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CSO statistical release, 14 March 2016, 11am

QNHS Module on Household Environmental Behaviours

Quarter 2 2014

% of row
	Main fuel used to heat homes
Region	Natural gas	Diesel / gas oil	Kerosene	LPG	Electricity	Coal	Peat	Wood	Other
Border	11	18	42	1	2	15	7	2	1
Dublin	72	6	5	1	13	1	0	0	2
Mid-East	44	13	27	1	2	6	3	3	0
Mid-West	21	28	27	1	4	7	7	5	1
Midland	12	4	38	1	3	4	34	2	1
South-East	14	31	30	1	4	11	0	6	1
South-West	29	19	27	1	6	9	2	5	1
Western	5	11	45	1	3	7	24	3	1
Total	35	15	25	1	6	7	7	3	1

Owner-occupied households with children are the most environmentally aware

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Some of the main findings from this CSO report examining the behaviours of households in relation to environmental awareness, waste management, and energy use are:

Natural gas was the main fuel used to heat 35% of households. This percentage was highest in Dublin at 72% and lowest in the Western Region at 5%. Peat was the main heating fuel used in 34% of households in the Midland region and in 24% of households in the Western region.
22% of owner-occupied households were fully influenced by the energy efficiency rating when purchasing a large electrical item compared with 12% of rented dwellings.
Environmental concerns were the main determinant for 2% of households when buying a car whereas annual fuel costs was the main concern for 28% of households.
2% of households reported that they do not recycle any household waste.
51% of households reduced waste by purchasing only what can be consumed by the sell-by date.
The immersion heater was the main method used by 52% of households to heat tap water during summer.
65% of households used electricity as their main fuel for cooking.
In the Dublin region, 25% of households used a No junk mail sign compared with 3% of rural households.

Awareness of environmental schemes and initiatives (Table 4)

Tidy Towns was the best known environmental initiative with just over 1.5 million households (90%) familiar with this initiative. Blue Flag was the second best known programme with 75% of households aware of it. The least known scheme was Green Business with 17% of households aware of this initiative.

Households living in apartments were the least likely to be familiar with environmental schemes: 20% were not aware of the various initiatives compared with a national average of 7%.

Persons living alone, aged 65 and over were less likely to be familiar with any of the initiatives (11% of such households) compared with other types of households.

Installation of energy saving products in owner occupied and other non rented households (Table 2)

63% of owner-occupied households installed energy efficient lighting in the last ten years. Insulation (48%) and efficient glazing (29%) were the next most popular energy efficiency measures for these households.

50% of apartment dwellers had not installed any energy saving products in the last ten years, compared with 18% of the total households surveyed.

Energy Saving product	Energy saving installation
01. Insulation	47
02. Thermal solar panels (heat water)	3
03. Photo-voltaic solar panels (generate electricity)	0
04. Heating controls	16
05. Efficient glazing (e.g. double, triple)	29
06. Draught proofing	19
07. Replaced an open fire with a stove	21
08. Energy efficient lighting (e.g. CFL or LED)	63
09. High efficiency boiler (e.g. boiler upgrade)	19
10. Other Measure taken	1
11. Have not installed any energy saving products	18

Main determinant when buying a car (Table 3)

28% of households reported that the most important element they considered when buying a car, excluding price, was the annual fuel costs. Annual motor tax was the most important factor for 18% of respondents, other running costs was reported by 14%, and family requirements was reported by 12% - family requirements was selected by 25% of households with two adults and 1-3 children. Environmental concerns was selected by 2% of households.

Influence of Energy Efficiency rating or label (Table 1b)

19% of households said that their last purchase of a large electrical item was fully influenced by the energy efficiency rating compared with 22% reporting that it had no influence. Only 12% of rented dwellings were fully influenced by the energy efficiency rating compared with 22% of owner occupied households.

Just over one-fifth (21%) of all households had not purchased a large electrical item - this rate was 47% for apartments and 42% for rented households.

32% of householders, aged 65 and over who were living alone, reported that the energy efficiency rating had no influence.

	Owner-occupied	Rented and other
01. Fully influenced	22	12
02. Influenced decision	42	24
03. Had no influence	22	21
04. Have not purchased a large electrical item	14	42
05. Not answered	0	2

Household’s main method for disposing of non-recyclable household waste (Table 5)

A wheelie bin collection service was used by 80% of households to dispose of non-recyclable household waste. Another 8% of households brought their non-recyclable household waste to a recycling centre and 4% of households shared a bin with another household such as a neighbour, relative or friend - in one-person households, where the person was aged 65 and over, the rate for sharing was 12%. Apartment dwellers were also more likely to share a bin (18% of apartments).

Dublin and the Mid-East had the highest percentage of wheelie bin use at 86%. Rural households made much more use of recycling centres (18% of rural households) compared with 3% of urban households.

Household’s main method for disposing of recyclable household waste (Table 6)

The most popular method of disposing of recyclable waste was through a wheelie bin service with 76% of households using this method. The second most popular method was to bring this waste to a recycling centre (12%). There was a clear urban/rural divide with 24% of rural households bringing the recyclable waste to a recycling centre compared with 6% of urban households. 2% of households did not recycle waste.

	Recyclables wheelie bin collection service
Total	76
Border	61
Dublin	84
Mid-East	80
Mid-West	73
Midland	75
South-East	72
South-West	73
Western	73

Measures to reduce waste (Table 10)

The most popular method taken by households to reduce waste was to purchase only what can be consumed by the sell-by date (51% of households chose this method). The next most popular measure was to purchase products with less packaging (35% of households). In the Dublin region, 25% of households used a No junk mail sign compared with only 3% of rural households. 29% of households did not take any specific measures to reduce waste.

Measures to reduce waste	Rural areas	Urban areas
01. Purchase products with less packaging	37	33
02. Avoid disposable products in favour of reusable	27	24
03. Purchase only what can be consumed by sell-by-date	55	49
04. Control serving/portion sizes for meals	23	26
05. Have a No junk mail sign up	3	15
06. Other	2	1
07. Don’t do anything specific to reduce waste	29	29

Main fuel source used to heat homes (Table 12)

Natural gas was the main fuel used to heat 35% of households. These rates were highest for terraced houses (59%) and semi-detached houses (54%). In urban areas, 53% of households used natural gas as their main heating source whereas only 1% used it in rural areas reflecting the availability of the gas distribution network.

43% of households in rural areas used kerosene as their primary heating source. A further 20% used diesel or gas oil. In the Midland region 38% of households used kerosene and 34% used peat.

Electricity was the main heating source in 45% of apartments compared with a national rate of 6% of households. Natural gas was the main heating source used in 44% of apartments.

	01. Natural gas	02. Diesel / gas oil	03. Kerosene	04. LPG	05. Electricity	06. Coal / smokeless coal	07. Peat ( sod (turf) / briquettes)	08. Other
Apartment	44	2	2	1	45	1	0	2
Bungalow	4	21	40	1	2	10	16	5
Detached house	13	20	40	1	1	6	11	8
Semi-detached house	54	15	18	1	2	6	3	1
Terraced house and other	59	9	13	1	5	9	3	2

Use of additional heating sources (Tables 13a,13b and 13c)

The most popular additional home heating source was an open fire or open fire with a back boiler which was reported by 38% of households. Stoves or ranges were the next most popular option at 24%.

There were sharp differences between rural and urban areas in relation to the use of stoves or ranges: 47% of rural households used them compared with 12% of urban households. 73% of apartments did not use any additional heating sources.

Coal (28% of households), wood logs (23%), and peat (16%) were the most popular fuels used in the open fire for supplementary heating.

Wood logs were used by 29% of rural households as a fuel in their stove or range.

Heating tap water (Tables 14a and 14b)

During winter 82% of households used the central heating system to heat their tap water. This contrasts with summer when just 34% used the central heating system. The immersion heater was used by 52% of households in summer to heat tap water compared with only 10% using it in winter. Just 3% of households used solar panels, in conjunction with the central heating system or immersion, to heat water during the summer.

Main fuel used for cooking (Table 15)

65% of households used electricity as their main cooking fuel, 13% used natural gas and 12% used a combination of gas and electricity. The combination of electricity and gas was more prevalent in recently built dwellings with 16% of households constructed since 2001 using this combination.

Rural areas had a higher reliance on LPG for their cooking needs (16%) while urban areas used this source in only 3% of households. Electricity was the main cooking fuel for 82% of apartments.

How often is an electric shower used in the household (Table 14c)

Just under half of all households (49%) used an electric shower every day. This rate was 21% for households with persons living alone aged 65 and over

At national level, 29% of households did not use or have an electric shower. 54% of apartments, and 41% of households with persons living alone aged 65 or over did not use or have an electric shower.

