Survey Questionaire [impact Of Loadshedding On Life In Urban Areas Of Multan]

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“Impact of load shedding on life in urban areas of Multan, Pakistan - Survey”

“Questionnaire” Thank you very much for agreeing to participate in this survey.

As a resident of Multan, you must have experienced heavy load shedding in recent past. In this survey, we would like to find out the impact of load shedding on your lives, - whether it changed your life routines, if yes then to which extent. Please fill in your answers to the questions to the best of your ability. Your answers will be treated in confidence.

A.

Collecting Demographic Information 1. Name ____________________________________ 2. Contact (optional) ___________________________

3. What is your gender? Please P as appropriate. Male

Female

4. Please select the Age range you fall in by P appropriate. 15-20

5.

20-25

25-30

30 or above

Please select (P) your residence location in Multan City, from following. Gulgasht, Sabza’Zar, Bosan road Side. Cantt, MDA, Kechahry, Nawa’Shehar. Mumtaz’abad, chowk shah’abas side. New Multan, Shahrukn-e-Alam, Shamsabad etc. Other (Please mention ____________________ )

6. Please select (P) the category you belong to. Business Student Household Other (Please mention ____________________ )

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7. Please check P your income level (per month). (or your monthly pocket money, in case you are not earning). Below 3,000

B.

3,000-8,000

8,000-15,000

15,00025,000

25,000 or above

Measuring Effects: 8. Are you experiencing load shedding in your routine life? Yes

No

9. How many hours of load shedding you normally experience in 24 hours of a day?

Below 2 hours

2-4 hours

4-8 hours

Above 8 hours

10. Is load shedding affecting your life?

Yes

No

11. How many hours of load shedding in a day, do you think will not affect your life much?

0 hours

Below 2 hours

2-4 hours

4-8 hours

Above 8 hours

12. Load shedding affects you more? In day timing

In night timing

13. Load shedding will have stronger impact on you? In Summer season

In winter season

14. Select which activities of yours are being affected by load shedding from following list? (You can select more than 1 option)? Household activities (pressing clothes, washing clothes, cooking, etc) Study\Business activities (as per category you fall in) Entertainment activities (Computer, T.V, Games, etc) Rest routines\schedule Other (mention _______________ )

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C.

Actions taken in response to load shedding: 15. Have you opted for any alternative (generators, UPS, emergency lights) to cope with load shedding? Yes

No

⊗ (IF your answer is yes, then please go to question #16, IF No, then go to question #17) 16. If yes, then please mention which of the following. (You may check more than 1 option)? Generator

UPS

Emergency Light

17. If No, then please tell, that do you feel the need for purchasing alternative by selecting one of the following options?

Yes, I feel, I need an alternative. No, I think I can manage without any alternative.

D.

Measures that need to be taken to overcome electricity shortage: 18. Which of the following measures do you think; you can take at personal level to help country overcome electricity shortage? (You may check more than 1 option). By using energy efficient electronic equipment (energy savers) By reducing extra and wrong electricity usage By using innovative energy solutions (sun energy, cooling material in walls etc) Other (mention________________)

19. Do you consider load shedding a problem as important as poverty, terrorism and illiteracy? Yes, absolutely that much important

Yes, to some extent

No, not that much important

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING TIME TO COMPLETE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE

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