinion is typically listened to in the 
decision of what to buy. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Many people borrow money from various 
sources, formal and informal financial 
institutions, friends, family to meet their 
financial bligations. Furthermore, people 
often purchase goods and services on 
credit and defer the payment to a later 
time. Please think about all these borrowing 
experiences including money, goods, and 
services for the following questions.
How much do you agree with the following 
statements:
Over the last year, you have been typically 
careful about deciding whether to borrow 
money or make purchases on credit. 1. Agree a lot
2. Somewhat agree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat disagree
4. Not agree at all
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have sometimes 
borrowed money or made purchases on 
credit but on reflection you should have 
taken more time to think about whether to 
borrow. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have typically made 
good decisions about how much to borrow 
or purchase on credit. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have sometimes 
borrowed more money or made more 
purchases on credit than you should. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, when you have 
borrowed money or made purchases on 
credit, you have typically repaid what you 
borrowed in the agreed upon timeframe. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have sometimes 
borrowed money from other sources to 
repay existing debts. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
There are many ways to save money. 
Some people open a savings bank or 
mobile money account. Some keep cash 
somewhere at home, hidden in a safe 
place, or with a friend or family member. 
Others buy things such as [give common 
local examples of assets and in-kind 
savings people engage in; examples south￾asia: gold, east africa: stored food, house 
building] as a means of saving.
Please think about all these ways of saving 
for the next question.
Thinking about your main sources of 
income, how much do you agree with the 
following statement:
Over the last year, you have typically saved 
or set aside some of the income that you 
received for the future. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Some people plan their income, expenses 
and savings to achieve their short-term and 
long-term goals.
How much do you agree with the following 
statements:
Over the last year, you have typically had 
plans for how you would pay for your 
expenses for the following 1 week. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have typically had 
plans for how you would pay for your 
expenses for the following 1 month. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have typically had 
plans for how you would pay for your 
expenses for the following 3 months. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have typically had a 
financial goal to reach for the following 1 
year. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have typically had a 
financial goal to reach for the following 5 
years. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have plans for your finances for old 
age when you retire. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
How much do you agree with the following 
statement:
Thinking about the recurring bill payments 
you have such as school fees, rent, water, 
electricity or fuel: 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Over the last year, you have sometimes 
missed or delayed a bill payment. 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have sometimes 
bought things that you later regretted 
because you bought them on impulse. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, if you had a small 
amount of money, such as 600 or 2400 
UGX, you could typically decide how to 
spend it on your own. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, when an expensive item 
[like a bicycle or a cow] was purchased by 
your household, your opinion has typically 
been listened to in the decision of what to 
buy. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Many people borrow money from various 
sources, formal and informal financial 
institutions, friends, family to meet their 
financial bligations. Furthermore, people 
often purchase goods and services on 
credit and defer the payment to a later 
time. Please think about all these borrowing 
experiences including money, goods, and 
services for the following questions.
How often does the following statement 
apply to you:
You are careful about deciding whether to 
borrow money or make purchases on credit. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
You borrow money or make purchases on 
credit which is not a good idea on reflection. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
You make good decisions about how much 
to borrow or purchase on credit. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
You borrow more money or make more 
purchases on credit than you should. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
When you borrow money or make 
purchases on credit, you repay what you 
borrowed in the agreed upon timeframe. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
I borrow money from other sources to 
repay existing debts. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
There are many ways to save money. 
Some people open a savings bank or 
mobile money account. Some keep cash 
somewhere at home, hidden in a safe 
place, or with a friend or family member. 
Others buy things such as [give common 
local examples of assets and in-kind 
savings people engage in; examples south￾asia: gold, east africa: stored food, house 
building] as a means of saving.
Please think about all these ways of saving 
for the next question.
Thinking about your main sources of 
income, how often does the following 
statement apply to you:
You save or set aside some of the income 
that you receive for the future. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Some people plan their income, expenses 
and savings to achieve their short-term and 
long-term goals.
How much do you agree with the following 
statement:
You have plans for how you will pay for 
your expenses for the NEXT 1 WEEK. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have plans for how you will pay for 
your expenses for the NEXT 1 MONTH. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have plans for how you will pay for 
your expenses for the NEXT 3 MONTHS. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have a financial goal to reach for the 
next 12 months. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have a financial goal to reach for the 
next 5 years. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have plans for your finances for old 
age when you retire. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
How often does the following statement 
apply to you:
Thinking about the recurring bill payments 
you have such as school fees, rent, water, 
electricity or fuel: 1. Never
2. Rarely
You miss or delay a bill payment. 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
You buy things that you later regret 
because you bought them on impulse. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
5. Always
Refuse to Answer
If you have a small amount of money, such 
as 600 or 2400 UGX, you can decide how 
to spend it on your own. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
5. Always
Refuse to Answer
When an expensive item [like a bicycle or a 
cow] is purchased by your household, your 
opinion is listened to in the decision of what 
to buy. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Many people borrow money from various 
sources, formal and informal financial 
institutions, friends, family to meet their 
financial bligations. Furthermore, people 
often purchase goods and services on 
credit and defer the payment to a later 
time. Please think about all these borrowing 
experiences including money, goods, and 
services for the following questions.
How often does the following statement 
apply to you:
Over the last year, you have been careful 
about deciding whether to borrow money or 
make purchases on credit. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
999. N/A Respondent has never borrowed
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have borrowed 
money or made purchases on credit which 
is not a good idea on reflection. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have made good 
decisions about how much to borrow or 
purchase on credit. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have borrowed 
more money or made more purchases on 
credit than you should. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, when you have 
borrowed money or made purchases on 
credit, you have repaid what you borrowed 
in the agreed upon timeframe. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have borrowed 
money from other sources to repay existing 
debts. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
[Enumerator: Do NOT read 999. N/A option] 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
There are many ways to save money. 
Some people open a savings bank or 
mobile money account. Some keep cash 
somewhere at home, hidden in a safe 
place, or with a friend or family member. 
Others buy things such as [give common 
local examples of assets and in-kind 
savings people engage in; examples south￾asia: gold, east africa: stored food, house 
building] as a means of saving.
Please think about all these ways of saving 
for the next question.
Thinking about your main sources of 
income, how often does the following 
statement apply to you:
Over the last year, you have saved or set 
aside some of the income that you received 
for the future. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Some people plan their income, expenses 
and savings to achieve their short-term and 
long-term goals.