Recognition of energy rating labels (Table 1a)

Respondents were asked whether they recognised either an energy efficiency label for a washing machine or a Building Energy Rating label. Recognition levels were very high with 83% of households responding that they recognised the labels. Recognition was significantly lower in one-person households aged 65 and over (54%). In one-person households aged under 65, recognition was 82% and much closer to the national average. Recognition levels for the labels were 90% for dwellings that were constructed in 2001 or later.

Main method of disposing of food and garden waste (Table 7)

The most popular method of disposing of food and garden waste was through using a brown bin or bringing the waste to a recycling centre (35% of households). The second most popular method was disposing of this waste in another bin (26%) – this proportion was 56% for apartments. The third most popular method of disposing of food and garden waste was feeding it to animals (22%) – this rate varied from 45% of households in rural areas to 10% in urban areas. Rural households were more likely to compost garden waste at home (34%) than urban households (12%).

Household management of food and garden waste:	Rural areas	Urban areas
01. Compost food waste at home	25	11
02. Feed food waste to animals	45	10
03. Compost garden waste at home	34	12
04. Use a brown bin or bring waste to a recycling centre	16	45
05. Use a collection bin other than a brown bin	18	30
06. Other method	11	9

Disposing of out-of-date and unwanted household medicines (Table 8a)

The most popular option was to return out-of-date and unwanted medicines to a pharmacy (34% of households). This choice was highest at 51% for households with two adults, with one person aged 65 and over, and no children. 22% of households disposed of out-of-date and unwanted medicines with household waste.

Disposing of small electrical items (Table 8b)

Half of all households brought small electrical and electronic equipment to recycling centres. The rate was higher in rural areas (57%) compared with urban areas (46%). Urban areas were more likely to return goods to the retailer (28%) compared with rural areas (23%).

12% of apartment dwellers disposed of electrical items with household waste compared with a national average of 7%. Owner-occupiers were less likely to dispose of small electrical items with household waste (5%) compared with rented households (11%).

Small batteries recycling (Tables 9a and 9b)

Almost three-quarters (72%) of households recycled small batteries. Over half of all households (52%) brought them to a shop or recycling centre. Similar proportions of households brought them into work for recycling (10%) or school (8%).

Rented households (36%) and persons living alone, aged 65 and over (41%) were the least likely to recycle small batteries.

36% of nationals from outside the EU 27 (other areas), don't recycle batteries compared to 27% of Irish nationals and 24% of EU 27 (other EU) nationals.

Nationality	01. Bring to a shop or a recycling centre	02. Bring in to work for recycling	03. Children bring into school for recycling	04. Other collection point	05. Not relevant (Does not recycle batteries/Not answered)
Irish	52	10	8	4	28
Other EU	55	10	7	4	25
Other areas	42	8	9	6	38

Note: Households could select more than one method of battery recycling.

Show Table 1a: Do you recognise either of these labels?

Table 1a: Do you recognise either of these labels?
					% of row
	01. Recognised label	02. Did not recognise label	03. Not answered	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	83	16	0	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	82	18	0	187,428	1,409
Dublin	83	16	1	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	90	10	.	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	80	19	0	138,754	985
Midland	78	22	0	104,979	860
South-East	87	12	0	186,280	1,615
South-West	81	19	0	248,706	2,035
Western	84	16	0	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	82	18	0	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	84	16	0	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	76	24	1	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	80	20	0	192,336	1,521
Detached house	85	15	0	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	87	13	0	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	80	19	0	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	54	45	0	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	82	17	0	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	84	15	0	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	74	26	0	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	89	11	0	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	93	7	0	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	84	15	1	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	89	11	0	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	75	25	0	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	82	17	0	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	88	12	0	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	90	10	0	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	75	24	1	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	85	15	0	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	78	21	1	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	84	16	0	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	82	18	1	126,125	952
Other areas	70	29	1	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	92	7	0	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	88	12	0	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	90	10	0	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	61	38	0	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	78	22	0	277,029	2,172
Not specified	82	17	1	40,387	311

Table 1b: Thinking about the last time your household purchased a large electrical item how much did the Energy Efficiency rating or label influence your decision?
							% of row
	01. Fully influenced decisions	02. Influenced decision but also considered other factors	03. Had no influence	04. Have not purchased a large electrical item	05. Not answered	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	19	37	22	21	1	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	18	36	28	17	1	187,428	1,409
Dublin	19	35	18	27	1	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	21	43	19	17	0	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	16	36	29	19	.	138,754	985
Midland	17	36	27	20	0	104,979	860
South-East	24	39	19	17	1	186,280	1,615
South-West	16	38	21	24	0	248,706	2,035
Western	22	35	26	18	0	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	21	39	26	15	0	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	18	36	20	25	1	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	12	24	16	47	1	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	20	39	27	14	1	192,336	1,521
Detached house	22	42	21	15	0	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	20	38	21	21	0	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	16	33	25	24	1	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	12	21	32	35	1	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	16	33	24	27	1	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	16	29	27	28	0	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	18	34	29	19	0	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	20	39	18	22	1	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	22	46	17	14	0	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	19	36	21	23	1	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	24	43	19	14	1	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	18	32	25	24	1	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	20	35	26	18	0	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	20	43	21	16	1	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	21	41	19	19	0	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	9	25	18	46	1	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	22	42	22	14	0	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	12	24	21	42	1	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	19	38	23	19	0	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	19	27	11	41	1	126,125	952
Other areas	10	22	14	52	2	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	21	44	18	16	0	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	21	41	21	17	0	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	22	42	19	18	0	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	15	25	31	29	1	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	16	29	26	28	1	277,029	2,172
Not specified	14	20	18	46	1	40,387	311

Table 2: Has your household installed any of the following energy saving products in the last 10 years? ^{1 See Footnote}
														% of row
	01. Insulation	02. Thermal solar panels (heat water)	03. Photo-voltaic solar panels (generate electricity)	04. Heating controls	05. Efficient glazing (e.g. double, triple)	06. Draught proofing	07. Replaced an open fire with a stove	08. Energy efficient lighting (e.g. CFL or LED)	09. High efficiency boiler (e.g. boiler upgrade)	10. Other Measure taken	11. Have not installed any energy saving products	12. Not answered	Weighted Households ²	Sampled Households
Total	48	3	0	16	29	19	21	63	19	1	18	0	1,252,554	9,739
Region	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Border	46	4	0	9	23	16	18	56	12	2	24	0	145,087	1,102
Dublin	43	2	0	23	35	20	9	59	31	1	19	1	311,368	2,303
Mid-East	39	4	1	14	22	23	19	63	15	1	23	0	150,725	1,052
Mid-West	54	4	1	16	24	20	28	70	15	2	14	0	110,523	790
Midland	49	2	0	11	25	13	25	68	10	.	15	1	81,979	676
South-East	47	5	1	15	25	16	30	68	14	2	17	1	144,518	1,265
South-West	53	4	0	17	32	22	25	65	19	1	17	0	177,998	1,486
Western	55	5	0	19	33	22	35	68	15	0	14	.	130,354	1,065
Urban/Rural	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rural areas	52	6	1	16	30	20	32	65	15	1	17	0	525,381	4,172
Urban areas	45	2	0	17	28	19	14	62	22	1	19	1	727,173	5,567
Dwelling type	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Apartment	10	.	0	8	9	10	1	42	5	3	50	.	30,855	226
Bungalow	54	4	0	13	26	18	29	63	14	1	17	0	175,403	1,393
Detached house	52	6	1	18	30	21	29	67	18	1	16	0	504,172	3,988
Semi-detached house	42	1	0	16	27	19	13	63	23	1	20	0	353,154	2,693
Terraced house and other	46	1	0	17	33	20	12	57	20	1	18	1	188,970	1,439
Household Composition	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	43	1	0	10	27	15	15	48	12	1	27	0	139,814	1,046
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	41	2	1	15	25	17	17	58	15	2	24	0	117,294	930
1 adult with children	39	1	1	10	16	13	13	62	15	1	23	1	26,285	208
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	54	3	0	13	31	18	24	59	17	1	17	0	192,401	1,478
2 adults both under 65, no children	47	4	0	17	30	19	23	65	20	1	18	1	186,823	1,472
2 adults with 1-3 children	48	6	0	22	27	22	24	71	22	2	16	0	306,041	2,370
3 or more adults, no children	48	3	0	15	32	20	21	65	22	1	15	1	161,784	1,277
Other households with children	50	5	0	19	30	21	24	71	22	1	14	1	122,112	958
Construction date	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Before 1960	48	2	0	16	34	22	21	55	18	1	21	1	319,472	2,490
1961-1980	58	3	0	17	35	20	20	65	23	1	13	0	277,542	2,133
1981-2000	45	4	0	16	23	18	25	67	21	1	17	0	335,272	2,623
2001 or later	40	6	1	18	23	19	19	68	14	2	22	0	289,352	2,248
Unknown construction period	42	1	1	8	27	14	20	52	13	1	22	4	30,916	245
Nature of occupancy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Owner-occupied	48	3	0	16	29	19	21	63	19	1	18	0	1,252,554	9,739
Nationality	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ireland	48	3	0	16	29	19	21	63	19	1	18	0	1,204,605	9,363
Other EU	43	5	.	19	26	17	23	65	21	2	17	1	41,807	329
Other areas	39	4	2	15	22	23	19	55	12	.	31	2	6,143	47
Household working status	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
All adults working full time	44	4	1	21	28	19	21	67	20	1	18	1	322,579	2,502
One adult working and one adult not working	49	4	0	16	30	22	24	68	20	1	15	1	354,535	2,772
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	50	5	0	20	28	21	25	68	22	1	16	0	190,336	1,505
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	49	2	0	11	28	16	18	52	14	1	22	0	232,423	1,742
All adults not working : Other	45	2	1	13	28	17	18	58	16	1	21	1	141,668	1,132
Not specified	32	.	.	18	24	14	19	52	17	.	26	3	11,014	86
¹ More than one option allowed
² Only owner occupied households were asked this question, see background notes for further details

