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Annual Resurvey Household Questionnaire Summary

I. Household Identification

A. Specifics (Questions including name of household head, name of respondent, relationship of respondent to head, gender of respondent, current marital status of head, most convenient phone number to reach respondent, and whose phone number it is)

II. Risk Response (Questions including whether this past year or the year before was the worst year for household income, why, how household got by during the year [sell/eat rice in storage, spend less on household items, spend less on inputs, sell jewelry, sell land, work harder than in a normal year, do additional occupation, use savings, get help from gov?t, help from relatives in village, get monetary help from relatives in village, get help from relatives outside of village, get monetary help from relatives outside of village, help from non-relatives in village, get monetary help from non-relatives in village, help from non-relatives outside of village, get monetary help from non-relatives outside of village, get help from temple, borrow from BAAC group members, borrow from BAAC, borrow from supplier of inputs in village, borrow from supplier of inputs outside of village, borrow from moneylender in village, borrow from moneylender outside of village, borrow from village store owner, borrow from village Rice Bank, borrow from PCG, borrow from Housewife?s Group, borrow from Village Fund, borrow from Marketing Demonstration Center, borrow from Agricultural Cooperative, borrow from Commercial Bank, migrate for less than 6 months of work, migrate for 6 of more months of work, sell livestock or equipment, or other], whether this gift has to be repaid, and ranking of responses)

III. Sell Livestock or Equipment (Questions including what was sold [pigs, cow, buffalo, poultry, or other], whether household sold more, less, or the same as a normal year, whether household sold at the same time, earlier, or later than a normal year, whether household has been affected by Thailand?s recent economic turmoil, and how so)

IV. Household Composition (Questions including total number of household members, name of each household member, each member?s relation to head of household, each member?s gender, each member?s age, whether member is in school, each member?s educational background, what system of grades was in place when member went to school, whether in past 12 months any member who had previously migrated away returned to the village, why did member return, whether in past 12 months any member left the village, and why members left)

V. Occupation (Questions including each member?s primary occupation over the past 12 months, what type of worker member is, wage for job, how long member has been doing job, each member?s secondary occupation, what type of worker member is, and village positions held by member)

VI. Children Living Outside the Household (Questions including how many children live outside household, each child?s name, each child?s age, each child?s gender, each child?s educational background, each child?s primary occupation, type of worker child is, each child?s secondary occupation, type of worker child is, where each child lives, how many times each child sent household money over the past 12 months, how much was sent in total, how many times household sent each child money over the past 12 months, and how much was sent in total)

VII. Residential Patterns

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A. Head ?s or Spouse?s Parents out of the Tambon (Questions including whether head?s or spouse?s mother and/or father are alive and living outside of the tambon, whether anyone in household has shared rice with head?s or spouse?s parents in past 12 months, whether head?s or spouse?s parents shared rice with household, whether anyone in household helped head?s or spouse?s parents with free labor, whether head?s of spouse?s parents helped household with free labor, whether anyone in household has helped head?s or spouse?s parents with money, and whether head?s or spouse?s parents helped household with money)

B. Head?s and Spouse?s Relatives in the Village and Tambon (Questions including whether head or spouse has any relatives who live in village or tambon but not in household, whether anyone in household has shared rice with relatives who live in village or tambon in past 12 months, whether relatives shared rice with household, whether anyone in household did labor exchange with relatives, whether household has let relatives use farm equipment owned by household for free, whether relatives allowed household to use farm equipment owned by relatives for free, whether anyone in household has helped relatives with money, and whether relatives helped household with money)

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C. Non-Relatives Inside the Village and Tambon (Questions including whether anyone in household has shared rice with non-relatives who live in village or tambon in past 12 months, whether non-relatives shared rice with household, whether household helped non-relatives with free labor, whether non-relatives helped household with free labor, whether household has let non-relatives use farm equipment owned by household for free, whether non-relatives allowed household to use farm equipment owned by non-relatives for free, whether anyone in household has helped non-relatives with money, and whether non-relatives helped household with money)

VIII. Household Assets (Questions including whether anyone in household owns asset, whether asset has been acquired in past 12 months, value of the asset, where household got money to buy asset, largest source of money, how much came from this source, whether household has gotten rid of any assets in past 12 months, total value of assets relinquished, and why household got rid of assets [assets: TV - color, VCR, air conditioner, telephone, cellular telephone, refrigerator, motorcycle, car, pick-up truck, long tail boat with motor, large fishing boat, washing machine, gas stove, bicycle, stereo, or other])

