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Scottish House Condition Survey: Fuel Poverty Report - 2003/04

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Table 13a: Fuel poverty by primary heating fuel - percentages

Mains gas

Electric

Other

Not Fuel Poor

89

73

73

< 8% of household income on fuel

83

63

61

8-10% of household income on fuel (marginal fuel poor)

6

11

12

Fuel poor

11

27

27

10-13% of household income on fuel

4

7

5

13-20% of household income on fuel

3

12

12

> 20% of household income on fuel (extreme fuel poor)

4

8

10

All households

100

100

100

Sample size (n = )

1,967

566

373

Table 13b: Fuel poverty by primary heating fuel - numbers

Mains gas

Electric

Other

Not Fuel Poor

1,385,000

269,000

146,000

< 8% of household income on fuel

1,294,000

230,000

121,000

8-10% of household income on fuel (marginal fuel poor)

91,000

39,000

24,000

Fuel poor

176,000

98,000

55,000

10-13% of household income on fuel

66,000

27,000

11,000

13-20% of household income on fuel

54,000

43,000

23,000

> 20% of household income on fuel (extreme fuel poor)

56,000

29,000

20,000

All households

1,561,000

367,000

200,000

Sample size (n = )

1,967

566

373

1. Excludes households where an estimate for fuel poverty cannot be derived

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