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.

Description

This policy brief is based on SANDEE working paper no. 4-03, "Awareness and the demand for environmental quality : drinking water in Urban India"

Keywords

HEALTH EDUCATION, HOUSEHOLD, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, BEHAVIOUR, WILLINGNESS TO PAY, WATER TREATMENT, WATER QUALITY, INDIA

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