Table 3
Indoor water conservation practices, Canada and provinces

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Indoor water conservation practices, Canada and provinces
  Had a low-volume toilet 1 Had a low-flow shower head 1 Member of the household turned off water while brushing teeth 1 Had a clothes washing machine 1 Someone in the household ensured that clothes washing machine was full before turning it on 2
Always or often Sometimes or rarely Never Always or often Sometimes or rarely Never
  percent
Canada 39 62 60 25 13 94 87 8 3
Newfoundland and Labrador 28 55 39 36 24 97 85 10 E F
Prince Edward Island 32 59 49 30 20 E 97 88 9 E F
Nova Scotia 37 63 54 28 17 97 87 10 E F
New Brunswick 31 61 52 28 18 96 86 9 3 E
Quebec 30 63 57 26 15 96 82 10 6
Ontario 47 65 60 25 12 91 91 7 1
Manitoba 38 52 60 22 15 93 84 9 3 E
Saskatchewan 37 46 57 26 15 98 85 8 F
Alberta 47 58 63 25 10 98 88 8 3 E
British Columbia 35 57 64 23 11 93 88 8 2 E
1.
As a percentage of all households.
2.
As a percentage of households that had a clothes washing machine.
Note(s):
Totals may not add to 100% as some respondents did not know or refused to answer the question.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, Households and the Environment Survey, 2007.