Table 1.

Respondent and household characteristics in rural Artibonite Department in May of 2012

Variable (n = 433)	Number (%)
Mean age (years) of respondent (range)	41 (16–90)
Respondent able to read Creole phrase	183 (42.4)
Mean household size (range)	5.3 (1–12)
Mean number of children less than 5 years in household (range)	1.0 (0–5)
Household owns functional radio	161 (37.8)
Household owns functional cell phone	295 (69.0)
Median number of water storage containers in household (range)	3 (0–25)
Household currently using 20-L bucket for drinking water storage vessel	349 (89.1)
Drinking water vessel covered	373 (91.9)
Drinking water vessel has a tap	66 (15.0)