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. 2014 Feb 6;8(2):e2629. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002629

Table 1. Individual and household characteristics of the study population in Satyabadi block in Odisha, India.

Details Number Percent
Individual characteristics:-
Total population 51,865 100.0
Education level:
Illiterate 9,227 17.8
Literate but without formal education 7,725 14.9
Primary school 15,419 29.7
Secondary school 11,201 21.6
Other (high school, graduate, etc.) 8,293 16.0
Household characteristics:-
Total households 9,166 100.0
Religion of household head:
Hindu 8,972 97.8
Muslim 194 2.2
Major occupation of the household head:
Farmer 4,044 44.1
Daily wage laborer 1,849 20.2
Traders/selling goods 622 6.8
Retired 599 6.5
Unemployed 616 6.7
Other (fisherman, service worker etc.) 1,436 15.7
Type of toilet for adults (13 years and above):
Latrine with cement 1,563 17.0
Latrine without cement 254 2.8
Open field 7,334 80.0
Other 15 0.2
Type of toilet for children (up to 12 years):
Latrine with cement 669 7.2
Latrine without cement 105 1.2
Open field 4,195 45.8
Other/(No children up to 12 years) 4,197 45.8
Main source of drinking water:
Own tap/well/hand pump 2,000 21.8
Community tap/well/hand pump 6,745 73.6
Pond water/Other 421 4.6
Is water generally boiled before drinking?
Always 253 2.8
Sometimes 2,140 23.4
Never 6,765 73.8
Do not know 8 0.1
After defecation, hand wash with:
Water only 953 10.4
Water and soil/ashes 6,418 70.0
Water and soap 1,795 19.6