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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 water used for other purposes (if bottled wat (WS2)

Data file: Household 2

Overview

Valid: 23372
Invalid: 2957
Minimum: 11
Maximum: 99
Type: Continuous
Decimal: 0
Width: 2
Range: 11 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
WS2. What is the main source of water used by your household for other purposes such as cooking and handwashing?
Categories
Value Category Cases
11 Piped into dwelling 344
1.5%
12 Piped into yard or plot 203
0.9%
13 Public tap/standpipe 5136
22%
21 Borehole 8894
38.1%
31 Protected well 1777
7.6%
32 Unprotected well 2127
9.1%
41 Spring 168
0.7%
42 Rainwater collection 66
0.3%
51 Tanker-truck 245
1%
61 Cart with small tank/drum 9
0%
71 River/stream 3469
14.8%
72 Dam/lake/pond/canal/irrigation channel 682
2.9%
81 Sachet water 0
0%
91 Bottled water 0
0%
96 Other 245
1%
99 Missing 7
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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