IX. Agricultural Assets (Questions including whether household is involved in any household activities, types of activities, whether anyone in household owns asset, whether asset was acquired in past 12 months, value of asset, how household got money to acquire asset, largest source of money, how much came from this source, whether household got rid of any assets, value of asset relinquished, why household got rid of asset [assets: walking tractor, large four-wheel tractor, small four-wheel tractor, set, sprinkler, threshing machine, rice mill, crop storage building, large chicken coop, other large building for livestock, or other asset], how many ponds household owns, how many new ponds household acquired in past 12 months, size of pond, whether pond is a shrimp pond or a fish pond, how many months pond has been operational, cost to build pond, how household obtained money for pond, largest source of money, how much came from this source, how many livestock are owned by household [cows, buffalo, pig, chicken if > 50, or ducks if > 50], value of? livestock, whether household believes increasing farm size would make it more profitable, and the barriers to increasing farm)

X. Household Business (Questions including whether household has stopped running any businesses in past 12 months, type of business, why business is no longer operating, whether household currently owns a business, how many, type of business, how many years business has been in existence, from where idea to start business came, whether household owns the entire business or percentage, the percentage, who else owns business, whether there have been any changes in the ownership of business in the past 12 months, description of changes, how many people work for business, how many of these people are members of household, whether business has paid anyone in cash for work in past 12 months, how many workers were paid, lowest daily wage paid, highest daily wage paid, whether there were any problems with?business, the problems, whether there is any major assets owned in conjunction with business, types of assets, how many are owned, how much assets cost, how household got money for assets, largest source of money, how much came from this source, and for how many years household has owned item)

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A. Additional Start-Up Capital (Questions including whether business was started in the past 12 months, why household decided to establish business when they did, whether household needed additional funds to start business, for what did household need additional funding, how much additional funding was needed, and how household got additional funds)

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B. Scale of Business (Questions including whether household believes if they could increase the size of the business whether it would be more profitable, the barriers to doing this, why household can?t borrow necessary funds, whether there have been any changes [quantity of total output, value of total output, profitability of business, fraction of product sold directly to customers, fraction of product sold to resale, fraction of product sold under contract, availability of workers, quality of workers, wages of workers, number of suppliers, availability of credit in general, availability of credit from suppliers, availability of credit from banks, or availability of credit from other sources], description of change {increase or decrease}, reason for change, and how change has affected business)

XI. Housing and Landholding (Questions including how many rai where cultivated in the past 12 months, how many plots were cultivated in the last 12 months, type of land, what type of claim household has to plot, type of land certificate that covers plot, how many rai are in plot, whether plot was acquired in past 12 months, how plot was acquired, sources of financing for plot, largest source, how much came from this source, current value of plot, whether household owns any other land, how many plots household owns, type of land, what type of claim household has to plot, type of land certificate that covers plot, how many rai are in plot, whether plot was acquired in past 12 months, how plot was acquired, sources of financing for plot, largest source, how much came from this source, current value of plot, how land is being currently used, whether household has gotten rid of any land in the past 12 months, how many times, how many rai were lost/sold, type of land, how land was disposed, for what household used money (if land was sold or mortgaged), how much money was received, and reason for land loss)

XII.? Expenditures (Questions including during a typical month how much does household consume of item, price per unit of item, and total value of expenditures/consumption of item in a typical month [items: rice household grew themselves, rive bought, other grains, milk & milk products, alcohol consumed at home, alcohol consumed away from home, tobacco, gasoline, or ceremonies] how much household has spent on house repairs in past 12 months, how much household has spent on motorcycle repairs in past 12 months, how much household has spent on educational expenses in past 12 months, how much household has spent on clothing in?past 12 months, and how much household has spent on food eaten away from home in past 12 months)

