Adoption of safe drinking practices : does awareness of health effects matter?
Date
2004
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SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP
Abstract
In this study, Jyotsna Jalan, E. Somanathan and Saraswata Choudhuri
of the Indian Statistical Institute examine the determinants of clean drinking
water practices by using a national data set for urban India. The authors
also estimate willingness to pay for clean water for a subset of households
from Delhi.
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This policy brief is based on SANDEE working paper no. 4-03,
"Awareness and the demand for environmental quality : drinking water in Urban
India"
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Keywords
HEALTH EDUCATION, HOUSEHOLD, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, BEHAVIOUR, WILLINGNESS TO PAY, WATER TREATMENT, WATER QUALITY, INDIA