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. 2018 Jun 7;8(6):e019065. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019065

Table 1.

Distribution of the variables related to the type of housing, stratified by rural/urban residence

Variables Urban, N (%) Rural, N (%)
Main material used for the exterior walls of the dwelling
 Brick, stone or polished wood 7181 (93.9) 1231 (61.2)
 Mud or clay walls 77 (1.0) 174 (8.6)
 Daub walls 92 (1.2) 259 (12.9)
 Rough wood, planks, board 228 (3.0) 290 (14.4)
 Prefabricated materials 32 (0.4) 27 (1.3)
 Guadua, cane, mats, other plant materials 9 (0.1) 26 (1.3)
 Zink, fabric, canvas, cardboard, can 24 (0.3) 4 (0.2)
 Dwelling does not have walls 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0)
Main material of the floors
 Carpet or wall-to-wall rug 45 (0.6) 1 (0.0)
 Polished and lacked wood 83 (1.1) 6 (0.3)
 Marble 75 (1.0) 1 (0.0)
 Tiles, vinyl, brick 5298 (69.3) 497 (24.7)
 Unpolished wood, planks, other plant material 151 (2.0) 150 (7.5)
 Cement, gravel 1845 (24.1) 1043 (51.8)
 Soil, sand 147 (1.9) 314 (15.6)
With what type of sanitary system is this dwelling equipped?
 Toilet connected to sewage system 7046 (92.2) 592 (29.4)
 Toilet connected to septic tank 486 (6.4) 1137 (56.5)
 Unconnected toilet 89 (1.2) 186 (9.2)
 Latrine 16 (0.2) 96 (4.8)
 Sanitary above river or other open water source 7 (0.1) 1 (0.0)
The sanitary is… 7644 () 2012 ()
 Exclusively for use by inhabitants of the household 7110 (93.0) 1861 (92.5)
 Shared with persons from other households 534 (7.0) 151 (7.5)
This dwelling has a shower or sprinkler?
 Yes 6934 (90.7) 1252 (62.2)
 No 710 (9.3) 760 (37.8)
Drinking water and water for preparing food is mainly obtained from
 Public aqueduct 7023 (91.9) 639 (31.8)
 Local community aqueduct 140 (1.8) 772 (38.4)
 Well with pump 141 (1.8) 128 (6.4)
 Well without pump 40 (0.5) 111 (5.5)
 Rainwater 59 (0.8) 22 (1.1)
 River, brook, spring 17 (0.2) 289 (14.4)
 Tank truck 38 (0.5) 22 (1.1)
 Bottle water or water from a bag 186 (2.4) 29 (1.4)
Has electricity
 No 27 (0.4) 31 (1.5)
 Yes 7617 (99.6) 1981 (98.5)
Is connected to an aqueduct
 No 427 (5.6) 629 (31.3)
 Yes 7217 (94.4) 1383 (68.7)
Connected to sewage system
 No 682 (8.9) 1432 (71.2)
 Yes 6962 (91.1) 580 (28.8)
System for garbage recollection
 No 261 (3.4) 1339 (66.6)
 Yes 7383 (96.6) 673 (33.4)