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Table 39: Summary of the housing amenities by accommodation type
House/ Flat/Apt
(n=5,527)
ROI
Trailer/Mobile
home
/Caravan
/Chalet
(n=1,414)
House/ Flat/Apt
(n=958)
NI
Trailer/Mobile
home
/Caravan
/Chalet (n=464)
Sanitary facilities
Has running water 99.7% 64.3% 99.8% 68.2%
Has shared or individual bath or 99.9% 87.6% 100.0% 88.0%
shower
Type of toilet Flush toilet 99.8% 60.2% 99.8% 52.2%
Portaloo only 0.0% 12.0% 0.2% 39.6%
No toilet 0.2% 27.8% 0.0% 13.3%
Other amenities
Generator electricity only
0.1% 28.3% 0.6% 40.4%
(c/w mains)
Post is delivered to another
0.1% 14.8% 1.7% 30.1%
address (if post is received)
Rubbish Weekly or
93.5% 72.7% 96.2% 73.9%
collection every 2 weeks
< Every 2
1.8% 4.6% 3.7% 9.0%
weeks
Never 4.7% 22.7% 0.0% 17.2%
Table 40: Housing amenities. For those living on sites or in group housing only – where do
you live at the moment, do you have...? (Questionnaire item A_14a)
ROI
NI
Yes No n Yes No n
Total Footpaths 59.2% 40.8% 1569 67.0% 33.0% 454
Public lighting 60.6% 39.4% 1576 79.3% 20.7% 439
Fire hydrants 26.3% 73.7% 1555 40.0% 60.0% 433
Safe play area 22.5% 77.5% 1550 20.1% 79.9% 427
Appreciable numbers of families in group housing or sites in both areas reported a lack of footpaths,
public lighting, fire hydrants and safe play areas, the latter being unavailable for 77.5% of ROI and 79.9%
of NI respondents.
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