{"id":12044,"date":"2015-03-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/core3-789-core3.d2.worldvision.org\/media-center\/westerners-seniors-most-likely-to-conserve-water"},"modified":"2017-01-19T20:46:53","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T04:46:53","slug":"westerners-seniors-most-likely-conserve-water","status":"publish","type":"media-center","link":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/about-us\/media-center\/westerners-seniors-most-likely-conserve-water","title":{"rendered":"Westerners, Seniors Most Likely to Conserve Water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”13248″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Seattle, WA (March 16, 2015) —<\/strong> People in the western United States and U.S. adults 55 years old and older are among those most likely to practice water conservation in their home, according to a new poll coinciding with World Water Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

An online survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults, conducted online by Harris Poll<\/a> on behalf of World Vision<\/a> in February, found that 88 percent of people in the western U.S., and 85 percent of seniors (55+) nationwide, regularly attempted to reduce their household’s water consumption.<\/p>\n

Americans also were polled on whether they believe it’s possible for most people worldwide to have access to clean water in their lifetime — and they were not optimistic.<\/p>\n

More than 748 million people, or one in nine worldwide, lack access to clean drinking water. Only 9 percent of U.S. adults believed it was very likely for most people on earth to receive access to clean water in their lifetime. Overall, the majority (53 percent) thought it was unlikely.<\/p>\n

“While Americans might be pessimistic about solving the global water crisis, they have reason to be optimistic,” said Greg Allgood<\/a>, vice president of water<\/a> at World Vision. “Globally we’re making dramatic progress toward a world where every person has clean water — a goal that we must achieve — and one I believe we’ll achieve within our lifetimes.”<\/p>\n

Allgood cited a recent study by KPMG<\/a> that found that the world’s leading water providers reached 6.8 million new people with clean water in 2013.<\/p>\n

World Vision is the largest nongovernmental provider of clean water in the developing world, reaching one new person with clean water every 30 seconds.<\/p>\n

Other findings from the poll included that:<\/p>\n