Description

HWTOWEL indicates whether the household has a cloth or towel for use in the place for handwashing.

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

Comparability

HWTOWEL has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

Questions about materials for handwashing by household members are included in the standard DHS household questionnaire for Phase IV and Phase VI forward. HWTOWEL is a country-specific variable.

Universe