Table 4 Descriptive statistics for the variables used in this study: mean and standard deviation (SD)
Variables | Description | Mean | SD | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Age of the household head | 45.32 | 15.23 | 20 | 80 |
Head | = 1 if the household head is male and zero otherwise. | 0.48 | 2.74 | 0 | 1 |
Marital status | = 1 for those who are married and zero otherwise | 0.70 | 0.45 | 0 | 1 |
Family size | Number of household members or family size | 5.42 | 2.62 | 1 | 21 |
Living | Number of years the household has lived in the town | 35.32 | 15.41 | 1 | 70 |
Housing | = 1 if households possess own house and zero otherwise | 0.58 | 0.51 | 0 | 1 |
Education | Household head’s education level (from illiterate to advanced degrees) | 5.491 | 1.87 | 1 | 9 |
Employment | = 1 if the household head is permanently employed and zero otherwise | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0 | 1 |
Income | Average monthly income of the household (in 000) | 5.592 | 2.59 | 2.703 | 19.643 |
Standard of living | = 1 if the household’s standard of living has improved compared to 10 years ago and zero otherwise | 0.33 | 0.47 | 0 | 1 |
Latrine facility | = 1 if the household has an installed private latrine facility at home and zero otherwise | 0.99 | 0.233 | 0 | 1 |
[Piped water] | = 1 if the household has installed piped water at home and zero otherwise | 0.94 | 0.234 | 0 | 1 |
[Taste of water] | = 1 if household is satisfied by the taste of the water provided by the source and zero otherwise | 0.49 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 |
[Interruptions/water cut] | Number of water-cut days per week | 2.25 | 1.156 | 2 | 6 |
[Shortage] | Hours of the day that the household often experiences water shortages | 10.57 | 6.965 | 2 | 24 |
[Travel time] | Walking or travel time to the water point and back in minutes | 1.10 | 0.415 | 1 | 2 |
[Dysentery] | = 1 if the household has faced dysentery over the past 12 months and zero otherwise | 0.14 | 0.350 | 0 | 1 |
[Satisfaction] | = 1 if the household is satisfied by the overall water supply system and zero otherwise | 0.51 | 0.513 | 0 | 1 |
[Health risk] | = 1 if the household believed that the supplied water is risk-free and zero otherwise | 0.43 | 0.495 | 0 | 1 |
[Vendor] | =1 if the household purchases water from vendors and 0 otherwise | 0.15 | 0.35 | 0 | 1 |
[Participation] | = 1 if the household is willing to participate in meetings and workshops on water supply issues and zero otherwise | 0.67 | 0.468 | 0 | 1 |
[Management] | = 1 if the household prefers the AAWSA to manage the improved water supply and zero otherwise | 0.70 | 0.460 | 0 | 1 |
Quality | = 1 if the household has access to risk-free standard quality water for drinking and cooking daily and zero otherwise | 0.49 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 |
Quantity | = 1 if the household has access to enough water for drinking and cooking daily and zero otherwise | 0.50 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 |
Pressure | = 1 if the water pressure is below normal (40–55 PSI) and zero otherwise | 0.498 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 |
Price | Payment options for available alternatives | 23.51 | 7.64 | 12.5 | 36 |
WTP | = 1 if the household is willing to pay for EBWSM interventions and zero otherwise | 0.78 | 0.415 | 0 | 1 |
Contribution | One-off lump sum kickoff payment in ETB (tens) by the household for source watershed management activities | 150.55 | 472.92 | 0 | 2000 |
| Â | Valid N (listwise) | 295 | Â | Â | |