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Table 2 Proportion of respondents with drilled wells, dug wells or RPRS for whom specific factors were ‘important’/‘very important’ in deciding to use in-home water treatment methods and/or occasionally consume water from alternative sources instead of household tap water, Newfoundland and Labrador, 2007

From: Investigating public perceptions and knowledge translation priorities to improve water safety for residents with private water supplies: a cross-sectional study in Newfoundland and Labrador

Factors important & very important

Among drilled well owners # (%; 95% CI)

Among dug well owners # (%; 95% CI)

Among RPRS consumer # (%; 95% CI)

Water treatment devices

n = 118

n = 105

n = 8

Improved taste

78 (66.1; 57.2-74.0)

75 (71.4; 62.2-79.2)

5 (62.5; 30.6-86.3)

Improved smell

70 (59.3; 50.3-67.7)

67 (63.8; 54.3-72.4)

6 (75.0; 40.9-92.9)

Reduced germs/bacteria/E. coli

92 (78.0; 69.7-84.5)

89 (84.8; 76.7-90.4)

6 (75.0; 40.9-92.9)

Reduced metals or minerals

92 (78.0; 69.7-84.5)

74 (70.5; 61.2-78.4)

7 (87.5; 52.9-97.8)

Reduced chemicals

88 (74.6; 66.0-81.6)

76 (72.4; 63.2-80.0)

6 (75.0; 40.9-92.9)

Reduced cloudiness

76 (64.4; 55.4-72.5)

70 (66.7; 57.2-75.0)

6 (75.0; 40.9-92.9)

Reduced hardness

61 (51.7; 42.8-60.5)

55 (52.4; 42.9-61.7)

6 (75.0; 40.9-92.9)

Bottled water

n = 79

n = 88

n = 9

Improved taste

48 (60.8; 49.7-70.8)

57 (64.8; 54.4-73.9)

5 (55.6; 26.7-81.1)

Improved smell

47 (59.5; 48.5-69.6)

53 (60.2; 49.8-69.8)

3 (33.3; 12.1-64.6)

Reduced germs/bacteria/E. coli

51 (64.6; 53.6-74.2)

64 (72.7; 62.6-80.9)

7 (77.8; 45.3-93.7)

Reduced metals or minerals

52 (65.8; 54.9-75.3)

59 (67.0; 56.7-76.0)

5 (55.6; 26.7-81.1)

Reduced chemicals

50 (63.3; 52.3-73.1)

59 (67.0; 56.7-76.0)

5 (55.6; 26.7-81.1)

Reduced cloudiness

47 (59.5; 48.5-69.6)

52 (59.1; 48.7-68.8)

6 (66.7; 35.4-87.9)

Reduced hardness

31 (39.2; 29.2-30.3)

48 (54.5; 44.2-64.5)

3 (33.3; 12.1-64.6)

Better safety testing/control

52 (65.8; 54.9-75.3)

61 (69.3; 59.0-78.0)

6 (66.7; 35.4-87.9)

Convenience

49 (62.0; 51.0-71.9)

58 (65.9; 55.5-75.0)

3 (33.3; 12.1-64.6)

Water from RPRS

n = 8

n = 17

NA*

Improved taste

6 (75.0; 40.9-92.9)

15 (88.2; 65.7-96.7)

-

Improved smell

6 (75.0; 40.9-92.9)

15 (88.2; 65.7-96.7)

-

Reduced germs/bacteria/E. coli

6 (75.0; 40.9-92.9)

16 (94.1; 73.0-99.0)

-

Reduced metals or minerals

5 (62.5; 30.6-86.3)

16 (94.1; 73.0-99.0)

-

Reduced chemicals

5 (62.5; 30.6-86.3)

15 (88.2; 65.7-96.7)

-

Reduced cloudiness

7 (87.5; 52.9-97.8)

13 (76.5; 52.7-90.4)

-

Reduced hardness

5 (62.5; 30.6-86.3)

11 (64.7; 41.3-82.7)

-

Convenience

0 (0.0; 0.0-32.44)

0 (0.0; 0.0-18.4)

-

  1. *RPRS are the household tap water source for these respondents and thus are omitted here.