Table 5.
Physical characteristics of households (%), by region and overall
| Characteristics | All | Ashanti | Brong Ahafo | Central | Eastern | Greater Accra | Northern | Upper East | Upper West | Volta | Western |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor | |||||||||||
| Hard | 89.1 | 97.7 | 93.3 | 95.0 | 90.4 | 93.9 | 83.0 | 45.5 | 25.7 | 81.3 | 94.5 |
| Earth | 10.9 | 2.3 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 9.6 | 6.1 | 17.0 | 54.5 | 74.3 | 18.7 | 5.5 |
| Wall | |||||||||||
| Cement | 57.7 | 70.2 | 56.9 | 59.6 | 51.1 | 89.5 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 20.1 | 56.9 | 53.3 |
| Mud | 41.0 | 29.5 | 42.8 | 39.6 | 48.9 | 9.3 | 95.2 | 94.0 | 79.4 | 41.0 | 41.9 |
| Plastic/metal | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Thatched | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 4.4 |
| Water | |||||||||||
| Improved | 84.9 | 93.1 | 90.7 | 70.4 | 88.1 | 93.7 | 66.8 | 81.0 | 98.2 | 29.6 | 83.0 |
| Unimproved | 15.1 | 6.9 | 9.3 | 29.6 | 11.9 | 6.3 | 33.2 | 19.0 | 1.8 | 70.4 | 17.0 |
| Sanitation | |||||||||||
| Improved | 14.9 | 16.9 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 41.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 10.9 | 12.9 | 11.6 |
| Unimproved | 85.1 | 83.1 | 95.7 | 92.3 | 96.7 | 58.1 | 98.4 | 98.5 | 89.1 | 87.1 | 88.4 |
Improved drinking water: piped into household or yard; public standpipe, borehole, protected drug well, protected spring, rainwater collection and bottled water. Unimproved: unprotected dug well, unprotected spring, surface tank, tanker truck supplies.
Improved sanitation: connection to septic system, pour-flash latrine, covered dry latrine. Unimproved: uncovered dry latrine, bucket latrine, no facilities.