Have you ever lived in a place for more than 6 months where officials questioned the safety of the drinking water?

883 people answered the FTD Disorders Registry’s January Quick Question about their water sources. 474 reported that they have lived at least six months in an area where officials have questioned the safety of the drinking water or where their primary source of drinking water was well water.

101 of the respondents have lived in a place for more than six months where officials questioned the safety of the drinking water.

373 of the respondents have lived in a place for more than six months where their primary drinking water was from a well.

55 respondents have lived in a place for more than six months where they had both well water and officials have questioned the safety of the drinking water.

Demographics

Of the 883 respondents, 397 were spouses of someone with an FTD disorder and 285 were a biological family member. This was followed by 135 people diagnosed with FTD, 28 caregivers, and 8 friends. 30 respondents did not identify their role.

537 of the respondents identified as female, while 328 respondents identified as female. There was one non-binary respondent, and 17 individuals who preferred to not answer.

Answers to this Quick Question came from around the world including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdon, and the United States of America.

Results

The following charts are based on 883 submissions.