How often does the following statement 
apply to you:
Over the last year, you have typically had 
plans for how you would pay for your 
expenses for the following 1 week. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have typically had 
plans for how you would pay for your 
expenses for the following 1 month. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have typically had 
plans for how you would pay for your 
expenses for the following 3 months. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have typically had a 
financial goal to reach for the following 1 
year. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have typically had a 
financial goal to reach for the following 5 
years. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
You have plans for your finances for old 
age when you retire. 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
Would you say you agree a lot, somewhat 
agree, somewhat disagree, or do not agree 
at all? 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
How often do the following statements 
apply to you:
Thinking about the recurring bill payments 
you have such as school fees, rent, water, 
electricity or fuel: 1. Never
2. Rarely
Over the last year, you have missed or 
delayed a bill payment. 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, you have bought things 
that you later regretted because you bought 
them on impulse. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, if you had a small 
amount of money, such as 600 or 2400 
UGX, you could decide how to spend it on 
your own. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Over the last year, when an expensive item 
[like a bicycle or a cow] was purchased by 
your household, your opinion has been 
listened to in the decision of what to buy. 1. Never
2. Rarely
Would you say this applies to you: Always, 
Very often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never? 3. Sometimes
4. Very Often
5. Always
Refuse to Answer
Section 5. OUTCOME
Read out: In this section, I am going to ask 
you whether and how you could cope with 
certain situations.
Outcome - I. Unexpected Need
Imagine that you have an unexpected need 
and you need to come up with 100000 
UGX. How POSSIBLE is it that you could 
come up with this amount within the NEXT 
1 WEEK? 1. Not at all possible
2. Not very possible
Would you say it is very possible, 
somewhat possible, not very possible, or 
not at all possible? 3. Somewhat possible
4. Very possible
Refuse to Answer
Imagine that you have an unexpected need 
and you need to come up with 100000 
UGX. How DIFFICULT is it that you could 
come up with this amount within the NEXT 
1 WEEK? 1. Very easy
2. Somewhat easy
Would you say it is very difficult, somewhat 
difficult, somewhat easy, or very easy? 3. Somewhat difficult
4. Very difficult
Refuse to Answer
How would you come up with this money 
within the NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
(Do not prompt) (Select all) 3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
Please specify "666. Other".
Which of the following do you mean by 
money from working?
1. Working more by putting in more hours or 
seeking additional work
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent.
2. Receiving regular income you normally 
receive for labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
1. Deduct from income
2. Casual labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
Will money be deducted from your income 
to repay the loan or will you repay by 
providing labor?
Is the amount that will be deducted equal to 
the original loan amount or more?
Refuse to Answer
What is the total amount that would be 
deducted?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total value of the labor you will 
provide to repay the loan?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the lender in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the lender would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
Imagine that you have an unexpected need 
and you need to come up with 100000 
UGX. How POSSIBLE is it that you could 
come up with this amount within the NEXT 
1 MONTH? 1. Not at all possible
2. Not very possible
Would you say it is very possible, 
somewhat possible, not very possible, or 
not at all possible? 3. Somewhat possible
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Is the value of the labor that you will 
provide equal to the original loan amount or 
more?
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the lender, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
Is the amount that will be deducted equal to 
the original loan amount or more?
4. Very possible
Refuse to Answer
Imagine that you have an unexpected need 
and you need to come up with 100000 
UGX. How DIFFICULT is it that you could 
come up with this amount within the NEXT 
1 MONTH? 1. Very easy
2. Somewhat easy
Would you say it is very difficult, somewhat 
difficult, somewhat easy, or very easy? 3. Somewhat difficult
4. Very difficult
Refuse to Answer
How would you come up with this money 
within the NEXT 1 MONTH? 1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
(Do not prompt) (Select all) 3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
Please specify "666. Other".
Which of the following do you mean by 
money from working?
1. Working more by putting in more hours or 
seeking additional work
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent.
2. Receiving regular income you normally 
receive for labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
1. Deduct from income
2. Casual labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Equal to the original loan amount
Will money be deducted from your income 
to repay the loan or will you repay by 
providing labor?
Is the amount that will be deducted equal to 
the original loan amount or more?
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total amount that would be 
deducted?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total value of the labor you will 
provide to repay the loan?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the lender in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the lender would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
Imagine that you have an unexpected need 
and you need to come up with 100000 
UGX. How POSSIBLE is it that you could 
come up with this amount within the NEXT 
1 WEEK? 1. Not at all possible
2. Not very possible
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Is the amount that will be deducted equal to 
the original loan amount or more?
Is the value of the labor that you will 
provide equal to the original loan amount or 
more?
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the lender, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
Would you say it is very possible, 
somewhat possible, not very possible, or 
not at all possible? 3. Somewhat possible
4. Very possible
Refuse to Answer
Imagine that you have an unexpected need 
and you need to come up with 100000 
UGX. How DIFFICULT is it that you could 
come up with this amount within the NEXT 
1 WEEK? 1. Very easy
2. Somewhat easy
Would you say it is very difficult, somewhat 
difficult, somewhat easy, or very easy? 3. Somewhat difficult
4. Very difficult
Refuse to Answer
How would you come up with this money 
within the NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
(Do not prompt) (Select all) 3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
Please specify "666. Other".
Which of the following do you mean by 
money from working?
1. Working more by putting in more hours or 
seeking additional work
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent.
2. Receiving regular income you normally 
receive for labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
1. Deduct from income
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
Will money be deducted from your income 
to repay the loan or will you repay by 
providing labor?
2. Casual labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total amount that would be 
deducted?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total value of the labor you will 
provide to repay the loan?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the lender in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the lender would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
Outcome - II. Medical Emergency
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the lender, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Will money be deducted from your income 
to repay the loan or will you repay by 
providing labor?
Is the amount that will be deducted equal to 
the original loan amount or more?
Is the value of the labor that you will 
provide equal to the original loan amount or 
more?
Imagine that you have a medical 
emergency and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How POSSIBLE is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Not at all possible
2. Not very possible
Would you say it is very possible, 
somewhat possible, not very possible, or 
not at all possible? 3. Somewhat possible
4. Very possible
Refuse to Answer
Imagine that you have a medical 
emergency and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How DIFFICULT is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Very easy
2. Somewhat easy
Would you say it is very difficult, somewhat 
difficult, somewhat easy, or very easy? 3. Somewhat difficult
4. Very difficult
Refuse to Answer
How would you come up with this money 
within the NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
(Do not prompt) (Select all) 3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
Please specify "666. Other".
Which of the following do you mean by 
money from working?
1. Working more by putting in more hours or 
seeking additional work
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent.
2. Receiving regular income you normally 
receive for labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
1. Deduct from income
2. Casual labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total amount that would be 
deducted?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total value of the labor you will 
provide to repay the loan?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the lender in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the lender would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Is the amount that will be deducted equal to 
the original loan amount or more?
Is the value of the labor that you will 
provide equal to the original loan amount or 
more?
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the lender, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
Will money be deducted from your income 
to repay the loan or will you repay by 
providing labor?
