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Table 11-10
Dwelling characteristics at the time of interview, Canada, provinces and territories, recent years — Alberta

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Alberta
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  percent
Single detached 66.0 64.5 63.6 64.6 64.6
Single attached 11.7 9.3 10.9 8.9 10.7
Apartment 19.2 21.4 21.2 22.1 19.8
Other type of dwelling 3.1 4.7 4.3 4.4 5.0
Dwellings needing major repairs 4.9 5.0 7.0 9.6 7.9
Dwellings needing minor repairs 14.4 17.3 16.5 16.4 14.8
Dwellings needing no repairs 80.7 77.7 76.5 73.9 77.3
Owned dwelling 72.2 74.0 74.1 72.9 72.5
With mortgage(s) 42.6 40.5 43.3 41.2 40.6
Without mortgage 29.5 33.5 30.8 31.7 31.9
Rented dwelling 27.8 26.0 25.9 27.1 27.5
Dwellings with 1 to 4 rooms 22.1 22.2 19.8 20.2 20.7
Dwellings with 5 rooms 13.2 13.8 16.3 16.8 14.0
Dwellings with 6 rooms 15.2 16.9 15.1 14.2 13.6
Dwellings with 7 or more rooms 49.5 47.1 48.7 48.9 51.7
Bathrooms 99.9 99.9 100.0 99.8 100.0
1 41.9 40.7 41.2 41.9 42.7
2 or more 58.0 59.2 58.8 57.9 57.3
Principal heating equipment  
Steam or hot water furnace 12.8 15.2 15.4 14.2 14.9
Hot air furnace 84.5 82.7 80.8 82.2 80.2
Other hot air furnace .. .. .. .. ..
Heating stove F F F F F
Electric heating F F 2.5 F F
Other F F F F F
Age of principal heating equipment  
5 years old and under 30.5 27.9 29.4 27.1 26.2
6 to 10 years old 15.5 16.7 18.4 16.3 13.7
Over 10 years old 54.0 55.4 52.2 56.5 60.1
Principal heating fuel  
Oil or other liquid fuel F F F F F
Natural gas 94.6 96.2 91.0 92.0 92.1
Bottled gas F F F F F
Electricity 2.8 2.0 4.0 2.4 4.5
Wood F F F 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 93.0 94.2 88.6 91.0 90.6
Electricity 5.8 5.1 9.7 5.9 7.3
Other F F F F F
Principal cooking fuel  
Natural gas 7.7 10.1 11.7 9.1 10.6
Electricity 92.0 89.7 88.2 90.5 89.1
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.