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32An investigation into the domestic laundry habits in EuropeOnce more, even though almost all of the respondents wash their T-shirts in awashing machine, the temperature used differs considerably. Again the Spanishrespondents tend to do their laundry in the coldest water. 48 % say theywash their T-shirts in cold water, and 30 % at 30 °C. The Norwegian respondentsquote the highest temperatures (48 % wash their T-shirts at 60 °C). Theoverall pattern seems to be that the Norwegian and Greek respondents weartheir T-shirts more than once before laundering them, but on the other handthey wash them in warmer water (Figure 2-10).10080604020015748484440403124201593 413 3133Greece Netherlands Norway SpainCold water 30 degrees 40 degrees 60 degrees 70 degrees 90 degreesFigure 2-10. Survey of temperatures that T-shirts are washed at in different countries.Per cent.2.4.5 Synthetic blouses or shirtsSynthetic blouses and shirts are considered more delicate than T-shirts. Figure2-11 shows that 61 % of the respondents in the Netherlands and 60 % of therespondents in Spain change a synthetic blouse or shirt after they have used itonce, compared to 33 % of the Greek respondents. The most common patternin Greece is to change it after using it twice. In all the countries it is rare for asynthetic blouse or shirt to be used more than 3 times before it is washed.
Assessment of the consumer laundry habits - a quantitative survey 3310090807060504030201005 24 16 37281592831274461526033Greece Netherlands Norway Spain5 times or more4 times3 timesTwiceOnceFigure 2-11. Frequency of changing a synthetic blouse or shirt in different countries. Percent.Synthetic fabrics are often delicate, and this is reflected in the way they arewashed. Almost every household in the survey had its own washing machine,and most of the laundry is done in the washing machine. But many householdsseem to prefer to wash their synthetic blouses and shirts by hand. This ismost common among the Greek respondents (17 %) and in Spain (14 %). Therespondents from the Netherlands seem to be less inclined to wash their syntheticblouses and shirts by hand (7 %), and in Norway this is only slightlymore common (9 % report laundering these items by hand).Even though the way it is washed seems to indicate that synthetic fabric ismore delicate, there are few respondents except in Spain who report that theylaunder these items in cold water. 55 % of the Spanish respondents wash theirsynthetic fabrics in cold water. The strongest tendency to use somewhatwarmer water is in Greece and Norway, but the temperature used is seldommore than 40 °C. This pattern is the same as we have seen earlier.2.4.6 Thin woollen sweatersAlmost all the respondents seem to have at least one thin woollen sweater.Thin woollen sweaters are delicate in the sense that wool gets damaged veryeasily and shrinks if it is washed too vigorously or in water that is too hot.Figure 2-12 reveals that the same pattern repeats itself. It is the respondentsfrom Spain and the Netherlands that are most likely to wash their sweatersafter a single use. A larger percentage of the Norwegian and Greek respondentsquote that they use a thin woollen sweater several times before washingit. 29 % of the Norwegian respondents say they use it five times or more.
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