Table 5.A.15 Primary Source of Water for Households in Ghana (percentage of respondents)
Zone/primary source of water Forest River/lake/spring Borehole Well without pump Public standpipe Transition River/lake/spring Borehole Well without pump Public standpipe Savannah River/lake/spring Borehole Well without pump Public standpipe
Femaleheaded households
Maleheaded households
(n = 103) 24 32 11 20 (n = 680) 22 28 19 16 (n = 31) 10 39 3 35
(n = 223) 35 28 13 16 (n = 313) 22 43 6 24 (n = 335) 20 27 13 29
p-value for test whether differences between the two groups are statistically significant 0.06 0.44 0.55 0.35 1.00 0.02 00 0.18 0.16 0.15 0.10 0.45
Politically connecteda
Not politically connected
(n = 53) 21 30 17 17 (n = 61) 23 41 5 21 (n = 85) 11 29 12 39
(n = 211) 31 35 10 16 (n = 324) 22 41 9 22 (n = 259) 21 25 12 29
Source: ISSER-IFPRI Survey 2008. a. A household is described as politically connected if it has or has had a member with political office.
p-value for test of whether differences between the two groups are statistically significant 0.13 0.55 0.19 0.81 0.90 0.97 0.27 0.88 0.03 0.48 0.89 0.09
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