XIII. Income (Questions including total gross income for household during past 12 months, whether anyone in household has received payments for items in past 12 months, how much was received [rice farming, corn farming, vegetable farming, orchard farming, other crop, raising shrimp, raising fish, raising chickens or ducks, raising pigs or cows or buffalo, raising other livestock, wages, salaries, rice mill, store, mechanic/repair shop, hair salon/barber, restaurant/noodle shop, trading, other business, payments for renting land, payments for other rentals, from selling land, gov?t assistance, interest on savings, income from loan repayments, scholarships or grants, income from roomers & boarders, proceeds from ROSCA, remittances from relatives, remittance from friends, gov?t lottery, dividends, retirement compensation, gifts, or other income], total expenditures, whether anyone has had following expenditure, how much was spent on expenditure [Farm Expenses: seeds, fertilizers, pesticides/herbicides, wages - all paid labor, meals for laborers, rental cost of all tractors & machinery & equipment, all land rental, fuel for tractors & any other machinery, maintenance of tractors & machinery, purchase of baby or breeding livestock, food for livestock, or other; Shrimp/Fish Expenses: wages - all paid labor, meals for laborers, rental cost of all tractors & machinery & equipment, all land rental, fuel for tractors & any other machinery, maintenance of tractors & machinery, cost of baby shrimp/fish, shrimp & fish breeding expenses, shrimp & fish food, chemicals for shrimp/fish ponds, sea water for shrimp/fish ponds, or other; Business Expenses: wages - all paid labor, meals for laborers, rental cost of all tractors & machinery & equipment, all land rental, fuel for machinery & equipment, maintenance of machinery & equipment, cost of inventory, transportation expense, or other] {total farm expenses} {total shrimp/fish expenses} {total business expenses}, net income, whether this is an accurate estimate of household net profits over the past 12 months, best guess about next year?s net profit, if next year is good estimated net profit, and if next year is bad estimated net profit)

XIV. Borrowing (Questions including whether household owes money or goods to anyone, how many loans are owed, whether household has completely repaid a loan in past 12 months, how many loans have been completely repaid, loan number, from whom household borrowed, when household borrowed money, whether loan has been fully repaid, how much was borrowed, how much household paid {if loan is fully repaid}, how much will household have to pay back, duration of loan, why money was borrowed, what household offered as collateral for loan, value of collateral, and what would be consequences for the household if they do not repay loan)

XV. Lending (Questions including whether anyone owes household money or goods, how many loans are owed to household, whether any loans have been fully repaid in last 12 months, how many loans have been fully repaid, loan number, to whom did household lend money, when household lent money, whether loan has been repaid, how much was loaned, how much was repaid {if loan has been fully repaid], how much will be repaid, duration of loan, why money was borrowed, what was offered as collateral for loan, value of collateral,? consequences for borrower if s/he did not repay loan, whether household has ever turned down anyone for loan, who was turned down, and why)

XVI. Savings (Questions including whether household has savings [commercial bank, agricultural cooperative, bank account at BAAC, PCG account, rice bank, gold & jewelry, cash, other savings, or rice in storage], most important source for savings [saving up small amounts for a long time, from selling land, from selling other assets, from inheritance, profits from business, from selling agricultural product, from salary or wages, lottery winnings, or other], how many times household has made a deposit in past 12 months, how much has been deposited, how many times household has withdrawn money in past 12 months, how much has been withdrawn, and how much household presently has)

XVII. General Questions (Questions including whether household has repaid a loan with another loan in past 12 months, why, whether household has made a late payment or repaid loan late, why, whether household has missed a savings deposit or made a late savings deposit to a pledge account, why, whether the household has had a loan paid by cosigners, why, whether household has had to forfeit collateral to pay a loan, why, whether household has had to take collateral, have a cosigner pay for loan recipient, or not been repaid by someone, why, whether household has loaned to that person again, whether household has tried to borrow from any institutions & been turned down, and why)

XVIII. Hypothetical Situation (Questions including how household would get 2000 B if it was needed right away, if that source wasn?t available what would household do, how household would get 20,000 B right away, and if that source wasn?t available what household would do)

XIX. Institutions and Organizations (Questions including whether household has become a new member of customer of organization, why, whether anyone in household has resigned from this organization or ceased to be a customer/member of organization in past 12 months, and why [Rice Bank, Buffalo Bank, PCG, BAAC, BAAC Group, Agricultural Cooperative, Women?s Group, Emergency Fund, Health Fund, Commercial Bank, Gov?t Savings Bank, Insurance Company, Finance Company, Moneylender, ROSCA, or other])

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