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Households were further asked if they treat the water before drinking it. A total of 86 percent ofhouseholds do not treat the water in any way. The most common form of treatment is the use of bleach orchlorine (8 percent).Table 2.6 Household drinking waterPercent distribution of households and de jure population by source, time to collect, and person who usuallycollects drinking water; and percentage of households and the de jure population by treatment of drinkingwater, according to residence, Swaziland 2006-07HouseholdsPopulationCharacteristic Urban Rural Total Urban Rural TotalSource of drinking waterImproved source 92.2 59.1 69.8 91.9 56.4 63.9Piped water into dwelling/yard/plot 72.6 22.5 38.7 72.4 19.8 30.9Public tap/standpipe 15.2 18.7 17.6 14.1 18.5 17.6Tube well or borehole 2.5 9.0 6.9 3.0 8.6 7.4Protected dug well 1.2 5.8 4.3 1.3 6.6 5.5Protected spring 0.5 2.2 1.7 0.9 2.3 2.0Rainwater 0.1 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.5Non-improved source 7.4 40.6 29.9 7.8 43.3 35.8Unprotected dug well 2.9 12.3 9.3 2.9 13.5 11.2Unprotected spring 0.8 4.6 3.4 1.2 5.3 4.4Tanker truck/cart with small tank 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.2Surface water 2.2 22.0 15.6 2.3 23.3 18.9Other 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Percentage using any improved source ofdrinking water 92.3 59.1 69.8 91.9 56.4 63.9Time to obtain drinking water (roundtrip)Water on premises 75.9 27.3 43.0 75.4 24.0 34.8Less than 30 minutes 19.4 38.0 32.0 20.2 40.0 35.830 minutes or longer 4.3 34.2 24.5 3.9 35.5 28.8Don't know/missing 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Person who usually collects drinkingwaterAdult female 15+ 14.5 48.9 37.8 16.7 54.2 46.3Adult male 15+ 7.0 11.7 10.2 3.9 7.4 6.7Female child under age 15 0.7 6.3 4.5 1.4 8.1 6.7Male child under age 15 0.9 3.3 2.5 1.5 3.5 3.1Any person 0.4 1.6 1.2 0.5 2.0 1.7Other 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.9 0.7Water on premises 75.9 27.3 43.0 75.4 24.0 34.8Missing 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Water treatment prior to drinking 1Boiled 2.0 3.4 3.0 2.0 2.9 2.7Bleach/chlorine 7.9 8.3 8.2 8.6 8.1 8.2Strained through cloth 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1Ceramic, sand, or other filter 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4Other 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2No treatment 84.9 86.6 86.0 84.7 87.5 86.9Percentage using an appropriate treatmentmethod 2 10.4 11.7 11.2 10.8 11.0 11.0Number 1,565 3,278 4,843 4,705 17,598 22,3021Respondents may report multiple treatment methods so the sum of treatment may exceed 100 percent.2Appropriate water treatment methods include boiling, bleaching, straining, filtering, and solar disinfecting.18 | Household Population and Housing Characteristics