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Table 6 Frequency with which 239 households in the City of Hamilton tested their private water supplies

From: Public perceptions of drinking water: a postal survey of residents with private water supplies

Frequency of testing

# Households

Percent

Never

51

21.3

Less than once every 10 years

26

10.9

Once every 5–9 years

22

9.2

Once every 3–4 years

27

11.3

Once every 2 years

19

7.9

Once every year

54

22.6

Once every 6 months

21

8.8

Once every 3 months

9

3.8

More than 4 times a year

10

4.2

Total

239

100.0