Survey on Households and the Environment 
Classification by characteristics of the reference person
Percentage of dwellings whose residents have adopted measures for reducing water consumption, by sex, age, nationality of the reference person and type of measure adopted (habits and devices)
Units: %  over the total number of dwellings

	With at least one habit	Recycle water	Keep a bottle of cold water in the refrigerator	Defrost food ahead of time	Fill the sink before doing the washing up	Wait until the dishwasher / washing machine are full	Decrease the flow of the taps	Keeping a waste basket in the bathroom	With at least one device	Mixer / thermostat tap	Other economising devices	Discharge-limiting mechanisms for cisterns	
Both sexes	96.9	22.9	64.2	86.6	38.8	81.9	30.8	54.7	73.1	65.6	17.0	34.0	
Men	96.8	21.0	65.5	86.3	38.3	82.1	31.5	53.8	74.2	67.1	17.9	35.3	
Women	97.0	25.9	62.1	87.2	39.6	81.6	29.7	56.2	71.3	63.3	15.5	32.0	
AGE:TOTAL	96.9	22.9	64.2	86.6	38.8	81.9	30.8	54.7	73.1	65.6	17.0	34.0	
Under 25 years of age	96.5	19.9	66.0	83.3	35.7	75.8	28.2	59.6	74.0	65.1	12.9	25.7	
25 to 44 years of age	97.5	21.7	66.0	87.9	34.7	84.8	29.1	57.3	79.0	71.3	19.5	39.8	
45 to 64 years old	97.3	23.5	66.4	88.1	39.5	84.2	33.1	57.3	76.5	68.7	18.9	36.6	
65 years old and over	95.5	23.8	58.2	82.9	44.0	74.8	30.2	47.0	59.6	53.1	10.8	22.3	
NACIONALITY:TOTAL	96.9	22.9	64.2	86.6	38.8	81.9	30.8	54.7	73.1	65.6	17.0	34.0	
Spanish	97.1	22.8	64.3	87.2	38.6	82.7	30.7	54.4	74.0	66.6	17.3	35.0	
Foreign	94.9	23.7	62.8	79.4	41.4	72.5	31.7	58.5	61.9	54.6	12.7	21.9	
From a European Union country	96.2	22.6	68.3	81.5	40.6	76.8	27.8	64.8	66.4	59.9	15.5	26.4	
From other countries	94.2	24.3	59.6	78.2	41.9	70.0	34.0	54.9	59.3	51.6	11.1	19.3	
Notes:
Source: National Statistics Institute