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Have you put your heating on yet?

10 November 2013

Winter’s coming and energy companies are hiking their prices. So have you turned your heating on at home yet?

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Winter’s coming and energy companies are hiking their prices. So have you turned your heating on at home yet?

Results

Scotland (1965 votes)
Yes - it's on all year (or almost all year) 136 votes (7%)
Yes – its been on a long while 303 votes (15%)
Yes - within the last month 1037 votes (53%)
Yes - but only briefly when it's freezing 371 votes (19%)
Yes - but not the central heating, just a few portable heaters 17 votes (1%)
No - but am nearly there 24 votes (1%)
No - holding off until December 17 votes (1%)
No - don't have central heating 17 votes (1%)
No - unless I can see my breath in the house it stays off 43 votes (2%)
Northern Ireland (404 votes)
Yes - it's on all year (or almost all year) 33 votes (8%)
Yes – its been on a long while 57 votes (14%)
Yes - within the last month 210 votes (52%)
Yes - but only briefly when it's freezing 83 votes (21%)
Yes - but not the central heating, just a few portable heaters 7 votes (2%)
No - but am nearly there 3 votes (1%)
No - holding off until December 2 votes (0%)
No - don't have central heating 4 votes (1%)
No - unless I can see my breath in the house it stays off 5 votes (1%)
Wales (1140 votes)
Yes - it's on all year (or almost all year) 31 votes (3%)
Yes – its been on a long while 88 votes (8%)
Yes - within the last month 559 votes (49%)
Yes - but only briefly when it's freezing 327 votes (29%)
Yes - but not the central heating, just a few portable heaters 15 votes (1%)
No - but am nearly there 34 votes (3%)
No - holding off until December 20 votes (2%)
No - don't have central heating 17 votes (1%)
No - unless I can see my breath in the house it stays off 49 votes (4%)
Northern England (5484 votes)
Yes - it's on all year (or almost all year) 201 votes (4%)
Yes – its been on a long while 566 votes (10%)
Yes - within the last month 2990 votes (55%)
Yes - but only briefly when it's freezing 1325 votes (24%)
Yes - but not the central heating, just a few portable heaters 61 votes (1%)
No - but am nearly there 85 votes (2%)
No - holding off until December 66 votes (1%)
No - don't have central heating 73 votes (1%)
No - unless I can see my breath in the house it stays off 117 votes (2%)
Midlands (3958 votes)
Yes - it's on all year (or almost all year) 133 votes (3%)
Yes – its been on a long while 307 votes (8%)
Yes - within the last month 2219 votes (56%)
Yes - but only briefly when it's freezing 943 votes (24%)
Yes - but not the central heating, just a few portable heaters 58 votes (1%)
No - but am nearly there 75 votes (2%)
No - holding off until December 79 votes (2%)
No - don't have central heating 61 votes (2%)
No - unless I can see my breath in the house it stays off 83 votes (2%)
Southern England (9226 votes)
Yes - it's on all year (or almost all year) 221 votes (2%)
Yes – its been on a long while 575 votes (6%)
Yes - within the last month 4523 votes (49%)
Yes - but only briefly when it's freezing 2700 votes (29%)
Yes - but not the central heating, just a few portable heaters 163 votes (2%)
No - but am nearly there 346 votes (4%)
No - holding off until December 254 votes (3%)
No - don't have central heating 123 votes (1%)
No - unless I can see my breath in the house it stays off 321 votes (3%)

                   22,177 votes received.

We try to use technology to limit voting to one per person. Occasionally, this may erroneously block a few people's votes (eg, from shared offices). Apologies for that.

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