Environmental health
Q1. What is your normal source of drinking water?
1. Public water supply
2. Bottled water
3. Rainwater
4. Private bore, spring, or well
5. Other private supply [for example, creek or farm dam]
6. Combination of different water sources
7. Other [SPECIFY] ___________________
X Don't know
R Refused
Q2. Do you treat your water before drinking? [IF YES, HOW?]
1. No
2. Sometimes
3. Yes: boiling
4. Yes: filtering
5. Yes: boil and filter
6. Yes: other [SPECIFY] ______________
X Don't know
R Refused
Q3. What is the usual way you heat the living areas of your home [READ OUT]?
1. A gas heater with flue (a pipe or vent to the outside)
2. A gas heater without a flue
3. An electric space heater (this includes oil column heaters)
4. Reverse cycle air conditioning
5. Slow burning combustion heater
6. An open fireplace
7. A kerosene heater
8. Other [SPECIFY] ___________________
X Don't know
R Refused
| Source: | New South Wales Population Health Survey 2006 (HOIST). Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health. |
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| Last updated on: | 1 July 2007 |