Table 1 Percentage distribution of household sanitation facility by background characteristics of households

Division

Barisal

33.51

66.49

0.009

38.40

61.60

< 0.001

52.01

47.99

< 0.001

47.83

52.17

< 0.001

Chittagong

29.77

70.23

38.50

61.50

53.06

46.94

54.09

45.91

Dhaka

22.95

77.05

29.03

70.97

41.55

58.45

39.65

60.35

Khulna

27.35

72.78

35.51

64.49

47.53

52.47

49.82

50.18

Rajshahi

22.22

77.78

33.74

66.26

43.26

56.74

39.44

60.56

Sylhet

26.68

73.32

36.54

63.46

42.52

57.48

44.78

55.22

Place of residence

Urban

37.83

62.17

< 0.001

39.57

60.43

< 0.001

49.76

50.24

0.007

45.26

54.74

0.354

Rural

21.99

78.01

31.67

68.33

43.65

56.35

43.47

56.53

Wealth Index

Poorest

6.80

93.20

< 0.001

8.80

91.20

< 0.001

18.38

81.62

< 0.001

17.02

82.98

< 0.001

Poorer

12.72

87.28

22.76

77.24

35.48

64.52

30.97

69.03

Middle

20.40

79.60

33.46

66.54

50.70

49.30

50.25

49.75

Richer

34.06

65.94

46.55

53.45

53.84

46.16

51.07

48.93

Richest

57.22

42.78

60.83

39.17

69.28

30.72

73.00

27.00

Household size (Members)

1–3

16.67

83.33

< 0.001

23.46

76.54

< 0.001

35.81

64.19

< 0.001

34.84

65.16

< 0.001

4–6

25.07

74.93

35.07

64.93

46.91

53.09

46.00

54.00

7 or more

37.46

62.54

44.48

55.52

57.43

42.47

56.22

43.78

Sex of the household head

Male

25.48

74.52

0.821

33.77

66.23

0.413

45.08

54.92

0.206

44.17

55.83

0.327

Female

25.14

74.86

32.68

67.32

47.33

52.67

42.95

57.05

Age of household head (Years)

Less than 30

14.30

85.70

< 0.001

19.63

80.37

< 0.001

26.07

73.93

< 0.001

29.09

70.91

< 0.001

30–39

20.19

79.81

27.95

72.05

39.50

60.50

38.64

61.36

40–49

29.89

70.11

37.53

62.48

49.83

50.17

48.00

52.00

50 or more

30.92

69.08

39.99

60.01

53.47

46.53

49.57

50.43

Educational status of household head

No education

14.28

85.72

< 0.001

22.08

77.92

< 0.001

33.54

66.46

< 0.001

31.86

68.14

< 0.001

Primary

21.79

78.21

29.47

70.53

40.73

59.27

38.75

61.25

Secondary

34.51

65.49

42.66

57.34

53.63

46.37

50.43

49.57

Higher

62.72

37.28

63.69

36.31

74.32

25.68

73.16

26.84

Ever married status of household head

No

28.14

71.86

0.448

29.55

70.45

0.113

45.98

54.02

0.857

42.81

57.19

0.735

Yes

25.37

74.63

33.75

66.25

45.36

54.64

43.99

56.01

Overall

25.44

74.56

33.65

66.35

45.36

54.64

43.97

56.03