Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 2015

Variable Details

Variablelcr4_04
LabelWhy have you decided not to install solar panels?
Question text WHY HAVE YOU DECIDED NOT TO INSTALL [SUB1]?
Responses
,not interested 1
AT 71 YEARS OF AGE I HAVE MY DOUBTS THAT IT IS COST EFFECTIVE 1
At our age, not financially beneficial 1
Because i feel I'm too old to pay for it - i wouldn't get the benefit back 1
CANT AFFORD IT 1
COST 1
Cost 4
Cost and houswe type 1
Cost factor 1
Cost of installation not recoverable at my consumption levels 1
Cost prohibitive/roof shape means space limited/faces north/ 1
Cut in levey makes uneconomic. 1
DONT TRUST THEM 1
DONT WANT TO 1
Didn't think i would get my money back 1
Don't Know 13
Don't think we'd get a return in the time we are likely to live here p) they look 1
Due to my age, the investment would not be worthwhile 1
Due to the cost 1
Family advice. 1
Feed in tarriff reduced so did not think it viable option 1
For size of house the panels we could install wouldn't provide enough energy, would need to agree with neighbours as shared villa 1
HEARD NOT VERY GOOD 1
I didn't see that there would be suffient benefit in cost savings 1
I do wish them on roof at this time 1
I had the roof fixed and it is also too expensive// 1
IT WAS COST AND POSITIONING REALLY 1
Initial cost 1
Just dont want to p) no 1
NOT A GOOD IDEA IT CAUSES MORE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY 1
NOT GOT THE FUNDS TO DO IT ... GRANTS DON'T COVER THE COST AND IF WE ARE MOVING ON WE WON'T GET THE COST BACK IN CASE OF COST OF INSTALLATION AND MONEY YOU SAVE 1
None of the roofs are south facing and so i don't believe it would be as efficient as if i did have south facing roofs. 1
Not convinced of long term economic benefit. Fragile roof. 1
Not economically viable 1
Not planning to stay for a great length of time 1
Not staying 1
Not viable in terms of cost 1
Outlay cost. 1
PURELY FINANCIAL 1
Panels too big and unsightly 1
THE HASSLE INVOLVED AND A ROUGH CHECK OUT TO SEE IF IT WAS WORTHWHILE BUT BECAUSE SUBSIDIES ARE VASTLY REDUCED DECIDED AGAINST IT. 1
Think the benefits outwiegh the initial financial outgoing 1
Think we would be dead before they paid back 1
To expensive 1
Too Expensive 1
Too costly 1
Too expensive 1
Too expensive - would take too long to make money back/n// 1
Too expensive and dont believe the return figures that are promised 1
Too expensive initially and too long terma commitment - thought i may not get my money back on the investment 1
Too much money 1
Too much upheaval 1
Was advised not viable unless electricity was more than than ?40 per month 1
Wife objects 1
Would do it if it weren't so expensive. Would do it if council provided grants/n// 1
Wouldnt get money back for time we were here. 1
\"Through my age I wouldn't have got a grant from the government: the age limit was 75.\" 1
age 2
age of the house and we had a new roof put on a few years back 1
appearance 1
at the time we thought it was not affordable 1
because i would not get any return as my 1
because of age 1
because of my age 1
because they would look awful // they would spoil the appearance of my house 1
biomass 1
cant afford 1
cant afford investment 1
capital cost 1
capital outlay is big and i dont like the apperarance 1
change in tariff 1
changed the value was good initialy monet wise 1
concerned about over inflated returns 1
concerned about roof 1
conservation area 1
cost 29
cost & no one else nearby has them 1
cost and reliability 1
cost and time to claim back 1
cost inittially 1
cost involved 1
cost of installation versus current age 1
cost take years to pay off 1
cost to much /too long to get return 1
cost too expensive 1
cost would not recoup at our age 1
cost/unsure how effective it would be in this house/n// 1
costs 1
d not for outlay 1
didnt want to compromise roof in poor weather 1
dislike appearance and pay back time versus age isnt good. 1
do not like how they look 1
do not think it is worth it take too long to get money back 1
don't have south facing roof 1
don't think it is financially viable any more. 1
don/t think I would get my return on them 1
dont like look of them 1
dont like them,want to preserve slate roof 1
due to end of subsidies for 1
efficiency 1
expense 4
expense and unsure if planning permission would be granted 1
expenses 1
expensiv e 1
expensive 3
eyesore on beautiful property 1
finance 2
financial 1
grade listed building 1
have heard about people's roofs being damaged 1
house facing wrfong way 1
house is not well en ough alligned/reports of slates and tiles being damaged/n// 1
i dont believe they are cost effective 1
i dont think we would make back in the time that we will live what we spent/i dont think they are aesthetically pleasing/n// 1
initial cost 2
initial expense and doubt about long term viability of having panels on roof. 1
issues re-selling the house with solar panels 1
it would have taken 10 to 15 years to pay for itself so not cost effective 1
just do not fancy it too much 1
lack of financial return 1
large outlay 1
looking to move 1
maybe selling so not worth it just and don't agree with principle of subsidies. 1
money 2
moving ho,e 1
moving house but will install on new property 1
no money 1
no water tank 1
not cost effective 2
not economically feasable 1
not financially beneficial 1
not going to stay for a long time in this house 1
not good enough financial return 1
not interested 2
not keen on asthetics 1
not looked into it enough 1
not much advantage 1
not suitable for roof type 1
not sure about the economics of it 1
not sure if staying here 1
not value for money 1
not viable to recoup the money back within my lifetime/n// 1
not worth 1
not worth expense 1
not worth it just now 1
not worth my while age wise 1
orientation of house not good 1
orientation of the house 1
our age, too old 1
pay back 2
personal age 1
pitch of roof is facing the wrong way 1
price and my age 1
problems with weight on roof. cost of servicing makes them less cost effective, short term ok but not long term. 1
purely cost, already spending a lot on the house 1
roff faces wrong way 1
roof is too old 1
roof recently repaired 1
roof to small and clost to high 1
same 1
selling house soon 1
spoil the look of the building 1
sun comes round back, not enough sun round back. doesnt look nice. 1
the cost 1
the cost abd installiations / 1
the cost and what happens if they break down 1
the expense is not worththe return 1
the way its financed 1
they are unsightly 1
they are very unnattractive 1
to costly to make mobey back would have to spend 1
to old 1
too 1
too old to regain output 1
too costly 3
too expensive 8
too expensive and no gauruntee the national grid would take excess/n// 1
too expensive and too old to regain investment 1
too expensive to install 1
too exspensive 1
too long return on investment 1
too long to recoup benefit 1
too much cost upfront, would take too long to recover initial cost. We don't plan on staying in this property long enough. 1
too much disruption and costs too much 1
too much upheavel 1
too old 4
too old for the hassle 1
too old to get the benefit 1
too old to get the benefit out of 1
too old to recoup the value 1
too old to see the benefit 1
too olod to benefit from payb ack 1
unsightly 1
unsure of potential and what help is available 1
waiting for a more efective system 1
we are thinking of moving house eventually 1
we might move.not economical 1
wont live long enough to get the benifits/ too expensive// 1
would not benefit me moneywise if i stay here for another 20 years 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