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Table 4 Descriptive analysis for the combined variable “Level of Technology use” and its components

From: An integrated approach to water conservation: fuzzy logic assessment of water tariffs in Abu Dhabi Emirate’s residential sector

 

TU-1

TU-2

TU-3

Level of technology use (TU)

Responses

90

90

90

Mean

3.62

4.02

2.69

3.6778

Median

4.00

4.00

3.00

4.0000

Mode

5

5

1

3.00

Std. deviation

1.259

1.122

1.346

1.13006

Variance

1.586

1.258

1.812

1.277

  1. TU-1 On an individual level, I don’t mind paying an extra amount to install/purchase new technologies that save water
  2. TU-2 Do you think that the use of modern methods at the domestic level for water retreatment, such as (residential graywater systems), contributes to saving water?
  3. TU-3 Do you reuse water at home, such as: water from air conditioners for agriculture or water for fishponds, etc.?