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Water Usage Survey Water Usage Survey The Koç School The Koç School
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Water Usage SurveyWater Usage Survey
The Koç SchoolThe Koç School
AimsAims
►Water is the source of life. But how well Water is the source of life. But how well do we use this source? In order to do we use this source? In order to answer this question we made a survey answer this question we made a survey that will give us same idea about how that will give us same idea about how water is used among students. We water is used among students. We have three major aims in this survey: have three major aims in this survey: to determine the students water usage to determine the students water usage habits, habits, wwater conservation awareness ater conservation awareness and daily distribution of water usage.and daily distribution of water usage.
► Our purpose was to make comparisons Our purpose was to make comparisons between 3 Comenius Partner Schools, while between 3 Comenius Partner Schools, while doing that doing that --in order to be more validin order to be more valid-- we sent we sent these surveys to 11 sister schools in 9 these surveys to 11 sister schools in 9 different cities. In this survey we asked the different cities. In this survey we asked the students how much water do they use, for students how much water do they use, for which purposes and how efficiently do they which purposes and how efficiently do they use it? We made comparisonuse it? We made comparisonss between between schools according to criteria’s which are place schools according to criteria’s which are place of living, family income, number of members of living, family income, number of members inin the family etc. the family etc.
Place of livingPlace of living
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
Percent
Valid a-large city59 92.2 92.2 92.2
b-small city2 3.1 3.1 95.3
c-village3 4.7 4.7 100.0
Total64 100.0 100.0
Place of LivingPlace of Living
c
b
a
Yaşam Yeri
GenderGender
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid a-male34 53.1 53.1 53.1
b-female30 46.9 46.9 100.0
Total64 100.0 100.0
GenderGender
b
a
Cinsiyet
Number of Members of your Number of Members of your familyfamily
Frequency PercentValid
PercentCumulative
Percent
Valid a- 4 or less
56 87.5 87.5 87.5
b- 5-68 12.5 12.5 100.0
Total64 100.0 100.0
Number of Members of your Number of Members of your FamilyFamily
b
a
Aile Birey Sayısı
Family IncomeFamily Income
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 8 12.5 12.5 12.5
a- <10002 3.1 3.1 15.6
b-1000-20006 9.4 9.4 25.0
c->200048 75.0 75.0 100.0
Total64 100.0 100.0
Family IncomeFamily Income
c
b
a
Gelir
Types of MachinesTypes of Machines
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid a- washing machine 6 9.4 9.4 9.4
a,b- both 57 89.1 89.1 98.4
b- dish washer 1 1.6 1.6 100.0
Total 64 100.0 100.0
Types of MachinesTypes of Machines
b
a,b
a
Yıkama Makinası
How many m^3 of water are How many m^3 of water are used per month in your house?used per month in your house?
►Most of the students who filled these Most of the students who filled these questionnaires didn’t answer this questionnaires didn’t answer this question according to their monthly question according to their monthly bills as we asked them to. And many bills as we asked them to. And many of them gave quite unexpected of them gave quite unexpected results. Therefore our results are not results. Therefore our results are not accurate as we would like them to be. accurate as we would like them to be.
How many m^3 of water are How many m^3 of water are used per month in your house?used per month in your house?
Missing
360
260
240
152
115
110
90
89
86
80
67
62
60
55
45
38
35
30
28
26
25
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12
6
4
Kullanılan su miktarı
Source of drinking Source of drinking wwaterater
Frequency PercentValid Percent
Cumulative Percent
Valid a- tap water8 12.5 12.5 12.5
b- bottle water56 87.5 87.5 100.0
Total64 100.0 100.0
Source of drinking waterSource of drinking water
► Students living in big Students living in big cities choose to drink cities choose to drink bottle water rather than bottle water rather than tap water. Because in tap water. Because in big cities there is a high big cities there is a high risk of the risk of the contamination of water contamination of water in the water distribution in the water distribution pipes or in the tanks of pipes or in the tanks of the apartment buildings. the apartment buildings. In order to avoid that In order to avoid that risk they drink bottle risk they drink bottle water.water.
