Scotland's Census 2022 - MV403 - Central heating by dependent children in household

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for central heating by dependent children in Scotland.

Central heating type in household

Type of central heating in the household.

A household’s accommodation is classified as having central heating if it is present in some or all rooms (whether used or not). Central heating is classified by type, as shown in the classification table. Other central heating includes solar, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or other bottled gas.

This variable is derived from the question on the household form:

Household question 10: What type of central heating does this accommodation have?

• No central heating
• Mains gas
• Other gas (including liquid petroleum gas and biogas)
• Electric (including storage heating)
• Oil
• Solid fuel (excluding wood)
• Wood or biomass (logs, pellets, chippings)
• Other renewable energy source (including electric and air heat pump systems)
• District or communal heat system
• Other

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

dependent children in household

A dependent child is any person aged 0 to 15 in a household (whether or not in a family) or a person aged 16 to 18 who’s in full-time education and living in a family with his or her parent(s) or grandparent(s). It does not include any people aged 16 to 18 who have a spouse, partner or child living in the household.