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. (   ) Household composition: see attached table

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

11. (   ) Does your household eat fresh fish?

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

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

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?

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

(   ) Why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

35. (   ) Has your household ever eaten duck?

(   ) If no, why not?

NOW, GO TO QUESTION 38

36. (   ) How does your household obtain ducks?

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

(   ) Why?

38. (   ) How often does your household eat:

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

* = 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