Awareness Level of Business Students regarding Drinking Water Safety and Associated Adulteration Accidents: A Multinomial Logistic Regression Approach

Table 2

Student awareness of drinking water safety (statistical results).

	Faisalabad (total)		Chak Jhumra		Faisalabad Sadar		Jaranwala		Samundri		Tandlianwala
	N	%Age	N	%Age	N	%Age	N	%Age	N	%Age	N	%Age
Panel 1: Main source of drinking water
Tap water	153	37.2	30	35.7	21	36.8	42	38.9	24	44.4	36	33.3
Barreled or bottled water	138	33.6	21	25.0	24	42.1	33	30.6	21	38.9	39	36.1
Well water	57	13.9	0	0.0	0	0.0	18	16.7	6	11.1	15	13.9
Spring water	9	2.2	12	14.3	6	10.5	3	2.8	3	5.6	3	2.8
Others	54	13.1	21	25.0	6	10.5	12	11.1	0	0.0	15	13.9
Panel 2: Attention to local drinking water quality
Special attention	147	36.0	27	32.1	27	47.4	42	38.9	12	23.5	39	36.1
Comparatively high attention	123	30.2	30	35.7	12	21.1	27	25.0	21	41.2	33	30.6
Not concerned	114	27.9	24	28.6	15	26.3	30	27.8	12	23.5	33	30.6
No answer	24	5.9	3	3.6	3	5.3	9	8.3	6	11.8	3	2.8
Panel 3: Satisfaction level with drinking water quality
Very satisfied	90	21.9	18	21.4	6	10.5	15	13.9	18	33.3	33	30.6
Relatively satisfied	255	62.0	54	64.3	45	79.0	60	55.6	33	61.1	63	58.3
Dissatisfied	45	11.0	9	10.7	3	5.3	21	19.4	3	5.6	9	8.3
No answer	21	5.1	3	3.6	3	5.3	12	11.1	0	0.0	3	2.8
Panel 4: Trust level in the safety of drinking water
Confident	117	28.5	39	46.4	18	31.6	21	19.4	15	27.8	24	22.2
Relatively confident	114	27.7	21	25.0	18	31.6	21	19.4	21	38.9	33	30.6
Somewhat worried	138	33.6	21	25.0	9	15.8	51	47.2	0	0.0	42	38.9
Extremely worried	30	7.3	3	3.6	9	15.8	9	8.3	15	27.8	9	8.3
No answer	12	2.9	0	0.0	3	5.3	6	5.6	3	5.6	0	0.0
Panel 5: Awareness of problems with tap water quality
Never had problems	99	24.1	24	28.6	12	21.1	21	19.4	18	33.3	24	22.2
Had problems once or twice a year	144	35.0	24	28.6	24	42.1	27	25.0	24	44.4	45	41.7
Had problems frequently	138	33.6	27	32.1	18	31.6	48	44.4	6	11.1	39	36.1
No answer	30	7.3	9	10.7	3	5.3	12	11.1	6	11.1	0	0.0
Panel 6: Measures taken to solve problems that arise with tap water
Solve problems by themselves	195	47.5	57	67.9	33	57.9	30	27.8	33	61.1	42	38.9
Help by local water utility	102	24.8	6	7.1	0	0.0	39	36.1	15	27.8	42	38.9
Complain to the local department of health	36	8.8	3	3.6	9	15.8	12	11.1	3	5.6	9	8.3
Help by the residential property maintenance staff	39	9.5	12	14.3	9	15.8	12	11.1	0	0.0	6	5.6
Call the local government telephone hotline for help	39	9.5	6	7.1	6	10.5	15	13.9	3	5.6	9	8.3