The document is a questionnaire addressing adult women working in NREGA who have at least one child under six years old, asking about their background, household details, employment and wages under NREGA, and childcare arrangements while working. It collects information like education level, number of family members, land ownership, type of work under NREGA, wages received, availability and use of childcare facilities, and where and how children are cared for during work. The questionnaire aims to understand women's participation in NREGA and how they manage childcare responsibilities.
The document is a questionnaire addressing adult women working in NREGA who have at least one child under six years old, asking about their background, household details, employment and wages under NREGA, and childcare arrangements while working. It collects information like education level, number of family members, land ownership, type of work under NREGA, wages received, availability and use of childcare facilities, and where and how children are cared for during work. The questionnaire aims to understand women's participation in NREGA and how they manage childcare responsibilities.
The document is a questionnaire addressing adult women working in NREGA who have at least one child under six years old, asking about their background, household details, employment and wages under NREGA, and childcare arrangements while working. It collects information like education level, number of family members, land ownership, type of work under NREGA, wages received, availability and use of childcare facilities, and where and how children are cared for during work. The questionnaire aims to understand women's participation in NREGA and how they manage childcare responsibilities.
The document is a questionnaire addressing adult women working in NREGA who have at least one child under six years old, asking about their background, household details, employment and wages under NREGA, and childcare arrangements while working. It collects information like education level, number of family members, land ownership, type of work under NREGA, wages received, availability and use of childcare facilities, and where and how children are cared for during work. The questionnaire aims to understand women's participation in NREGA and how they manage childcare responsibilities.
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NREGA: Women's Participation and Child Care
(Revised Questionnaire, August 2007)
[Investigator: This questionnaire is addressed to an adult woman who works on NREGA and has at least one child below the age of six years. For multiple-choice questions, please circle the correct answer. Otherwise, please write in the spaces provided.]
1. Background Questions
1.1. Date ______________________________________________________________________
1.2. Name of Block _____________________________________________________________ 1.3. Name of Gram Panchayat ______________________________________________________ 1.4. Name of Village _____________________________________________________________ 1.5. Name of Worksite ___________________________________________________________ 1.6. Date of commencement of the worksite ___________________________________________ 1.7. Name of investigator __________________________________________________________
a. Illiterate b. Literate (below primary) c. Primary (Class V, complete) d. Upper Primary (class VIII complete) e. Secondary (class X complete) f. High School (class XII complete)
2.3. Marital Status
a. Married b. Widow c. Divorced/Abandoned/Separated d. Unmarried e. Other
1 2.4. Number of family members in each age group [Investigator: While filling the table below, please focus on the nuclear family of the respondent. Fill all the cells (enter '0' whenever appropriate) and make sure that the row total is the same as the column total.]
Age group No. of Males No. of Females Total
0-3 years 3-6 years 6-14 years 15-49 years 50 and above Total
2.5. What is the age of your youngest child? ______years______months
2.6. Is this child being breastfed at the moment? Yes / No
(a) If breastfed, do you fed this child any food other than breastmilk? Yes / No
(b) If yes, please describe briefly _________________________________________
a. Casual Agricultural labour b. Casual non-agricultural labour c. Cultivation d. Other self-employment e. Salaried employment f. Other (specify)
3.2. Main occupation of the respondent's husband (if applicable) ____________________________
3.3. During the last twelve months, how many days (approximately) have you been working away from the village as a migrant labourer? ______________________ days
3.4. During the last twelve months, how many days (approximately) has your husband been working away from the village as a migrant labourer? ______________________ days
2 3.5. At the moment, does your husband live in the village or elsewhere? ___________________
3.6. Amount of land owned (in Bighas) ______________________________________________
4. Employment-related Questions
[Investigator: The following questions refer specifically to employment on NREGA, at or around the time of the interview.]
4.1. What sort of work are you doing at the worksite? Please describe briefly. ___________________________________________________________________________________
4.2. Do you face any health related problems when working at the EGA work site, such as tiredness, body/back ache, breathing difficulties, etc.? Yes /No If yes, describe
4.3. Has there been any injury/accident/death at this work-site? Yes / No
If yes, describe. Also, give details of any government assistance/compensation that was provided, if any. _____________________________________________________________________________
4.4. Have you ever faced any harassment at the EGA work site? Yes /No [Examples: no breaks for breastfeeding; caste-related harassment; sexual harassment; harsh supervision; being asked to do heavy work in spite of pregnancy, illness, etc.]
