Table 6.4b – Wood Heating 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 | |||||||
Wood/wood pellets used by the household for heating | ||||||||||||
Yes | 1,631,869 | A | 75,176 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
No | 7,177,274 | A | 1,894,837 | A | 1,766,876 | A | 1,431,909 | A | 135,347 | M | 515,434 | A |
Not stated | 124,116 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Wood burned (full cords) | ||||||||||||
1 cord or less | 432,061 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
1.1 to 2 cords | 234,259 | A | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U |
2.1 to 3 cords | 138,056 | A | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | - |
3.1 to 5.9 cords | 249,724 | A | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | U | - | U |
6 cords or more | 192,677 | A | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 7,177,274 | A | 1,894,837 | A | 1,766,876 | A | 1,431,909 | A | 135,347 | M | 515,434 | A |
Not stated | 509,208 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Type of wood burned | ||||||||||||
Hard wood | 729,207 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Soft wood | 70,362 | M | - | - | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hard and soft (mixed) | 596,704 | A | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 7,177,274 | A | 1,894,837 | A | 1,766,876 | A | 1,431,909 | A | 135,347 | M | 515,434 | A |
Don’t know | 96,270 | M | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U |
Not stated | 263,443 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Wood pellets burned | ||||||||||||
Did not use wood pellets | 863,621 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
500 lbs (228 kg) or less | 25,993 | M | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
501 to 1,000 lbs (229 - 455 kg) | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | U | - | - |
1,001 to 2,500 lbs (456 - 909 kg) | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2,501 to 4,000 lbs (910 - 1,818 kg) | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
4,001 lbs to 5,500 lbs (1,819 - 2,500 kg) | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5,501 lbs (2,501 kg) or more | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | U |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 7,177,274 | A | 1,894,837 | A | 1,766,876 | A | 1,431,909 | A | 135,347 | M | 515,434 | A |
Don’t know | 55,342 | M | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | U | - | U |
Not stated | 742,863 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
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