Only 25.9 per cent ST households have access to improved, non-shared sanitation facilities: Study The chances of a child dying before his fifth birthday is three times higher for the bottom 20 per cent of the population as compared to the top 20 per cent, the report said. Share Via Email | A+A A- By PTI NEW DELHI: Nearly 66 per cent of households of people from the general category have access to improved and non-shared sanitation facilities, while the percentage for scheduled tribes households is 25.9, according to a new report. The India Inequality Report 2021 by Oxfam also said over 50 per cent of scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST) households faced difficulties in accessing non-Covid medical facilities, compared to 18.2 per cent for the general category.