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Table 1 The characteristics of the households in the DHS of 2005, 2011, and 2016, Ethiopia

From: Appropriate household water treatment methods in Ethiopia: household use and associated factors based on 2005, 2011, and 2016 EDHS data

Household characteristics EDHS 2005, n (%) EDHS 2011, n (%) EDHS 2016, n (%)
Education status of head No education 9236 (67.5) 9526 (57.2) 9083 (54.7)
Primary 2943 (21.5) 5325 (32.0) 5028 (30.3)
Secondary 1214 (8.9) 896 (5.4) 1324 (8.0)
Higher 287 (2.1) 910 (5.5) 1168 (7.0)
Wealth status Poorest 2754 (20.1) 3208 (19.2) 3202 (19.2)
Poorer 2838 (20.7) 3219 (19.3) 3203 (19.2)
Middle 2668 (19.5) 3091 (18.5) 3121 (18.8)
Higher 2529 (18.4) 3067 (18.4) 3084 (18.5)
Highest 2923 (21.3) 4102 (24.6) 4040 (34.3)
Sex of household head Male 10,594(77.3) 12,335 (73.9) 12,426 (74.6)
Female 3117 (22.7) 4352 (26.1) 4224 (25.4)
Person fetching water Adult woman 10,209 (81.4) 10,404 (71.3) 9612 (72.2)
Adult man 806 (6.4) 1277 (8.8) 1193 (9.0)
Female below 15 years old 1113 (8.9) 2065 (14.1) 1726 (13.0)
Male below 15 years old 329 (2.6) 701 (4.8) 576 (4.3)
Other 85 (0.7) 154 (1.0) 204 (1.5)
Radio ownership No 9090 (66.3) 9917 (59.4) 11,952 (71.8)
Yes 4617 (33.7) 6767 (40.6) 4698 (28.2)
Television ownership No 13,039 (95.1) 14,947 (89.6) 14,354 (86.2)
Yes 668 (4.9) 1730 (10.4) 2296 (13.8)
Residency Rural 11,741 (85.6) 12,915 (77.4) 13,266 (79.7)
Urban 1970 (14.4) 3772 (22.6) 3384 (20.3)
Water sources Unimproved sources 8185 (59.7) 7730 (46.3) 5857 (35.2)
Improved sources 5526 (40.3) 8957 (53.7) 10,793 (64.8)
Distance of water sources Water on premises 1147 (8.4) 2075 (12.4) 3339 (20.1)
< 30 min (round trip) 6076 (44.3) 5774 (34.6) 5871 (35.3)
≥ 30 min (round trip) 6489 (47.3) 8838 (53.0) 7440 (44.7)
  1. Households with unknown response to the water distance were categorized into > 30 min in all three surveys; therefore, column total may not be equal to national reports