If yes, describe _____________________________________________________________________________
4.5. How many days have you worked at this worksite so far? _____________________ days
4.6. How much are you being paid, on an average day?
________________ (in Rs) / Unable to Tell
3 4.7. How much were you paid, the last time wages were paid? ______________ (in Rs.)
4.8. For how many days of work? ______________ days
4.9. What is the minimum wage due to NREGA labourers, according to the law? ________________ (in Rs) / Unable to Tell 4.10. Would you prefer payment in cash or grain? a. Cash b. Grain c. Combination
4.11. Do you normally have lunch at the worksite, or at home?
a. At worksite b. At home c. Sometimes at worksite, sometimes at home
4.12. What did you eat today (last time you worked)? (needs to be revised based on cultural context) a. Roti with dal b. Roti with sabzi c. Roti with pyaaz or mirchi d. Roti with salt e. Other, specify
5. Child care related Questions
5.1. Is there any child-care facility (crèche) at this work site?
Yes / No 5.2. Are you aware that there should be a child-care facility (crèche) at the work site? Yes / No
4 [Investigator: Throughout this section, please remember to focus on the youngest child only.]
5.3. When you work at the site, where do you normally keep your youngest child? [Investigator: Circle the relevant option. If the child is sometimes kept in one place and sometimes in another (e.g. Sometimes at home and sometimes at the worksite), you can circle several options.]
a. With you at the worksite
b. At the worksite creche c. At home d. At the anganwadi/balwadi e. At school f. Other (specify)
[Investigator: Please ask the respondent to explain why she has opted for this arrangement, and not any of the other options listed above, then record her explanation in the space below. Make careful note of the reasons why she is not keeping the child at home, at the anganwadi, or at the worksite (as applicable).]
[Investigator: Among the five sub-sections that follow, you should fill only those (one or more) that correspond to the options you have just circled. For instance, if the child is kept at the worksite near the mother, fill only the first sub-section and skip the other ones.]
If the child is with mother at work site
5.4. Where do you keep the child when you work?
a. Beside her on the ground b. In a shaded spot close to her c. In a Palna/ jhoola d. In the care of older siblings at the worksite. e. Other, specify
5.5. Do you face any difficulties in looking after the child when working at the work site? Yes /No
If yes, explain _________________________________________________________________
5.9. How many children are there normally at the crèche? _______
5.10. Is there anything available at the creche?
a. Food b. Medicines c. Toys d. Water e. Gadda/ Guddri /Taat etc., f. Other (specify) _____________________________________________________________________
5.11. How do you feed the child at the work site?
a. Breastfeeding b. Child shares mother’s food c. Fed at the crèche d. Other specify
5.12. Are you satisfied with the crèche in terms of taking care of your child? Yes / No If no, describe ______________________________________________________________
a. sibling b. mother-in-law c. husband d. neighbours e. child is left alone f. other, specify
5.14. Do you feel anxious about the child when you are at work? Yes / No If yes, explain _______________________________________________________________
5.15. Would you bring the child to the work site if there were a crèche facility at the work site. Yes / No If no, why not? _______________________________________________________________
5.16. How long does it take for the child to reach the anganwadi? ______minutes 5.17. How does the child get to the anganwadi? a. take the child myself b. Mother drops the child to the centre c. Sibling drops the child to the centre d. Other family members drop the child to the centre e. anganwadi helper fetches child f. other, specify
5.18. Are you satisfied with the care your child receives at the village anganwadi? Yes/ No If no, why not? _______________________________________________________________
6.5. If you [the woman herself] were not working on EGA at the moment, what sort of work would you do? ___________________________________________________________________________________
6.6. Was it your own decision to go to work? Yes / No
8 [Investigator:Use the blank side/ extra sheet to provide any other information of special interest / use.]
6.8. Do you feel that has NREGA has brought any significant change in your life? Yes /No If yes, please explain. _____________________________________________________________________________
6.9. Do you feel that NREGA has brought any significant change in the social life of the village? Yes /No If yes, please explain. _____________________________________________________________________________
Observations {Investigator: In the space below, please record any further observations of interest. For instance, any details that might help to write a lively “case study” of this family. The more the better!]
9 Other possible topics {add a short section somewhere about the village anganwdi, e.g. How far it is, whether the child is enrolled, whehter food is available there, etc. [see survey guidelines also]}