b
a
İçme su kaynağı
The amount of drinking waterThe amount of drinking water Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 14 6.3 6.6
6.6
11 1.6 1.6
8.2
122 34.4 36.1
44.3
215 23.4 24.6
68.9
211 17.2 18.0
86.9
31 1.6 1.6
88.5
35 7.8 8.2
96.7
41 1.6 1.6
98.4
61 1.6 1.6
100.0
Total 61 95.3 100.0
Missing System 3 4.7
Total 64 100.0
Amount of drinking waterAmount of drinking water
► Around one third of the Around one third of the students don’t drink as students don’t drink as much water as they ought much water as they ought to. A normal person to. A normal person should drink about 2,5 L should drink about 2,5 L per day. These results per day. These results show that students are show that students are not aware of the not aware of the importance of water on importance of water on human health. Middle human health. Middle School and High School School and High School teachers should teachers should emphasize the emphasize the importance of drinking importance of drinking the right amount of water.the right amount of water.
Missing
6
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
İçme suyu miktarı
How often do you bath?How often do you bath?
Frequency PercentValid Percent
Cumulative Percent
Valid 1 1.6 1.6 1.6
a- everyday54 84.4 84.4 85.9
b- less than 3 a week
9 14.1 14.1 100.0
Total64 100.0 100.0
How often do you bath?How often do you bath?
b
a
Yıkanma sayısı
Do you take shower or bath?Do you take shower or bath?
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
Percent
Valid 1 1.6 1.6 1.6
a- shower53 82.8 82.8 84.4
b- bath10 15.6 15.6 100.0
Total64 100.0 100.0
Do you take shower or bath?Do you take shower or bath?
b
a
Yıkanma şekli
How long does your shower How long does your shower take? (in minutes)take? (in minutes)
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
Percent
Valid 52 3.1 3.1
3.1
71 1.6 1.6
4.7
1012 18.8 18.8
23.4
158 12.5 12.5
35.9
2027 42.2 42.2
78.1
256 9.4 9.4
87.5
306 9.4 9.4
96.9
401 1.6 1.6
98.4
451 1.6 1.6
100.0
Total 64 100.0 100.0
How long does your shower How long does your shower take?take?
► Time that is spend Time that is spend to take shower is to take shower is usually in the usually in the normal range but normal range but there are also some there are also some which use more which use more water than the water than the necessary amount.necessary amount.
45
40
30
25
20
15
10
7
5
Duş Süresi
How do you take a shower?How do you take a shower?
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
Percent
Valid a47 73.4 73.4
73.4
b17 26.6 26.6
100.0
Total 64 100.0 100.0
a.Water runs continuesly during showerb.Stopping water flow when you use the soapa.Water runs continuesly during showerb.Stopping water flow when you use the soap
a.Water runs continuously during showerb.Stopping water flow when you use the soap
How do you take a shower?How do you take a shower?
b
a
Duş alışkanlığı
How many times do you brush How many times do you brush your teeth? your teeth?
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
Percent
Valid 12 3.1 3.1
3.1
256 87.5 87.5
90.6
35 7.8 7.8
98.4
51 1.6 1.6
100.0
Total 64 100.0 100.0
How many times do you brush How many times do you brush your teeth?your teeth?
► Most of the students Most of the students brush their teeth 2 brush their teeth 2 times a day which is times a day which is normal for human normal for human health.health.
5
3
2
1
Diş
How do you brush your How do you brush your teeth?teeth?
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
Percent
Valid a
15 23.4 23.423.4
b
49 76.6 76.6100.0
Total64 100.0 100.0
a.the water runs continuously all the time I’m brushing b.I turn the water off while I brush
How do you brush your How do you brush your teeth?teeth?
► Most of the students Most of the students know the importance know the importance of brushing their of brushing their teeth twice a day teeth twice a day and most of them and most of them are also aware that are also aware that it’s unnecessary for it’s unnecessary for the water to keep the water to keep running while running while brushing.brushing.
b
a
Diş fırçalama alışkanlığı
How often does your family do How often does your family do laundry in a week?laundry in a week?
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
Percent
Valid a- <315 23.4 23.4
23.4
b- 3-631 48.4 48.4
71.9
c- 6-913 20.3 20.3
92.2
d- >95 7.8 7.8
100.0
Total 64 100.0 100.0
How often does your family do How often does your family do laundry in a week?laundry in a week?
d
c
b
a
Çamaşır yıkama sıklığı
How often does your family How often does your family wash dishes in a week?wash dishes in a week?
