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Table 11-9
Dwelling characteristics at the time of interview, Canada, provinces and territories, recent years — Saskatchewan

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Saskatchewan
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  percent
Single detached 76.0 76.5 74.1 75.7 74.0
Single attached 5.5 4.7 4.6 6.7 4.9
Apartment 16.1 16.8 19.1 15.4 18.7
Other type of dwelling 2.5 F F F F
Dwellings needing major repairs 7.5 8.0 9.2 11.0 12.6
Dwellings needing minor repairs 23.3 19.3 21.9 25.3 19.9
Dwellings needing no repairs 69.3 72.8 68.9 63.7 67.5
Owned dwelling 73.9 74.5 72.5 74.8 71.8
With mortgage(s) 33.9 32.5 31.4 33.8 34.2
Without mortgage 40.0 42.0 41.1 41.0 37.6
Rented dwelling 26.1 25.5 27.5 25.2 28.2
Dwellings with 1 to 4 rooms 20.8 19.3 20.9 19.6 21.3
Dwellings with 5 rooms 18.1 14.4 16.0 17.8 15.0
Dwellings with 6 rooms 15.3 17.9 13.3 15.7 14.6
Dwellings with 7 or more rooms 45.7 48.4 49.8 46.9 49.2
Bathrooms 100.0 100.0 99.9 100.0 100.0
1 53.7 49.0 53.8 54.6 52.0
2 or more 46.3 51.0 46.1 45.4 48.0
Principal heating equipment  
Steam or hot water furnace 13.5 13.5 13.8 12.0 15.4
Hot air furnace 80.4 82.2 81.2 82.2 78.9
Other hot air furnace .. .. .. .. ..
Heating stove F F F F F
Electric heating 4.2 3.4 3.1 3.3 4.6
Other F F F F F
Age of principal heating equipment  
5 years old and under 21.2 22.9 28.3 30.0 28.3
6 to 10 years old 13.2 13.8 13.2 14.2 14.6
Over 10 years old 65.6 63.3 58.5 55.8 57.0
Principal heating fuel  
Oil or other liquid fuel 4.3 3.0 3.2 3.3 F
Natural gas 86.0 89.6 86.3 85.5 86.5
Bottled gas F F F F F
Electricity 5.5 4.9 5.2 5.7 7.4
Wood F F 2.3 F F
Other F F F F F
Principal heating fuel for hot water  
Oil or other liquid fuel F F F F F
Natural gas 79.4 79.2 79.4 81.4 81.2
Electricity 19.5 19.7 18.8 17.1 17.5
Other F F F F F
Principal cooking fuel  
Natural gas 3.9 4.2 8.1 4.9 3.6
Electricity 96.0 95.5 91.7 94.8 95.7
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.