Amenities and assets Improved/Have (‘1’) Primitive/Have not (‘0’)
Consumer durables Watch, iron, sofa bed and mattress Have not
Transportation assets Car, Motorbike and Bicycle Have not
Communication assets Television set, Cell phone, Landline and Radio Have not
Water and Energy    
Energy for cooking Charcoal, paraffin/kerosene, gas and electricity Firewood, crop residues and animal dung
Energy for lighting Gas, electricity, generator, candles and batteries Paraffin/kerosene and firewood
Source of drinking water Tap water, rainwater, vendor, tanker truck, protected well/spring Traditional borehole, fresh water in river/lake stream
Housing amenities    
Possession of more than one house Have Have not
Roofing material Iron sheets, cement concrete, tiles, asbestos, concrete Mud, cow dung, leaves/grass
Wall material Stones, burnt bricks, cement blocks and metal/iron sheets Mud, cow dung and wooden poles/bamboo
Floor material Cement Earth
Kind of toilet Pit latrine covered and flush toilet No toilet (bush), pan/bucket and pit latrine uncovered
Table 1: Asset-based wealth index (AWI) constructs variables.