Table 6.3b – Supplementary Heating Systems By Dwelling Type
Number of households by type of dwelling | ||||||||||||
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Single detached houses | Double / Row or Terrace / Duplex | Low-rise apartments | High-rise apartments | Mobile homes | Don’t know / Not stated | |||||||
Households using supplementary heating equipment | ||||||||||||
Yes | 4,926,394 | A | 736,526 | A | 512,677 | A | 267,844 | M | 70,480 | M | 155,956 | M |
No | 3,876,743 | A | 1,219,509 | A | 1,251,871 | A | 1,118,244 | A | 97,687 | M | 366,301 | A |
Don’t know | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U |
Not stated | 76,747 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Type of supplementary heating equipment used most often | ||||||||||||
Electric baseboards | 781,858 | A | 166,809 | M | 183,811 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Portable electric heater | 728,955 | A | 133,005 | M | 136,659 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Wood stove | 498,853 | A | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U |
Wood fireplace | 292,649 | A | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | - |
Gas fireplace | 1,258,648 | A | 154,295 | A | 92,768 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Electric fireplace | 256,549 | A | 62,632 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Furnace | 194,792 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Radiant floor heating | 169,669 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U |
Other | 229,402 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 4,006,866 | A | 1,250,783 | A | 1,337,862 | A | 1,177,135 | A | 101,295 | M | 411,119 | A |
Don’t know | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - |
Not stated | 513,085 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Households using a supplementary furnace | ||||||||||||
Yes | 627,881 | A | 59,147 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
No | 4,137,767 | A | 667,123 | A | 380,453 | A | 254,548 | M | 54,157 | M | 132,884 | M |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 4,006,866 | A | 1,250,783 | A | 1,337,862 | A | 1,177,135 | A | 101,295 | M | 411,119 | A |
Not stated | 160,746 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Energy source of the supplementary furnace | ||||||||||||
Electricity | 135,732 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Natural gas | 150,678 | A | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U |
Heating oil | 79,089 | M | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | U |
Wood | 111,204 | A | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U |
Propane | 71,974 | M | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | U | - | - |
Other | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dual sources | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Valid skip Footnote 2 | 8,344,446 | A | 1,928,301 | A | 1,820,477 | A | 1,433,031 | A | 156,250 | A | 544,654 | A |
Use of supplementary heating equipment in an average week during the heating season | ||||||||||||
Did not use supplementary heating during an average week | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1 to 7 hours | 102,730 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
8 to 21 hours | 71,947 | M | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | U | - | U |
22 to 50 hours | 59,658 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U |
51 hours or more | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Unsure due to programmed thermostat | 226,009 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 4,006,866 | A | 1,250,783 | A | 1,337,862 | A | 1,177,135 | A | 101,295 | M | 411,119 | A |
Don’t know | 91,058 | M | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U |
Not stated | 4,335,201 | A | 675,144 | A | 469,052 | A | 255,897 | M | 54,955 | M | 133,535 | M |
Legend:
The letter beside each estimate classifies its quality as follows: A–Acceptable, M–Use with caution, U–Too unreliable to be published.
Notes:Due to rounding, the numbers may not add up and may differ slightly among tables.
Source:2019 Survey of Household Energy Use