PESHAWAR, Nov 11: About 71 per cent of households in the Frontier province are satisfied with the quality of education in public sector primary schools, whereas 67 per cent of them receive good medical aid from basic health units, says a new survey report released here on Tuesday.

The survey “The Local Government System: Citizens’ Perceptions and Preferences” says a majority of the households that have children in government-run primary schools are generally satisfied with the quality of education and healthcare facilities.

The survey was conducted by Districts that Work (DTW), a project of the United States Agency for International Development, to get firsthand information about the state of service delivery in the post-devolution scenario, last month.

The report details relating to the NWFP were unveiled in a dissemination workshop held here on Tuesday, where different district and tehsil nazims, district coordination officers and officials of the provincial government were present.

The survey report concerning Punjab has already been launched, and following provincial events in Balochistan and Sindh a national level report will be made public in Islamabad on Nov 19.

The survey report is based on a sample of 4002 nationally and provincially representative households across the country, which represented a mix of urban and rural dwellers, male and female, said Tehseena Rafi of Nielsen Pakistan, a private consultancy firm that conducted the survey for DTW.

The report points out that the households are generally satisfied with the access they have to primary education services, as 82 per cent of them say the schools are situated near their home and 67 per cent say they do not have a problem meeting teachers and administers.

Respondents are, however, less satisfied with school facilities with only 59 per cent agreeing that adequate desks and chairs are available for students and 54 per cent saying their children’s schools have a functioning toilet.

On health sector, the survey points out that a majority of people are satisfied with their visits to basic health units with 67 per cent respondents agreeing with the statement that they received good medical aid from qualified staff.