WATER USE AND HABITS
49 answers to the questionnaire
2008
DAILY TASKS
Do you have a shower instead
a bath?
Do you turn off the tap while
you soping in the shower?
14%
37%
39%
Yes
Yes
No
Sometimes
43%
No
43%
Sometime
24%
Does it take you more than 5
min. to have a shower?
8%
6%
86
%
Sometimes
No
Yes
Do you turn off the tap while
wash your teeth or soap your
hands?
14%
22%
64%
Yes
No
Sometimes
Do you collect the water from
the shower while you're
waiting for it to become cold?
8% 2%
Yes
No
Sometimes
90%
Do you reuse the water from
the shower to wash the floor?
10%
15%
Yes
No
Sometimes
75%
Do you have any gadget to
reduse the amount of water
coming out of the tap?
Do you have thermometer
taps at home?
4%
4%
65%
31%
Yes
No
Sometimes
Yes
No
96
%
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
Do you wait for the washing
machine or dishwasher to be
full before putting on a wash?
31
%
12
%
57
%
Yes
No
Sometimes
35
%
24
%
Yes
No
Sometimes
41
Do you make sure the taps are
closed properly?
18
%
30
%
Do you use short cycles?
Do you tell your parents if you
see a tap dripping?
14%
52
%
Yes
No
Sometimes
16%
70%
Yes
No
Sometimes
Do you through things into the
toilet that could be thrown in
the bin?
15
%
42
%
43
%
Yes
No
Sometimes
Do you defrost food under the
tap?
20%
6%
Yes
No
Sometimes
74%
Do you have half flush option
on your toilet?
24%
Yes
No
76%
Do you have electrical
appliances to adjust the
amountof water used while
on?
28%
Yes
No
72%
Do you wash your car once a
week/ month?
17%
25%
58%
Yes
No
Sometimes
Do you wash it at home?
9%
12
%
Yes
No
Sometimes
79
%
Do you leave the tap running
waiting for cold/ hot water?
27
%
18
%
Do you put a jug in the fridge
to cold the water?
27%
55
%
8%
Yes
No
Sometimes
Yes
No
Sometimes
65%
If you do the washing up by
hand, do you use both sides of
the sink?
2%
Do you use small amount of
soap/ shampoo to reduce the
amount of water needed for
the rinse?
14%
12%
7%
Yes
No
Sometimes
Yes
No
Sometimes
91%
74%
Do you throw away the used
oil down the sink or the WC?
10%
37%
53%
Yes
No
Sometimes
Gardens and pools
Do you have a swimming pool
at home?
Do you have a garden at
home/ in your community?
13%
2%
Yes
No
Yes
No
87%
98%
Is the garden watered daily?
28%
52%
Yes
No
Sometimes
Is the watering is done in the
evening?
26%
21%
Yes
No
Sometimes
20%
53%
Do you have a system
of drop watering?
Do you water with a
hose?
4%
17%
Yes
23%
Yes
No
No
Someti
mes
83%
73%
CHEMICAL CLEANING
When you clean your
house do you use chemical
products and then dispose
them through the drains?
10%
Do you have a
vacuum with a water
filter?
23
%
Yes
27%
Yes
No
No
63%
Sometime
s
77
%
FREE TIME
When you are at the
pool/ beach, do you
take a shower before
you go home?
23%
Yes
44%
Do you drink all
water from the cup/
glass?
59%
No
10%
33%
Someti
mes
Yes
31%
No
Someti
mes