Survey on Households and the Environment 
Classification by characteristics of the reference person
Percentage of dwellings whose residents use specific products, by sex, age, nationality of the reference person 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	
Both sexes	89.5	57.2	33.4	13.5	27.8	12.6	50.5	29.5	
Males	90.3	57.6	33.6	13.4	28.5	12.7	52.2	30.5	
Females	88.3	56.5	33.1	13.6	26.8	12.5	47.7	27.9	
AGE:TOTAL	89.5	57.2	33.4	13.5	27.8	12.6	50.5	29.5	
Under 25 years of age	90.0	57.2	33.4	14.4	30.4	12.9	59.5	38.7	
25 to 44 years old	93.5	64.0	39.1	16.2	30.9	15.0	61.6	38.7	
45 to 64 years old	90.9	59.5	36.8	15.2	28.0	12.7	54.2	31.7	
65 years old and over	81.6	44.0	20.3	7.0	22.8	9.0	28.3	12.5	
NATIONALITY:TOTAL	89.5	57.2	33.4	13.5	27.8	12.6	50.5	29.5	
Spanish	89.5	57.5	33.5	13.6	28.1	12.9	50.6	29.6	
Foreign	89.2	53.0	32.5	12.2	24.6	9.4	48.5	27.9	
From a European Union country	88.3	52.1	34.6	14.4	25.2	10.2	51.2	33.1	
From other countries	89.7	53.5	31.3	10.9	24.1	8.9	46.9	24.9	
Notes:
Source: National Statistics Institute