Table 1

Regression Summary Statistics: All Systems, Municipal Systems, and First Nations Systems

VariableAll Systems (N=710)Municipal Systems (N=565)First Nations Systems (N=145)
Mean (SD)Min.Max.Mean (SD)Min.Max.Mean (SD)Min.Max.
Drinking water advisory in effect during study period (DWA)0.137010.050010.47601
(0.344)(0.217)(0.501)
System is supplied through a water-sharing arrangement (WSA)0.285010.342010.06201
(0.451)(0.475)(0.242)
Host community is located in northern Ontario (NORTH)0.311010.168010.86901
(0.463)(0.374)(0.339)
Host community is ≤5 km from closest neighbor with water infrastructure (dumdis1)0.563010.641010.26201
(0.496)(0.480)(0.441)
Host community is >5 km and ≤10 km from closest neighbor with water infrastructure (dumdis2)0.277010.281010.26201
(0.448)(0.450)(0.441)
Natural log of host community population density (100s/km2) (lnPOPDEN)−0.999−5.8093.682−0.746−5.8093.682−1.984−5.5211.415
(1.623)(1.605)(1.285)
Area of host community (km2) (AREA)530.750.0933,200.56653.432.1093,200.5652.730.093412.97
(763.16)(810.46)(76.48)
Natural log of regional (census division) median income (CA$1,000s) (lnINC)3.2642.9903.5683.2832.9903.5683.1922.9903.466
(0.099)(0.094)(0.083)
System is supplied exclusively by groundwater sources (GW)0.415010.453010.26901
(0.493)(0.498)(0.445)
System is classified as “large residential” (100+ connections) (LARGE)0.686010.775010.33801
(0.464)(0.418)(0.475)
Host community is within feasible distance to potential water-sharing partner (FEAS)0.910010.975010.65501
(0.287)(0.156)(0.477)
Host community is a First Nations First Nations Land Management Act signatory (FNLMA)0.400 (0.492)01