This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for Household composition by central heating in Scotland.
Household composition
The life stage a person is in based on their age and dependent children.
Household composition classifies households according to the relationship between the household members. Households consisting of one family and no other usual residents are classified according to the type of family (married, civil partnership or cohabiting couple family, or lone parent family) and the number of dependent children. Other households are classified by the number of people, the number of dependent children, or whether the household consists only of students or only of people aged 66 (state pension age) and over.
Details of classification can be found here
The quality assurance report can be found here
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