Philippines: share of households with improved sanitation facilities by type 2017

According to a survey conducted in the Philippines, 62 percent of respondents of all households used flush or pour flush to the septic tank for their sanitation in 2017. Only 0.1 percent of the respondents stated that they use the composting toilet. In that year, 75.7 percent of all households had access to improved sanitation.

Share of households using improved sanitation facilities in the Philippines in 2017, by type

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Release date

February 2018

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Region

Philippines

Survey time period

August 14 to October 27, 2017

Number of respondents

27,496 respondents

Age group

15-49 years old

Special properties

among households

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

A total of 31,791 households were selected for the sample, of which 27,855 were occupied. Of the occupied households, 27,496 were successfully interviewed, yielding a response rate of 99 percent. In the interviewed households, 25,690 women age 15 to 49 were identified for individual interviews; these interviews were completed with 25,074 women, yielding a response rate of 98 percent.

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