Table 3: Apart from price, what would most influence your decision when buying a car?
											% of row
	01. Annual fuel costs	02. Annual level of motor tax	03. Other running costs (e.g. insurance, servicing, etc.)	04. Environmental concerns (e.g. car emissions)	05. Resale value	06. Family requirements	07. Other influences	08. Not applicable	09. Not answered	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	28	18	14	2	4	12	5	17	0	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	28	23	17	1	3	8	5	15	0	187,428	1,409
Dublin	23	16	11	3	3	12	5	25	1	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	30	17	17	1	3	14	5	13	0	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	26	20	16	4	5	13	4	13	0	138,754	985
Midland	34	20	10	2	4	12	4	14	0	104,979	860
South-East	30	18	14	2	3	11	7	16	0	186,280	1,615
South-West	33	14	14	2	4	12	5	16	0	248,706	2,035
Western	31	23	12	3	5	12	3	12	.	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	32	19	15	2	4	12	5	11	0	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	26	17	13	2	3	11	5	21	0	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	26	12	12	3	3	5	5	33	1	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	32	19	15	2	4	10	5	12	0	192,336	1,521
Detached house	32	19	14	2	4	14	5	9	0	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	27	21	13	2	3	12	5	15	0	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	23	14	13	2	3	10	4	30	1	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	17	10	10	2	3	2	7	48	0	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	28	15	14	3	5	2	8	25	0	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	27	22	13	1	1	10	3	23	0	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	29	16	14	3	4	6	6	21	0	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	34	19	17	3	4	4	5	12	0	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	30	21	12	2	3	25	3	4	0	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	29	19	14	3	5	8	5	19	0	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	27	19	14	1	3	25	3	8	0	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	25	13	14	2	4	9	5	28	0	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	28	18	13	3	4	10	6	19	0	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	29	20	15	3	4	13	5	11	0	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	33	22	13	2	3	15	5	9	0	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	23	15	13	2	3	10	4	29	1	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	29	19	14	3	4	13	5	13	0	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	25	17	13	2	3	8	4	29	1	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	28	18	14	2	4	12	5	17	0	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	30	19	13	2	1	12	5	17	1	126,125	952
Other areas	28	8	11	4	2	14	2	29	1	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	34	19	14	3	5	13	6	6	0	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	28	20	15	2	4	15	4	11	0	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	33	21	13	2	3	15	4	8	0	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	22	12	11	2	3	4	7	38	0	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	23	18	12	2	2	8	4	32	0	277,029	2,172
Not specified	23	15	18	4	4	6	5	23	1	40,387	311

Table 4: Which of these environmental initiatives are you familiar with? ^{1 See footnote}
										% of row
	01. Green Schools	02. Green Homes	03. Blue Flags	04. Tidy Towns	05. Green Business Scheme	06. Stopfoodwaste.ie	07. None of the above	08. Not answered	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	51	36	75	90	17	26	7	0	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	55	32	73	92	11	20	5	1	187,428	1,409
Dublin	42	35	75	87	18	31	8	1	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	63	41	77	90	23	24	7	0	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	52	38	74	91	15	24	7	0	138,754	985
Midland	52	26	62	90	13	19	8	0	104,979	860
South-East	57	32	79	92	19	25	6	0	186,280	1,615
South-West	51	36	75	88	14	26	8	0	248,706	2,035
Western	53	41	76	93	20	30	3	.	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	59	39	77	92	18	26	5	0	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	47	34	74	88	16	26	7	1	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	32	28	58	70	15	22	20	1	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	54	34	76	90	14	22	6	0	192,336	1,521
Detached house	59	40	80	94	20	30	4	0	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	52	36	76	91	17	27	6	0	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	45	33	72	91	14	25	6	1	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	25	18	63	86	7	14	11	0	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	38	34	75	89	16	24	8	1	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	64	33	66	87	15	25	8	0	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	38	29	78	92	11	20	6	0	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	46	40	76	89	22	29	7	0	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	68	42	77	91	20	33	5	0	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	48	35	74	90	17	27	6	1	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	74	43	79	92	19	29	4	0	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	42	32	73	90	15	24	7	0	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	46	33	78	92	15	25	5	0	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	60	41	80	93	20	30	4	0	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	59	39	75	89	18	28	7	0	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	39	26	53	75	13	20	17	1	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	54	38	80	93	18	28	4	0	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	42	28	59	79	13	21	15	1	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	53	37	78	93	17	27	4	0	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	35	28	47	63	13	19	26	1	126,125	952
Other areas	32	21	26	46	8	13	37	1	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	56	43	81	92	24	32	5	0	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	57	38	76	91	18	28	5	0	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	64	42	79	92	20	32	5	0	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	29	21	69	88	8	16	9	0	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	45	29	66	86	11	19	9	0	277,029	2,172
Not specified	39	31	58	73	17	24	17	2	40,387	311
¹: More than one option allowed

Table 5: What is your household's main method for disposing of NON-RECYCLABLE household waste (e.g. contaminated food packaging)?
										% of row
	01. Wheelie bin collection service	02. Pre-paid bag collection service	03. Share bin with a neighbour, relative or friend	04. Bring it to a recycling centre that accepts it	05. Bring it to a Pay-to-Use unit at a petrol station or similar location	06. Bring it to work	07. Other method	08. Not answered	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	80	4	4	8	0	1	3	0	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	77	3	4	11	0	1	4	0	187,428	1,409
Dublin	86	5	5	1	0	0	2	1	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	86	3	4	5	0	1	1	.	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	74	3	5	11	1	1	5	0	138,754	985
Midland	76	1	5	12	1	0	4	0	104,979	860
South-East	78	4	4	10	1	1	2	0	186,280	1,615
South-West	74	1	3	17	1	1	4	0	248,706	2,035
Western	74	7	4	10	0	1	3	.	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rural areas	67	4	5	18	1	1	5	0	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	86	4	4	3	0	0	2	0	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Apartment	69	5	18	2	0	0	5	1	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	69	4	5	16	1	1	5	0	192,336	1,521
Detached house	74	3	4	15	1	1	3	0	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	92	2	1	3	0	0	1	0	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	84	7	3	3	0	1	2	1	307,405	2,344
Household Composition	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	67	5	12	9	1	0	7	0	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	67	6	9	11	1	1	6	0	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	87	3	4	3	1	0	2	0	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	77	4	4	11	1	0	3	0	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	79	4	5	8	1	1	2	0	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	88	2	2	6	0	0	1	0	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	82	3	1	10	0	0	2	0	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	86	3	1	8	1	0	1	0	152,760	1,194
Construction date	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Before 1960	69	7	6	12	0	1	5	0	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	84	2	3	8	1	0	2	0	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	83	3	2	8	0	0	2	0	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	83	2	5	6	0	1	2	0	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	76	5	6	7	1	0	4	1	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Owner-occupied	80	3	3	10	1	1	3	0	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	78	5	8	5	0	0	3	1	435,660	3,293
Nationality	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ireland	80	3	4	8	0	1	3	0	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	75	5	6	9	1	1	3	1	126,125	952
Other areas	73	6	7	6	0	1	6	1	32,472	245
Household working status	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
All adults working full time	80	3	5	8	0	1	2	0	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	83	3	2	10	0	0	2	0	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	83	3	3	8	1	0	2	0	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	72	4	9	9	1	0	5	1	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	79	4	5	8	1	.	4	0	277,029	2,172
Not specified	80	7	7	3	1	0	1	1	40,387	311

