Table 4 Marginal effects of extended factors on the probability of accessing quality water in the point of consumption.

From: Integrating water-quality analysis in national household surveys: water and sanitation sector learnings of Ecuador

 

Variable

Coefficient

Standard error

Treatment

Boiling

−0.0188***

(0.00674)

Other

0.0296*

(0.017)

Hygiene

No water or soap

−0.0618***

(0.0116)

No facility

−0.0430**

(0.0176)

Sanitation

Limited

0.0106

(0.0123)

Not improved

−0.0269

(0.0302)

Open defecation

−0.159***

(0.023)

Water

% water distributed under local norm

0.0837***

(0.00704)

Type Ba

−0.185***

(0.0136)

Type Cb

−0.130***

(0.0303)

Accessibility

<30 min

−0.136***

(0.0285)

  1. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1.
  2. Number of observations: 24,490.
  3. Source: INEC ENEMDU 2019 and Census of Autonomous Decentralized Governments 2017.
  4. aType B: unprotected wells or springs, rainwater and packaged or delivered water (if the secondary source is not piped water).
  5. bType C: surface water, other.
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