ENVIRONMENTAL, DEMOGRAPHIC, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CORRELATES OF ACCESS TO IMPROVED SANITATION: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM PAPUA AND WEST PAPUA PROVINCES
ABSTRACT: Papua and West Papua
provinces are two of many lagging provinces in Indonesia in terms of access to
adequate sanitation. Hence, this paper aims to reveal determinants of access to
improved sanitation by investigating the environmental, demographic, and
socio-economic correlation in both provinces. Data from the 2011 Multiple
Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) were used to determine the demographic and
socio-economic correlates of households’ access to improved sanitation
facilities. Probit regression models were fitted to the data. The results
suggest that district, place or residence, type and location of household water
source, household size, age of household head, education of household head, and
household wealth have significant correlation with access to improved
sanitation. These corroborate previous findings and more importantly, it can be
used to inform policy makers in Indonesia especially in Papua and West Papua
Provinces.
Penulis: Sri Irianti, Puguh
Prasetyoputra
Kode Jurnal: jpsosiologidd150633
