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HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS AND WATER CONSUMPTION AMONG RESIDENTS OF CALABAR, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA.
Abstract
The study assessed household characteristics and water consumption among the residents of Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State-Nigeria. The thrust of the study was to establish the nexus that household sizes across the neighbourhoods of the study area have in influencing water consumption quantity. Therefore, data for the study were collected through questionnaire administration. A total of 400 copies of questionnaire were designed and distributed randomly within the study area. The study selected 10 residential neighourbooods at random for data collection. One hypothesis was formulated and tested. The hypothesis was tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient based on SPSS. The result established that there is a significant relationship between household size and the quantity of water that is consumed across households in the study area. This imply that household size significantly determine the quantity of water that is consumed. The study also noted that most residents draw water from unsafe and unhealthy sources due to limited supply of water from healthy sources. It was therefore suggested that water from safe and healthy sources be made available by relevant government agencies in order to prevent residents from accessing water from unhealthy sources. Also, the quantity of water that is produced by water supply agencies should be increase in order to meet up with water needs of households. Keywords: Access to water, household size, water consumption, water demand, water quantity.