Table 2.9  Percent distribution of households by availability of drinking water, according to source, Philippines 2003
           (Availability of drinking water)

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                                                 Water availability last month
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Source of                                         Several   Once or
drinking water                          Usually     hours     twice    Infre-	Missing   Total    Number
                                         always   per day    a week	  quently
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Piped into dwelling                        87.7     10.5        1.0       0.6      0.1    100.0     4,314
Piped into yard/plot                       84.7     12.3        1.1       1.9      0.0    100.0       670
Public tap                                 82.6     14.5        2.0       0.4      0.4    100.0     1,647
Open dug well                              93.6      2.5        0.6       2.7      0.6    100.0       569
Protected well                             96.3      2.2        0.4       0.4      0.9    100.0     3,344
Developed spring                           91.7      6.5        1.5       0.2      0.2    100.0       542
Undeveloped spring                         94.1      3.2        0.9       0.7      1.1    100.0       404
River/stream/pond/lake/dam                 96.9      0.7        2.5       0.0      0.0    100.0       115
Rainwater                                  34.4      1.3        8.1      54.0      2.2    100.0        52
Tanker truck/peddler                       73.9     12.7       12.9       0.5      0.0    100.0       193
Bottled water/refilling station            90.7      2.7        6.4       0.1      0.1    100.0       723
Other/missing                              61.2      5.0        0.0       0.0     33.8    100.0        12
Total                                      89.6      7.6        1.5       0.9      0.4    100.0    12,586

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Source:  2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
         National Statistics Office & Department of Health

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