It also found 46% of Malaysians must sleep in air-conditioned rooms every night, regardless of whether the weather was hot or cold.
Dubbed ‘Malaysian Power Gila Survey 2017’, the project by Cilisos.my revealed these and various other eccentricities in the power usage habits of Malaysians, good and bad.
Cilisos managing editor Lydia Kwan said today a total of 7,688 respondents participated in the online survey from Aug 4 to Sept 5.
She said the respondents hailed from all states, with the top five locations being Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Penang and Perak.
According to the findings, 58.9% of Malaysian users think they can outsmart robbers by turning on the lights when they go out, while 53% do their laundry more than twice a week.
It also found that Sabah and Pahang racked the highest monthly electricity bills at more than RM141 per user account, while the most “kedekut” or thrifty energy savers were men, whether single or married with children.
Other interesting and quirky insights revealed by the survey include discoveries such as:
– More Malaysian men prefer to charge their phones overnight (37.8%);
– Most Malaysians (69.9%) turn their plugs off, but leave them in the sockets;
– 51% do not know the main source of Malaysia’s energy; and
– Most Malaysians (44%) experience power blackouts at home “a few times a year”
Kwan said while all age groups were represented, 22.4% of the respondents were aged between 21 and 25.
More details on the survey are available at https://cilisos.my/survey-results-7-interesting-facts-about-how-the-average-malaysian-uses-electricity/ .