Text Table 3.6
Households that used water conservation devices, by presence of a water meter, by province, 2006

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  Households with water meters1 Households with water meters Households without water meters1 Households without water meters
Used a water-saving showerhead Used a water-saving toilet2 Used either a water-saving showerhead or toilet or both Used a water-saving showerhead Used a water-saving toilet2 Used either a water-saving showerhead or toilet or both
percent
Newfoundland and Labrador 4E F F F 92 60 29 66
Prince Edward Island F F F F 79 57 31 62
Nova Scotia 82 58 35 68 13 58 F 63
New Brunswick 47 54 33 68 48 60 27 65
Quebec 20 54 29 65 77 68 35 74
Ontario 82 64 46 75 13 61 40 68
Manitoba 92 50 39 63 6E 43E 36E 57
Saskatchewan 91 40 36 57 7E F F F
Alberta 84 51 44 66 11 56 36 63
British Columbia 41 57 37 65 47 58 39 67
Canada 61 58 42 70 34 63 36 70
Notes:
Some respondents specified "Do not know." This proportion is not included here so the row totals may not add to 100%
1. Households that did not live in an apartment and whose main source of water is supplied by their city, town or municipality.
2. A water-saving, low-volume toilet or toilet tank with the water volume modified, for example, with a bottle or a brick.
Source: Statistics Canada, Households and the Environment Survey, 2006.