Month
Imagine that you have a medical 
emergency and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How POSSIBLE is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 MONTH? 1. Not at all possible
2. Not very possible
Would you say it is very possible, 
somewhat possible, not very possible, or 
not at all possible? 3. Somewhat possible
4. Very possible
Refuse to Answer
Imagine that you have a medical 
emergency and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How DIFFICULT is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 MONTH? 1. Very easy
2. Somewhat easy
Would you say it is very difficult, somewhat 
difficult, somewhat easy, or very easy? 3. Somewhat difficult
4. Very difficult
Refuse to Answer
How would you come up with this money 
within the NEXT 1 MONTH? 1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
(Do not prompt) (Select all) 3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
Please specify "666. Other".
Which of the following do you mean by 
money from working?
1. Working more by putting in more hours or 
seeking additional work
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent.
2. Receiving regular income you normally 
receive for labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
1. Deduct from income
2. Casual labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total amount that would be 
deducted?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total value of the labor you will 
provide to repay the loan?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the lender in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the lender would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the lender, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
Will money be deducted from your income 
to repay the loan or will you repay by 
providing labor?
Is the amount that will be deducted equal to 
the original loan amount or more?
Is the value of the labor that you will 
provide equal to the original loan amount or 
more?
Day
Week
Month
Imagine that you have a medical 
emergency and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How POSSIBLE is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Not at all possible
2. Not very possible
Would you say it is very possible, 
somewhat possible, not very possible, or 
not at all possible? 3. Somewhat possible
4. Very possible
Refuse to Answer
Imagine that you have a medical 
emergency and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How DIFFICULT is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Very easy
2. Somewhat easy
Would you say it is very difficult, somewhat 
difficult, somewhat easy, or very easy? 3. Somewhat difficult
4. Very difficult
Refuse to Answer
How would you come up with this money 
within the NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
(Do not prompt) (Select all) 3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
Please specify "666. Other".
Which of the following do you mean by 
money from working?
1. Working more by putting in more hours or 
seeking additional work
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent.
2. Receiving regular income you normally 
receive for labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
1. Deduct from income
2. Casual labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total amount that would be 
deducted?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total value of the labor you will 
provide to repay the loan?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the lender in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the lender would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the lender?
Is the value of the labor that you will 
provide equal to the original loan amount or 
more?
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the lender, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
Will money be deducted from your income 
to repay the loan or will you repay by 
providing labor?
Is the amount that will be deducted equal to 
the original loan amount or more?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
Outcome - III. Investment Opportunity
Imagine that you have an investment 
opportunity and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How POSSIBLE is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Not at all possible
2. Not very possible
An investment could be purchasing an 
equipment for farming or purchasing a 
property for profitable returns or starting a 
business or any other activities that you 
allocate money for in the expectation of 
some benefit in the future. 3. Somewhat possible
4. Very possible
Would you say it is very possible, 
somewhat possible, not very possible, or 
not at all possible? Refuse to Answer
Imagine that you have an investment 
opportunity and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How DIFFICULT is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Very easy
2. Somewhat easy
Would you say it is very difficult, somewhat 
difficult, somewhat easy, or very easy? 3. Somewhat difficult
4. Very difficult
Refuse to Answer
How would you come up with this money 
within the NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
(Do not prompt) (Select all) 3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
Please specify "666. Other".
Which of the following do you mean by 
money from working?
1. Working more by putting in more hours or 
seeking additional work
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent.
2. Receiving regular income you normally 
receive for labor
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Refuse to Answer
1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
1. Deduct from income
2. Casual labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total amount that would be 
deducted?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total value of the labor you will 
provide to repay the loan?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the lender in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the lender would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Will money be deducted from your income 
to repay the loan or will you repay by 
providing labor?
Is the amount that will be deducted equal to 
the original loan amount or more?
Is the value of the labor that you will 
provide equal to the original loan amount or 
more?
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the lender, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
Month
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
Imagine that you have an investment 
opportunity and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How POSSIBLE is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 MONTH? 1. Not at all possible
2. Not very possible
An investment could be purchasing an 
equipment for farming or purchasing a 
property for profitable returns or starting a 
business or any other activities that you 
allocate money for in the expectation of 
some benefit in the future. 3. Somewhat possible
4. Very possible
Would you say it is very possible, 
somewhat possible, not very possible, or 
not at all possible? Refuse to Answer
Imagine that you have an investment 
opportunity and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How DIFFICULT is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 MONTH? 1. Very easy
2. Somewhat easy
Would you say it is very difficult, somewhat 
difficult, somewhat easy, or very easy? 3. Somewhat difficult
4. Very difficult
Refuse to Answer
How would you come up with this money 
within the NEXT 1 MONTH? 1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
(Do not prompt) (Select all) 3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
Please specify "666. Other".
Which of the following do you mean by 
money from working?
1. Working more by putting in more hours or 
seeking additional work
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent.
2. Receiving regular income you normally 
receive for labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
1. Deduct from income
2. Casual labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total amount that would be 
deducted?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total value of the labor you will 
provide to repay the loan?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Yes
No
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the lender in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the lender, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
Will money be deducted from your income 
to repay the loan or will you repay by 
providing labor?
Is the amount that will be deducted equal to 
the original loan amount or more?
Is the value of the labor that you will 
provide equal to the original loan amount or 
more?
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the lender would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
Imagine that you have an investment 
opportunity and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How POSSIBLE is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Not at all possible
2. Not very possible
An investment could be purchasing an 
equipment for farming or purchasing a 
property for profitable returns or starting a 
business or any other activities that you 
allocate money for in the expectation of 
some benefit in the future. 3. Somewhat possible
4. Very possible
Would you say it is very possible, 
somewhat possible, not very possible, or 
not at all possible? Refuse to Answer
Imagine that you have an investment 
opportunity and you need to come up with 
100000 UGX. How DIFFICULT is it that you 
could come up with this amount within the 
NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Very easy
2. Somewhat easy
Would you say it is very difficult, somewhat 
difficult, somewhat easy, or very easy? 3. Somewhat difficult
4. Very difficult
Refuse to Answer
How would you come up with this money 
within the NEXT 1 WEEK? 1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
(Do not prompt) (Select all) 3. Borrow from formal source
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
Please specify "666. Other".
Which of the following do you mean by 
money from working?
1. Working more by putting in more hours or 
seeking additional work
Enumerator: Please read out all the options to the 
respondent.
2. Receiving regular income you normally 
receive for labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Use savings
2. Borrow from my social network (family, 
friends, relatives, etc)
3. Borrow from formal source
4. Borrow from informal moneylender
5. Borrow from supervisor or manager at work
6. Borrow from informal savings group
7. Sell household durable asset
8. Sell productive asset
9. Money from working
10. Borrow from employer
11. Borrow from my social network without the 
expectation of paying back
66. Other (specify)
Refuse to Answer
1. Deduct from income
2. Casual labor
Refuse to Answer
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total amount that would be 
deducted?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
1. Equal to the original loan amount
2. More than the original loan amount
Don't know
Refuse to Answer
What is the total value of the labor you will 
provide to repay the loan?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Yes
No
Is the value of the labor that you will 
provide equal to the original loan amount or 
more?
