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36An investigation into the domestic laundry habits in Europe40 °C, while again the Norwegian respondents are most likely to wash theirthin socks in the hottest water, closely followed by the Greek respondents.2.4.8 UnderpantsAs underpants are worn next to the body, hygiene and smell are particularlyrelevant. This is manifested in the fact that the great majority in all of thecountries change their underpants after one day of use. This tendency isstrongest in Spain and the Netherlands, where 95 and 94 % report this. InNorway and Greece, respectively, 88 and 87 % change underpants after a singleuse. Those who do not change their underpants after using them once aremost likely to change after using them twice.In Norway and the Netherlands 98 % of the respondents wash their underpantsin a washing machine. In Greece 12 % do the washing by hand, comparedto 9 % in Spain. In Norway a greater percentage wash their underpantsin a washing machine than those who own a private washing machine, buteven those who do not own a private washing machine might have access toone.100 %80 %60 %40 %20 %0 %1052015394124052406016 2946191116 2Greece Netherlands Norway Spain90 degrees70 degrees60 degrees40 degrees30 degreesCold waterFigure 2-15. Survey of temperatures used for laundering underpants in different countries.Per cent.Again it is the Spanish respondents who differ from the other countries in thesurvey by washing their garments in cold water or lukewarm water. This isquite in accordance with their answer to the statement that hot water wears outclothes much more than cold water (figure 2-15).
Assessment of the consumer laundry habits - a quantitative survey 37As a general rule underpants are washed at the warmest temperatures. For amajority of the respondents in the countries other than Spain it seems that 60°C is the most common temperature for laundering underpants. The Greekrespondents are most inclined to boil their underpants, followed by the Norwegians.On the whole, underpants are the garments that are changed mostoften and washed at the highest temperature.2.5 Products used for doing laundry in the householdOur next question is what kind of products the respondents use when doingtheir laundry. In the questionnaire, nine different products were listed. Five ofthese are used directly when washing clothes (washing powder, washing tablets,washing liquids, detergents for wool and silk and detergents for colouredclothes), while four are not so directly connected to the washing process, butare still relevant. These are: stain remover, chlorine treatment or other bleachingagents, fabric conditioner, and a measuring cup for the dosage of detergents.In the following we shall have at look at the distribution of these products.2.5.1 DetergentsIt is among the Spanish respondents we find the greatest number of laundryproducts (on average 5.9) and among the respondents from the Netherlandswe find the least. Our first task was to examine whether there are any differencesbetween the countries when it comes to the use of detergents. Figure 2-16 presents these results graphically.Table 2-3 Number of laundry products in the household in different countries. Mean.(N=3896)CountryNetherlandsGreeceNorwaySpainMean5.25.55.65.9The respondents in all of the countries report that washing powder is the mostcommon detergent (see figure 2-16). In Greece 96 % of the respondents usethis product. Among the Spanish respondents it is somewhat less common –only 86 % use washing powder.
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