Table 1.
Characteristics of Study Population
| Characteristics | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender (%) | ||
| Female | 999 | 99.9 |
| Male | 1 | 0.1 |
| Religion (%) | ||
| Muslim | 913 | 94 |
| Hindu | 57 | 6 |
| Respondent can Read and Write (%) | ||
| No | 584 | 60 |
| Yes | 386 | 40 |
| Head of Household Education (%) | ||
| No Education | 510 | 54 |
| Elementary or Higher | 443 | 46 |
| Radio Ownership (%) | ||
| No | 713 | 74 |
| Yes | 257 | 26 |
| Land Ownership (%) | ||
| No Land Ownership | 122 | 15 |
| Less than 1 Acre | 475 | 59 |
| 1 to 2 Acres | 206 | 26 |
| Well Ownership (%) | ||
| No | 210 | 22 |
| Yes | 760 | 78 |
| Proportion of Unsafe Wells in Respondent’s Village (%) | ||
| 0–60% | 632 | 65 |
| Greater than 60% | 338 | 35 |
| Minutes to an Arsenic Safe Drinking Water Source for Unsafe well owners (%) (N=587) | ||
| Less than or equal to 5 minutes | 282 | 55 |
| Greater than 5 minutes | 227 | 45 |
| Arsenic Status of Baseline Tubewell | ||
| Safe | 543 | 56 |
| Unsafe | 427 | 44 |