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heatyp

Central heating fuel type

Datafile

hhresp

Index term

Household Consumption: Heating and Fuel

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	394	4.84%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
Mains gas	1	5171	63.49%
Electricity	2	522	6.41%
Solid fuel	3	105	1.29%
Oil	4	1357	16.66%
Something else	5	56	0.69%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	417	5.0%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Mains gas	1	5349	64.09%
Electricity	2	555	6.65%
Solid fuel	3	113	1.35%
Oil	4	1363	16.33%
Something else	5	62	0.74%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	58	0.67%
inapplicable	-8	467	5.43%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
Mains gas	1	5421	63.01%
Electricity	2	585	6.8%
Solid fuel	3	141	1.64%
Oil	4	1417	16.47%
Something else	5	52	0.6%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	61	0.7%
inapplicable	-8	457	5.25%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
Mains gas	1	5446	62.53%
Electricity	2	644	7.39%
Solid fuel	3	148	1.7%
Oil	4	1448	16.63%
Something else	5	63	0.72%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	63	0.71%
inapplicable	-8	497	5.59%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
Mains gas	1	5525	62.1%
Electricity	2	675	7.59%
Solid fuel	3	188	2.11%
Oil	4	1441	16.2%
Something else	5	60	0.67%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	62	0.69%
inapplicable	-8	552	6.1%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Mains gas	1	5566	61.54%
Electricity	2	742	8.2%
Solid fuel	3	255	2.82%
Oil	4	1497	16.55%
Something else	5	69	0.76%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	72	0.77%
inapplicable	-8	674	7.21%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
Mains gas	1	5586	59.73%
Electricity	2	745	7.97%
Solid fuel	3	298	3.19%
Oil	4	1575	16.84%
Something else	5	51	0.55%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	88	0.83%
inapplicable	-8	895	8.42%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
Mains gas	1	6190	58.23%
Electricity	2	961	9.04%
Solid fuel	3	434	4.08%
Oil	4	1730	16.27%
Something else	5	87	0.82%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	54	0.62%
inapplicable	-8	731	8.34%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
Mains gas	1	6196	70.72%
Electricity	2	872	9.95%
Solid fuel	3	240	2.74%
Oil	4	442	5.05%
Something else	5	72	0.82%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	51	0.58%
inapplicable	-8	858	9.75%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
Mains gas	1	6111	69.47%
Electricity	2	913	10.38%
Solid fuel	3	278	3.16%
Oil	4	449	5.1%
Something else	5	82	0.93%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.38%
inapplicable	-8	595	9.91%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
don't know	-1	15	0.25%
Mains gas	1	4240	70.61%
Electricity	2	569	9.48%
Solid fuel	3	177	2.95%
Oil	4	289	4.81%
Something else	5	38	0.63%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31	0.51%
inapplicable	-8	649	10.66%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
don't know	-1	14	0.23%
Mains gas	1	4222	69.33%
Electricity	2	592	9.72%
Solid fuel	3	203	3.33%
Oil	4	307	5.04%
Something else	5	41	0.67%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.26%
inapplicable	-8	582	11.49%
proxy	-7	40	0.79%
don't know	-1	17	0.34%
Mains gas	1	3551	70.12%
Electricity	2	464	9.16%
Solid fuel	3	148	2.92%
Oil	4	210	4.15%
Something else	5	39	0.77%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.36%
inapplicable	-8	614	12.2%
proxy	-7	98	1.95%
don't know	-1	24	0.48%
Mains gas	1	3412	67.79%
Electricity	2	470	9.34%
Solid fuel	3	155	3.08%
Oil	4	199	3.95%
Something else	5	43	0.85%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.41%
inapplicable	-8	693	13.52%
proxy	-7	88	1.72%
don't know	-1	20	0.39%
Mains gas	1	3406	66.43%
Electricity	2	498	9.71%
Solid fuel	3	174	3.39%
Oil	4	193	3.76%
Something else	5	34	0.66%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.38%
inapplicable	-8	762	14.56%
proxy	-7	211	4.03%
don't know	-1	21	0.4%
Mains gas	1	3306	63.19%
Electricity	2	497	9.5%
Solid fuel	3	203	3.88%
Oil	4	175	3.34%
Something else	5	37	0.71%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.38%
inapplicable	-8	846	16.19%
don't know	-1	21	0.4%
Mains gas	1	3346	64.01%
Electricity	2	541	10.35%
Solid fuel	3	246	4.71%
Oil	4	170	3.25%
Something else	5	37	0.71%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.29%
inapplicable	-8	1008	18.29%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
don't know	-1	8	0.15%
Mains gas	1	3399	61.68%
Electricity	2	585	10.62%
Solid fuel	3	273	4.95%
Oil	4	181	3.28%
Something else	5	40	0.73%
	Total	5511	100.0%

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