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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 2017

Variable Details

Variablelcr4_01
LabelWhy have you decided not to install a Biomass boiler?
Responses
Because you need to carry fuel to it and the older you get the less capable of carrying the fuel 1
Don't Know 2
Hard work for type of property also storage problems. Disposal of ashes. Not practical, sadly 1
I use a multi use stove that heats the house, and i like an open fire 1
already installed new boiler 1
at the time we were building the house biomass was fairly new - unproven, so wasn't confident 1
because of the upheaval 1
can't remember 1
cost 6
cost at time 1
cost too much 1
cost too much old house solid fuel better 1
cst 1
disagree with them not ecollogically sound tax payers subsidise it and think its very bad. Wood chip imported from united states is wrong 1
do not think they are as green as they say they are. 1
dont need it 1
dont think they work very well 1
expense 1
expense at my age 1
gas cheaper 1
hassle 1
lack of space i would lose an entire wall 1
m not sure i could fuel it/not cost effective dont know how long it would take to get money back 1
neighbour has one and don't like the smell coming from it. When wind in wron g direction quite choking and acrid . 1
not cost effective 1
not economic 1
not possible 1
old house with pre existing oil system--too expensive to roip out and start again 1
overall cost 1
security of fuel supply and convenience of fuelling 1
the configuration of house i.e. ventilation 1
the initial expense to install, not practical, hasn't really taken off in Shetland 1
too expensive 1
too expensive to run 1
too much hassle 1
too nlong to get money back 1
too old and costly 1
upheaval of everything 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 2017
UniverseHouseholds and individual adults within households in Scotland.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeTime Series Repeated cross-sectional study
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