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
Percent
Valid 1 1.6 1.6
1.6
a- <311 17.2 17.2
18.8
b- 3-621 32.8 32.8
51.6
c- 6-922 34.4 34.4
85.9
d- >99 14.1 14.1
100.0
Total 64 100.0 100.0
How often does your family How often does your family wash dishes in a week?wash dishes in a week?
d
c
b
a
Bulaşık yıkama sıklığı
Which uses the most water in Which uses the most water in your house?your house?
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
Percent
Valid 1 1.6 1.6 1.6
a- garden6 9.4 9.4 10.9
b- house cleaning12 18.8 18.8 29.7
d- personal hygiene45 70.3 70.3 100.0
Total64 100.0 100.0
Which uses the most water in Which uses the most water in your house?your house?
► Most of the water used in Most of the water used in the house came out to be the house came out to be for cleaning purposes for cleaning purposes especially for personal especially for personal hygiene. Since students hygiene. Since students answered these surveys answered these surveys they probably didn’t they probably didn’t considered the amount of considered the amount of water that is used in their water that is used in their house by other members house by other members of the family. Car of the family. Car washing made the least washing made the least amount.amount.
d
b
a
Evde su kullanımı
How does your toilet use How does your toilet use water?water?
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
Percent
Valid 1 1.6 1.6
1.6
a44 68.8 68.8
70.3
b9 14.1 14.1
84.4
c10 15.6 15.6
100.0
Total 64 100.0 100.0
a) Each time it flushes, all the water insde the tank is usedb) It has 2 buttons so I can choose how much water to use
c) It has been adjusted so that only half the water flushes each time
► Most of the toilets Most of the toilets don’t have any kind don’t have any kind of adjustments of adjustments which shows that which shows that students don’t have students don’t have a clear concern a clear concern about the amount of about the amount of water used in the water used in the toilets.toilets.
c
b
a
Sifon kullanımı
In your family, do you use the water after In your family, do you use the water after washing fruit and vegetables for non-portable washing fruit and vegetables for non-portable purposes such as watering plants or to flush purposes such as watering plants or to flush
the toilet?the toilet?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative Percent
Valid a- Never48 75.0 75.0 75.0
b- Sometimes12 18.8 18.8 93.8
c- Regularly4 6.3 6.3 100.0
Total64 100.0 100.0
► Most of the students Most of the students aren’t aware of the aren’t aware of the amount of water they amount of water they can save if they use can save if they use water twice. There water twice. There are either not are either not concerned or they concerned or they don’t have chance to don’t have chance to use it because they use it because they are living in are living in apartment buildings.apartment buildings.
c
b
a
Suyun 2. kullanımı
How do you use your washing How do you use your washing machine and dish washer?machine and dish washer?
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
Percent
Valid 1 1.6 1.6
1.6
a52 81.3 81.3
82.8
b2 3.1 3.1
85.9
c9 14.1 14.1
100.0
Total 64 100.0 100.0
a) Full loadsb) Half load wash
c) With a program that uses less water for half loads
► Students are mostly Students are mostly responsible and responsible and concerned about concerned about using both the using both the electricity and water electricity and water economically. economically.
c
b
a
Ekonomik yıkama
How many times do you open How many times do you open the tap? 06.00 am- 13.00 pmthe tap? 06.00 am- 13.00 pm
Missing
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19
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10
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2
1
Günlük su kullanım dağılımı 1
How many times do you open How many times do you open the tap? 14.00 pm- 24.00 pmthe tap? 14.00 pm- 24.00 pm
Missing
37
34
33
31
26
24
21
20
19
18
17
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2
Günlük su kullanım dağılımı 2
In both of the graphs above we didn’t find the answers realistic. But the graphs show that students open the tap oftener in the second half of the day. The range of number of openings is larger in the second half.
For what purposes do you open For what purposes do you open the tap? the tap?
