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Table WS.7R: Disposal of child’s faeces, Roma Settlements, 2010Percent distribution of children age 0–2 years according to place of disposal of child’s faeces,and the percentage of children age 0–2 years whose stools were disposed of safely the last time the child passed stoolsChild usedtoilet/latrineType of sanitaton facility in dwellingPut/rinsedinto toiletor latrinePut/rinsedinto drainor ditchPlace of disposal of child’s faecesThrownintogarbageBuriedLeft inthe openOther Missing/DK TotalPercentageof childrenwhose stoolswere disposedof safely 1Number ofchildrenage 0–2yearsImproved 4.2 10.0 3.2 80.4 .0 .7 .2 1.2 100.0 14.2 878Unimproved (0.8) (2.6) (7.6) (84.3) (0.0) (4.7) (0.0) (0.0) 100.0 (3.4) 51Open defacation (2.1) (0.0) (2.4) (79.9) (0.0) (9.9) (0.0) (5.6) 100.0 (2.1) 23AreaUrban 4.7 11.2 3.2 78.5 .0 1.0 .3 1.0 100.0 16.0 637Rural 2.6 5.5 3.9 84.7 .0 1.5 .0 1.8 100.0 8.1 314Mother’s educationNone 2.8 6.9 2.0 82.3 .0 2.4 .3 3.3 100.0 9.7 187Primary 3.8 10.3 4.4 79.4 .0 1.0 .2 0.9 100.0 14.1 648Secondary 7.4 8.6 .0 84.0 .0 .0 .0 0.0 100.0 16.0 111Wealth index quintilePoorest 3.4 8.3 9.9 70.5 .0 4.9 .0 3.0 100.0 11.7 228Second 3.7 12.7 3.8 78.6 .1 .0 .2 0.8 100.0 16.4 219Middle 2.9 9.6 .0 86.8 .0 .0 .0 0.8 100.0 12.5 180Fourth 4.8 4.7 .9 88.9 .0 .0 .7 0.0 100.0 9.5 163Richest 5.7 10.8 .0 82.3 .0 .0 .0 1.3 100.0 16.4 162Total 4.0 9.4 3.4 80.6 .0 1.2 .2 1.3 100.0 13.4 9521MICS indicator 4.4( ) Figures that are based on 25–49 unweighted casesTable WS.8R shows the percentages of householdpopulation in Roma settlements by drinking water andsanitation ladders. The table also shows the percentage ofhousehold members using improved sources of drinkingwater and sanitary means of excreta disposal. In Romasettlements, 98 percent of the population use improveddrinking water, 85 percent use improved sanitation and 83percent use both improved drinking water and sanitation.106MULTIPLE INDICATOR CLUSTER SURVEY 2010