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Table 1.

Brazilian Census Bureau (IBGE) and Millennium Development Goal definitions of adequate access to services, 2010

	Adequate Access (IBGE)¹⁶	Millennium Development Goals
Water	• Household connection to municipality's water distribution network	Improved Drinking Water Sources¹⁹
		• Household connection to general water distribution network
		• Public standpipe
		• Borehole
		• Protected, dug well
		• Protected spring
		• Rainwater collection
Sanitation	• Connected to drain from area (treated or untreated)	Improved Sanitation Facilities¹⁹
	• Septic system	• Connection to a public sewer
		• Septic system
		• Pour-flush/simple-pit/ventilated-improved-pit latrine
Solid waste disposal	• Collected in domicile and removed by public or private service from curbside	Good solid waste management²⁰
	• Collected in domicile and taken to location where removed by public or private service	• Storage of waste in containers
		• Removal at a frequency of once per week
		• Effective disposal
Electricity	• Access to electricity	• Access to non-biomass fueled electricity²¹
Electricity	• Exclusive electric meter	• Access to non-biomass fueled electricity²¹