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Table 3 Water Sources and Uses

From: “Is there anything good about a water advisory?”: an exploration of the consequences of drinking water advisories in an indigenous community

Where do you get your water for the following purposes?

Tap

%

Lake

%

Bottled

%

Well

%

Spring

%

Boiled

%

Blank

%

Drinking

 No BWA (N = 52)

27

6

63

2

0

0

0

 BWA (N = 46)

9

0

87

2

0

0

2

Food Preparation

 No BWA (N = 47)

43

9

45

2

0

0

2

 BWA (N = 48)

23

6

65

2

0

2

2

Cooking

 No BWA (N = 49)

45

8

43

2

0

0

0

 BWA (N = 48)

27

6

60

2

0

2

2

Cleaning Teeth

 No BWA (N = 49)

61

14

22

2

0

0

0

 BWA (N = 48)

58

8

29

2

0

0

2

Hand Washing

 No BWA (N = 50)

70

22

6

2

0

0

0

 BWA (N = 47)

70

15

11

2

0

0

2

Bathing

 No BWA (N = 50)

74

22

2

2

0

0

0

 BWA (N = 47)

75

15

6

2

0

0

2

Cleaning

 No BWA (N = 50)

76

22

0

2

0

0

0

 BWA (N = 46)

76

13

7

2

0

0

2

Laundry

 No BWA (N = 49)

78

20

0

2

0

0

0

 BWA (N = 46)

80

13

0

2

0

0

2

Ceremonies

 No BWA (N = 47)

32

6

26

2

2

0

11

 BWA (N = 46)

17

7

33

2

2

0

15