Table 6: What is your household's main method for disposing of RECYCLABLE household waste (e.g. paper and cardboard packaging)?
										% of row
	01. Recyclables wheelie bin collection service	02. Recyclables pre-paid bag collection service	03. Share recyclables bin with a neighbour	04. Bring it to a recycling centre	05. Bring it to work	06. Do not recycle	07. Other method	08. Not answered	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	76	3	4	12	0	2	2	0	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	61	2	4	23	1	6	5	0	187,428	1,409
Dublin	84	4	5	2	0	2	2	1	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	80	2	4	12	1	1	1	.	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	73	2	5	15	1	0	3	0	138,754	985
Midland	75	1	4	14	0	1	3	0	104,979	860
South-East	72	7	6	12	1	0	2	0	186,280	1,615
South-West	73	1	2	19	0	1	2	0	248,706	2,035
Western	73	6	4	14	1	0	2	.	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	62	4	5	24	1	2	3	0	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	83	3	4	6	0	2	2	0	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	62	4	16	4	0	7	6	1	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	65	3	5	20	1	2	3	0	192,336	1,521
Detached house	69	3	4	21	1	1	2	0	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	88	2	2	5	0	1	1	0	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	81	6	3	6	1	1	2	1	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	64	4	10	12	0	3	6	0	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	61	5	8	16	1	3	5	0	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	80	2	4	7	0	4	2	0	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	73	4	4	15	0	1	3	0	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	75	4	5	12	1	1	2	0	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	84	2	2	9	0	1	1	0	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	79	4	2	12	0	1	2	0	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	82	3	1	12	1	1	1	0	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	67	5	6	15	0	2	3	0	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	80	2	2	12	0	1	2	0	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	79	4	2	12	1	1	1	0	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	78	2	5	10	1	1	2	0	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	72	5	6	10	0	3	4	1	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	77	3	3	14	0	1	2	0	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	72	5	7	8	0	3	3	1	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	76	3	4	12	0	2	2	0	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	72	5	5	12	1	2	3	1	126,125	952
Other areas	66	8	8	7	1	3	6	1	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	77	3	5	11	1	1	2	0	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	79	3	2	13	0	1	1	0	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	79	3	3	12	0	1	2	0	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	69	4	8	12	.	2	4	0	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	71	4	5	13	0	3	3	0	277,029	2,172
Not specified	75	6	6	6	0	3	1	1	40,387	311

Table 7: How does your household usually manage food and garden waste? ^{1 See footnote}
									% of row
	01. Compost food waste at home	02. Feed food waste to animals	03. Compost garden waste at home	04. Use a brown bin or bring waste to a recycling centre that accepts it	05. Use a collection bin other than a brown bin	06. Other method	07. Not answered	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	16	22	19	35	26	10	0	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	18	30	28	14	32	14	.	187,428	1,409
Dublin	7	4	7	54	29	9	1	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	13	18	20	30	35	11	.	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	21	29	23	42	15	8	0	138,754	985
Midland	17	42	27	18	24	9	0	104,979	860
South-East	22	29	25	32	20	9	0	186,280	1,615
South-West	20	30	21	28	26	9	0	248,706	2,035
Western	19	34	29	31	20	9	.	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	25	45	34	16	18	11	0	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	11	10	12	45	30	9	0	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	3	2	2	20	56	18	1	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	23	41	35	21	18	10	.	192,336	1,521
Detached house	24	38	32	24	19	9	0	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	11	10	12	52	25	7	0	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	10	11	9	45	28	10	0	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	12	24	15	31	22	15	0	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	13	19	15	29	30	15	0	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	9	15	9	36	34	11	0	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	21	29	25	35	19	7	0	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	15	19	19	33	30	9	0	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	16	21	20	37	28	8	0	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	17	22	21	39	24	7	0	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	17	28	23	38	24	7	0	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	17	28	19	33	20	10	0	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	15	20	21	43	23	7	0	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	16	22	22	37	26	8	0	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	15	19	18	31	32	12	0	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	11	17	11	30	33	13	0	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	18	26	23	36	22	8	0	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	8	12	8	32	37	13	0	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	16	23	20	35	25	9	0	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	14	14	14	34	31	12	0	126,125	952
Other areas	12	3	9	31	38	17	1	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	14	19	18	36	29	9	0	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	17	25	22	37	23	8	0	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	19	23	22	34	27	9	0	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	16	24	19	34	21	12	0	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	13	22	17	33	27	11	0	277,029	2,172
Not specified	9	10	6	33	37	14	2	40,387	311
¹ More than one option allowed

Table 8a: What is your household's main method for disposing of out-of-date and unwanted household medicines?
									% of row
	01. Put them in with household waste	02. Bring to a recycling centre that accepts them	03. Bring to a pharmacy	04. Stored at home pending disposal	05. Other disposal method	06. Not applicable	07. Not answered	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	22	4	34	5	4	29	1	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	27	4	24	8	5	31	1	187,428	1,409
Dublin	25	2	35	5	4	28	1	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	20	6	36	4	4	29	0	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	23	3	38	6	5	26	1	138,754	985
Midland	15	3	29	5	4	42	2	104,979	860
South-East	17	6	36	5	4	32	0	186,280	1,615
South-West	18	7	40	7	3	24	1	248,706	2,035
Western	24	5	34	4	4	29	0	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	17	6	33	6	4	33	0	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	25	3	35	5	4	27	1	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	30	3	22	4	2	38	1	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	17	5	35	7	5	31	1	192,336	1,521
Detached house	18	6	37	6	4	29	0	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	25	3	34	5	4	28	1	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	24	3	37	5	4	26	1	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	11	2	49	6	5	26	1	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	19	3	27	5	3	42	1	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	38	3	24	5	4	26	0	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	11	5	51	5	5	22	1	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	22	4	30	5	3	36	1	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	32	5	27	6	4	27	0	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	17	5	39	5	5	28	1	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	26	5	33	5	5	25	1	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	17	4	39	6	4	29	1	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	18	4	42	5	5	25	1	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	22	5	35	6	4	28	0	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	29	5	26	4	3	32	0	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	24	4	26	5	4	37	1	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	20	4	38	6	4	28	1	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	29	3	24	4	3	34	1	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	22	4	35	5	4	29	1	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	25	4	29	4	1	35	1	126,125	952
Other areas	25	7	20	5	2	40	2	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	26	4	25	6	3	36	1	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	22	5	36	5	5	26	1	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	26	5	30	5	4	29	0	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	10	3	52	6	5	23	1	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	22	3	37	5	4	28	1	277,029	2,172
Not specified	30	3	25	4	1	35	2	40,387	311

Table 8b: What is your household's main method for disposing of small electrical and electronic equipment such as hair-dryers, toasters, kettles and calculators?
										% of row
	01. Bring them back to retailer	02. Put them in with household waste	03. Bring to a recycling centre that accepts them	04. Reuse e.g. give it to family member or friend	05. Stored at home pending disposal	06. Other method	07. Not applicable	08. Not answered	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	27	7	50	2	6	2	7	1	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	21	6	53	2	8	2	8	1	187,428	1,409
Dublin	35	7	39	2	6	3	8	1	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	26	7	55	3	5	1	3	0	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	16	6	65	0	6	3	4	0	138,754	985
Midland	17	8	50	1	9	2	13	1	104,979	860
South-East	38	7	42	1	5	1	6	0	186,280	1,615
South-West	22	7	55	1	5	2	7	0	248,706	2,035
Western	19	5	62	1	5	2	6	0	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rural areas	23	5	57	1	6	2	6	0	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	28	8	46	2	6	2	8	1	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Apartment	24	12	32	4	4	4	19	1	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	22	5	58	1	5	2	5	0	192,336	1,521
Detached house	24	5	58	1	5	1	5	0	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	30	7	48	1	6	2	6	0	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	29	8	42	2	8	3	7	1	307,405	2,344
Household Composition	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	28	5	37	3	10	5	13	0	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	25	7	46	2	7	3	11	0	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	24	12	41	2	7	3	10	0	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	32	4	52	1	5	1	4	1	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	27	6	51	2	5	2	8	1	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	24	8	54	2	6	2	5	0	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	28	6	51	1	6	1	6	1	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	26	8	55	1	4	1	4	0	152,760	1,194
Construction date	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Before 1960	28	6	46	2	8	3	8	1	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	31	4	51	1	6	2	4	1	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	27	6	55	1	4	2	5	0	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	24	8	51	2	6	2	7	0	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	20	10	38	2	8	3	17	1	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Owner-occupied	28	5	54	1	5	2	4	0	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	22	11	39	3	7	3	15	1	435,660	3,293
Nationality	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ireland	27	6	51	1	6	2	6	0	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	22	10	41	3	4	4	15	1	126,125	952
Other areas	16	8	35	6	5	2	27	2	32,472	245
Household working status	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
All adults working full time	27	6	51	1	5	2	7	0	426,928	3268
One adult working and one adult not working	27	6	54	1	5	2	4	0	437,591	3403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	25	6	55	1	6	2	5	0	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	30	4	43	2	9	3	9	1	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	25	10	44	2	7	2	10	1	277,029	2,172
Not specified	20	10	39	3	5	3	18	2	40,387	311

