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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 1985

Variable Details

Variablehq23ds1
Labelmain method of heating in summer
Responses
-3 Refused 0
-2 Missing 4
-1 Dont know 1
0 No Heating 50
1 Rad-Boiler 429
2 Rad-Closed fire 642
3 Rad-Open fire 344
4 Hot Air 10
5 Storage Heaters 70
6 Rad-Electric 21
7 Underfloor Heating 6
8 Open fire 926
9 Closed fire 94
10 Range 208
11 Electric Fire 472
12 Dimplex Radiators 11
13 Paraffin Heaters 6
14 Superser Type 102
15 Other gas fire 53
16 District heating 32
17 Other 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 1985
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