| Variable | Measurement | Era | SPSS code | N |
Source |
| Access to safe water | % without access to safe water | 1980 | Water1_1980 | 38 |
Kurian 1992 table 19 |
| 1995 | Water1_1995 | 45 |
UN-HDR 1998 table 7 | ||
| 1998 | Water1_1998 | 43 |
UN-HDR 2000 table 4 | ||
| Piped water | % dwellings with piped water | 1990 | Water2_1990 | 37 |
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| Improved water sources | % using improved water sources | 2000 | Water3_2000 | 64 |
UN-HDR 2002 table 6 |
| Adequate sanitation facilities | % population using | 1999 | Sanitation_I999 | 61 |
UN-HDR 2001 table 6 |
| Electricity | % homes with electricity | 1984 | Electricity_1984 | 32 |
Kurian 1992 table 185 |
| Living space | Rooms per dwelling | 1988 | Rooms_1988 | 73 |
Kurian 1992 table 183 |
| Related themes: Consumption Modernity |
Related topics: Informatization Poverty Nutrition Wealth |
States of Nations is an inventory of country characteristics. It is part of the World Database of Happiness
Keywords added: Cross-national, Affluence, Poverty