The questionnaire was designed to collect data on the aspects contributing to the Dhaka city water crisis. Data are collected through an online questionnaire survey among the dwellers of Dhaka city. Both qualitative and quantitative scales are presented during data collection. There were no biases in data collection. The prime statistics of collected data are shown in Table 1. SEM is an enormous sample method with a sample size of over 200. The sample size to free parameter ratio can be as low as 5 to 1 or as high as 20 to 1 (Rahman et al. 2016). In total, of 406 data were collected through a questionnaire.
Prime statistics
Item no. . | Description . | Numerical scale . | Qualitative scale . |
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1 | Misuse of water during shower | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
2 | Misuse of water during laundry | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
3 | Misuse of water during cooking | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
4 | Misuse of water during washing dishes | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
5 | Misuse of water during toilet flushing | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
6 | Misuse of water during washing car | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
7 | Misuse of water during watering in the garden | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
8 | Misuse of water during cleaning food | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
9 | Misuse of water during pool refilling | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
10 | Misuse of water during tank refilling | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
11 | Leakage of water tap | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
12 | Ground water layer depletion | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
13 | Pump capacity | 1–5 | Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree |
14 | Increase of salinity | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
15 | Drying of river bed | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
16 | Climate changing | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
17 | Overuse and misuse of water | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
18 | Mismanagement | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
19 | Unfair pricing | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
20 | Ecosystem loss | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
Item no. . | Description . | Numerical scale . | Qualitative scale . |
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1 | Misuse of water during shower | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
2 | Misuse of water during laundry | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
3 | Misuse of water during cooking | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
4 | Misuse of water during washing dishes | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
5 | Misuse of water during toilet flushing | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
6 | Misuse of water during washing car | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
7 | Misuse of water during watering in the garden | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
8 | Misuse of water during cleaning food | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
9 | Misuse of water during pool refilling | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
10 | Misuse of water during tank refilling | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
11 | Leakage of water tap | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
12 | Ground water layer depletion | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
13 | Pump capacity | 1–5 | Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree |
14 | Increase of salinity | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
15 | Drying of river bed | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
16 | Climate changing | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
17 | Overuse and misuse of water | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
18 | Mismanagement | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
19 | Unfair pricing | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |
20 | Ecosystem loss | 1–5 | Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree |