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In terms of water use in the home, there are are also significant differences between the two
cases. Thus, in Hungary 69.31% compared to 43.69% in Romania are endowed with water
pipe in the house. 9.91% have a fountain/well in the courtyard in Romania compared to zero
percent in Hungary. 15.32% of the Roma households in the Romanian sample are using the
water source in the front of the courtyard at less than 100 meters compared to 22.7% in the
Hungarian sample. 21.62% of the Roma households in the Romanian sample have water in the
front of the courtyard at more than 100 meters compared to 0% in the Hungarian sample.
Again, big differences appear between the two cases.
1.5.5. The poverty of the neighborhood
The Roma of the samples selected from the two countries live, in most cases, in poor
neighborhoods compared with the majority. In our survey we inquire about the perception of
the Roma on the neighborhoods in which their dwellings are.
Table 23. The perception of the poverty of the neighborhood (Hungarian Roma)
30
20
Count 40
10
0
23,76%
toata lumea sau aproape toata
lumea este saraca
28,71%
majoritatea oamenilor sunt
saraci
exista in egala masura oameni
care sunt si oameni care nu
sunt saraci
36,63%
7,92%
majoritatea nu sunt saraci
Care din urmatoarele afirmatii descrie cartierul in care locuiti in prezent?
168
nimeni sau aproape nimeni nu
este sarac
…
0,99%
9
1,98%
99