Table 8c: What is your household's main method for disposing of non-cooking waste oils (e.g. car or lawnmower oil)?
									% of row
	01. Put them in with household waste	02. Bring to a recycling centre that accepts them	03. Dispose of in a skip	04. Stored at home pending disposal	05. Other method	06. Not relevant	07. Not answered	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	3	12	1	4	4	75	1	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	5	10	3	7	7	67	1	187,428	1,409
Dublin	2	8	1	1	1	86	1	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	4	17	2	5	2	71	0	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	4	17	1	6	4	66	1	138,754	985
Midland	2	7	0	2	5	83	2	104,979	860
South-East	5	8	1	6	5	75	0	186,280	1,615
South-West	3	18	2	4	3	68	1	248,706	2,035
Western	3	15	1	3	6	71	1	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	3	16	2	7	7	65	1	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	4	10	1	2	2	81	1	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	3	5	1	1	1	89	1	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	4	17	2	6	5	65	1	192,336	1,521
Detached house	2	16	2	6	6	67	1	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	3	10	1	3	2	80	1	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	4	8	1	2	1	83	1	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	2	5	1	2	2	87	0	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	3	8	1	4	3	81	0	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	5	5	1	1	2	85	0	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	3	15	1	4	4	72	1	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	3	13	1	4	3	76	1	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	4	14	1	4	4	72	1	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	3	15	1	5	4	70	1	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	4	14	2	5	5	69	1	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	3	11	1	5	4	75	1	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	3	13	1	4	3	75	1	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	3	14	1	5	4	72	1	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	4	12	1	3	4	76	1	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	4	5	1	3	3	83	1	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	3	14	1	4	4	73	1	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	5	6	1	2	2	83	1	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	3	12	1	4	4	75	1	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	3	12	1	2	3	79	1	126,125	952
Other areas	3	7	2	1	3	83	2	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	3	13	1	3	4	76	1	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	4	15	1	5	5	70	1	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	4	14	1	4	4	72	1	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	2	8	1	2	3	82	1	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	5	9	1	4	3	78	1	277,029	2,172
Not specified	3	7	1	5	2	80	2	40,387	311

Table 8d: What is your household's main method for disposing of household and garden chemical wastes (e.g. bleaches pesticides/herbicides and wood stains/varnishes)?
									% of row
	01. Put them in with household waste	02. Bring to a recycling centre that accepts them	03. Dispose of in a skip	04. Stored at home pending disposal	05. Other method	06. Not relevant	07. Not answered	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	7	20	2	9	2	59	1	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	12	20	4	11	3	49	0	187,428	1,409
Dublin	4	15	1	8	1	70	1	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	6	24	3	10	1	55	0	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	9	24	1	11	2	53	1	138,754	985
Midland	8	19	2	6	2	62	1	104,979	860
South-East	11	18	2	16	2	51	1	186,280	1,615
South-West	7	26	3	9	2	53	1	248,706	2,035
Western	7	25	1	6	2	59	0	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	9	27	2	11	3	47	0	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	6	17	2	8	1	65	1	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	3	3	1	3	1	88	1	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	10	27	2	13	2	44	1	192,336	1,521
Detached house	7	28	3	11	3	49	0	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	8	18	2	9	1	61	0	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	7	15	1	8	2	67	1	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	4	13	2	7	3	70	1	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	6	14	1	8	2	68	0	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	9	10	2	6	2	72	0	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	6	27	2	10	2	52	1	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	8	21	2	8	2	59	1	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	9	22	2	11	2	53	0	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	6	23	2	11	2	55	1	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	8	24	3	10	2	53	1	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	6	20	2	9	3	60	1	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	6	24	2	11	1	56	1	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	8	23	2	10	2	54	0	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	9	19	2	9	1	59	0	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	6	10	1	5	1	76	1	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	7	25	2	11	2	52	1	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	7	8	1	5	1	76	1	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	8	21	2	10	2	57	1	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	5	15	1	5	2	71	1	126,125	952
Other areas	2	11	1	5	0	78	2	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	7	20	2	10	2	58	1	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	8	24	3	11	2	53	1	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	7	24	2	9	2	55	0	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	5	18	2	8	2	64	1	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	8	16	1	8	2	64	1	277,029	2,172
Not specified	10	10	2	6	1	69	2	40,387	311

Table 9a: Does your household recycle small batteries?
					% of row
	01. Recycles small batteries	02. Does not recycle small batteries	03. Not answered	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	72	27	1	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	65	34	0	187,428	1,409
Dublin	71	28	1	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	75	25	1	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	71	29	0	138,754	985
Midland	73	26	1	104,979	860
South-East	77	23	0	186,280	1,615
South-West	73	27	0	248,706	2,035
Western	75	25	0	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	75	25	0	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	71	29	1	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	61	38	1	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	73	26	0	192,336	1,521
Detached house	77	23	0	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	72	27	0	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	68	32	1	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	59	41	0	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	64	35	0	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	65	34	0	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	72	28	0	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	73	27	1	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	78	21	0	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	74	25	1	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	80	20	0	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	69	30	1	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	73	26	1	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	76	23	0	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	73	27	0	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	62	37	1	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	75	24	0	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	63	36	1	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	72	27	0	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	75	24	1	126,125	952
Other areas	62	36	2	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	75	25	1	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	77	23	0	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	79	21	0	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	64	36	1	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	64	35	1	277,029	2,172
Not specified	59	39	2	40,387	311

Table 9b: How does your household recycle small batteries? ^{1 See footnote}
							% of row
	01. Bring to a shop or recycling centre	02. Bring in to work for recycling	03. Children bring into school for recycling	04. Other collection point	05. Not relevant (Does not recycle small batteries)	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	52	10	8	4	28	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	46	8	10	3	35	187,428	1,409
Dublin	49	14	7	4	29	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	48	12	13	3	25	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	44	12	13	4	29	138,754	985
Midland	56	6	7	4	27	104,979	860
South-East	56	8	13	5	23	186,280	1,615
South-West	58	8	4	3	27	248,706	2,035
Western	62	7	3	4	25	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	54	8	10	4	25	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	51	11	7	4	29	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	40	14	4	5	39	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	53	10	8	4	27	192,336	1,521
Detached house	57	7	10	4	23	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	50	11	10	3	28	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	50	10	5	4	32	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	50	3	2	6	41	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	48	13	1	4	36	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	39	4	19	4	35	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	62	4	2	4	28	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	52	15	2	4	27	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	49	12	18	3	22	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	59	10	3	4	26	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	52	9	19	3	20	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	53	8	5	5	31	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	57	9	5	4	27	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	54	11	10	4	24	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	47	12	12	3	27	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	44	9	7	3	38	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	55	10	9	4	25	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	43	10	7	4	37	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	52	10	8	4	28	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	55	10	7	4	25	126,125	952
Other areas	42	8	9	6	38	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	46	19	9	3	25	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	57	8	10	4	23	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	53	12	11	4	21	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	55	3	2	5	36	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	51	2	8	4	36	277,029	2,172
Not specified	40	12	4	4	41	40,387	311
¹ More than one option allowed

Table 9c: What is the main reason your household doesn't recycle small batteries?
									% of row
	01. Didn't know they could be recycled	02. Don't know where/how to recycle them	03. Recycling small batteries is not a priority for me	04. Always use rechargeable batteries	05. Forget to bring them for recycling	06. Other reason	07. Not relevant (Household recycles batteries)	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	6	3	5	2	5	6	73	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	7	4	6	2	9	7	66	187,428	1,409
Dublin	5	3	5	2	6	7	72	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	7	2	6	2	5	3	75	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	4	4	8	1	5	6	71	138,754	985
Midland	6	4	3	1	7	5	74	104,979	860
South-East	6	3	3	3	3	4	77	186,280	1,615
South-West	7	4	6	1	3	5	73	248,706	2,035
Western	5	4	4	2	4	6	75	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	5	4	4	2	5	5	75	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	6	3	6	2	6	6	71	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	8	5	6	2	6	11	62	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	6	5	4	2	6	4	74	192,336	1,521
Detached house	5	3	4	2	5	4	77	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	6	3	5	2	6	5	73	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	6	4	8	2	6	7	68	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	9	7	6	1	5	13	59	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	7	4	7	2	6	8	65	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	9	3	7	2	6	6	66	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	6	4	5	1	5	6	72	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	6	3	5	2	5	5	73	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	4	3	4	2	5	3	79	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	6	3	5	2	5	5	75	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	3	1	4	2	5	4	80	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	6	4	6	1	6	7	70	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	6	3	5	1	5	5	74	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	5	3	3	2	5	5	77	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	6	3	5	3	6	5	73	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	8	5	7	3	5	9	63	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	5	3	4	2	5	5	76	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	8	4	7	2	6	8	64	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	6	3	5	2	5	6	73	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	6	3	4	2	5	5	76	126,125	952
Other areas	10	4	3	4	4	11	64	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	5	3	4	2	6	5	75	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	5	3	4	2	5	4	77	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	5	2	4	1	5	4	79	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	8	6	6	1	5	10	64	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	8	4	8	2	6	7	65	277,029	2,172
Not specified	10	5	7	4	6	8	61	40,387	311

