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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 2015

Variable Details

Variablelcr4_02
LabelWhy have you decided not to install an air source heat pump?
Question text WHY HAVE YOU DECIDED NOT TO INSTALL [SUB1]?
Responses
COST TOO MUCH 1
Don't Know 3
Heard a lot of bad reports about them being corroded by the salty air here - the fins get corroded 1
House roof not suitable 1
I used to be an architect, and i have had poor feedback from clients - that they are not that good 1
Inital cost 1
Outlay costs. 1
SAME REASON - IF THE BOILER FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACING MIGHT NEED TO CONSIDER IT 1
We decided to insall a wind turbine instead - it provides all our electricity and also feeds back into the grid. p) collaborated wtih neighbours to install wind turbine, so air source heat pump not applicable 1
at the time we ought it was not affordable 1
being a modern house, pumping electcity around the system would cost more. 1
biomass 1
capital cost too high 1
cost 5
cost and space to do it 1
decided to go with biomass boiler instead 1
didnt really consider 1
expense 1
expense and work involved 1
financial - too expensive 1
house not well enough insulated 1
installed biomass 1
it uses a lot of electricity and is noisy 1
it was the housing of the control unit was unsuitable for this property. ground on too much of a slope also. 1
lack of efficiency 1
money 1
moving house 1
no space inside house 1
not clear enough about what it is 1
not cosrt effective 1
not cost affective at this time in life. 1
not economic for number in household /varying demand 1
not economical compared to gas 1
not efficient 1
not interested 1
not make enough impact 1
not viable in town gas area 1
put solar panels i instead 1
saw it once and decided too technical 1
still looking into 1
too costly 1
too much hassle 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 2015
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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