The Economic Value of Basin Protection to Improve the Quality and Reliability of Potable Water Supply: Some Evidence from Ecuador

Table 1. Description of Variables Used in the Regression Model

Variable	Proportion %	Mean	Std. Error	Range
Willingness to pay ($)		5.79	7.72	0-36
Age (years) Occupation	16 46 38	39.89	11.73	17-72 3 binary variables: Student Self-employed Employed
Gender		0.52	0.50	1 = Male, 0 = Female
Education level		0.76	0.43	1 = College education, 0=Less than college education
Family members		4.50	2.04	1-15
Household income ($ per month)		789.80	648.99	100-4,000
Household expenditures per capita ($ per month)*		126.10	130.58	2.5-992
Water bill ($ per month)		19.61	18.01	3-125
Access to water 24 hours a day water service (hours)		0.80	0.40	1=Yes 0=No
Perception about water tariff		0.26	0.44	1= Expensive, 0=Normal or cheap
Perception about water quantity		0.22	0.42	0 = no satisfied, 1 = satisfied
Perception about water quality		0.30	0.46	0 = no satisfied, 1 = satisfied
Perception about water service reliability		0.62	0.49	0 = no satisfied, 1 = satisfied
Potential solution to the presence of private landowners in micro-basins		0.84	0.37	0 = Maintain human settlements and educate them about problems 1= Buy land from private owners_________________

*It does not include the expenditure in water services.