This document contains a questionnaire for conducting a household survey. The questionnaire contains 35 questions organized into several sections on household information, family members, education, occupation, land ownership, livestock, sources of income, marriage customs, housing, social and cultural practices, and the impacts of modernization. The questions are mostly multiple choice to collect demographic and socioeconomic data about households.

1. Appendix A
Questionnaire for the Household Survey
District:
Name of the Respondent:
Caste: Age: M/F:
VDC: Village:
1. Household Information
Name of the Head
Gender
Age
Religion
Martial Status
2. Family Members
Male Female
0-15 15-59 60 above 0-15 15-59 60 above
3. Education:
Condition No.
Illiterate
Primary Level
Secondary Level
SLC and above
4. Occupation
Agriculture
Livestock
Government Job
Social Service
Trade/Business
Labor
Others
5. Do you have land?
(a) Yes (b) No If yes, how much land do you have? (In Bighas/Katthas/Dhur)
- Agricultural Land_________________
- Barren Land_________________
6. How many livestock do you have?
Types Cow Buffalo Goats Chicken Pig Others
No.
7. What are the purposes of raising cattle?
(a) For yourselves (b) For selling (c) Others
8. What is the annual income you get from your cattle?
(a) Hundred (b) Thousand

2. 9. What is your main source of income?
(a) Farm Labor (b) Off-Farm Labor (c) Live stocks
(d) Others
10. What is the annual income of your family?
(a) Less than 10000 (b) 10000-20000 (c) 20000-40000
(d) 40000 and above
11. How do you offset the deficit (if deficit)?
(a) From Loan (b) From other sources, Specify-
12. Have you taken loan?
(a) Yes (b) No
13. How much is the loan?
(a) In Cash (b) In kind (c) Total
14. How many of your children go to school?
(a) Boys (b) Girls
15. Generally what types of marriage to your tribe practices?
(a) Arrange (b) Love (c) Others
16. Have you been married more than once, if yes why?
(a) Death of wife/husband (b) Divorce (c) Lack of children
(d) Others
17. Does your family member have inter-caste marriage?
(a) Yes (b) No
18. What was your age when you got married?
(a) Age of husband- (b) Age of wife-
19. What is the type of your family system?
(a) Joint Family (b) Nuclear Family (c) Extended family
20. What do you prefer?
(a) Son (b) Daughter
21. Do you own house?
(a) Yes (b) No
22. If yes, where the house is built on?
(a) Own Land (b) Others land
(c) Empty unclaimed land under government's possession.
23. House built of
(a) Hut (b) Hut and tiled roof (c) Concrete but tiled roof
(d) R.C.C. building (e) others

3. 24. What are the different social festivals you celebrate?
25. What sort of rituals do you perform after your birth of a baby?
26. What sort of rituals do you perform during marriage?
27. What sort of rituals do you perform for death ceremony?
28. Are there any family members, being involved in local politics?
(a) Yes (b) No If yes in which level?
(a) Village level (b) Ward level (c) Others
29. Are there any family members, being involved in local clubs/NGOs?
(a) Yes (b) No If yes in which level?
(a) General member (b) Active member (c) Chairman (d) Others
30. Are there any social activities you participate in?
(a) Yes (b) No If yes then what level?
(a) Participant (b) Organizer (c) Adviser (d) Others
31. Has there any effects from other cultures in your culture?
(a) Yes (b) No If yes, from which culture?
(a) Hindu culture (b) Christian culture (c) Muslim Culture
(d) Others
32. Do modern dance and songs have affected your dance and songs?
(a) Yes (b) No
33. Has your dressing pattern been affected by modern culture?
(a) Yes (b) No
34. Has your mother language has been affected by Nepali language?
(a) Yes (b) No
35. Do technological development has affected your daily livelihood?
(a) Yes (b) No
36. What are the affects of modernization in you livelihood?