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APPENDIX 5
REVISED INTERVIEW SCHEDULE

ALCOM SURVEY OF FISH CONSUMPTION AND ATTITUDES TO FISH: COMMUNITIES LIVING AROUND DAMS/RESERVOIRS AND ASSOCIATION FISH PONDS IN LESOTHO



Date:

Reservoir:

Village/Area:

Headman/Chief:

Respondent Number:

Approximate distance from household to reservoir/pond:

NOTE: PLEASE MARK IN THE BRACKETS JUST AFTER THE QUESTION NUMBER THE FOLLOWING:

1=IF THE RESPONDENT REFUSES TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
2=IF THE QUESTION WAS NOT ASKED

1. (   ) Household composition: see attached table

2. (   ) What is the principal source of household income:

[   ]Crop production[   ]Wages: RSA
[   ]Vegetable and fruit production[   ]Wages: Lesotho
[   ]Livestock[   ]Joala brewing
[   ]Handicrafts[   ]Other, specify

3. (   ) What are secondary sources of household income/ subsistence:

[   ]poultry keeping
[   ]vegetable and fruit production
[   ]piggery
[   ]selling fat cakes
[   ]grass weaving
[   ]joala brewing
[   ]sewing and knitting school uniforms
[   ]petty trading
[   ]pottery
[   ]handknitting
[   ]spinning and weaving
[   ]other, specify

4. (   ) What does your household use the reservoir for most often :

[   ]livestock drinking
[   ]livestock grazing on edge of reservoir
[   ]domestic water
[   ]clothes washing
[   ]irrigation
[   ]fishing
[   ]other, specify
[   ]none

IF FISHING IS NOT MENTIONED AS A USE, GO TO QUESTION 10

5. (   ) Which household members fish in the reservoir?

6. (   ) How do they catch the fish?

[   ]hook and line[   ]traps, specify
[   ]when reservoir overflows[   ]other, specify

7. (   ) How often do they go fishing?:

[   ]more than once a week
[   ]once a week
[   ]twice a month
[   ]once a month
[   ]very occasionally

8. (   ) When did the household last catch a fish?

[   ]less than one week ago
[   ]one week to one month ago
[   ]more than one month ago
[   ]long time ago
[   ]can't remember

9. (   ) Do they give the fish to the household to eat?

[   ]Yes, GO TO QUESTION 10
[   ]No

(   ) If no, what do they do with the fish they catch?

[   ]sell to friends/neighbours
[   ]sell to traders
[   ]sell at town market
[   ]sell at local market
[   ]give away to friends/neighbours
[   ]bartered
[   ]throw away
[   ]feed to animals
[   ]other, specify

10. (   ) Who are the people not in your household who catch fish in the reservoir?

[   ]other people in the village
[   ]people from neighbouring villages
[   ]herdboys[   ]school children
[   ]traders[   ]people from town
[   ]others, specify[   ]tourists

11. (   ) Does your household eat fresh fish?

[   ]Yes, GO TO QUESTION 12
[   ]No, why not?
[   ]do not know how to catch it
[   ]not available to buy
[   ]too expensive
[   ]do not like: [   ] taste, [   ] smell, [   ] appearance, [   ]
[   ]do not know how to prepare it
[   ]other, specify

12. (   ) Whom in the household eats fresh fish?

[   ]household head only[   ]herdboys
[   ]everybody except one/two members
[   ]everybody[   ]others, specify

13. (   ) When was the last fresh fish eaten in the household?

[   ]less than one week ago
[   ]one week to one month ago
[   ]more than one month ago
[   ]long time ago
[   ]can't remember

14. (   ) Do you know when those household members ate fresh fish for the first time?

15. (   ) Do you know where those household members ate fresh fish for the first time?

16. (   ) Which type of fish is eaten by these household members?

[   ]carp[   ]catfish[   ]trout
[   ]other[   ]don't know  

17. (   ) Which kind do most people in your household prefer?

[   ]carp[   ]catfish[   ]trout
[   ]other[   ]don't know  

(   ) Why?

[   ]taste[   ]easily available
[   ]cheap[   ]easy to cook
[   ]other, specify 

18. (   ) From where does your household get it's fresh fish ?

[   ]household members who catch
[   ]bought from friends/neighbours
[   ]bought from traders
[   ]bought from town market
[   ]bought from local market
[   ]given away by friends/neighbours
[   ]bartered
[   ]bought from people that catch fish
[   ]other source, specify

19. (   ) In what form does the fresh fish arrive at the household?

[   ]whole[   ]gutted
[   ]cut into slices[   ]skinned
[   ]other, specify  

20. (   ) How is fresh fish prepared in your household?

[   ]baked[   ]fried
[   ]roasted[   ]boiled
[   ]other, specify[   ]sun dried and then fried/roasted

21. (   ) From where did the person who prepares fish learn how to cook it?

