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A Methodology for Surveying Domestic Water Consumption
Author(s) -
EDWARDS K.,
MARTIN L.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1995.tb01486.x
Subject(s) - per capita , consumption (sociology) , water consumption , reliability (semiconductor) , range (aeronautics) , econometrics , environmental economics , geography , agricultural economics , engineering , economics , environmental engineering , sociology , social science , population , power (physics) , physics , demography , quantum mechanics , aerospace engineering
This paper describes the experimental design and engineering of the largest contemporary survey of domestic water consumption in the UK. Results are presented for the first full year of data collection and are discussed in terms of explanatory variables, reliability and usefulness. Significant findings include (a) the range of per capita consumption, (b) relationships to explanatory variables, (c) components of consumption including legitimate night flows, and (d) the contributions of specific domestic appliances.