| Variable | Nature | Modality |
| Region | Nominal | Center-East Center-North North South West |
| District | Nominal | Tenkodogo Ouargaye kayak Kongoussi Ouahigouya Gourcy Built Diebougou |
| Town | Nominal | Name of the 1172 villages |
| Health center | Nominal | Name of the 198 health centers |
| Last name, First Name | Nominal | Indigent family name First name of the needy |
| Sex | Nominal | Male Feminine |
| Age | keep on going | 0 to n |
| Status in the household | Nominal | head of household household member |
| Religion | Nominal | Muslim Catholic Protestant animist/traditional No |
| marital status | Nominal | Married Not married Divorce Widowed _ |
| Educational level | Ordinal | uneducated Primary Secondary Superior |
| Primary activity | Nominal | Work Does not work |
| GPS coordinates | keep on going | Longitude: 0 to n Latitude: 0 to n |
| Use of services | Nominal | Yes (use) No (do not use) |