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the lender, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
Which one is the main source from which 
you would get this money?
Will money be deducted from your income 
to repay the loan or will you repay by 
providing labor?
Is the amount that will be deducted equal to 
the original loan amount or more?
Refused/Skip
Don't know
How much would you have to pay back to 
the lender in total?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888<br/><br/>The principal amount is 100000 
UGX.]
Within how many days (or weeks/months) 
would you have to pay back the total 
amount borrowed and the interest? Please 
tell me what the longest possible period set 
by the lender would be.
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
Day
Week
Month
How much would you have to pay as 
interest to the lender?
[Enumerator: Don't know = -777, Refused to answer 
= -888]
How often would you have to pay the 
interest to the lender?
Day
Week
Month
Outcome - IV. Resillience
R1. If your household stopped getting 
income for some time, how long could your 
household easily continue to meet your 
basic needs for food and housing without 
selling an asset that is used for generating 
income or borrowing from a money lender?
[Enumerator: Refused to answer = -888]
Day
Week
Month
Yes
No
R2. If your household stopped getting 
income for some time, how long could your 
household easily continue to meet your 
basic needs for food and housing by using 
only your savings?
[Enumerator: Refused to answer = -888]
Day
Week
Month
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
[Enumerator: Respondent said that he or 
she could meet the basic needs for longer 
than 1 year: [accss_noincome_tot_m] 
months. Is this correct? Please confirm.]
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
Would you have to pay back the loan on a 
fixed payment schedule set by the lender, 
for example, with a fixed end date to repay 
the original loan amount in full?
Yes
No
R3. If your household stopped getting 
income for some time, how long could your 
household easily continue to meet your 
basic needs for food and housing by only 
borrowing from your social network?
[Enumerator: Refused to answer = -888]
Day
Week
Month
Yes
No
[ERROR ALERT: The answer to R1 should 
always be bigger than or equal to the sum 
of the answers to R2 and R3. Please go 
back to R1, R2, and R3.]
How much do you agree or disagree with 
the following statement: 1. Not agree at all
2. Somewhat disagree
I am highly satisfied with my present 
financial condition. 3. Somewhat agree
4. Agree a lot
Refuse to Answer
Now, I would like to ask about the nutrition 
of [number of children] children under 2 
years old.
I would like to ask you about [name of child]
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Sometimes babies are breastfed by 
another woman or given breast milk from 
another woman by spoon, cup, bottle, or 
some other way. This can happen if a 
mother cannot breastfeed her own baby for 
various reasons, such as the mother is sick 
or away, mastitis, etc Yes
No
Did [name of child] consume breast milk in 
any of these ways yesterday during the day 
or at night? Don't know
Has [name of child] ever been breastfed?
Was [name of child] breastfed yesterday 
during the day or at night?
[Enumerator: Choose the unit.]
[Enumerator: Respondent said that he or 
she could meet the basic needs for longer 
than 1 year: [accss_noincome_soc_tot_m] 
months. Is this correct? Please confirm.]
(Repeated group)
[Enumerator: Respondent said that he or 
she could meet the basic needs for longer 
than 1 year: [accss_noincome_sav_tot_m] 
months. Is this correct? Please confirm.]
Now I would like to ask you about some 
medicines and vitamins that are sometimes 
given to infants. Yes
No
Was [name of child] given any vitamin 
drops or other medicines as drops 
yesterday during the day or at night? Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Any thin porridge Yes
[Enumerator: Limit to porridge mixed very thin or thick 
drinks made from cereal.) No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
How many times yesterday during the day 
or at night did [name of child] consume any 
formula?
How many times yesterday during the day 
or at night did [name of child] consume any 
milk?
How many times yesterday during the day 
or at night did [name of child] consume any 
yogurt?
Milk, such as tinned, powdered or fresh 
animal milk
Any juice or juice drinks
Any clear broth?
Yogurt
Other liquids
Was [name of child] given oral rehydration 
solution yesterday during the day or at 
night?
Next I would like to ask about some liquis 
that [name of child] may have had 
yesterday during the day or at night. Did 
Plain water
Any kind of formula like Nani, SMA, Nestle
Now I would like to ask you about other 
liquids or foods that [name of child] ate 
yesterday during the day or at night. I am 
interested in whether your child had the 
item even if it was combined with other 
foods. For example, if [name of child] ate a 
millet porridge made with a mixed 
vegetable suace, you should reply yes to 
any food I ask about that was an ingredient 
in the porridge or sauce.
Please do not include any food used in a 
small amount for seasoning or condiments 
(like chilies, spices, or herbs). I will ask you 
about those foods separately.
Yesterday, during the day or at night, did 
[name of child] eat any:
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Any organs from wild animals, such as 
game meat, bush rats, birds, wild pigeons, 
guinea fowl, deer, wild board, wild goat?
Any flesh from wild animals, such as game 
meat, bush rats, birds, wild pigeons, guinea 
fowl, deer, wild boar, wild goat?
Any dark green leafy vegetables such as 
spinach, chard, dodo (amaranthis), 
pumpkin leaves, cassava leaves, bean 
leaves, kales/sukumawiki, cowpea leaves
Any vegetables like cucumbers, tomatoes, 
cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, eggplant, 
etc?
Ripe mangoes, ripe papaya, melon, or 
other fruits that are dark yellow or orange 
inside?
Any other fruits like watermelon, tamarind, 
or jackfruit?
Any liver, kidney, heart, blood or other 
organ meats from domesticated animals 
such as cow, pig, goat, chicken or duck?
Any meat from domesticated animals, such 
as beef, pork, lamb, goat, chicken, or duck?
Bread, biscuits, cereals/porridge, noodles, 
rice, chapati, posho, sorghum, 
mahs/residue or other foods made from 
grains such as maize, millet, sorghum, 
wheat, bullrush?
Pumpkin, carrots, squash, orange flesh 
sweet potatoes or any other dark yellow or 
orange fleshed roots, tuber and vegetables?
White irish potatoes, white yams, white 
sweet potato, cassava, matoke, or any 
other foods made from roots?
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
What kind of solid, semi-solid, or soft foods 
did [name of child] eat?
How many times did [name of child] eat 
solid, semi-solid, or soft foods other than 
liquids yesterday during the day or night?
Now I would like to ask you about what 
types of liquids or foods that women in this 
household ate yesterday during the day or 
at night. I am going to ask you about 
yourself. I am interested in whether you 
had the item even if it was combined with 
other foods. For example, if you ate a millet 
porridge made with a mixed vegetable 
suace, you should reply yes to any food I 
ask about that was an ingredient in the 
porridge or sauce.
