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. 2015 Oct 27;12(10):e1001892. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001892

Table 3. Water infrastructure and water-related household behaviors by study arm.

Continuous Supply Intermittent Supply
N % N %
Water infrastructure and services
Collects municipal water from:
 Own connection 1,968 67.3 1,951 58.3
 Landlord's or neighbor's connection 1,968 32.5 1,951 35.4
 Public connection 1,968 0.2 1,951 6.3
Location of tap:
 Indoors within household 1,964 35.1 1,907 17.9
 Outdoors within premises 1,964 61.0 1,907 69.3
 Not on premises 1,964 3.3 1,907 10.9
Location of mouth of tap:
 Elevated from the ground 1,966 85.9 1,881 69.9
 On the ground 1,966 13.5 1,881 17.3
 Inside a tank 1,966 0.4 1,881 12.2
Customer satisfaction: a
 Tap water does not smell or look dirty 7,090 72.5 7,006 59.8
 Happy with tap water quality 7,166 77.4 7,066 54.4
 Happy with tap water quantity 7,166 93.8 7,066 67.9
 Happy with tap water pressure 7,166 90.1 7,066 53.6
Water-related household behaviors
Retrieves drinking water from: a
 Tap connected directly to waterline 7,008 9.5 6,896 1.6
 Tap connected to overhead tank 7,008 0.7 6,896 0.2
 Storage container 7,008 76.5 6,896 83.4
 Commercial water treatment device 7,008 11.8 6,896 13.3
 Bottled water 7,008 1.4 6,896 1.5
Treats drinking water a 7,024 26.7 6,914 26.8
Collects water from other sources: a
 Borewell (public or private) 7,167 5.4 7,067 37.8
 Water truck 7,167 0.0 7,067 2.1
Washes vegetables:
 Outside 1,815 27.5 1,783 15.4
 In kitchen 1,815 57.3 1,783 76.8
 In bathroom 1,815 14.9 1,783 7.6
Washes utensils:
 Outside 1,815 71.3 1,783 78.7
 In kitchen 1,815 12.8 1,783 10.7
 In bathroom 1,815 15.5 1,783 9.9
Has handwashing facility with water 1,962 95.9 1,949 93.4

a The N for these variables is higher because these questions were asked at each round.