| Variables | Old categories | New categories |
| Nature of the floor | -E1-2-3/2005 et E1-2-3/2012: Wood, Tile, Board/Cement -E-QUIBB2016: Wooden boards, Parquet or waxed wood, Vinyl/asphalt strip, Tile, Cement, Carpet | 1. Covered |
| -E1-2-3/2005 et E1-2-3/2012: rammed earth/straw, other -E-QUIBB2016: Soil/sand, Dung, Palms/bamboo, other | 0. uncovered | |
| Wall materials | -E1-2-3/2005: Reinforced concrete, Cement block, Baked brick -E1-2-3/2012: Reinforced concrete, Cement block, Baked brick/stabilised block -E-QUIBB2016: Cement, Stone with lime/cement, Brick, Cement block | 1. Durable |
| -E1-2-3/2005 et E1-2-3/2012: adobe bricks, adobe wall, wood planks, plants, mats, other -E-QUIBB2016: No wall, Bamboo/Canel/Palm/Trunks, Earth, Bamboo with mud, Stones with mud, Uncoated Adobe, Plywood, Cardboard, Reclaimed wood, Coated Adobe, Wooden boards/shingles, Other | 0. Not durable | |
| Nature of the roof | -E1-2-3/2005 et E1-2-3/2012: Concrete slab, Slate, Eternit, Tile, Galvanised sheet -E-QUIBB2016: Sheet metal, Zinc/cement fibre, Tiles, Cement, Shingles | 1. Decent |
| -E1-2-3/2005 et E1-2-3/2012: Recycled sheet metal, Straw, Other -E-QUIBB2016: No roof, Chalm/Palm/Foliage, Clumps of earth, Mats, Palms/Bamboo, Wooden boards, Cardboard, Wood, Other | 0. Not decent | |
| Number of people per bedroom | -E1-2-3/2005, E1-2-3/2012 et E-QUIBB2016: Less than or equal to 2 persons | 1. Not overcrowded |
| -E1-2-3/2005, E1-2-3/2012 et E-QUIBB2016: More than 2 people | 0. Overcrowded | |
| Method of waste disposal | -E1-2-3/2005, E1-2-3/2012 et E-QUIBB2016: Public or private service, Incineration, Landfill, Compost or manure | 1. Decent |
| -E1-2-3/2005, E1-2-3/2012 et E-QUIBB2016: Public road, Watercourse, Dump site, Other | 0. Not decent | |
| Water supply | -E1-2-3/2005 et E1-2-3/2012: Indoor tap, Outdoor tap, Borehole, Fountain stand, Other household tap, Protected well, Managed spring -E-QUIBB2016: Tap in dwelling, Tap in yard/plot, Public tap/fountain, Tap in neighbour’s house, Pumped well or borehole, Protected well, Protected spring, Tanker truck, Bottled water | 1. Decent |
| -E1-2-3/2005 et E1-2-3/2012: Unprotected well, Undeveloped spring, Watercourse, Other -E-QUIBB2016: Unprotected well, Unprotected spring, Rainwater, Surface water, Other | 0. Not decent | |
| Toilet facilities | -E1-2-3/2005 et E1-2-3/2012: Indoor private flush, Outdoor private flush, Private fitted latrines, Public fitted latrines -E-QUIBB2016: To a sewage system, To a septic tank, To a cesspit, Self-ventilating improved cesspit, Cesspool with slab, Composting toile | 1. Decent |
| -E1-2-3/2005 et E1-2-3/2012: Hole in the parcel, No toilet, Other -E-QUIBB2016: What else, Don’t know where, Cesspool without slab/open hole, bucket/canister, Hanging toilet/latrine, No toilet/nature, Other | 0. Not decent |