(Repeated group)
Cheese, yogurt or other milk products?
Any shea nut oils, other oils, fats, butter or 
foods made with any of these?
Any sugary foods suc has chocolates, 
sweets, candies, pastries, cakes or 
biscuits?
Grubs, white ants, grasshoppers or other 
insects?
Foods made with red palm oil, red palm 
nut, or red palm nut pulp suace
Did [name of child] eat any solid, semi￾solid, or soft foods yesterday during the day 
or night?
Eggs?
Fresh or dried fish, shellfish or seafood?
Any foods made from beans, peas, lentils, 
peanuts or other legumes such as 
cowpeas, pigeon peas, green grams or 
simsim?
Any foods made from nuts and seeds such 
as pumpkin, sunflower seeds?
Please do not include any food used in a 
small amount for seasoning or condiments 
(like chilies, spices, herbs, or fish powder). 
I will ask you about those foods separately.
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Any foods made from nuts and seeds such 
as pumpkin, sunflower seeds?
Cheese, yogurt or other milk products?
Any meat from domesticated animals, such 
as beef, pork, lamb, goat, chicken, or duck?
Any organs from wild animals, such as 
game meat, bush rats, birds, wild pigeons, 
guinea fowl, deer, wild board, wild goat?
Any flesh from wild animals, such as game 
meat, bush rats, birds, wild pigeons, guinea 
fowl, deer, wild boar, wild goat?
Eggs?
Fresh or dried fish, shellfish or seafood?
Any foods made from beans, peas, lentils, 
peanuts or other legumes such as 
cowpeas, pigeon peas, green grams or 
simsim?
White irish potatoes, white yams, white 
sweet potato, cassava, matoke, or any 
other foods made from roots?
Any dark green leafy vegetables such as 
spinach, lettuce, chard, dodo (amaranthis), 
pumpkin leaves, cassava leaves, bean 
leaves, kales/sukumawiki, cowpea leaves
Any vegetables like cucumbers, tomatoes, 
cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, eggplant, 
etc?
Ripe mangoes, ripe papaya, melon, 
passionfruit or other fruits that are dark 
yellow or orange inside?
Any other fruits like watermelon, tamarind, 
or jackfruit?
Any liver, kidney, heart, blood or other 
organ meats from domesticated animals 
such as cow, pig, goat, chicken or duck?
Bread, biscuits, cereals/porridge, noodles, 
rice, chapati, posho, sorghum, 
mahs/residue or other foods made from 
grains such as maize, millet, sorghum, 
wheat, bullrush?
Pumpkin, carrots, squash, orange flesh 
sweet potatoes or any other dark yellow or 
orange fleshed roots, tuber and vegetables?
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Yes
No
Don't know
Please use this text box to make any 
comments about the survey
Take the gps coordinates of the house.
GPS coordinates can only be collected when outside.
Foods made with red palm oil, red palm 
nut, or red palm nut pulp suace
Cheese, yogurt or other milk products?
Any shea nut oils, other oils, fats, butter or 
foods made with any of these?
Any sugary foods suc has chocolates, 
sweets, candies, pastries, cakes or 
biscuits?
Condiments for flavor, such as chilies, 
spices, herbs, or fish powder?
Grubs, white ants, grasshoppers or other 
insects?
Annex B - Anthropometric Questionnaire
Question Answer
BASELINE - ANTHROPOMETRIC 
QUESTIONNAIRE
Graduating to Resilience Study - 
Kamwenge District and Rwamwanja
Innovations for Poverty Action, 2018
Household ID number
Confirm Household ID:
…
Other
Specify other: enumerator
Enter Enumerator ID:
Please confirm that the household you are at is 
where the following individuals live: [listing 
household head] and [listing other adult namet] 
and is located in this village: [village] in this 
parish: [parish] and in this subcounty: 
[subcounty]. If this is not correct, please consult 
your team leader to ensure you are at the 
correct HH.
I would like to speak to the caregiver of the 
children in this household
yes
no, able to be rescheduled
no, unable to complete interview at all
Interviewee unable to complete interview at this 
time. Please reschedule and write new 
appointment time on the tracking sheet, then 
inform your supervisor.
Interviewee unable to complete interview. 
Please call your supervisor before selecting.
Date of interview
First name
Last name
Personal mobile
Alternative contact's (household member)
Name:
Alternative contact's (household member)
Mobile:
Please consent the participant and then ask to 
weigh and measure the height of all children 
under five years of age (less than or equal to 60 
months) in the household.
Ask the adult to undress the child just before 
taking his/her weight. Leave underpants on the 
child, but remove shoes/sandals and any other 
clothing.
How many children under the age of 5 live in this 
household?
1. Name of child 1:
Enumerator Name
Interviewee present?
2. Does respondent have an immunization 
card/book for [child name] that you can see? Yes
Ask to see the immunization card (or booklet). Ask 
respondent to bring the cards for all children at this time. No
3. (For the enumerator) Does the respondent 
know [child name]'s date of birth? Yes
Select 'yes' and enter the date on the next screen. Select 
'no' for dk. No
3a. [child name]'s date of birth
Yes
No
3b. Enter respondent's best guess of [child 
name]'s age in years and months so the survey 
can calculate age in months.
Years
Don't Know = -777. Code 0 years if less than 1 year, then fill 
in months.
Months
Code 1 month if less than 1 month.
Enumerator, [child name] is [age] months old.
Enumerator, this child is out of this age bracket. 
Check again whether the child is under 5 years 
old and should be measured for the anthro 
survey. Re-enter correct age information if 
necessary.
Male
Female
5. Is [child name] present to be measured? Yes
Only select "no" if child is in another place, on holidays or 
school or another good reason. If child is not present at this 
time but will be available later, reschedule to return to 
measure this child. No
Yes
No, parent did not allow
No, child wouldn't allow
7. [child name]'s Weight
1st measurement (Kg)
Not present = -999 and Refused = -888
8. [child name]'s Weight
2nd measurement (Kg)
Not present = -999 and Refused = -888
Yes
No
Please go back and correct the weight 
measurements
8b. Why are these weights different?
9. [child name]'s Weight
3rd measurement (Kg)
Not present = -999 and Refused = -888
Yes
No
4. [child name]'s Sex
6. Are you able to measure [child name]'s 
weight?
3b. Was the date of birth read from the 
immunization card?
8a. You entered [q6_weight]kg and 
[q7_weight]kg for the last two measurements. 
This is more than .5kg apart. Is this correct?
9a. The average of the first two weight 
measurements is [weightmean]kg and the third 
measurement was [q8_weight]kg. This is more 
than .5kg apart. Is this correct?
Please go back and correct the weight 
measurements
9b. Why are these weights different?
