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2011 Census of Population & Housing - Jamaica
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Table (xvii) Households reporting Squatting on Land by Tenure of Dwelling: 2001 and 2011
Tenure of Dwelling
2011
2001
Total
31,548
21,874
Owned
72.89
76.33
Leased
0.12
0.07
Rented
1.95
2.82
Rent Free
4.13
3.68
Squatting
20.63
16.79
Other
0.03
0.05
Not Reported
0.24
0.26
Main Source of Water Supply
Questions on water supply in the census related to the main source for domestic
purposes. In instances where the household obtained water from more than one source,
the main source was required. In general, precedence was given to the source for
cooking and drinking over the source for bathing, washing and other uses.
The data presented in Table (xviii) shows that in 2011, 79 per cent of households had
access to piped water. More than one half, 57 per cent of all households had water
piped into the dwelling unit, 16 per cent had it piped into the yard and 6 per cent
received from a standpipe. A catchment, public or private, usually a tank or a well was
the main source for 98,100 households representing 11 per cent of total households.
Approximately 31,300 households (4 per cent) obtained water from a spring or river
while trucked water was the main source for an estimated 19,200 households. The
comparative data from the 2001 census reflect an increase in the proportion of
households with access to water piped into the dwelling and a decline in the proportion
with access to the yard only. Use of the standpipe has also fallen from 18 per cent in
2001 to 6 per cent in 2011.