Impact of socioeconomic factors on households’ willingness to pay for arsenic-free safe drinking water - A case study of Bihar, India

Investigation of Groundwater Fluoride Dynamics in the Lower Gangetic Plain Including Natural Influences with Economic and Health Issues

“…The study area is in the close vicinity of Kolkata, therefore, the price of 20 L jerrycan water was higher compared to other rural areas of West Bengal like South 24 Parganas, Bankura, and Purulia districts where the cost for the same 20 L jerrycan water varies in the range of INR 5 to 20 (US$ 0.06 to 0.24). Previous studies suggested that the socioeconomic, demographic, income of the household’s characteristics, household family size, age and education level of the respondent significantly affect the willingness to pay for safe drinking water. − Wondimu and Bekele, and Entele and Lee reported in their studies that the estimated mean cost of F – safe water was US$0.025/20 L jerrycan and US$ 0.134/20 L jerrycan, respectively for every household willingness to pay. , The cost of a 20 L jerrycan water is not economically viable at US$ 7.58 per month for the residents, resulting in additional expenses for providing F – safe drinking water and culinary needs. Appropriate strategies and policies can be designed and implemented in order to induce economic behavioral changes in the population with the aim of improving the willingness to pay for F – safe water.…”