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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Family Expenditure Survey, 1985

Variable Details

Variablea116
LabelTYPE OF FUEL USED FOR ROOM HEATING
Responses
1 COAL 804
2 COKE 203
3 ELEC.(INCL.OIL RADS) 723
4 GAS/CALOR GAS 4391
5 OIL OR PARAFFIN 233
6 OTHER 45
7 DOES NOT KNOW 19
8 COAL,ELECTRIC,GAS 12
9 ELECTRIC,GAS 190
10 COKE,ELECTRIC 12
11 COAL,ELECTRIC 76
12 COAL,COKE 8
13 COAL,GAS 52
14 COKE,GAS 20
15 COAL,OTHER 75
16 COAL,OIL 25
17 ELECTRIC,OIL 14
18 GAS,OIL 17
19 COKE,OTHER 6
20 COKE,ELECTRIC,GAS 1
21 COAL,ELEC.,GAS,OIL 0
22 COAL,COKE,ELECTRIC 0
23 COAL,COKE,OTHER 4
24 COAL,GAS,OIL 0
25 COAL,ELECTRIC,OTHER 11
26 ELECTRIC,GAS,OIL 4
27 ELECTRIC,OTHER 4
28 COAL,COKE,GAS,OTHER 0
29 GAS,OTHER 7
30 OIL,OTHER 15
31 COAL,GAS,OTHER,OIL 4
32 COAL,OIL,OTHER 9
33 COAL,GAS,OTHER 10
34 COAL,ELECTRIC,OIL 7
35 GAS,ELEC.,OIL,OTHER 1
36 COAL,COKE AND GAS 0
37 ELECTRICITY,OIL AND OTHER 0
38 COKE AND OIL 3
39 COAL,ELECTRICITY,OIL AND OTHER 3
40 COAL,ELECTRICITY,GAS AND OTHER 2
41 GAS,OIL AND OTHER 1
42 COKE,ELECTRICITY,OIL 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationFamily Expenditure Survey, 1985
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