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Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2006
MICS Round 1

Ghana, 2006
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DDI-GHA-GSS-MICS-2006-v1.0
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Main source of drinking water for the household (WS1)

Data file: Household

Overview

Valid: 5939
Invalid: 0
Minimum: 11
Maximum: 96
Type: Continuous
Decimal: 0
Start: 53
End: 54
Width: 2
Range: 11 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
WS1. What is the main source of drinking water for members of your household?
Categories
Value Category Cases
11 Piped into dwelling 264
4.4%
12 Piped into yard or plot 451
7.6%
13 Public tap/standpipe 1363
22.9%
21 Borehole 1922
32.4%
31 Protected well 310
5.2%
32 Unprotected well 354
6%
41 Spring 32
0.5%
42 Rainwater collection 31
0.5%
51 Tanker-truck 52
0.9%
61 Cart with small tank/drum 0
0%
71 River/stream 645
10.9%
72 Dam/lake/pond/canal/irrigation channel 110
1.9%
81 Sachet water 318
5.4%
91 Bottled water 13
0.2%
96 Other 74
1.2%
99 Missing 0
0%
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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Definition
Data sets in this file contain both the individual and the household
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Household
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