Leaving the heating on 2012-2018

This statistic shows how likely respondents to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Energy and Climate Change Public Attitude Tracking Survey in the United Kingdom (UK) were to leave a heater on when leaving a room for a few hours between. In March 2018, 28 percent of respondents reported at least occasionally leaving the heating on when leaving the room for a few hours.

How often, if at all, do you leave the heating on when you go out for a few hours?*

Characteristic	March 2012	March 2013	March 2014	March 2015	March 2016	March 2017	March 2018
Always	6%	9%	7%	7%	7%	6%	7%
Very often	5%	7%	6%	5%	6%	6%	6%
Quite often	10%	11%	8%	10%	9%	10%	12%
Occassionally	25%	27%	25%	26%	28%	24%	28%
Never	52%	47%	54%	51%	50%	52%	47%
Not applicable	0%	1%	0%	0%	1%	1%	0%

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Release date

April 2018

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

March 2012 to March 2017

Number of respondents

2,102 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

UK households

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* Question originally posed as ''How often, if at all, do you personally do any of the following?''
Percentages may not total 100 percent due to rounding.
-Base 2017 = 2,180 UK households.
-Base 2016 = 2,105 UK households.
-Base 2015 = 1,981 UK households.
-Base 2014 = 2,040 UK households.
-Base 2013 = 2,057 UK households.
-Base 2012 = 2,087 UK households
-Base 2012 = 2,121 UK Households
This statistic is using original data from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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