Consumers’ Willingness to pay for Improved Water Services in Ilorin Metropolis of Kwara State, Nigeria.

Abstract

This study assesses the Consumers’ Willingness to pay for improved water services in Ilorin metropolis; Kwara State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling techniqe was used to select sample for data collection from areas that have access to pipe-borne water and those that do not in Ilorin South and Ilorin West. Data were collected with questionnaires and oral interview from 90 respondents. Data collected were analysed with descriptive statistics and a logit model-based contigent valuation. The results show that the mean age of the respondents is 40 years, 52.22% of them have post secondary education,  34.44%  have sufficient water from various sources. The mean willingness to pay of households for the improved water services is 1023.18 naira. Age, education and price significantly influence the willingness to pay by households in the area. This  imply that households are willing to pay for  improved water supply because of the benefits attached to it.

Keywords: willingness to pay, households, contigent valuation, water