Moved a lot/crying (difficult to read 
weight/height)
Child was calm and still (easy to read 
weight/height)
Weighed the child alone
Weighed the child with the mother (and 
subtracted child’s weight)
11. Please enter the ID for the scales
Yes
No, parent did not allow
No, child wouldn't allow
13. [child name]'s Height
1st measurement (cm)
Not present = -999 and Refused = -888
14. [child name]'s Height
2nd measurement (cm)
Not present = -999 and Refused = -888
Yes
No
Please go back and correct the height 
measurements
14b. Why are these heights different?
Moved a lot/crying (difficult to read 
weight/height)
Child was calm and still (easy to read 
weight/height)
Lying down
Standing up
Not measured
16a. You have indicated that you measured the 
child differently than specifed protocol (this child 
is [age] months old).
(Child less than 24 months should be measured 
lying down;
child 24 months and older should be measured 
standing up).
Please explain why you have chosen to do this:
Yes
No
Yes
No
22. Status of test Measured
[child name]'s Not Present
Refused
Other
22a. Please specify other:
Please ask to measure the height and weight of 
all non-pregnant women in the household 
between 15 and 49 years of age
10. How was [child name] during weighing?
10a. How did you weigh [child name]?
12. Are you able to measure [child name] height?
14a. You entered [q10_height]cm and 
[q11_height]cm for the two height 
measurements. This is more than 1cm appart, is 
this correct?
15. How was the [child name]'s during height 
measurement?
16. Was [child name]'s measured while lying 
down or standing up?
20. Does [child name]'s have swelling in the 
extremities?
21. Press with the normal amount of pressure 
on the child's skin. Does it return to normal after 
3 seconds?
How many women between the ages of 15 and 
49 live in this household?
1. Name of adult 1:
3. (For the enumerator) Does the respondent 
know [adult name]'s date of birth? Yes
Select 'yes' and enter the date on the next screen. Select 
'no' for dk. No
3a. [adult name]'s date of birth
3b. Enter respondent's best guess of [adult 
name]'s age in years
Years
Don't Know = -777.
Enumerator, [adult name] is [q2_age_adult] 
years old.
Enumerator, this adult is out of this age bracket. 
Check again whether the child is between 15 
and 49 years old and should be measured for 
the anthro survey. Re-enter correct age 
information if necessary.
5. Is [adult name] present to be measured? Yes
Only select "no" if adult is in another place, on holidays or 
school or another good reason. If adult is not present at this 
time but will be available later, reschedule to return to 
measure this adult No
Yes
No
7. [adult name]'s Weight
1st measurement (Kg)
Not present = -999 and Refused = -888
8. [adult name]'s Weight
2nd measurement (Kg)
Not present = -999 and Refused = -888
Yes
No
Please go back and correct the weight 
measurements
8b. Why are these weights different?
9. [adult name]'s Weight
3rd measurement (Kg)
Not present = -999 and Refused = -888
Yes
No
Please go back and correct the weight 
measurements
9b. Why are these weights different?
11. Please enter the ID for the scales
Yes
No
13. [adult name]'s Height
1st measurement (cm)
Not present = -999 and Refused = -888
6. Are you able to measure [adult name]'s 
weight?
8a. You entered [q7_weight_adult] kg and 
[q8_weight_adult] kg for the last two 
measurements. This is more than .5kg apart. Is 
this correct?
9a. The average of the first two weight 
measurements is [weightmean_adult]kg and the 
third measurement was [q9_weight_adult]kg. 
This is more than .5kg apart. Is this correct?
12. Are you able to measure [adult name]'s 
height?
14. [adult name]'s Height
2nd measurement (cm)
Not present = -999 and Refused = -888
Yes
No
Please go back and correct the height 
measurements
14b. Why are these heights different?
Please activate the GPS locator for this question.
GPS coordinates can only be collected when outside.
Please deactivate the GPS locator
Yes
No
25. Add detailed directions to find this 
respondent.
Yes
No
27. Enumerator, please enter any comment 
about this anthro survey
14a. You entered [q13_height_adult]cm and 
[q14_height_adult]cm for the two height 
measurements. This is more than 1cm appart, is 
this correct?
26. Was GPS location taken at respondent's 
home?
24. Were you able to capture the GPS?
Annex C. Research Protocol
Evaluative Research on Graduation Pilot Development Food Security 
Activity in Kamwenge, Uganda
RESEARCH PROTOCOL
Submission Date: January 31, 2019
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Submitted by: Tom Spangler
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This document was produced for review by the United States Agency for International 
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Table of Contents
1. PROGRAM OVERVIEW/SUMMARY ..................................................................................... 1
Background ......................................................................................................................... 1
Overview of the Graduation Approach ............................................................................... 2
Purpose and Significance .................................................................................................... 2
2. RESEARCH DESIGN .............................................................................................................. 3
Sample Frame ..................................................................................................................... 3
Baseline Instrument ............................................................................................................ 5
Endline Instrument.............................................................................................................. 5
Measures and Sources of Data ........................................................................................... 5
Subject Population .............................................................................................................. 7
Mechanics of Randomization.............................................................................................. 7
Utilizing Stata for Stratified Randomization ....................................................................... 8
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1. PROGRAM OVERVIEW/SUMMARY
Activity Name:
Evaluative Research on Graduation Pilot 
Development Food Security Activity in Kamwenge, 
Uganda
Activity Start and End Dates: January 26, 2018 to December 31, 2021
Name of Prime Implementing 
Partner:
Save the Children
899 North Capitol St NE
Washington, DC 20002
Telephone: 202-640-6600
tspangler@savechildren.org
Agreement Number: No. AID-OAA-A-10-00006
Name of Sub-awardees: Innovations for Poverty Action
Background
The Rwamwanja refugee settlement, located within Kamwenge District, is home to approximately 
57,000 Congolese refugees, most of whom arrived in or after 2012. The surrounding non-refugee 
population also faces significant development challenges. While benefitting from social services 
provided to the refugees, the non-refugee population remains food insecure—up to two-thirds of 
the population in the Mid-Western sub-region experience some level of food insecurity. 
Reducing this burden requires enabling the poorest families to shift from insecure sources of income 
to more sustainable income-generating activities. One avenue is to promote self-employment 
activities and a holistic set of services, including the grant of a productive asset, to the poorest 
households in a village. These different activities (plus regular interactions with the households over 
the course of a year) are designed to complement each other in helping households to start a 
productive self-employment activity. The idea is to provide a “big push” over a limited period of 
time, with the hope of unlocking a poverty trap. This intervention is called the graduation approach. 
In March 2017, USAID’s Office of Food for Peace (FFP) issued a Request for Applications (RFA) for 
Development Food Security Activities (DFSA) in Uganda in which they solicited bids for 
implementation of a graduation pilot in Kamwenge District. The goal of the pilot is to improve food 
and nutrition security and self-reliance among extremely poor households in refugee settlements 
and host communities. The pilot will be conducted in two phases over a seven-year period, using the 
first phase to identify the most successful model to deliver in the second phase. 
