Table 5.

Results of multivariable logistic regression model of socioeconomic/infrastructural factors associated with the possession of container categories (functional) by householders (N = 221), Dhaka, 2011

Explanatory variable	Container category	Estimates (SE)	P value	OR (95% CI)
Constants	B	−1.46 (0.57)	0.106
	C	−1.44 (0.56)	0.009
	D	−1.03 (0.47)	0.03
	E	−1.23 (0.61)	0.043
Income of the household*‡
2 vs. 1	B vs. A	−0.40 (0.64)	0.53	0.66 (0.19–2.35)
2 vs. 1	C vs. A	0.01 (0.59)	0.99	1.00 (0.31–3.22)
2 vs. 1	D vs. A	0.04 (0.52)	0.944	1.04 (0.38–2.84)
2 vs. 1	E vs. A	−1.54 (0.86)	0.073	0.22 (0.04–1.16)
3 vs. 1	B vs. A	−1.02 (0.63)	0.105	0.36 (0.11–1.14)
3 vs. 1	C vs. A	−1.20 (0.65)	0.067	0.30 (0.08–1.09)
3 vs. 1	D vs. A	−1.09 (0.54)	0.042	0.33 (0.12–0.96)
3 vs. 1	E vs. A	−2.80 (1.11)	0.011	0.06 (0.01–0.53)
Purpose of storing water†§
2 vs. 1	B vs. A	1.19 (0.55)	0.03	3.29 (1.11–9.71)
2 vs. 1	C vs. A	1.17 (0.53)	0.027	3.22 (1.14–9.10)
2 vs. 1	D vs. A	1.27 (0.44)	0.004	3.55 (1.48–8.49)
2 vs. 1	E vs. A	0.86 (0.70)	0.22	2.37 (0.60–9.34)

A = household chores; B = ornamental; C = amenities; CI = confidence interval; D = discarded; E = repairing and reconstruction; OR = odds ratio; SE = standard error.

^*1 = high (> 70K Taka); 2 = medium (30K–70K Taka); 3 = low (< 30K Taka).

^†1 = drinking and cooking; 2 = cleaning, washing, and showering.

^‡Overall χ² value = 15.62, degrees of freedom (df) = 8, P = 0.0481.

^§Overall χ² value = 11.82, df = 4, P = 0.018.