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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 2015

Variable Details

Variableht2a
Labelht2a - Which of these best describes the main form of heating you use at home (That is the type you use most often)?
Question text WHICH OF THESE BEST DESCRIBES THE MAIN FORM OF HEATING YOU USE AT HOME (THAT IS THE TYPE YOU USE MOST OFTEN)?
Responses
1 A Electric storage heaters 366
2 B Central heating with radiators 2924
3 C Warm air central heating 17
4 D Fixed gas fire/Gas convector 17
5 E Portable gas heater (Calor gas) or paraffin heater 8
6 F Plug in Electric fire or heater 42
7 G Electric panel heating 11
8 H Solid Fuel-open grate, enclosed grate/stove 56
9 I Other 20
10 Don't know 3
11 K Ground source heat pump systems 3
12 L Water source heat pump systems 1
13 M Air source heat pump systems 4
14 N District heating 1
15 O Solar Hot Water 0
Sysmiss 6831
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD D1 A Electric storage heaters B Central heating with radiators C Warm air central heating D Fixed gas fire/Gas convector E Portable gas heater (Calor gas) or paraffin heater F Plug in Electric fire or heater G Electric panel heating H Solid Fuel-open grate, enclosed grate/stove I Heat pump systems J Other (specify) Don't know
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households and individual adults within households in Scotland.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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