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Table 11-6
Dwelling characteristics at the time of interview, Canada, provinces and territories, recent years — Quebec

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Quebec
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  percent
Single detached 43.6 47.5 46.0 44.1 44.1
Single attached 8.2 6.6 7.1 10.3 9.1
Apartment 46.5 44.8 46.2 44.6 46.1
Other type of dwelling 1.7 F F F F
Dwellings needing major repairs 7.5 7.6 10.0 9.7 10.1
Dwellings needing minor repairs 16.2 16.0 15.9 17.7 16.8
Dwellings needing no repairs 76.3 76.4 74.1 72.6 73.1
Owned dwelling 56.6 59.2 56.8 58.7 56.8
With mortgage(s) 31.1 32.6 31.1 32.9 31.4
Without mortgage 25.5 26.5 25.8 25.8 25.4
Rented dwelling 43.4 40.8 43.2 41.3 43.2
Dwellings with 1 to 4 rooms 38.2 36.4 37.3 35.4 38.0
Dwellings with 5 rooms 19.4 17.3 17.3 19.1 18.7
Dwellings with 6 rooms 12.5 14.8 14.0 14.7 11.7
Dwellings with 7 or more rooms 29.9 31.5 31.4 30.8 31.6
Bathrooms 100.0 99.9 100.0 100.0 99.7
1 72.7 71.8 73.0 73.9 72.3
2 or more 27.2 28.1 27.0 26.0 27.4
Principal heating equipment  
Steam or hot water furnace 11.0 9.7 10.0 11.3 8.7
Hot air furnace 14.7 15.2 13.8 14.3 12.3
Other hot air furnace .. .. .. .. ..
Heating stove 7.8 6.9 7.4 7.3 6.7
Electric heating 66.5 68.1 68.8 67.2 72.1
Other F F F F F
Age of principal heating equipment  
5 years old and under 15.4 14.0 17.9 16.0 19.2
6 to 10 years old 8.5 9.7 9.5 10.9 9.9
Over 10 years old 76.1 76.3 72.6 73.1 70.9
Principal heating fuel  
Oil or other liquid fuel 12.9 12.1 10.8 11.7 9.0
Natural gas 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.7
Bottled gas F F F F F
Electricity 73.8 75.5 76.1 74.9 77.6
Wood 6.9 6.4 7.2 7.3 6.9
Other F F F F F
Principal heating fuel for hot water  
Oil or other liquid fuel 4.1 3.7 3.2 3.8 3.2
Natural gas 5.8 5.4 5.9 5.4 5.2
Electricity 89.9 90.5 90.6 90.5 90.7
Other F F F F F
Principal cooking fuel  
Natural gas F 1.9 F F F
Electricity 98.0 97.8 98.1 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.