ABSTRACT

Mexico reported an access rate to piped water of 93.7% and an affordability rate of 0.9%. According to the Millennium Development Objectives, these values suggest that the government is complying with this policy. Nevertheless, this article shows that when grouping households by income level, the results contradict the evaluation. Households in the three poorest deciles have a water access rate of 87.4% and an affordability rate of 4.74%. With the given water policy, households that are not covered, or have deficient coverage, rely on strategies for substituting piped water, which require an investment of time and additional monetary expenses.

中文翻译：

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墨西哥家庭用水的不平等及其负担能力

摘要

墨西哥报告的自来水接入率为 93.7%，负担能力为 0.9%。根据千年发展目标，这些值表明政府正在遵守这一政策。然而，本文表明，当按收入水平对家庭进行分组时，结果与评估结果相矛盾。三个最贫困十分位家庭的用水率为 87.4%，负担能力为 4.74%。根据给定的水政策，未覆盖或覆盖不足的家庭依赖于替代自来水的策略，这需要投入时间和额外的金钱支出。