► 1)Personal Cleaning1)Personal Cleaning► 2)Clothes Washing2)Clothes Washing► 3)Dish Washing3)Dish Washing► 4)Household Cleaning4)Household Cleaning► 5)Cooking5)Cooking► 6)Drinking water6)Drinking water► 7)Fruits and vegetables washing7)Fruits and vegetables washing► 8)Other8)Other
For what purposes do you open For what purposes do you open the tap? 06.00-10.00the tap? 06.00-10.00
76543210
gskn 1
40
30
20
10
0
Fre
quen
cy
Mean =1,29Std. Dev. =1,137N =38
gskn 1
1086420
gskn 2
20
15
10
5
0
Fre
quen
cy
Mean =2Std. Dev. =2,179N =25
gskn 2
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gskn 3
10
8
6
4
2
0
Fre
quen
cy
Mean =3Std. Dev. =2,806N =17
gskn 3
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gskn 4
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Fre
quen
cy
Mean =3,04Std. Dev. =2,422N =24
gskn 4
For what purposes do you open For what purposes do you open the tap? 11.00-14.00the tap? 11.00-14.00
1086420
gskn 5
10
8
6
4
2
0
Fre
quen
cy
Mean =3,36Std. Dev. =2,447N =25
gskn 5
1086420
gskn 6
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Fre
quen
cy
Mean =3,32Std. Dev. =2,539N =28
gskn 6
1086420
gskn 7
20
15
10
5
0
Fre
quen
cy
Mean =2,79Std. Dev. =2,425N =28
gskn 7
1086420
gskn 8
15
12
9
6
3
0
Fre
quen
cy
Mean =2,73Std. Dev. =2,342N =26
gskn 8
For what purposes do you open For what purposes do you open the tap?the tap? 15.00-18.00 15.00-18.00
1086420
gskn 9
8
6
4
2
0
Fre
quen
cy
Mean =3,44Std. Dev. =2,082N =27
gskn 9
86420
gskn 10
10
8
6
4
2
0
Fre
quen
cy
Mean =2,71Std. Dev. =1,944N =24
gskn 10
1086420
gskn 11
20
15
10
5
0
Fre
quen
cy
Mean =2,73Std. Dev. =2,565N =33
gskn 11
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gskn 12
20
15
10
5
0
Fre
quen
cy
Mean =3,46Std. Dev. =2,532N =39
gskn 12
For what purposes do you open For what purposes do you open the tap?the tap? 19.00-21.00 19.00-21.00
1086420
gskn 13
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Fre
quen
cy
Mean =3,74Std. Dev. =2,49N =31
gskn 13
1086420
gskn 14
20
15
10
5
0
Fre
quen
cy
Mean =3,22Std. Dev. =2,748N =36
gskn 14
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gskn 15
15
12
9
6
3
0
Fre
quen
cy
Mean =4,16Std. Dev. =2,804N =37
gskn 15
1086420
gskn 16
20
15
10
5
0
Fre
quen
cy
Mean =3,64Std. Dev. =2,83N =36
gskn 16
For what purposes do you open For what purposes do you open the tap?the tap? 22.00-24.00 22.00-24.00
1086420
gskn 17
25
20
15
10
5
0
Fre
quen
cy
Mean =2,14Std. Dev. =2,086N =36
gskn 17
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gskn 18
25
20
15
10
5
0
Fre
quen
cy
Mean =2,15Std. Dev. =2,332N =27
gskn 18
► In all of the graphs above In all of the graphs above personal cleaning came out personal cleaning came out to be to be ththe main reason why e main reason why students use water. But as students use water. But as we see in the graphs, we see in the graphs, although personal cleaning although personal cleaning shown with number one is shown with number one is the undeniable leader in the the undeniable leader in the early hours of the day, other early hours of the day, other reasons start to show up in reasons start to show up in the graphs as the day goes the graphs as the day goes on. Most of the cleaning is on. Most of the cleaning is centered in the middle of the centered in the middle of the day or around 21.00 hours at day or around 21.00 hours at night. Most of the fruit and night. Most of the fruit and vegetable washing centers vegetable washing centers around night hours.around night hours.
ConclusionConclusion
►The answers that we got from the The answers that we got from the students show that most of the Koç students show that most of the Koç students have concerns about using the students have concerns about using the water efficiently therefore trying to avoid water efficiently therefore trying to avoid wasting water. But there is wasting water. But there is a a percent of percent of students who don’t care about the water students who don’t care about the water that their life depends on. So teachers that their life depends on. So teachers should emphasize the risks of a life should emphasize the risks of a life without clean water and make the without clean water and make the students more aware of the possible students more aware of the possible consequences of their indifferent acts.consequences of their indifferent acts.
