Results of the questionnaire on the domestic use of water by the Italian Comenius team

This work have been presented during the project meeting in Carini, Italy (8th-11th of May 2006), by the students of the Italian Comenius team. Supervisor teacher: Giovanna Di Lemma

QUESTIONNAIRE ON THE DOMESTIC USE OF WATER

Results of the A’ class of the 8th Unified Lyceum of Ioannina

Time: March 2006
Sample Size: 92 students

PERSONAL USE OF WATER

1) How often do you have a bath in a week?

a) less than once
1 or 1,09%
b) twice
15 or 16,30%
c) three times
48 or 52,17%
d) every day
28 or 30,43%

2) When you have a bath do you fill the bath with water?
a) YES
22 or 23,91%
b) NO
70 or 76,09%


3) If the previous answer is NO, do you have a shower

a) turning the tap off, when you soap yourself?
41 or 53,95%
b) Leaving the tap on, when you soap yourself?
35 or 46,05%

4) When you use water while you brushing your teeth, washing your face, shaving etc. do you leave the water running?

a) YES
27 or 29,35%
b) NO
24 or 26,09%
c) SOMETIMES
41 or 44,57%


FAMILY USE OF WATER

1) When there is a tap or pipe leaking do you have it fixed immediately?
a)YES
76 or 82,61%
b) NO
16 or 17,39%

2) Do you use an economical toilet flush (e.g. appropriate float or putting a brick inside it etc)?

a) YES
28 or 31,46%
b) NO
61 or 68,54%

3) Do you have a washing machine at home?

a) YES
89 or 97,80%
b) NO
2 or 2,20%

4) If so, how often do you use it for the family?

a) once a week
3 or 3,30%
b) twice
17 or 18,68%
c) three times a week
71 or 78,02%

5) If you have a washing machine, do you use the economic program?

a) Always
8 or 8,89%
b) Sometimes
59 or 65,56%
c) Never
23 or 25,56%


6) Do you have a dish washer at home?

a) YES
52 or 56,52%
b) NO
40 or 43,48%


7) What do you use for washing up at home?

a) ) Always the dishwasher
19 or 21,11%
b) Sometimes the dishwasher
32 or 35,56%
c) By hand
39 or 43,33%

8) How do you wash the fruits and vegetables at home?

a) By washing and rinsing them in a basin (separately or in a sink) always
5 or 5,43%
b) With the tap on always
70 or 76,09%
c) By washing and rinsing in a basin sometimes
4 or 4,35%
d) With the tap on sometimes
13 or 14,13%

9) How do you usually wash the family car/cars?

a) At a car laundry
36 or 39,13%
b) With a bucket and a sponge at home
28 or 30,43%
c) With a washing hose
28 or 30,43%

10) For drinking water at home, do you use

a) Water from the tap
50 or 55,56%
b) Bottled water
40 or 44,44%

11) If you use bottled water, do you do it because (tick more one, if you want)

a) it has a better smell
3
b) it has better taste
13
c) it is not polluted
63
d) it has fewer salts
16

12) How much does a cubic meter of water cost?

a) less than 50 cents
20 or 22,47%
b) from 50 cents to 1 Euro
37 or 41,57%
c) from 1 Euro to 2 Euros
8 or 8,99%
d) from 2 Euro and over
24 or 26,97%




13) How many cubic meters of water do you consume in every bill on average.

*Nobody answered this question

14) How much is the average water bill approximately?

*Nobody answered this question

From the Greek “Blue Planet” Comenius Team: Data collection by the students: Agathi Daflou, Christina Tzeleta and Katerina Sintou.

Data process by the student Thalia Pappa and the teacher Stergios Nastopoulos.