Table 10: Does your household do any of the following to reduce waste? ^{1 See footnote}
									% of row
	01. Purchase products with less packaging	02. Avoid disposable products in favour of reusable	03. Purchase only what can be consumed by sell-by-date	04. Control serving/portion sizes for meals	05. Have a No junk mail sign up	06. Other method	07. Don’t do anything specific to reduce waste	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	35	25	51	25	11	1	29	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	42	26	47	19	3	1	34	187,428	1,409
Dublin	33	26	50	28	25	1	28	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	30	26	49	26	9	1	33	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	39	30	46	28	7	2	33	138,754	985
Midland	35	18	48	19	6	1	29	104,979	860
South-East	22	18	54	24	6	3	33	186,280	1,615
South-West	38	26	51	23	6	1	26	248,706	2,035
Western	41	30	62	25	4	1	22	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	37	27	55	23	3	2	29	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	33	24	49	26	15	1	29	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	31	20	43	26	9	1	37	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	37	23	51	26	4	2	32	192,336	1,521
Detached house	39	30	57	25	4	1	26	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	33	25	49	25	16	1	30	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	30	22	47	24	21	1	30	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	25	17	46	21	13	1	35	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	33	24	50	24	11	1	33	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	35	21	44	23	12	0	34	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	31	22	55	25	11	1	29	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	37	27	51	25	12	1	29	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	39	30	52	29	10	1	25	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	34	25	50	21	12	1	30	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	37	26	50	25	9	2	29	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	33	25	51	25	14	1	30	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	33	24	52	24	16	1	28	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	37	28	53	25	10	1	28	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	37	25	49	25	7	1	30	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	29	20	43	23	6	1	39	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	36	27	54	25	12	1	27	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	30	20	42	23	10	1	37	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	35	26	52	25	11	1	29	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	35	25	42	24	7	1	35	126,125	952
Other areas	32	20	38	27	9	1	36	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	37	28	52	27	11	1	28	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	36	27	52	24	11	1	28	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	40	31	54	28	11	1	25	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	27	18	50	23	12	1	32	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	31	20	46	22	12	1	35	277,029	2,172
Not specified	36	24	41	23	8	2	35	40,387	311
¹ More than one option allowed

Table 11: Has a Building Energy Rating (BER) audit ever been conducted for your dwelling?
					% of row
	01. BER has been conducted	02. BER has not been conducted	03. Other	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	15	81	4	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	13	82	5	187,428	1,409
Dublin	13	84	3	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	14	84	1	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	18	79	3	138,754	985
Midland	12	86	2	104,979	860
South-East	17	75	8	186,280	1,615
South-West	14	81	5	248,706	2,035
Western	19	77	4	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	15	82	3	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	15	81	5	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	12	78	10	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	15	82	2	192,336	1,521
Detached house	17	80	2	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	15	81	4	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	12	84	4	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	9	88	3	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	15	79	6	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	14	78	8	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	14	85	1	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	16	79	5	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	18	78	4	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	12	83	5	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	14	83	3	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	10	87	2	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	15	83	2	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	16	80	4	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	19	76	5	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	7	78	15	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	16	82	2	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	10	78	11	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	15	81	3	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	11	80	10	126,125	952
Other areas	10	76	15	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	19	76	5	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	14	82	3	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	15	82	3	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	12	86	2	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	11	83	6	277,029	2,172
Not specified	12	75	13	40,387	311

Table 12: What is the main fuel or energy source used to heat your home?
																% of row
	01. Natural gas	02. Diesel / gas oil	03. Kerosene	04. LPG	05. Electricity	06. Coal / smokeless coal	07. Peat ( sod (turf) / briquettes)	08. Wood pellets or wood chips	09. Wood logs	10. Heat pump	11. District heating	12. Other heating method	13. None	14. Not answered	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	35	15	25	1	6	7	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	11	18	42	1	2	15	7	0	2	0	.	0	.	0	187,428	1,409
Dublin	72	6	5	1	13	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	44	13	27	1	2	6	3	1	2	0	.	0	0	.	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	21	28	27	1	4	7	7	0	4	0	.	1	0	0	138,754	985
Midland	12	4	38	1	3	4	34	0	2	1	.	0	.	0	104,979	860
South-East	14	31	30	1	4	11	0	1	6	1	.	0	0	0	186,280	1,615
South-West	29	19	27	1	6	9	2	1	4	0	.	1	0	0	248,706	2,035
Western	5	11	45	1	3	7	24	1	2	0	.	0	0	.	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	1	20	43	1	2	10	15	1	6	1	.	0	0	0	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	53	12	16	1	9	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	44	2	2	1	45	1	0	.	0	.	1	0	0	1	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	4	21	40	1	2	10	16	1	4	0	.	0	.	0	192,336	1,521
Detached house	13	20	40	1	1	6	11	1	5	1	.	1	0	0	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	54	15	18	1	2	6	3	0	1	.	0	0	0	0	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	59	9	13	1	5	9	3	0	1	0	.	0	0	1	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	25	18	26	1	8	8	9	0	2	.	0	0	0	0	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	34	13	20	2	13	8	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	47	12	17	1	7	10	4	0	1	0	.	.	0	0	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	24	18	34	1	3	7	9	0	3	0	0	0	.	0	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	37	14	23	1	10	6	5	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	41	14	26	1	4	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	33	17	25	1	6	6	7	0	3	0	0	0	.	1	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	37	14	26	1	3	7	7	1	2	1	0	0	.	0	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	35	13	23	1	6	7	9	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	34	18	30	1	3	7	6	0	2	.	.	0	0	0	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	33	17	27	1	5	8	7	0	2	0	0	0	.	0	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	40	13	24	1	9	5	4	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	30	17	19	1	16	8	5	0	2	0	.	.	0	1	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	33	17	29	1	3	6	8	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	42	10	14	1	17	9	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	35	15	26	1	5	7	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	39	13	19	1	17	5	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	126,125	952
Other areas	46	8	9	2	29	2	0	.	2	.	1	.	.	2	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	41	14	24	1	8	3	4	0	2	1	0	0	.	0	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	34	16	27	1	4	7	7	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	38	14	27	1	5	5	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	25	18	30	1	6	8	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	33	13	20	1	8	13	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	277,029	2,172
Not specified	36	14	15	2	23	4	4	.	0	.	0	.	.	2	40,387	311

Table 13a: Is any additional heating used to heat your home? ^{1 See footnote}
														% of row
	01. Open fire	02. Open fire with back boiler	03. Stove or range	04. Stove or range with back boiler	05. Portable room heaters (e.g. Superser)	06. Decorative effect fires	07. Electric storage heaters	08. Plug in electric room heaters	09. Electric underfloor heating (e.g. in a bathroom or conservatory)	10. Other type of additional heating	11. None	12. Not answered	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	32	6	15	9	2	3	2	8	1	4	27	0	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	34	11	14	13	1	2	2	6	0	8	17	0	187,428	1,409
Dublin	22	2	5	2	2	5	4	10	1	1	52	1	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	38	6	16	8	1	1	1	3	0	3	29	0	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	32	8	21	14	3	5	2	10	0	3	19	0	138,754	985
Midland	32	3	20	12	1	1	1	6	0	12	18	0	104,979	860
South-East	41	9	24	9	2	3	3	5	1	3	14	0	186,280	1,615
South-West	40	9	20	8	1	5	2	9	1	3	16	0	248,706	2,035
Western	29	6	23	21	1	2	2	7	0	8	14	0	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	33	8	28	19	1	2	2	6	1	7	8	0	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	32	5	9	3	2	4	3	8	0	2	38	1	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	4	1	1	0	2	2	9	7	1	1	73	1	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	32	10	23	17	2	3	2	7	0	9	10	0	192,336	1,521
Detached house	35	7	27	16	1	3	2	7	1	6	11	0	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	38	5	9	4	2	5	1	8	0	2	33	0	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	32	6	7	4	2	5	2	8	0	3	37	1	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	27	6	13	9	3	6	5	18	0	4	22	0	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	27	6	12	6	1	3	4	8	0	3	37	1	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	37	7	7	4	2	3	2	7	0	3	35	0	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	31	8	19	14	3	5	3	11	0	4	18	0	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	30	5	15	9	1	3	3	5	1	4	32	1	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	37	5	18	8	1	3	1	5	1	4	27	0	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	31	6	16	9	2	4	2	7	0	5	28	1	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	36	7	16	11	1	3	2	4	1	5	23	0	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	31	6	17	11	2	3	3	11	0	4	24	1	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	31	8	15	9	2	5	2	10	0	4	25	1	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	33	7	16	10	1	4	2	6	0	6	24	0	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	35	3	16	6	1	3	2	4	1	4	32	0	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	25	6	7	6	2	3	4	8	.	5	41	1	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	33	6	19	11	2	4	2	8	1	5	22	0	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	29	6	5	3	1	2	4	8	1	2	43	1	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	33	6	16	9	2	4	2	8	1	4	26	0	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	27	5	10	5	1	2	4	7	0	2	42	1	126,125	952
Other areas	15	1	5	2	1	2	4	6	1	1	62	2	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	33	4	16	7	1	3	2	6	1	4	32	0	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	33	6	17	11	1	4	2	6	1	4	25	0	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	35	5	19	8	1	3	2	5	0	5	25	0	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	28	6	15	10	3	6	4	15	0	5	21	1	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	32	9	10	8	2	2	3	8	0	4	30	1	277,029	2,172
Not specified	22	4	8	3	1	3	4	6	0	1	50	2	40,387	311
¹ More than one option allowed

Table 13b: What fuels do you use in the open fire? ¹See footnote
							% of row
	01. Wood logs	02. Coal/ smokeless coal	03. Peat (sod(turf)/ briquettes)	04. Other fuels	05. Not Applicable	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	23	28	16	1	62	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	27	37	17	1	55	187,428	1,409
Dublin	15	16	12	0	76	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	28	29	21	1	57	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	28	29	17	1	61	138,754	985
Midland	10	13	23	1	65	104,979	860
South-East	37	43	12	1	51	186,280	1,615
South-West	32	43	10	1	51	248,706	2,035
Western	13	17	25	0	65	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	27	27	18	1	59	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	21	28	15	1	64	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	3	3	2	0	95	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	26	28	17	1	58	192,336	1,521
Detached house	28	29	18	1	59	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	24	32	18	1	57	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	21	30	14	1	62	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	18	24	15	1	68	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	20	24	14	1	67	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	25	36	14	1	57	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	24	27	16	1	62	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	22	24	15	0	65	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	26	30	17	1	59	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	23	28	15	1	63	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	26	32	18	1	57	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	23	26	16	1	64	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	23	28	16	1	62	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	25	30	17	1	60	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	22	28	16	1	62	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	18	24	10	0	68	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	24	28	17	1	61	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	20	28	13	1	65	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	24	29	17	1	61	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	20	21	10	1	69	126,125	952
Other areas	10	12	5	2	84	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	24	26	17	1	63	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	24	29	16	1	61	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	24	29	17	1	60	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	19	25	15	1	66	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	25	32	15	1	60	277,029	2,172
Not specified	16	17	12	.	74	40,387	311
¹More than one option allowed

Table 13c: What fuels do you use in the stove or range? ^{1 See footnote}
											% of row
	01. Oil	02. Wood pellets or wood chips	03. Wood logs	04. Coal / smokeless coal	05. Peat ( sod (turf) / briquettes )	06. Natural gas	07. LPG	08. Other fuels	09. Not Applicable	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	2	1	15	12	9	0	0	0	76	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	2	2	18	16	9	.	.	0	74	187,428	1,409
Dublin	0	0	4	2	2	1	.	0	94	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	2	2	16	10	9	.	.	0	76	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	3	2	23	16	17	0	0	0	67	138,754	985
Midland	1	1	13	8	22	.	0	0	69	104,979	860
South-East	1	3	25	23	5	0	.	0	68	186,280	1,615
South-West	2	2	20	17	7	0	0	0	72	248,706	2,035
Western	4	1	19	12	28	0	0	0	57	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	4	2	29	21	19	0	0	0	55	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	1	1	8	6	4	1	0	0	88	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	.	0	0	0	0	0	.	0	99	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	3	2	23	17	19	0	0	0	61	192,336	1,521
Detached house	3	3	28	20	16	0	0	0	58	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	0	1	8	7	5	1	.	0	87	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	0	1	6	6	4	1	.	0	89	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	2	1	13	10	11	0	0	0	78	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	1	1	11	7	8	0	.	0	83	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	0	1	6	6	5	0	.	0	89	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	3	2	19	14	13	0	.	.	69	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	1	1	15	11	9	0	0	0	77	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	1	2	17	13	9	0	0	0	75	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	1	2	16	13	10	0	0	0	75	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	2	1	16	14	9	1	0	0	74	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	2	2	17	12	12	1	.	0	73	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	2	1	15	11	10	0	0	0	77	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	2	2	16	13	10	0	0	0	75	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	1	1	15	12	8	0	0	0	78	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	1	1	7	6	5	0	.	0	88	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	2	2	19	14	12	1	0	0	71	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	0	1	5	5	3	0	.	0	92	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	2	1	16	12	10	0	0	0	75	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	0	2	10	8	4	0	0	0	85	126,125	952
Other areas	.	1	6	3	2	0	.	.	93	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	2	2	15	11	9	0	0	0	78	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	2	1	18	14	10	1	0	0	73	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	2	2	18	13	10	0	0	0	73	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	2	1	14	11	11	0	0	0	75	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	1	1	11	9	8	0	.	0	82	277,029	2,172
Not specified	.	2	5	6	5	0	0	.	89	40,387	311
¹ More than one option allowed

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Table 13d: What fuel sources are used in the portable room heater or decorative effect fire? ^{1 See footnote}
								% of row
	01. Electricity	02. Oil	03. Natural gas	04. LPG	05. Other fuels	06. Not applicable	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	2	0	2	1	0	95	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	0	0	0	0	0	10	187,428	1,409
Dublin	1	0	1	0	0	25	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	0	0	0	0	0	10	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	0	0	0	0	0	7	138,754	985
Midland	0	0	0	0	0	6	104,979	860
South-East	0	0	0	0	0	12	186,280	1,615
South-West	1	0	0	0	0	15	248,706	2,035
Western	0	0	0	0	0	10	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	1	0	0	0	0	35	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	2	0	2	1	0	60	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	0	0	0	0	0	9	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	0	0	0	0	0	11	192,336	1,521
Detached house	1	0	0	0	0	32	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	1	0	1	0	0	27	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	1	0	0	0	0	17	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	1	0	0	0	0	9	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	0	0	0	0	0	11	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	0	0	0	0	0	5	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	0	0	0	0	0	11	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	0	0	0	0	0	16	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	0	0	0	0	0	23	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	0	0	0	0	0	12	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	0	0	0	0	0	9	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	1	0	0	0	0	22	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	1	0	0	0	0	18	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	0	0	1	0	0	24	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	0	0	0	0	0	25	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	0	0	0	0	0	7	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	2	0	1	1	0	71	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	0	0	0	0	0	24	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	2	0	1	1	0	86	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	0	0	0	0	0	7	126,125	952
Other areas	0	0	0	0	0	2	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	1	0	1	1	0	97	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	2	0	2	1	0	95	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	2	0	2	1	.	95	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	5	0	2	1	.	92	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	2	0	1	1	0	96	277,029	2,172
Not specified	2	.	1	1	.	96	40,387	311
¹ More than one option allowed

Table 14a: What is the main way used to heat the tap water in your home during the summer?
										% of row
	01. Water heated by the central heating system (including combi boilers)	02. Boiler for tap water only	03. Immersion heater	04. Separate instantaneous heater (e.g. electric or gas undersink heater)	05. Combination of solar panels and central heating	06. Combination of solar panels and immersion heater	07. Other method	08 Not answered	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	34	4	52	1	2	1	6	1	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	32	6	51	1	2	1	7	1	187,428	1,409
Dublin	44	5	44	1	1	0	4	1	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	33	3	55	1	2	1	5	0	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	21	5	60	1	2	1	9	1	138,754	985
Midland	33	4	52	1	1	0	7	1	104,979	860
South-East	21	3	64	1	2	1	8	0	186,280	1,615
South-West	28	4	53	4	2	1	8	1	248,706	2,035
Western	38	3	50	0	3	1	4	.	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	34	3	50	1	3	1	7	0	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	34	5	53	2	1	0	5	1	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	37	5	52	1	0	0	3	2	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	33	5	51	1	2	1	7	0	192,336	1,521
Detached house	31	4	53	1	3	1	6	0	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	33	4	54	1	1	0	6	1	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	38	5	47	2	0	0	7	1	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	33	4	52	1	0	0	8	0	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	31	4	52	2	1	0	9	1	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	35	5	51	1	1	0	6	0	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	32	5	53	2	1	1	5	0	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	34	5	53	1	2	0	5	1	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	34	4	52	1	3	1	4	0	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	34	4	52	2	1	1	6	1	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	36	3	50	1	2	1	6	0	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	38	5	46	2	1	0	8	1	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	32	4	53	1	1	1	7	1	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	31	4	56	1	2	1	5	0	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	35	4	51	1	3	1	4	0	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	29	4	56	2	1	0	7	2	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	34	4	52	1	2	1	6	0	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	33	5	53	2	1	0	6	1	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	34	4	52	1	2	1	6	0	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	34	5	52	2	1	1	5	1	126,125	952
Other areas	37	7	47	2	0	.	4	2	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	35	4	52	2	2	1	5	1	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	34	4	52	1	2	1	6	0	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	33	5	52	1	2	1	5	0	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	33	5	53	1	1	1	7	0	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	33	5	51	1	1	0	9	1	277,029	2,172
Not specified	35	5	53	1	0	.	3	2	40,387	311

