CLASSROOM HUNGER IN DELHI

This draft questionnaire was designed to investigate the problem of 'classroom hunger' in underprivileged neighbourhoods of Delhi. A hunt is on for the final version of the questionnaire. For further details please contact Janaki Rajan (SCERT, Delhi) at janakirajan1@rediffmail.com

Note that the html version does not preserve the original formatting. However, the questionnaire is also available in Word format.

Survey of Classroom Hunger(Delhi)

1. Around what time do you normally go to sleep at night, at this time of the year?
   • before 9.00 pm /_____/
   • between 9.00 and 10.00 pm /_____/
   • between 10.00 and 11.00 pm /_____/
   • between 11.00 and 12.00 pm /_____/
   • after 12.00 pm /_____/
2. What do you normally eat before you sleep? [Note in detail.]
3. Around what time to you normally get up, at this time of the year? /_____ am/
4. Do you go to the toilet in the morning, before going to school? Yes/No/NR
5. Do you drink anything in the morning, before going to school? Yes/No/NR
   • If yes, what do you normally drink? [Tick all relevant options.]
     • water /_____/
     • tea /_____/
     • milk /_____/
     • anything else (please specify) /_____/
6. 1. Do you eat anything in the morning, before going to school? Yes/No
   2. If yes, what do you normally eat? [Tick one option – whatever is the most frequent pattern.]
      • biscuit, fan or matthi /_____/
      • bread slices /_____/
      • left-overs from previous night /_____/
      • fresh rotis or rice with salt, mirchi or pickle /_____/
      • fresh rotis or rice with sabjee or dal /_____/
      • anything else (please specify) /_____/
   3. In an average week, how often to you eat/drink the following items in the morning before going to school? [Tick one option in each row.]

      item	never	once or twice	three or four times	almost every day	every day
      fruit
      curd
      milk
      egg

   4. Do you eat at home, or on the way to school?
      • at home /_____/
      • on way to school /_____/
   5. Is freshly-cooked food ready at home when you leave for school? Yes/No/NR
   6. Do you cook any food at home before going to school? Yes/No/NR
   7. 1. Do you bring something to eat in school? Yes/No/NR
      2. If not, why not?
      3. If yes, what to you normally bring?
   8. 1. Does someone from home bring you food at school? Yes/No/NR
      2. If yes, what does he or she normally bring?
   9. 1. Do you take some money with you when you go to school? Yes/No/NR
      2. If yes, approximately how much, on an average day? Rs _____/<
      3. What do you normally spend it on?
   10. 1. Do you ever feel hungry during school hours? Yes/No/NR
       2. If yes, how often? [Investigator: please probe and tick one option, whichever best corresponds to the child’s response.]
          • almost every day /_____/
          • most days /_____/
          • two or three times a week /_____/
          • about once a week /_____/
          • occasionally only /_____/
       3. At what time do you usually start feel hungry during school hours? [Tick one option.]
          • early morning /_____/
          • late morning /_____/
          • early afternoon /_____/
          • other (specify) /_____/
       4. What do you normally eat when you go home after school? [Tick one option – whatever is the most frequent pattern.]
          • biscuit, fan, matthi, plain bread slices, etc. /_____/
          • left-overs from previous night /_____/
          • fresh rotis or rice with salt, mirchi or pickle /_____/
          • fresh rotis or rice with sabjee or dal /_____/
          • resh rotis or rice with sabjee and dal /_____/
          • anything else (please specify) /_____/
       5. 1. When you go back home, is food ready or does it have to be cooked? ready/cooked
          2. If it has to be cooked, do you usually cook yourself or does someone else cook for you?
             • self /_____/
             • someone else /_____/
       6. Does it ever happen that you leave school and go home early because you are hungry? Yes/No/NR