Table 3.
Associations between selected household characteristics and willingness to pay for water.
| Willingness to pay |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Background characteristics | Willing | Not willing | (X2) p-value |
| Age of household head | 1.474 (0.688) | ||
| 18-27 | 31.3 | 68.7 | |
| 28-37 | 34.6 | 65.4 | |
| 38-47 | 33.8 | 66.2 | |
| 48+ | 31.6 | 68.4 | |
| Sex of household head | 10.365 (0.001) | ||
| Male | 31.2 | 68.8 | |
| Female | 40.6 | 59.5 | |
| Region of residence | 67.053 (0.000) | ||
| Central | 42.1 | 57.9 | |
| Northern | 22.7 | 77.3 | |
| Eastern | 22.2 | 77.8 | |
| Western | 41.1 | 58.9 | |
| Current marital status of household head | 0.086 (0.769) | ||
| Currently married | 32.9 | 67.1 | |
| Not currently married | 33.7 | 66.3 | |
| Household size | 0.136 (0.712) | ||
| 1-4 | 32.7 | 67.3 | |
| 5+ | 33.6 | 66.4 | |
| Main occupation of household head | 4.027 (0.673) | ||
| None | 37.1 | 62.9 | |
| Farming | 31.1 | 68.9 | |
| Salaried employment | 33.8 | 66.2 | |
| Self-employment | 36.2 | 63.8 | |
| Casual labour | 32.6 | 67.4 | |
| Student | 41.2 | 58.8 | |
| Household chores/Others | 28.6 | 71.4 | |
| Level of education of household head | 3.647 (0.302) | ||
| None | 41.3 | 58.7 | |
| Primary | 35.0 | 65.0 | |
| Secondary | 32.6 | 67.4 | |
| Tertiary/University | 30.1 | 69.9 | |
| Monthly household income since March 2020 | 83.453 (0.000) | ||
| Below USD2.7 | 40.0 | 60.0 | |
| USD 2.7-USD 6.8 | 17.3 | 82.7 | |
| USD 6.8-USD 13.5 | 25.6 | 74.4 | |
| USD 13.5-USD 20.3 | 31.8 | 68.2 | |
| USD 20.3-USD 27.1 | 25.7 | 74.3 | |
| USD 27.1-USD 40.6 | 45.0 | 55.0 | |
| USD 40.6-USD 81.3 | 39.2 | 60.8 | |
| USD 81.3-USD 135.5 | 54.4 | 45.6 | |
| More than USD 135.5 | 30.3 | 69.7 | |
| Total | 33.1 | 66.9 | |