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 level of studies completed by 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 TOTAL 98.9 93.4 86.4 52.3 93.8 79.2 81.7 52.1 80.0 51.9 Without studies 99.1 94.7 80.0 43.0 86.8 63.6 73.0 37.6 77.9 50.7 Primary education or the equivalent 99.0 94.1 86.6 51.9 93.8 77.5 81.6 50.8 80.7 52.8 Stage one secondary education 98.9 93.8 85.6 50.7 93.6 80.9 79.3 49.8 79.9 54.8 Upper-secondary education 98.9 93.4 88.9 55.0 96.0 83.5 85.3 57.0 79.8 49.4 Intermediate level-professional education 98.9 94.1 86.9 54.4 94.6 82.0 82.7 54.9 80.7 51.9 Higher level -professional education 99.1 93.9 88.4 57.0 96.6 86.4 86.6 60.3 79.2 53.7 1st cycle university studies 98.9 91.4 89.3 56.5 96.2 86.2 85.8 58.4 80.3 52.8 2nd or 3rd cycle university studies 98.7 89.9 89.7 58.4 97.7 89.0 87.1 63.0 81.3 49.4 Does not know/ Does not answer 100.0 100.0 100.0 53.1 100.0 96.7 96.7 74.8 74.8 74.8 Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute