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Table 11-1
Dwelling characteristics at the time of interview, Canada, provinces and territories, recent years — Canada
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Canada
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  percent
Single detached 56.6 56.9 56.7 56.0 57.0
Single attached 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.9 10.5
Apartment 31.5 31.1 31.5 31.3 30.6
Other type of dwelling 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.9
Dwellings needing major repairs 7.2 7.0 9.7 9.9 10.2
Dwellings needing minor repairs 15.8 16.1 16.4 16.0 15.5
Dwellings needing no repairs 77.0 76.9 73.9 74.1 74.3
Owned dwelling 65.8 67.1 65.7 67.3 65.9
With mortgage(s) 36.2 36.3 35.7 36.7 35.5
Without mortgage 29.7 30.8 30.0 30.6 30.4
Rented dwelling 34.2 32.9 34.3 32.7 34.1
Dwellings with 1 to 4 rooms 28.6 27.5 27.3 26.3 27.3
Dwellings with 5 rooms 16.3 15.0 16.2 16.5 16.7
Dwellings with 6 rooms 15.1 16.4 14.6 15.7 14.7
Dwellings with 7 or more rooms 40.0 41.2 41.8 41.4 41.3
Bathrooms 99.9 99.8 100.0 99.9 99.8
1 60.1 57.9 59.4 58.8 57.7
2 or more 39.8 41.9 40.6 41.1 42.1
Principal heating equipment  
Steam or hot water furnace 13.1 13.2 12.7 13.8 12.5
Hot air furnace 52.7 52.4 52.8 52.7 51.8
Other hot air furnace .. .. .. .. ..
Heating stove 4.5 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.1
Electric heating 29.4 30.2 30.1 29.0 31.4
Other 0.3 F F F F
Age of principal heating equipment  
5 years old and under 21.7 21.1 23.7 23.6 25.4
6 to 10 years old 14.1 16.3 14.5 14.9 14.6
Over 10 years old 64.2 62.6 61.8 61.5 60.1
Principal heating fuel  
Oil or other liquid fuel 10.4 9.6 9.5 9.5 7.9
Natural gas 49.6 50.4 49.4 50.5 50.8
Bottled gas 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.0
Electricity 33.6 34.2 34.8 34.0 35.3
Wood 4.8 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.4
Other 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.6
Principal heating fuel for hot water  
Oil or other liquid fuel 4.5 3.9 4.2 4.4 3.6
Natural gas 48.9 49.6 48.4 49.7 50.5
Electricity 45.3 45.4 46.1 44.8 44.7
Other 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.2
Principal cooking fuel  
Natural gas 6.4 7.1 8.0 8.2 8.7
Electricity 92.6 92.1 91.1 91.1 90.4
Other 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8
In 1998, 1999, and every second year thereafter starting with 2001, statistics for Canada include the territories. For the other years, Canada-level statistics include the 10 provinces only.
Note(s):
Beginning with 2006, the reference date for household composition, tenure, dwelling characteristics and household equipment are as of the time of the interview instead of December 31st of the reference year. The distinction between full-year and part-year members and households has been removed.