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

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New Brunswick
  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
  percent
Single detached 70.6 74.7 71.9 74.4 73.8
Single attached 3.4 4.6 4.3 4.7 6.0
Apartment 19.6 15.9 18.1 16.8 15.6
Other type of dwelling 6.4 4.8 5.7 4.1 4.5
Dwellings needing major repairs 12.9 13.7 13.0 14.9 13.5
Dwellings needing minor repairs 16.6 16.7 16.6 17.7 16.7
Dwellings needing no repairs 70.5 69.6 70.4 67.5 69.7
Owned dwelling 76.8 76.6 75.5 78.3 76.0
With mortgage(s) 36.1 38.1 37.8 39.7 38.4
Without mortgage 40.7 38.5 37.8 38.6 37.6
Rented dwelling 23.2 23.4 24.5 21.7 24.0
Dwellings with 1 to 4 rooms 23.1 19.4 22.6 20.4 22.0
Dwellings with 5 rooms 18.7 21.1 19.5 21.9 19.3
Dwellings with 6 rooms 17.7 17.8 16.9 15.5 17.3
Dwellings with 7 or more rooms 40.5 41.7 41.0 42.2 41.4
Bathrooms 99.9 99.9 99.8 100.0 100.0
1 72.1 70.5 70.0 71.1 68.9
2 or more 27.8 29.4 29.9 28.9 31.1
Principal heating equipment  
Steam or hot water furnace 8.8 8.9 6.7 5.8 6.4
Hot air furnace 27.6 23.4 23.5 25.0 22.6
Other hot air furnace .. .. .. .. ..
Heating stove 12.3 14.5 13.5 13.9 15.4
Electric heating 51.3 53.2 56.3 55.2 55.6
Other F F F F F
Age of principal heating equipment  
5 years old and under 21.2 24.1 23.7 27.4 26.4
6 to 10 years old 17.5 13.8 14.0 16.9 16.4
Over 10 years old 61.3 62.1 62.4 55.6 57.2
Principal heating fuel  
Oil or other liquid fuel 21.4 19.8 16.1 14.6 12.4
Natural gas F F F 3.9 4.3
Bottled gas F 2.8 F F F
Electricity 57.1 58.6 63.0 60.5 61.0
Wood 21.0 18.7 18.6 20.2 21.3
Other F F F F F
Principal heating fuel for hot water  
Oil or other liquid fuel 7.6 8.2 6.3 4.1 F
Natural gas F F F 3.8 4.5
Electricity 91.2 88.2 91.1 91.1 91.6
Other F 3.6 2.6 F F
Principal cooking fuel  
Natural gas F F F F F
Electricity 98.5 98.0 98.4 97.7 97.2
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.