Rural Residents’ Satisfaction of Household Latrine and its Influencing Indicators: Evidence from Sichuan, China

Abstract

We conducted a second survey of household latrine based on the first survey study findings of rural facilities that toilet is the most significant influencing factor affecting farmers' satisfaction. The popularity proportion of rural sanitary latrines in China has been low, and the health of rural residents and the environmental sanitation in rural areas have not been effectively guaranteed. Factor analysis and logistic regression models are used to study the current situation of rural household latrines, rural residents' satisfaction and its influencing indicators of Sichuan. This research led to three key findings: 1) the present situation of rural household latrine construction in Sichuan is not ideal; 2) rural residents are relatively satisfied with rural household latrines; 3) rural residents' satisfaction is affected mainly by basic situation of latrines, village committee performance, recovery time, whether the latrine construction is worthy, transparency of village affairs, sources and subsidies of funds, construction participants and construction methods. Results of this study lay a foundation for further research about rural household latrines, and provide a theoretical basis for the construction and reform of rural household latrines in Sichuan.

An Analysis of the Factors behind Rural Residents’ Satisfaction with Residential Waste Management in Jiangxi, China

“…Satisfaction depends not only on the internal factors of households but also on the external environment. Therefore, based on some important studies in this field (such as [ 37 , 44 , 45 , 47 , 48 , 72 , 73 ]) and our sample data, we added the independent variables to our econometric models based on their relevance to our dependent variables.…”

“…They found that ‘pick-up frequency by ‘waste collection vehicles’, ‘publicity and education’, ‘fund supply situation’, and ‘charging standard for waste treatment’ were the four principal determinants of respondents’ satisfaction with waste treatment. Ao et al [ 48 ] used factor analysis and a logistic regression model to analyze the indicators influencing rural residents’ satisfaction with rural household latrines in Sichuan, China. They found that respondents are relatively satisfied with rural household latrines, and their satisfaction is affected mainly by the basic condition of latrines, village committee performance, transparency of village affairs, sources and subsidies of funds, construction participants, and construction methods.…”