Table 4.
Sample distribution and percentage (and 95% confidence interval (CI)) of zero-sanitation individuals by socioeconomic characteristics, 2021, India
| Sample distribution |
Prevalence of zero-sanitation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
n
|
Percent
|
Percent (95% CI)
|
| Household wealth |
|
|
|
|
Lowest
|
626 151 |
22.4% |
43.5% (43.4-43.7) |
|
Low
|
617 245 |
22.9% |
22.9% (22.8-23.0) |
|
Middle
|
565 628 |
20.2% |
9.3% (9.2-9.4) |
|
High
|
515 843 |
18.5% |
1.6% (1.6-1.7) |
|
Highest
|
471 027 |
16.8% |
0.07% (0.06-0.08) |
| Household caste |
|
|
|
|
Scheduled caste
|
548 368 |
20.5% |
22.5% (22.4-22.6) |
|
Scheduled tribe
|
525 923 |
19.7% |
20.4% (20.3-20.5) |
|
Other backwards caste
|
1 040 682 |
38.9% |
18.2% (18.1-18.3) |
|
None
|
542 227 |
20.3% |
7.1% (7.0-7.2) |
| Highest educational level attained |
|
|
|
|
No education, preschool
|
794 533 |
28.4% |
24.4% (24.3-24.5) |
|
Primary
|
635 946 |
22.8% |
19.0% (18.9-19.1) |
|
Secondary
|
1 096 682 |
39.2% |
12.9% (12.9-13.1) |
| Higher | 267 303 | 9.6% | 4.7% (4.6-4.8) |