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Table 7.1: Use of Improved Water Sources
Percent distribution of household population according to main source of drinking water and percentage of household population using improved drinking water sources, Afghanistan, 2010-2011
Region
Into
dwelling
Into
yard/
plot
Piped water
To
neighbour
Improved sources
Public
tap/
standpipe
Tubewell/
borehole
Protected
well/
Kariaz
Protected
spring
Main source of drinking water
Rainwater
collection
Bottled
water
Unprotected
well/
Kariaz
Unprotected
spring
Unimproved sources
Tanker
truck
Cart
with
tank/
drum
Surface
water*
Other
Total
Percentage
using
improved
sources of
drinking
water 1
Central 5.1 9.7 1.0 6.0 32.1 13.4 1.8 0.0 0.2 6.3 4.1 2.2 0.3 16.8 0.9 100.0 69.3 16,232
Central
Highlands
0.1 0.5 0.0 3.5 3.7 9.5 7.9 0.0 0.0 13.2 35.1 0.0 0.6 25.8 0.0 100.0 25.3 3,449
East 6.5 5.3 4.2 8.9 8.8 26.0 2.8 0.0 0.0 9.1 23.6 0.0 0.2 4.5 0.3 100.0 62.4 11,335
North 0.8 3.0 0.5 17.7 9.6 12.5 1.1 0.1 0.0 15.6 10.8 0.1 0.3 27.2 0.7 100.0 45.3 14,055
North East 0.7 6.7 1.2 1.4 23.1 8.9 2.2 0.0 0.0 15.6 4.0 0.2 2.3 32.8 0.9 100.0 44.2 16,557
South 4.2 1.3 1.3 0.1 32.4 15.5 4.7 0.2 0.0 26.6 3.7 0.5 0.9 7.7 1.0 100.0 59.7 13,825
South East 3.4 4.8 1.3 3.5 26.8 24.0 3.0 0.2 0.0 12.2 6.7 1.2 4.3 5.2 3.4 100.0 67.0 12,867
West 8.0 12.4 1.3 8.9 16.6 8.9 2.0 1.4 0.0 15.8 13.0 0.0 0.0 11.0 0.8 100.0 59.3 13,393
Residence
Urban 13.0 18.2 3.8 7.9 29.1 9.7 0.4 0.0 0.2 7.3 1.3 2.3 0.6 5.1 1.1 100.0 82.3 18,000
Rural 1.9 3.4 0.9 6.0 19.6 16.0 3.1 0.3 0.0 15.9 11.5 0.3 1.3 18.7 1.1 100.0 51.2 83,713
Education of household head
None 2.6 4.9 1.1 6.3 20.3 14.0 2.9 0.3 0.0 16.1 10.7 0.4 1.4 17.7 1.1 100.0 52.5 69,034
Primary 4.0 6.8 1.4 7.0 19.3 18.1 1.7 0.2 0.0 13.4 8.8 0.5 0.5 17.5 0.7 100.0 58.5 11,529
Secondary + 7.6 9.4 2.2 6.3 25.6 15.9 2.2 0.0 0.2 9.2 6.7 1.3 0.9 11.1 1.3 100.0 69.5 21,099
Wealth index quintile
Poorest 0.0 0.2 0.3 6.7 8.3 8.9 5.3 0.6 0.0 17.1 27.2 0.0 0.6 24.0 0.6 100.0 30.5 20,338
Second 0.6 0.8 0.5 6.9 15.6 15.3 3.4 0.4 0.0 18.5 12.8 0.2 1.2 22.8 1.1 100.0 43.5 20,340
Middle 1.5 3.9 0.9 5.7 23.4 18.9 2.1 0.1 0.0 15.8 5.0 0.2 1.6 19.5 1.3 100.0 56.4 20,344
Fourth 3.6 5.3 2.0 6.2 26.9 20.8 1.8 0.1 0.0 14.1 2.9 0.6 1.9 12.4 1.5 100.0 66.6 20,345
Richest 13.4 20.2 3.2 6.3 32.4 10.3 0.6 0.0 0.2 6.5 0.5 2.2 0.6 2.8 1.0 100.0 86.6 20,347
Total 3.8 6.1 1.4 6.4 21.3 14.9 2.6 0.2 0.0 14.4 9.7 0.6 1.2 16.3 1.1 100.0 56.7 101,713
* Surface water includes river, stream, dam, lake, pond, canal, or irrigation channel.
MICS Indicator 4.1
Number
of
household
members
68