[   ]at school[   ]women's group
[   ]friend[   ]restaurant/cafe
[   ]other, specify  

22. (   ) If your household has too much fresh fish for one meal, what do you do with the surplus?

[   ]store unprepared
[   ]cook anyway
[   ]give away to neighbours/friends
[   ]smoke it
[   ]sell to neighbours/friends
[   ]sun-dry it
[   ]feed to domestic animals
[   ]throw away
[   ]other, specify

23. If your household dries fish in the sun, how long do you leave the fish outside?

[   ]one day[   ]two to three days
[   ]one week[   ]more than one week
[   ]other, specify  

24. (   ) Which time of the year do you eat the most fresh fish?

[   ]spring[   ]summer
[   ]autumn[   ]winter
[   ]no particular time  

25. (   ) What prevents your household from eating fresh fish more often than it does now?

[   ]do not have access to the reservoir
[   ]do not know how to catch fish
[   ]fishing equipment not available
[   ]fishing equipment too expensive
[   ]not available for sale
[   ]do not know how to store it
[   ]find it difficult to prepare
[   ]do not like the taste
[   ]too many bones
[   ]price
[   ]other, specify

26. (   ) What other types of fish does your household eat?

[   ]tinned
[   ]frozen
[   ]salted
[   ]shop/stall cooked eg.fish & chips
[   ]preserved
[   ]dried
[   ]other, specify
[   ]NONE, GO TO QUESTION 27

27. (   ) Which of these fish does your household prefer?

[   ]tinned
[   ]frozen
[   ]salted
[   ]shop/stall cooked eg.fish & chips
[   ]preserved
[   ]dried
[   ]fresh
[   ]other, specify

28. (   ) For what reasons do you prefer this type of fish?

[   ]cheap[   ]convenient to store
[   ]taste[   ]easy to prepare
[   ]easily available[   ]other, state

29. (   ) Are there any other reasons why you would prefer to buy this type of fish?

[   ]cheap[   ]convenient to store
[   ]taste[   ]easy to prepare
[   ]easily available[   ]other, state
[   ]none  

30. (   ) Which types of fish to you feed to the children ?

[   ]tinned
[   ]frozen
[   ]salted
[   ]shop/stall cooked eg.fish & chips
[   ]preserved
[   ]dried
[   ]fresh
[   ]other, specify
[   ]none, GO TO QUESTION 32

31. (   ) At what age do you start feeding fish to the children?

[   ]< 6 months[   ]6 – 12 months
[   ]1 – 2 years[   ]over 2 years

32. (   ) Are there only particular kinds of fish they are not able to eat?

[   ]tinned[   ]frozen[   ]salted
[   ]fresh[   ]preserved[   ]dried
[   ]other, specify   

33. (   ) What is the reason why they are not able to eat these types of fish?

[   ]too many bones[   ]taste not good
[   ]too oily[   ]expensive
[   ]difficult to prepare[   ]too spicy
[   ]not good for children[   ]other, specify

34. (   ) Does your household prefer chicken or fish?

[   ]chicken[   ]fish

35. (   ) Has your household ever eaten duck?

[   ]yes, GO TO QUESTION 36[   ]no

(   ) If no, why not?

[   ]not available
[   ]too expensive
[   ]do not like [   ] taste [   ] smell
[   ]appearance
[   ]do not know how to prepare it
[   ]other, state

NOW, GO TO QUESTION 38

36. (   ) How does your household obtain ducks?

[   ]rear ducks
[   ]bought from traders
[   ]bought from neighbours/friends
[   ]bought from town market
[   ]bought from local market
[   ]bartered
[   ]hunted in the wild
[   ]given by neighbours/friends
[   ]other source, specify

37. (   ) Does your household prefer chicken or duck?

[   ]chicken[   ]duck

(   ) Why?

[   ]taste[   ]price[   ]size
[   ]other, specify   

38. (   ) How often does your household eat:

 > than once a weekonce a week2–3 times a monthonce a monthvery rarelynever
Fresh fish      
Tinned fish      
Salted fish      
Sun-dried      
Frozen      
Shop/stall      
cooked      
Other:      
Chicken      
Duck      

39. Do you know of any cultural beliefs (taboos) that prevent people from eating fresh fish, fish of any other type or ducks?

OTHER COMMENTS:






1. HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION

NumberPersonRelationship to HeadSexYear BornMarital Status*
Absent
**
Economic Activity Including school
1       
2       
3       
4       
5       
6       
7       
8       
9       
10       
11       
12       
13       
14       
15       
16       

* = ABSENT:
1 = working in RSA
2 = working elsewhere in Lesotho
3 = at school

** = ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
1 = livestock farmer
2 = salaried employment
3 = crop production
4 = self employed (business)
5 = at school
6 = cattle herder
7 = looking for work
8 = petty trading
9 = occassional work
10 = labourer
11 = self-help scheme
12 = old
13 = invalid
14 = unknown
15 = Other, specify


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