Household's willingness to pay for safe drinking water: A case study of abbottabad district

Abstract

The study describes the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) and Averting Behaviour Approach (ABA) to analyse drinking-water services and quality in Abbottabad district. In an attempt to measure how many households are willing to pay for improved water services, we use CVM and apply multinomial logistic regression. In ABA, we have again used the same technique to estimate the water purification behaviour of households. Education, awareness, available water sources, and the quality of drinking-water determine WTP of HH in the sample district. © The Pakistan Development Review.