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 level of studies completed by the reference persons 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 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 Without studies 93.8 22.2 57.7 79.4 43.6 69.9 27.8 48.3 50.4 44.2 8.1 16.9 Primary education or the equivalent 96.7 21.9 62.1 86.0 42.8 81.6 28.4 49.8 69.8 62.7 14.4 29.1 Stage one secondary education 98.2 24.5 66.8 88.8 37.7 84.4 29.2 64.8 79.0 70.6 17.5 40.0 Upper-secondary education 97.0 23.1 67.2 87.7 37.1 82.5 34.3 57.6 78.1 69.6 20.1 37.5 Intermediate level-professional education 98.1 24.4 67.2 88.7 35.3 86.2 33.0 55.9 81.2 73.7 19.8 40.9 Higher level -professional education 98.0 21.9 65.2 90.1 35.4 88.5 33.6 54.9 82.6 75.1 23.0 41.7 1st cycle university studies 97.8 25.0 66.1 90.1 30.9 87.2 33.7 56.4 81.9 75.0 20.8 44.1 2nd or 3rd cycle university studies 98.6 22.4 68.2 89.3 33.0 86.7 34.4 60.3 85.5 77.7 24.9 46.0 Does not know/ Does not answer 100.0 31.3 49.8 100.0 78.1 96.7 25.2 53.1 49.8 49.8 21.9 . Notes: .Data protected by statistical secrecy Source: National Statistics Institute