Sociocultural Factors Affecting Sensible Water Usage Among Residents of Swabi

Abstract

Water is essential for human survival and there is no life possible without water. The main objective of this study was to assess the water usage patterns of residents of Swabi. This study using the quantitative method gathered data from 400 respondents selected using probability sampling technique. Data was obtained using structured interviews. Three main variables focused in the study were level of income, level of education and type of household. It was found that there is no association between sensible usage of water resources and the given variables. These finding suggests that education makes no difference in behaviour of water usage. Similarly, leakage is not associated with type of the household. Level of income cannot be associated with awareness of water consumption. It is recommended that awareness related sensible water consumption need to be enhanced.