Table 5.6
Action taken to protect the environment, 2003-04 to 2007-08
All Households					Percentages
	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
Total
Reduced amount of energy used in home	26	26	31	37	40
Reduced amount of water used in home	22	24	27	30	31
Used public transport for environmental reasons	16	16	16	18	18
Reduced the use of car	17	19	18	19	19
Took action to protect wildlife	31	33	33	30	31
Recycled paper, glass	35	33	32	32	34
Not bought something because of packaging	9	9	10	11	13
Bought organic food	25	24	26	26	28
Used energy saving light bulbs	41	42	43	47	51
Bought bottled water	33	33	29	29	26
All Households	2,535	2,768	2,592	2,687	2,560
			Source: Continuous Household Survey
Note:
1 Base does not equal 100%- Multiple response permitted