Variable

Expected Sign

Mean

Min

Max

Monthly Income of respondents (cedis)

+

1001.1

100

6000

Current cost of water (cedis)

+

41.14

8.8

130

Time spent in fetching water from current source (minutes)

+

38.7

2

180

Household size

+/−

5.2

1

16

Respondent’s Years of stay in the Area (years)

+

8.8

0.25

50

Initial Bid (cedis)

+/−

0.1

0.08

0.12

Sex of respondent (1 = Male, 0 = Female)

+/−

0.514

0

1

Education level of respondent (No education = 0; 1 = Basic, 2 = Secondary, 3 = Tertiary)

+

1.9

0

3

Perceived quality of current water supplied (1 = Good quality, 0 = Poor quality)

0.22

0

1

Reliability of existing water supply source (1 = Unreliable, 0 = Reliable)

+

0.3

0

1

Sanitation facility of respondent (1 = Flush toilet, 0 = Otherwise)

+

0.4

0

1

Marital status of respondent (1 = Married, 0 = Otherwise)

+

0.689

0

1