In October of 2017, USAID awarded the pilot to AVSI Foundation, an Italian NGO operating in 
Uganda since the early 1980s, together with a consortium including Trickle Up and IMPAQ 
International. Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) will implement the randomized control trial to 
measure the cost-effectiveness of different variations of graduation programming for refugees and 
host communities. 
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Overview of the Graduation Approach
The Graduation Approach is a holistic set of services for targeted “ultra-poor” households, designed 
to help recipients build new livelihoods while building skills and confidence, along with an asset base 
to diversify income, protect themselves from shocks, and sustain well-being.
A full graduation program typically consists of six components: 
1. Consumption Support: to stabilize incomes and enable households to focus on new livelihoods, 
as well as prevent consumption of productive assets. 
2. Productive asset transfer: input, in-kind or cash, that can be for any small-scale income 
generating activity
3. Training: on the selected livelihood activities
4. Coaching: regular visits (weekly, biweekly or monthly) over a two-year period to monitor 
household’s progress, reinforce lessons, and help solve problems as they arise. 
5. Access to Savings: to create a secure place to save revenues
6. Health Education or basic health services: includes basic information on sanitation and 
nutrition, access to national health insurance or visits by community health workers
IPA has conducted RCTs of the Graduation Approach in six countries—Ethiopia, Yemen, India, 
Pakistan, Ghana, Peru and Honduras. These RCTs showed positive impacts on all ten key outcomes 
after two years, including income and consumption, assets and savings, food security, physical 
health, mental health, and women’s empowerment. At three years (a full year after the program 
concluded), most of the impacts were sustained, with the exception of physical health and women’s 
empowerment. Related research showed strong gains after four years in Bangladesh and after seven 
years in India. 
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Purpose and Significance 
With this activity, USAID is interested in learning whether the graduation model can be adapted in 
order to reduce the cost of implementation without substantially reducing the activity’s 
effectiveness. IPA’s RCT will seek to identify the most cost-effective model for the graduation 
approach through a rigorous comparison of the costs and the results of the approach across three 
variations: (1) the full graduation program with consumption support, an asset transfer and 
individual, household-level coaching; (2) the full graduation program with consumption support, an 
 
1 Bandiera, Oriana, Robin Burgess, Narayan Das, Selim Gulesci, Imran Rasul and Munshi Sulaimany. (2016). Labor Markets and Poverty 
in Village Economies. http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/dps/eopp/eopp58.pdf
2 Banerjee. A. V., E. Duflo, N. Goldberg, D. Karlan, R. Osei, W. Pariente, J. Shapiro, B. Thuysbaert, and C. Udry. (2015). A Multi-Faceted 
Program Causes Lasting Progress for the Very Poor: Evidence from Six Countries. Science 348, No. 6236. 
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/348/6236/1260799
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asset transfer and group coaching and (3) the graduation program with consumption support and 
individual, household-level coaching, but without an asset transfer component. 
While the graduation approach has been evaluated in a variety of low-resource settings, across 
consumption variations (e.g. Ethiopia), and in conflict/post-conflict settings (e.g. Yemen), it has yet 
to be tested with refugees across demographically disparate communities. More importantly, 
USAID’s interest to enable broad and rigorous learning to flow back into the Food for Peace 
implementer community is an opportunity to inform significant policy adaptation at a large scale. 
In summary, the objectives of the RCT are to: 
• Evaluate the program’s effectiveness to improve food and nutrition security and self-reliance 
among poor households in refugee settlements and host communities
• Evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the same potentially important intervention across 
demographically disparate communities 
The following table shows the distribution of the sampling frame into experimental groups.
2. RESEARCH DESIGN
Sample Frame
The first stage of randomization is at the village level, to assign villages into treatment (T) and control 
(C). The second stage of randomization is at the individual household level, to select households for 
household interviews and to assign the type of treatment (T1, T2, or T3) or control (C1) in the 
treatment villages. Households selected for interviews in the control villages are our “spillover 
controls (C2). Households not selected for interviews serve as hold-out controls for potential later 
recruitment into the study. 
IPA interviewed 6,631 households in treatment groups as well as 4,514 households across the two 
types control groups (C1 and C2), everything evenly split between Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement 
and host communities. IPA interviewed 11,145 households in total across the two communities
In the host community, we targeted 72 villages (or village clusters; to the extent that individual villages 
are not sufficiently large they need to be clustered with neighboring villages. We worked with AVSI to 
identify villages with natural or administrative boundaries where this made the most sense) --- 36 
treatment villages and 36 control villages. In the refugee community we targeted 42 villages (21 
treatment villages and 21 control villages). 
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Table 1: Sample Design
Host Community Refugee
# of villages 72 (36 T, 36 C) 42 (21 T, 21 C)
# households Host Community Refugee
Treatment villages
T1 1,096 1,100
T2 1,102 1,127
T3 1,104 1,102
C1 1,100 1,102
Hold-out 1 (not interviewed at baseline) 1,9141 6961
Control villages
C2 1,115 1197
Hold-out 2 (not interviewed at baseline) 5,6622 4,0742
1 An additional 419 and 487, for hosts and refugees respectively, were originally allocated as hold-out controls but were sampled 
from to replace households in the main sample who could not be included in the baseline (see text for additional details on 
replacement household sampling).
2An additional 110 and 50, for hosts and refugees respectively, were originally allocated as hold-out controls but were sampled from 
to replace households in the main sample who could not be included in the baseline (see text for additional details on replacement 
household).
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In the refugee community, we interviewed an average of 211 eligible households in treatment villages 
and an average of 57 eligible households in control villages. The total sample size is 5,628.
In the host communities we interviewed we interviewed an average of 122 eligible households in 
treatment villages and an average of 30 eligible households in control villages. The total sample size 
is 5,517. 
Participants within each village and experimental arm were randomized into groups of between 23-
27 participants (as requested by AVSI). Each treatment village cluster has between four and 15 groups 
depending on the total number of households in each village cluster. For example, in a village cluster 
with 125 households, there are five groups, and in a village cluster with 200 households, there are 
eight groups. 
AVSI conducted a public lottery in each village cluster to assign each participant groups to one of the 
three treatment arms and the control arm. IPA grouped together participants and identified the 
number of groups to be assigned in each village cluster. AVSI mobilized households and assigned 
treatment by using two boxes, one containing cards with the group participant lists and one 
containing cards with the treatment arms, to randomly assign treatment status. 
IPA replaced households that could not be surveyed, including those that moved away or that did not 
meet the eligibility criteria for the program. The objective of utilizing the replacement households is 
to ensure that the target number of surveys is met during the baseline data collection. Replacement 
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households were taken in randomized order from the list of households in the hold-out control. In 
total, 529 and 537 households were replaced in the host and refugee communities respectively. In 
the refugee community the replacement was done after the majority of field work was complete and 
delayed finalization of the refugee baseline data collection by 2 weeks. In the host community, 
replacement surveying was integrated into the regular data collection. 
