Table 3
Temperature settings in summer, by income and dwelling
tenure, 2009
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At home and awake temperatures | ||||||
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19°C or lower | 20°C or 21°C | 22°C or 23°C | 24°C or higher | Air conditioner off | Don't know | |
percent | ||||||
Canada | 9 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 14 |
Income 1 | ||||||
Less than $20,000 | 8 E | 24 | 12 E | 17 E | 16 E | 23 |
$20,000 to $39,999 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 14 E | 16 |
$40,000 to $59,999 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 10 E | 17 |
$60,000 to $79,999 | 11 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 13 |
$80,000 to $99,999 | 11 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 9 E | 10 E |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 8 E | 21 | 29 | 24 | 8 E | 10 |
$150,000 or more | 7 E | 24 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 9 E |
Dwelling tenure 2 | ||||||
Owned | 8 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 12 |
Rented | 14 | 23 | 14 | 15 E | 12 E | 22 |
At home and asleep temperatures | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19°C or lower | 20°C or 21°C | 22°C or 23°C | 24°C or higher | Air conditioner off | Don't know | |
percent | ||||||
Canada | 9 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 12 |
Income 1 | ||||||
Less than $20,000 | 6 E | 16 E | 9 E | F | 35 | 20 E |
$20,000 to $39,999 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 12 |
$40,000 to $59,999 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 14 |
$60,000 to $79,999 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 33 | 7 |
$80,000 to $99,999 | 12 E | 21 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 9 E |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 9 E | 18 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 8 |
$150,000 or more | 11 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 10 E |
Dwelling tenure 2 | ||||||
Owned | 9 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 11 |
Rented | 12 | 19 | 8 E | 10 E | 35 | 17 |
Away from home temperatures | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19°C or lower | 20°C or 21°C | 22°C or 23°C | 24°C or higher | Air conditioner off | Don't know | |
percent | ||||||
Canada | 5 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 55 | 7 |
Income 1 | ||||||
Less than $20,000 | F | F | F | F | 70 | 13 E |
$20,000 to $39,999 | 4 E | 12 | 6 E | 8 E | 62 | 7 E |
$40,000 to $59,999 | 6 E | 11 E | 9 | 12 | 56 | 7 E |
$60,000 to $79,999 | 5 E | 10 | 7 E | 15 | 58 | 5 |
$80,000 to $99,999 | 7 E | 10 E | 9 | 19 | 48 | 7 E |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 5 E | 9 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 5 |
$150,000 or more | 3 E | 10 E | 14 | 18 | 49 | 6 E |
Dwelling tenure 2 | ||||||
Owned | 5 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 7 |
Rented | 5 E | 11 E | 5 E | 5 E | 65 | 10 |
As a percentage of all households with that
income that had an air conditioner and a thermostat.
As a percentage of all households with that
tenure that had an air conditioner and a thermostat.
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, Households
and the Environment Survey, 2009.
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