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Table 6 Water drinking preference for the 'Do Not Drink' and 'Boil Water' stages.

From: Communication, perception and behaviour during a natural disaster involving a 'Do Not Drink' and a subsequent 'Boil Water' notice: a postal questionnaire study

 

'Do Not Drink' (N = 155)

'Boil Water' (N = 108)

Popularity of water sources

No of Users

Mode rank

Rank 1s (%)

No of Users

Mode rank

Rank 1s (%)

bottled water from distribution site

133

1

70.0

90

1

69.9

bought bottled water, still

73

1

20.0

46

2

16.3

water from bowsers

34

2

3.8

18

2

3.3

bought bottled water, sparkling

21

2

2.3

9

2

1.1

chilled boiled tap water

17

2

0.0

8

2

2.2

water straight from the tap

13

8

0.8

21

2

3.3

tap water from family/friends

12

1

3.1

4

1

2.2

filtered tap water

8

7

0.0

9

1

2.2