Moving forward, contamination in the assignment to treatment groups will be tightly controlled by 
both the research team and the implementing partner through repeated careful identification of 
participants. The participants of one study arm will not be able to able to receive the intervention of 
another study arm. 
Sample sizes were calculated to detect effects separately for the settlement and the host community 
population. Within those two sampling frames, for any pairwise comparison of experimental groups 
we are aiming to detect standardized treatment effect sizes of at least 0.1195 standard deviations 
with 80% power at standard 5% rejection rates on a two-sided test. We achieve this by sampling all 
target beneficiaries in the three intervention groups—approximately 1,100 per each treatment arm 
in each of the two target populations—as well as sampling comparison groups from a pool of eligible 
households of the same size. 
Baseline Instrument
IPA administered the baseline instrument beginning in August 2018 and completed data collection on 
November 26, 2018. Enumerators obtained consent for participation in the study from participants 
at the time of the interview and obtained additional consent at each future survey round. All 
instruments were translated into Kiswahili and Kinyabwisha, both languages which are predominately 
spoken by the refugee population, and Runyankole, which is predominately spoken by the host 
community in Kamwenge District. Certain modules, including consumption, child and women 
nutrition, and WASH, were only asked to a subset of the sample in order to keep the total typical 
survey length to 2-2.5 hours. 
Endline Instrument
The endline instrument will be administered 30 months after baseline and intervention launch, thus 
is planned for June 2021. As with the baseline instrument, all instruments will be translated into 
Kiswahili, Kinyabwisha, and Runyankole. Length of the endline survey will depend on the number and 
contents of the final modules, which will be determined by the research team, USAID, and the 
implementing partner. 
Measures and Sources of Data
Program eligibility data (approximately 15 questions) and information for contacting households 
(names and locations) was obtained from AVSI from all households in the sampling frame for baseline 
survey targeting and randomization into experimental arms. 
For baseline, IPA collected primary data from 11,145 households covering the following topics: 
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1. Household Roster
2. Housing
3. Assets
4. Agriculture
5. Livestock and Other Household Production
6. Income Support
7. Employment
8. Businesses
9. Remittances
10. Consumption
11. Household finances 
12. Health
13. Food Security
14. Trust and Community/Social Cohesion
15. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
16. Child Nutrition
17. Women Nutrition
18. Mental Health
19. Anthropometry 
IPA also conducted a price survey and a village survey in both the refugee and host communities. For 
the price survey, IPA visited five large local markets in the refugee community (Katalyeba, St. Michael, 
Kyempango, Nkoma, and Ntenungi) and two large local markets in the host community (Bwizi and 
Kabuga). In each market, IPA collected price and weight information for 95 available goods. 
In addition, IPA collected data on the availability, distance, and cost of transport to access services in 
each host and refugee village. IPA collected data on the availability of health services, savings and 
credit services, market services, and school services. 
During endline, IPA will re-visit households to collect follow-up data on the above topics. 
IPA will also conduct a short-run follow-up survey during the implementation period to measure 
intermediate effects of the program. The survey will consist of short interviews with all study 
households (11,000) and is intended to capture in particular information on the status of new income 
generating activities, such as recent investments, to what extent respondents are still actively 
engaged in the activities they may have started since the beginning of the study as well as shock￾coping behavior, including the prevalence of “emergency” sales of productive assets. 
In addition to baseline evaluations of alternative graduation models, IPA will carry out a process 
evaluation to understand the extent to which program activities are implemented as planned. 
Findings from this activity will be critical for interpreting the results of the impact evaluation. IPA will 
monitor the program implementation throughout the program delivery period. 
Focus areas for the process evaluation will include the following: 
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- Technical capacity of staff;
- Quality and timeliness of service delivery;
- Selection of income-generating activities;
- Adaptive management of programming in response to shocks (price shocks, weather events 
such as floods or drought, disease or pestilence affecting people, livestock or crops, political 
events such as election violence, coups, government support or interference in the program)
- Influence of local contextual factors (such as access to markets or health care, other programs 
serving beneficiaries in the study areas) and collaboration with key stakeholders on program 
implementation.
IPA will develop a protocol and data collection tools for the process evaluation and share both with 
USAID for review and input. IPA anticipates the draft protocol and data collection tools will be 
completed by the end of February 2019. Data collection for the process evaluation is anticipated to 
take place throughout the entire implementation period (Feb 2019 – May 2021). IPA will provide 
quarterly updates of observations from the process evaluation, submitted with the regular quarterly 
reports, as well as a final process evaluation report at the end of the impact evaluation. The final 
report will be shared, and discussions facilitated with USAID and AVSI to inform any necessary 
adjustments to subsequent program design and implementation. 
Subject Population
The list of study subjects was drawn from a list of program eligible households provided by AVSI to 
IPA. 
AVSI conducted an eligibility verification exercise to identify the ultra-poor households in each village. 
AVSI’s listing exercise employed two methods: (1) a Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) technique and 
(2) a household survey verification strategy. AVSI’s PRA method involved community members 
defining various poverty levels as a group and appropriately bucketing community members 
according to their respective perceived poverty level. AVSI followed up this exercise with a household 
survey-based verification strategy designed to quantitively assess the actual poverty levels of each 
bucketed household. 
Recruitment will be done by approaching households at the time of the baseline survey. 
Study participants will be members of the study households sampled from the pool of program eligible 
households. All study participants are 18 years of age or older and do not include persons with special 
needs. We will be conducting anthropometric height and weight measures of children under five years 
old and non-pregnant women between 15 and 49. 
Mechanics of Randomization
IPA used a computer to 1) randomly sort villages into treatment and control villages, 2) randomly 
sample households for baseline interview participation from the pool of eligible households, 3) 
randomly assign participating households to “intervention groups” of approx. 25 households in the 
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treatment villages. AVSI conducted a public lottery to assign the intervention groups to one of three 
treatment arms or a control arm. 
Utilizing Stata for Stratified Randomization
IPA often includes one or more important characteristics to stratify the sample and to avoid any 
imbalances in the randomization. IPA used data from the eligibility assessment to stratify village level 
assignments on geography (distance to the headquarters in the settlement, parishes in the host 
community), eligibility scores, household size, number of households per village, and gender of the 
head of household. Household level randomizations were only stratified at the village (cluster) level 
because lotteries were publicly conducted in the field to assigned groups of approximately 25 to the 
different experimental conditions. IPA used observable characteristics collected during the baseline 
to ensure balance across the groups of 25 using re-randomization. The characteristics used were 
education and education of the household head, agricultural activity in 2018 and 2017, livestock 
ownership, and consumption.