Table 2 Summary of participants’ perception scores (n = 90) regarding different water sources on a Likert scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree)
From: Risk perceptions of drinking bottled vs. tap water in a low-income community on the US-Mexico Border
Activity | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|
Tap water perceptions | ||
I’m happy with the taste of my tap water | 2.0 | 1.4 |
I’m happy with the odor of my tap water | 3.0 | 1.6 |
I’m happy with the color of my tap water | 3.1 | 1.5 |
I’m happy with the clarity of my tap water | 3.2 | 1.6 |
I drink my tap water | 2.2 | 1.6 |
It is safe to drink my tap water | 2.2 | 1.6 |
I trust my tap water company to provide me with safe drinking water | 2.6 | 1.7 |
My tap water has too much chlorine | 3.4 | 1.5 |
My tap water is too hard | 3.5 | 1.6 |
Friends or family have told me not to drink tap water | 4.5 | 1.1 |
Bottled water perceptions | ||
It is safe to drink water vended at water stations or at the store | 3.5 | 1.5 |
It is safe to drink bottled water | 3.9 | 1.4 |
The way I store my water keeps my water clean | 4.3 | 1.3 |
I use bottled water or other sources of water (not tap) for drinking | 4.4 | 1.3 |
The water containers I use are clean | 4.5 | 1.0 |