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Table 11-5
Dwelling characteristics at the time of interview, Canada, provinces and territories, recent years — New Brunswick

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New Brunswick
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  percent
Single detached 75.4 70.6 74.7 71.9 74.4
Single attached 3.8 3.4 4.6 4.3 4.7
Apartment 17.4 19.6 15.9 18.1 16.8
Other type of dwelling 3.4 6.4 4.8 5.7 4.1
Dwellings needing major repairs 10.0 12.9 13.7 13.0 14.9
Dwellings needing minor repairs 20.8 16.6 16.7 16.6 17.7
Dwellings needing no repairs 69.2 70.5 69.6 70.4 67.5
Owned dwelling 76.9 76.8 76.6 75.5 78.3
With mortgage(s) 38.2 36.1 38.1 37.8 39.7
Without mortgage 38.8 40.7 38.5 37.8 38.6
Rented dwelling 23.1 23.2 23.4 24.5 21.7
Dwellings with 1 to 4 rooms 21.8 23.1 19.4 22.6 20.4
Dwellings with 5 rooms 19.7 18.7 21.1 19.5 21.9
Dwellings with 6 rooms 15.0 17.7 17.8 16.9 15.5
Dwellings with 7 or more rooms 43.6 40.5 41.7 41.0 42.2
Bathrooms 99.8 99.9 99.9 99.8 100.0
1 71.4 72.1 70.5 70.0 71.1
2 or more 28.4 27.8 29.4 29.9 28.9
Principal heating equipment  
Steam or hot water furnace 9.0 8.8 8.9 6.7 5.8
Hot air furnace 24.3 27.6 23.4 23.5 25.0
Other hot air furnace .. .. .. .. ..
Heating stove 11.2 12.3 14.5 13.5 13.9
Electric heating 55.3 51.3 53.2 56.3 55.2
Other F F F F F
Age of principal heating equipment  
5 years old and under 20.8 21.2 24.1 23.7 27.4
6 to 10 years old 16.8 17.5 13.8 14.0 16.9
Over 10 years old 62.4 61.3 62.1 62.4 55.6
Principal heating fuel  
Oil or other liquid fuel 21.0 21.4 19.8 16.1 14.6
Natural gas F F F F 3.9
Bottled gas F F 2.8 F F
Electricity 60.0 57.1 58.6 63.0 60.5
Wood 17.9 21.0 18.7 18.6 20.2
Other F F F F F
Principal heating fuel for hot water  
Oil or other liquid fuel 7.8 7.6 8.2 6.3 4.1
Natural gas F F F F 3.8
Electricity 91.0 91.2 88.2 91.1 91.1
Other F F 3.6 2.6 F
Principal cooking fuel  
Natural gas F F F F F
Electricity 99.0 98.5 98.0 98.4 97.7
Other F F F F F
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.