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The Awareness And Practice Of Energy Saving Tips Among Malaysian Residential Sector

Table 5:

No Energy Saving Tips Practice(Central Region) Practice(Eastern Region)
Frequency % Rank Frequency %  Rank
1 Switching off your lights when you leave your house 321 24.9 1 235 25.5 1
2 Switching off appliances (TV, radio, hifi) when not in use 235 18.2 4 228 24.7 2
3 Switching off all your lights except security lights in home when not in use 294 22.8 2 157 17.0 3
4 Boiling only as much water as needed 245 19.0 3 112 12.1 5
5 Washing clothes at full load 109 8.5 5 119 12.9 4
6 Buying and using energy-efficient appliances 50 3.9 6 40 4.3 6
7 Increasing the temperature of air-condition’s thermostat 21 1.6 7 26 2.8 7
8 Using the plates and oven as infrequent as possible because electric stoves consume a lot of electricity 14 1.1 8 5 0.5 8
Total 1289 100.0 922 100.0
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