Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2005-2006

Variable Details

Variablewintheat
LabelShow Card Main Source of Heating in Winter
Question text Which method do you consider to be your main source of heating in the winter ?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Central heating 2384
2 Open fire 75
3 Closed fire (eg. Glass Fronted Fire) 19
4 Range (separate from CH) 16
5 Electric fire\heater 20
6 Dimplex radiators 3
7 Paraffin heater 1
8 Superser-type gas heater 5
9 Other gas fire 7
10 Electric storage heater 55
11 Other form of heating 4
12 None 4
-3 Refused 1
-1 Dont Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2005-2006
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD 3
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The sample is drawn as a simple random sample from three strata. The first of these strata is the Belfast District Council area. The other two are formed by dividing the remainder of the province into East and West along district council boundaries. Within each of these strata a simple random sample of addresses is drawn, with size proportional to the distribution of domestic addresses on the rating list.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually