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Main heating system, 2011
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The title of the chart is Main heating system, 2011.
This is a pie chart.
The pie chart has 6 sections.
Each section begins with the type of heating system and is followed by the percentage of households the heating system was used by in Canada during 2011.
The sections are as follows:
- Forced air furnaces were used by 57% of households in Canada during 2011.
- Electric baseboards were used by 27% of households in Canada during 2011.
- Boiler with hot water or steam radiators were used by 5% of households in Canada during 2011.
- Heating stoves were used by 4% of households in Canada during 2011.
- Electric radiant heating were used by 4% of households in Canada during 2011.
- Other devices were used by 3% of households in Canada during 2011.
Note: The Other section includes all other heating systems not already specified. The data include households whose main source of heat was supplied by the dwelling unit, who did not use a heat pump, or who used a heat pump that was not the main source of heat for their dwelling.
Source: Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division.
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