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[Vietnam] Washing machine preferences differ between the South and the North – Influenced by housing type and installation location

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According to the Vietnam Census (2019), the ownership rate of washing machines is 71.9% in Ho Chi Minh City, 80.5% in Hanoi, and 52.2% in Vietnam overall. In our independent survey, the combined total for Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi was about 80% in 2015, but in 2019 it was almost 100% in both cities.

This year's survey focused on the "front type" (drum type) and "top type" (vertical type) of washing machines. As a result, the front type was popular in both cities. However, in Hanoi, 65.6% of the respondents used the front type and 30.5% used the top type, while in Ho Chi Minh City, the front type was overwhelmingly popular at 86.6% and the top type only 11.4%. This difference is also related to the type of housing and the location of the washing machines.

In Hanoi, most houses are three to four stories high, and the roofs and rooftops are built to withstand disasters, so many washing machines are installed on rooftops and balconies to dry clothes. In Ho Chi Minh City, on the other hand, most of the houses are low-rise with one or two floors and tin roofs, so washing machines are installed near kitchens and shower rooms and clothes are often hung indoors.

Also, in Hanoi, they are placed on rooftops because they can be dried right after washing. In Ho Chi Minh City, where it's hot, people use the shower several times a day, so they put them where they can put their clothes right after they take them off. That's why front-loading is more convenient. Incidentally, in both cities, the wealthy have washing machines in designated laundry areas, and more and more families are using machines with automatic dryers.

The high humidity in Vietnam, especially in the northern part of the country, makes it difficult for laundry to dry, making it easy for bacteria to grow and causing laundry to smell bad. In the future, it is expected that functions such as high temperature washing and automatic drying will be required.

Source: Monthly magazine ACCESS (August 2021 issue)

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