DESCRIPTION OF SURVEY POPULATION 111 TABLE 3-23. DISTRIBUTION OF PERSONS BY DISTANCE TO NEAREST PHARMACY (NBS 1981) Percentage of Nepal's Total Sample N Estimated Population Distancea Facility in panchayat One-hour walk Two-hour walk Three-hour walk Four-hour walk Five-hour walk Six-hour walk Seven-hour walk Eight-hour walk Nine-hour walk Ten-hour walk Fifteen-hour walk Twenty-hour walk Subtotal Missing distance 11,432 7,724 3,983 3,426 4,544 368 143 591 298 265 3,000 156 413 36,343 3,544 4,186,085 2,691,633 1,392,038 1,194,097 1,571,637 125,737 53,030 212,001 101,258 92,143 1,080,470 59,391 143,258 12,902,778 1,270,304 32.4% 20.9 10.8 9.3 12.2 1.0 0.4 1.6 0.8 0.7 8.4 0.5 1.1 100.0 Total 39,887 14,173,082 100.0 Source: FR9.002 AN.57 a Walking or driving distance in hours equals eight hours walking. to reach pharmacy; one day TABLE 3-24. DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER (NBS 1981) Percentage of Nepal's Total Sample N Estimated Households Source Groundwater Well or spring River or stream Ford or lake Tank Other Subtotal Missing source Total 2,979 3,169 1,173 70 7 657 8,055 3 8,058 900,093 964,003 352,447 21,324 2,152 196,164 2,436,183 922 2,437,105 36.9% 39.6 14.5 0.9 0.1 8.1 100.0 100.0 Source: TB2003.2 AN.9
