Table 2.

Reported water use of households during the January 2014 “do not use” water order, CASPER survey after the Elk River chemical spill, West Virginia, April 2014

Item	Household Frequency (n = 128)a	Weighted % (95% CI)
WVAWC water used during “do not use” water orderb
Yes	47	37.4 (26.7-48.2)
No	79	61.9 (51.1-72.7)
Don’t know	1	0.7 (0.0-2.0)
How water was usedc
Showered/bathed in waterd	37	80.1 (71.4-88.8)
Washed handsd	22	45.9 (28.8-63.0)
Washed clothesd	19	37.7 (21.7-53.6)
Ran dishwasher/handwashed dishesd	16	32.2 (15.5-48.8)
Brushed teethd	16	31.8 (18.9-44.6)
Ate or drank food prepared with waterd	13	26.9 (14.3-39.4)
Drank the waterd	13	26.6 (14.1-39.0)
Gave water to petse	6	19.2 (6.4-32.0)
Watered plantsd	4	8.4 (0.0-17.3)
WVAWC water used at the time of CASPER survey
Yes	126	98.3 (95.9-100.0)
No	2	1.7 (0.0-4.1)
How water was usedc
Showering/bathingf	123	97.2 (94.0-100.0)
Washing clothesf	121	95.4 (90.9-99.9)
Hand washingf	119	94.2 (90.1-98.3)
Dishwashingf	115	90.6 (84.3-96.8)
Brushing teethf	84	66.6 (58.7-74.4)
Cookingf	62	50.7 (41.0-60.4)
Watering plantsf	53	43.2 (31.1-55.3)
Giving water to petsg	42	55.0 (42.6-67.4)
Drinkinge	41	33.5 (26.6-40.4)

Abbreviations: CASPER, Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response; CI, confidence interval; WVAWC, West Virginia American Water Company.

^aIncludes only households that were directly affected by the “do not use” water order (n = 128).

^bOne answer to this question was missing.

^cRespondents could choose >1 answer.

^dOf households reporting WVAWC water use during the “do not use” order (n = 47).

^eOf households reporting WVAWC water use and any pet ownership during the “do not use” order (n = 31).

^fOf households reporting WVAWC water use at the time that the questionnaire was administered (n = 126).

^gOf households reporting WVAWC water use and any pet ownership at the time that the questionnaire was administered (n = 77).