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

Table 4:

No Energy Saving Tips Awareness (Central Region) Awareness (Eastern Region)
Frequency % Rank Frequency Rank
1 Switching off your lights when you leave your house 317 26.2 1 244 23.7 1
2 Switching off appliances (TV, radio, hifi) when not in use 314 26.0 2 241 23.4 2
3 Switching off all your lights except security lights in home when not in use 236 19.5 3 177 17.2 3
4 Boiling only as much water as needed 159 13.1 4 125 12.1 4
5 Washing clothes at full load 102 8.4 5 119 11.5 5
6 Buying and using energy-efficient appliances 61 5.0 6 74 7.2 6
7 Increasing the temperature of air-condition’s thermostat 15 1.2 7 27 2.6 7
8 Using the plates and oven as infrequent as possible because electric stoves consume a lot of electricity 6 0.5 8 24 2.3 8
Total 1210 100.0 1031 100.0
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