Survey on Households and the Environment 
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Percentage of dwellings whose residents use specific products, by type of home and frequency of use
Units: %  over the total number of dwellings

	Use throwaway products	Use throwaway products fairly often	Use recycled paper	Use recycled paper fairly often	Use returnable containers	Use returnable containers fairly often	Use rechargable batteries	Use rechargable batteries fairly often	
TOTAL	89.5	57.2	33.4	13.5	27.8	12.6	50.5	29.5	
Single-person Household	80.4	42.7	28.2	10.8	24.7	10.6	35.2	17.9	
Couple alone	88.5	53.1	29.8	12.0	26.8	11.6	46.3	25.7	
Couple with children	94.0	65.0	38.0	15.7	30.0	14.3	59.8	37.3	
Father or mother alone  alone with at least one child	89.5	58.7	33.3	13.5	26.9	12.7	50.4	28.5	
Another type of household	90.1	59.4	32.2	12.2	27.8	11.9	49.8	28.4	
Notes:
Source: National Statistics Institute