Survey Name:

Domestic Building Energy Ratings from a Social Perspective

Survey purpose:

To examine the relationship between a household's socio-economic status and the energy efficiency of their dwelling.

Legislative Basis National:

Legislative Basis European:

Periodicity:

Five years

Statistical Population:

The Census of Population 2016 file consisted of all occupied dwellings. The Domestic Building Energy Ratings (BER) file consisted of all households that have a BER certificate, an Eircode, and the building was completed in 2016 or earlier. If the dwelling had more than one BER audit then the latest BER audit was used. The matching between the Census of Population 2016 and BER files was done using the Eircode.

Sampling Frame:

Not Applicable

Reference Area:

State, County, Dublin postal districts

Time Coverage:

2016

Base Period:

Not Applicable

Sector Coverage:

Not Applicable

Survey Size:

Not Applicable

Principal Variables:

Census of Population 2016: Age group and sex of reference person, tenure status, health of reference person, principal economic status of reference person, socio-economic group of reference person, household composition, mobility difficulty of reference person inside and outside the dwelling, nationality and ethnicity of reference person, and Eircode. BER: Energy rating and Eircode.

Principal External Users:

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, Government, policy makers, energy sector, researchers, academics, media and the public.

Contact Organisation:

Central Statistics Office

Business Area:

Environment Statistics

Contact Person:

Dympna Corry

Contact Person Function:

Statistician

Other Business Area Specialists:

Berna Lawlor

Contact email:

environment@cso.ie

Contact phone number:

(+353) 1 498 4000