Revealed! The showering habits of the nation's upwardly mobile

Illustration/Ravi Jadhav

Ariston Thermo India Pvt Ltd and Racold conducted a national survey among 1,300 respondents aged between 18-45 years old, in 10 Indian cities, including Mumbai, for 15 days, to assess the showering habits of Indians. The survey found that most people are indifferent to saving water and a lot of them won't step out to answer a call from a celebrity. Here are some more interesting finds of the survey:

Clock the shower

22%
People spend more than 15 minutes in the shower

27%
People spend about 15 minutes in the shower

37%
People spend 10 minutes in the shower

Time for some music

28%
Prefer singing while showering

21%
Prefer listening to music while showering

Hot up in here
40% Never forget to turn off the geyser/water heater
11% Routinely forget to turn off the geyser/water heater
21% Have an instant water heating facility

Call me maybe

52%
Would consider stepping out to answer call from office or friend

36%
Would consider stepping out of the shower to answer any call

88%
Won't interrupt their shower to answer a call from a celebrity

In deep water

31%
Are indifferent to the issues of water consumption

23%
Would like to save water by resorting to a bucket bath

21%
Prefer bucket baths to save water

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