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Use of Improved Water Sourcesin Roma SettlementsTable WS.1R: Use of improved water sources,Roma Settlements, 2010Percent distribution of household population according to mainsource of drinking water and percentage of household populationusing improved drinking water sources1MICS indicator 4.1; MDG indicator 7.8Households using bottled water as the main source of drinking water are classified into improvedor unimproved drinking water users according to the water source used for other purposes such ascooking and handwashing.ImprovedPiped waterInto dwelling Into yard/plot To neighbourPublic tap/stand-pipeAreaUrban 83.1 8.9 1.3 2.5Rural 42.6 15.4 2.6 4.7Education of household headNone 43.2 29.3 2.5 7.0Primary 70.9 9.8 1.7 3.0Secondary 90.4 2.1 .9 .9Wealth index quintilePoorest 13.4 40.3 4.2 13.1Second 62.9 13.0 4.0 1.3Middle 92.1 .8 .2 .4Fourth 91.3 .3 .0 .7Richest 94.4 .0 .0 .3Total 70.8 10.9 1.7 3.2Overall, 98 percent of the population in Roma settlementsis using an improved source of drinking water — 99percent in urban areas and 96 percent in rural areas.Figure WS.1R: Percent distribution of householdmembers by source of drinking water, Romasettlements, 2010The availability of improved sources of drinkingwater varies by wealth index (Table WS.1R). Amongthe population from the poorest households in Romasettlements, 94 percent use improved sources ofdrinking water. Use of improved water sources growsin direct relationship with the wealth index. Theproportion of the population in Roma settlementsusing drinking water piped into their dwelling is 71percent. But, 11 percent use water piped into a yard/plot, 5 percent use tube wells/boreholes, 3 percent usepublic taps/standpipes and 3 percent use protectedwells. The population using unimproved water sourcesmainly use unprotected springs or wells.96MULTIPLE INDICATOR CLUSTER SURVEY 2010