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Table 2 Percentage of Irish and Scottish population living in households where solid fuel is used as primary heating fuel or gas for cooking

From: Using PM2.5 concentrations to estimate the health burden from solid fuel combustion, with application to Irish and Scottish homes

Ireland

< 14 years (%)

14-20 years (%)

Men221+ (%)

Women221+ (%)

Households sampled (%)

Heating

9.5

11.8

8.5

9.3

8.4*

Gas Cooking3

23.7

22.2

26.0

25.3

26.0*

Scotland 1

< 15 years (%)

15-25 2 years (%)

Men 2 > 25 (%)

Women 2 > 25 (%)

Households sampled (%)

Heating

1.0

1.5

1.9

1.6

2.5**

Gas Cooking4

57.5

53.3

54.9

53.8

49.3**

  1. 1 Scottish data for solid fuel use aggregate over coal, peat or wood, smokeless fuel, and anthracite.
  2. 2 The age-ranges used are unusual; we used slightly modified ranges to link with population numbers.
  3. 3 Gas cooking in Ireland: either piped gas or LPG.
  4. 4 Gas cooking in Scotland: i.e. gas cooker; or gas hob and electric oven;
  5. *Percentage of a representative random sample of all private households in Ireland (total number sampled = 6,884).
  6. ** Percentage of households, total sample size of 9,194 for primary heating and 6,047 for cooking.
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