Table 14b: What is the main way used to heat the tap water in your home during the winter?
										% of row
	01. Water heated by the central heating system (including combi boilers)	02. Boiler for tap water only	03. Immersion heater	04. Separate instantaneous heater (e.g. electric or gas undersink heater)	05. Combination of solar panels and central heating	06. Combination of solar panels and immersion heater	07. Other method	08 Not answered	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	82	2	10	1	1	0	2	3	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	88	2	5	.	1	0	2	2	187,428	1,409
Dublin	79	2	13	1	0	0	1	4	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	90	1	5	0	1	.	1	2	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	80	2	11	0	2	0	2	2	138,754	985
Midland	86	3	5	0	0	.	4	2	104,979	860
South-East	83	2	10	1	0	0	2	1	186,280	1,615
South-West	74	2	14	3	1	0	3	3	248,706	2,035
Western	84	2	9	0	2	0	1	2	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	85	2	7	0	2	0	3	1	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	81	2	11	1	0	0	1	4	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	50	4	33	1	.	.	2	10	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	84	3	7	1	2	0	2	1	192,336	1,521
Detached house	86	2	6	0	2	0	3	1	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	88	1	7	1	0	0	1	3	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	82	2	11	1	0	.	1	3	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	79	2	13	1	0	.	3	2	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	73	2	15	1	0	0	3	5	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	79	2	13	1	0	.	1	4	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	86	2	8	1	1	0	2	1	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	79	2	12	1	1	.	1	4	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	86	1	7	1	2	0	1	2	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	82	2	8	1	1	.	2	5	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	88	1	6	0	1	0	1	2	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	78	2	12	1	0	0	3	3	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	86	2	8	1	1	0	1	2	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	86	2	8	1	1	0	1	2	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	82	2	10	0	2	0	1	3	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	70	2	16	1	0	0	2	9	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	86	2	7	1	1	0	2	1	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	70	2	18	1	0	0	2	8	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	83	2	9	1	1	0	2	2	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	71	3	15	1	1	.	1	7	126,125	952
Other areas	61	4	20	1	0	.	1	12	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	84	2	10	1	1	0	1	1	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	87	1	8	1	1	0	1	0	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	86	2	8	1	1	0	1	0	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	83	2	11	1	1	0	2	0	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	79	3	14	1	1	0	3	1	277,029	2,172
Not specified	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	100	40,387	311

Table 14c: How often is an electric shower used in your home?
										% of row
	01. Do not use/have an electric shower	02. Used daily	03. Used four or more times a week	04. Used at least once a week	05. Used only in summer	06. Used only in winter	07. Used less frequently	08. Not answered	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	29	49	12	4	2	0	3	1	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	25	41	20	7	3	0	3	1	187,428	1,409
Dublin	44	44	7	2	0	0	2	1	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	42	44	6	3	3	.	2	0	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	19	52	18	6	1	0	3	0	138,754	985
Midland	27	53	6	4	2	0	8	0	104,979	860
South-East	12	63	15	3	2	.	3	0	186,280	1,615
South-West	16	59	15	4	1	0	3	1	248,706	2,035
Western	30	40	15	7	3	0	4	.	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	25	45	15	6	3	0	5	0	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	32	51	10	3	1	0	2	1	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	54	35	7	2	0	.	1	1	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	23	48	15	7	2	0	4	0	192,336	1,521
Detached house	25	48	13	5	3	0	5	0	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	27	56	10	3	1	0	2	0	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	33	47	13	4	0	0	1	1	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	41	21	22	12	0	0	3	0	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	34	41	16	4	1	0	2	1	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	32	50	11	2	1	.	2	0	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	27	37	22	9	2	0	3	0	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	29	53	10	2	2	.	3	0	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	28	56	7	2	2	0	4	0	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	25	60	9	2	1	0	2	1	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	25	63	5	2	1	.	4	1	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	33	40	16	6	1	0	3	1	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	26	52	14	5	1	0	2	0	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	25	55	11	3	2	0	4	0	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	31	50	9	3	2	0	4	0	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	34	48	11	3	1	.	2	1	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	27	49	12	5	2	0	4	0	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	35	48	11	3	1	0	2	1	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	29	49	12	4	2	0	3	0	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	34	50	8	2	1	.	3	1	126,125	952
Other areas	39	48	6	0	0	.	4	2	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	30	54	7	2	2	0	3	1	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	25	57	10	3	2	0	3	0	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	27	57	8	2	2	0	4	0	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	34	26	24	11	1	0	3	1	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	33	43	16	5	1	0	2	1	277,029	2,172
Not specified	37	49	8	3	.	.	1	2	40,387	311

Table 15: What is the main fuel used for cooking?
									% of row
	01. Electricity	02. Natural gas	03. LPG	04. Combination of electricity and gas (e.g. gas hob and electric oven)	05. Oil	06. Other fuel	07. Not answered	Weighted Households	Sampled Households
Total	65	13	7	12	1	1	0	1,688,215	13,032
Region
Border	56	5	15	20	2	2	0	187,428	1,409
Dublin	65	24	1	10	0	0	1	472,011	3,490
Mid-East	60	17	7	14	2	1	0	186,846	1,312
Mid-West	70	10	7	10	1	1	0	138,754	985
Midland	62	3	10	14	2	9	0	104,979	860
South-East	73	5	9	11	2	1	0	186,280	1,615
South-West	70	12	8	7	2	1	0	248,706	2,035
Western	63	5	15	11	2	3	.	163,212	1,326
Urban/Rural
Rural areas	59	4	16	15	3	3	0	586,711	4,647
Urban areas	68	18	3	10	0	1	1	1,101,504	8,385
Dwelling type
Apartment	82	11	0	5	.	0	1	156,844	1,161
Bungalow	62	4	14	14	2	4	0	192,336	1,521
Detached house	60	7	12	16	3	2	0	546,005	4,313
Semi-detached house	66	18	3	11	0	1	0	485,625	3,693
Terraced house and other	65	21	5	7	0	1	1	307,405	2,344
Household Composition
1 adult aged 65+, living alone	66	12	11	5	2	3	0	164,745	1,235
1 adult aged under 65, living alone	69	11	8	8	0	2	1	192,868	1,506
1 adult with children	73	12	5	9	0	0	0	88,062	667
2 adults at least one 65+, no children	63	12	9	9	3	3	0	202,069	1,550
2 adults both under 65, no children	69	11	6	11	1	1	0	277,289	2,145
2 adults with 1-3 children	61	15	5	17	1	0	0	407,141	3,131
3 or more adults, no children	66	12	8	10	1	2	1	203,280	1,604
Other households with children	60	15	7	15	2	1	0	152,760	1,194
Construction date
Before 1960	57	18	11	9	2	3	1	390,825	3,033
1961-1980	69	11	8	8	1	2	0	321,930	2,468
1981-2000	66	11	7	13	2	1	0	421,532	3,277
2001 or later	65	12	5	16	0	0	0	431,296	3,313
Unknown construction period	77	9	6	5	1	2	1	122,632	941
Nature of occupancy
Owner-occupied	61	13	8	14	2	2	0	1,252,554	9,739
Rented and other	77	12	5	5	0	1	1	435,660	3,293
Nationality
Ireland	64	13	8	12	1	2	0	1,529,619	11,835
Other EU	71	13	6	9	0	0	1	126,125	952
Other areas	78	13	1	5	0	1	2	32,472	245
Household working status
All adults working full time	65	13	6	14	1	1	0	426,928	3,268
One adult working and one adult not working	64	13	8	12	1	2	0	437,591	3,403
One adult or more working part time, all other adults (if any) working	62	14	7	15	1	1	0	245,792	1,925
All adults not working: Adults aged 65+ and inactive	67	12	10	7	2	2	0	260,487	1,953
All adults not working : Other	67	13	8	9	1	2	0	277,029	2,172
Not specified	75	14	2	5	0	1	2	40,387	311