Survey on Households and the Environment Classification by characteristics of the reference person Percentage of dwellings whose residents place importance on specific factors when purchasing a new product, by sex, age, nationality of the reference person and importance placed on it Units: % over the total number of dwellings Importance placed on price The price is regarded as fairly or very important Importance placed on brand The brand is regarded as fairly or very important Importance placed on consumption / energy efficiency Consumption / energy efficiency is regarded as fairly or very important Importance placed on the ecological label / ecological guarantee The ecological label / ecological guarantee is regarded as fairly or very important Importance placed on local / proximity of production Local / proximity of production is regarded as fairly or very important Both sexes 98.9 93.4 86.4 52.3 93.8 79.2 81.7 52.1 80.0 51.9 Males 98.8 93.2 87.3 53.2 94.1 79.4 82.0 52.1 79.9 51.6 Females 99.1 93.8 85.0 50.9 93.4 79.0 81.3 52.1 80.1 52.5 AGE:TOTAL 98.9 93.4 86.4 52.3 93.8 79.2 81.7 52.1 80.0 51.9 Under 25 years of age 99.0 93.4 83.1 53.1 89.4 73.0 76.1 46.7 69.1 38.6 25 to 44 years old 99.1 93.8 87.8 53.7 95.2 82.5 83.0 54.4 78.1 48.8 45 to 64 years old 98.9 93.1 87.3 53.8 95.3 82.5 83.7 55.8 82.0 55.4 65 years old and over 98.8 93.4 83.3 47.9 89.9 70.2 77.5 43.8 80.6 52.4 NATIONALITY:TOTAL 98.9 93.4 86.4 52.3 93.8 79.2 81.7 52.1 80.0 51.9 Spanish 99.0 93.5 86.7 52.4 94.2 79.9 81.9 52.3 80.9 53.4 Foreign 98.5 93.2 83.0 50.4 89.7 71.0 79.8 49.4 69.0 34.3 From a European Union country 98.5 90.8 82.8 49.5 89.4 72.2 82.1 54.0 70.8 35.5 From other countries 98.5 94.6 83.1 51.0 90.0 70.3 78.5 46.8 68.0 33.6 Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute