Appendix Table A.3 Descriptive statistics: Factors associated with domestic water use from municipal water systems, Canada, 2004
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| Variable (mean) | Mean | Standard deviation |
|---|---|---|
| Dependent | ||
| Average daily domestic water use in the municipality, unweighted (litres per capita) | 468.30 | 310.90 |
| Independent | ||
| Metering indicators | ||
| High metering (dichotomous) | 0.49 | 0.50 |
| Some metering (dichotomous) | 0.07 | 0.26 |
| Low metering (dichotomous) | 0.44 | 0.50 |
| Location indicators | ||
| Population density (inhabitants per km2) | 339.00 | 482.00 |
| Census metropolitan area (dichotomous) | 0.19 | 0.39 |
| Census agglomeration (dichotomous) | 0.17 | 0.37 |
| Strong metropolitan influenced zone (dichotomous) | 0.10 | 0.29 |
| Moderate metropolitan influenced zone (dichotomous) | 0.24 | 0.42 |
| Weak/No metropolitan influenced zone (dichotomous) | 0.32 | 0.47 |
| Number of observations (municipalities) | 1,009 | … |
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Note: Figures are computed from a sample of 1,009 municipalities of the Municipal Water and Wastewater Survey 2004 that reported information on water metering, total yearly water outflows, and destination flows. Municipalities with water systems outside Whitehorse and Yellowknife in the Territories are classified as weak/no metropolitan influenced zone municipalities. See Box 2 for variable definitions. All variables, except average daily domestic use in the municipality and population density, are in dichotomous form, meaning that the variable takes the value of 1 if the attribute is observed and 0 otherwise. Regional type variables take the value of 1 if the municipality is located in that regional type (see Box 2 for variable descriptions and definition of types of area). Source: Environment Canada, Municipal Water and Wastewater Survey (MWWS), 2004. |
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